Image processing apparatus associating with external apparatus, control method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10237425-B2
Application number	US-201715495559-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2017
Priority date	Oct 6, 2016
Publication date	Mar 19, 2019
Grant date	Mar 19, 2019

Abstract

An image processing apparatus including a transmission function for transmitting an image sets whether to permit use of a destination not previously registered. The image processing apparatus also receives, from an external apparatus, data including at least a destination field. The image processing apparatus sets the transmission destination based on destination information included in the destination field of the received data upon a condition that a setting is set permitting use of a previously un-registered destination and does not set the transmission destination based on the destination information included in the destination field of the received data upon a condition that a setting is set prohibiting use of a previously un-registered destination.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image processing apparatus including a transmission function for transmitting an image, the image processing apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
transmitting an image to a set transmission destination;
setting whether to permit use of a previously un-registered destination as a transmission destination of the transmission function to which the image is transmitted;
receiving data including at least a destination field from a mobile terminal; and
controlling the image processing apparatus to set the transmission destination based on destination information included in the destination field of the received data upon a condition that a setting is set permitting use of a previously un-registered destination and not to set the transmission destination based on the destination information included in the destination field of the received data upon a condition that a setting is set prohibiting use of a previously un-registered destination.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one processor perform operations further comprising receiving, from a mobile terminal, data including at least a destination field and a data field in which one or more transmission settings to be used for the transmission function are stored, and
wherein, upon the condition that the setting not permitting the use of a previously un-registered destination is set, the image processing apparatus does not set the transmission destination based on the destination information included in the destination field and sets setting information included in the data field included in the received data as a transmission setting of the transmission function based on the setting information.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor performs operations further comprising:
accepting an instruction for changing the setting set; and
providing a notification that a transmission destination setting associated with the mobile terminal cannot be made upon a condition that an instruction for changing a setting to a setting not permitting the use of a previously un-registered destination as a transmission destination is accepted.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one processor performs operations further comprising displaying a plurality of previously un-registered destinations and setting a destination selected from among the plurality of displayed destinations as a transmission destination to transmit an image, and
wherein, upon a condition that the destination information included in the destination field is determined to match any one of a plurality of previously registered destinations, the image processing apparatus sets a transmission destination based on the destination information included in the destination field even upon a condition that the setting not permitting the use of a previously un-registered destination is set.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a scanner device configured to scan an original document,
wherein the at least one processor performs an operation to transmit an image acquired by scanning the original document to the transmission destination.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein data transmitted from the mobile terminal includes at least any one of settings of destination information, a subject used for transmission, a main message, or a file name of an attachment file.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein receipt of the data from the mobile terminal is via wireless communication.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, upon the image processing apparatus not setting the transmission destination based on the data received from the mobile terminal, a predetermined notification is transmitted to the mobile terminal.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the predetermined notification is a notification indicating that a transmission destination cannot be set.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one processor performs an operation further comprising prompting a user to input characters and accepting manual input of a transmission destination, and
wherein, upon the condition that the setting prohibiting a previously un-registered destination is set, the manual input of the transmission destination is not accepted.

11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the destination information included in the destination field received from the mobile terminal is a destination set in response to receipt of a user operation to select an address from an address book of the mobile terminal.

12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the destination information included in the destination field received from the mobile terminal is a destination set by directly inputting a character string indicating a destination according to a user operation via an operation unit of the mobile terminal.

13. A control method of an image processing apparatus including a transmission function for transmitting an image, the control method being executed by a processor, and the control method comprising:
transmitting an image to a set transmission destination;
setting whether to permit use of a previously un-registered destination as a transmission destination of the transmission function to which the image is transmitted;
receiving data including at least a destination field from a mobile terminal; and
controlling the image processing apparatus to set the transmission destination based on destination information included in the destination field of the received data upon a condition that a setting is set permitting use of a previously un-registered destination and not to set the transmission destination based on the destination information included in the destination field of the received data upon a condition that a setting is set prohibiting use of a previously un-registered destination.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute a control method of an image processing apparatus including a transmission function for transmitting an image, the control method comprising:
transmitting an image to a set transmission destination;
setting whether to permit use of a previously un-registered destination as a transmission destination of the transmission function to which the image is transmitted;
receiving data including at least a destination field from a mobile terminal; and
controlling the image processing apparatus to set the transmission destination based on destination information included in the destination field of the received data upon a condition that a setting is set permitting use of a previously un-registered destination and not to set the transmission destination based on the destination information included in the destination field of the received data upon a condition that a setting is set prohibiting use of a previously un-registered destination.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Sugita Hikaru
• Naito Yosui

Classifications

• H04N1/00973

  from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal · CPC title

• H04N1/4433

  to an apparatus, part of an apparatus or an apparatus function · CPC title

• H04N1/32122

  in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data · CPC title

• H04N1/00925

  Inhibiting an operation · CPC title

• H04N1/32529

  of different type, e.g. internal and external devices · CPC title