Image processing apparatus for inputting characters using touch panel, control method thereof and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11463594-B2
Application number	US-202016851230-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2020
Priority date	Apr 19, 2019
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

To make it possible for a user to easily perform partial editing for an unsettled file name or the like being displayed on a UI screen of the image processing apparatus. An editing a UI screen that takes a character string selected by a user as a target is displayed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
at least one memory that stores a program; and
at least one processor that executes the program to perform:
controlling to display a UI screen for setting a property to a scanned image which is obtained by scanning a document, wherein the displayed UI screen includes an input field that displays, as the property to be set, a connected string that is generated by connecting a plurality of character strings corresponding to a plurality of character areas selected from character areas which are detected from the scanned image;
responding to detection of a user operation to the input field in a state where the connected string is displayed, by displaying, as an editing target, one character string specified from among the plurality of character strings included in the displayed connected string based on the user operation, wherein character strings other than the specified one character string in the displayed connected string are not displayed as the editing target; and
setting of the property to the scanned image by using the connected string displayed in the input field after the editing of the specified one character string.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a touch panel, wherein
in a case where the user operation to the input field is a touch operation to one of the plurality of character string included in the connected string displayed in the input field on the touch panel, the specified one character string is the character string for which the touch operation has been performed.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a touch panel, wherein
in a case where the user operation to the input field is a touch operation to a blank area in the input field on the touch panel, the specified one character string is a last character string included in the connected string displayed in the input field and a separator attached before the last character string.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in response to the detection of the user operation to the input field in a state where the connected string is displayed, only the one character string specified based on the user operation is displayed as the editing target on a soft keyboard, and
wherein the property to the scanned image is set by using the connected string displayed in the input field after the editing of the specified one character string with the soft keyboard.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in response to the detection of the user operation to the input field in a state where the connected string is being displayed, all of the plurality of character strings included in the connected string are displayed on a soft keyboard, and
wherein a range of the one character string specified based on the user operation is further displayed in an identifiable manner as the editing target on the soft keyboard.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the property is a file name in a case where a scanned image is to be filed.

7. A control method of an image processing apparatus, the control method comprising:
controlling to display a UI screen for setting a property to a scanned image which is obtained by scanning a document, wherein the displayed UI screen includes an input field that displays, as the property to be set, a connected string that is generated by connecting a plurality of character strings corresponding to a plurality of character areas selected from character areas which are detected from the scanned image;
responding to detection of a user operation to the input field in a state where the connected string is displayed, by displaying, as an editing target, one character string specified from among the plurality of character strings included in the displayed connected string based on the user operation, wherein character strings other than the specified one character string in the displayed connected string are not displayed as the editing target; and
setting of the property to the scanned image by using the connected string displayed in the input field after the editing of the specified one character string.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform:
controlling to display a UI screen for setting a property to a scanned image which is obtained by scanning a document, wherein the displayed UI screen includes an input field that displays, as the property to be set, a connected string that is generated by connecting a plurality of character strings corresponding to a plurality of character areas selected from character areas which are detected from the scanned image;
responding to detection of a user operation to the input field in a state where the connected string is displayed, by displaying, as an editing target, one character string specified from among the plurality of character strings included in the displayed connected string based on the user operation, wherein character strings other than the specified one character string in the displayed connected string are not displayed as the editing target; and
setting of the property to the scanned image by using the connected string displayed in the input field after the editing of the specified one character string.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Shiraishi Kenichi

Classifications

• H04N1/00411 Primary

  the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen · CPC title

• H04N1/4413

  involving the use of passwords, ID codes or the like, e.g. PIN · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• H04N1/00938 Primary

  Software related arrangements, e.g. loading applications (program loading in general G06F9/445) · CPC title

• H04N1/00384

  Key input means, e.g. buttons or keypads (electromechanical details of key input means in general H01H13/00) · CPC title