Image Processing Apparatus and Recording Medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017279997-A1
Application number	US-201715462034-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 17, 2017
Priority date	Mar 22, 2016
Publication date	Sep 28, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a display unit that displays a preview image of a document on a preview screen during login of a first user, a communication controller that receives a job from an external device, a determination unit that determines whether the job received from the external device is a specific type of job, and a display controller that controls display on the preview screen. When the specific type of job is received during display of the preview screen, the display controller assumes a predetermined degree or more of possibility that a second user different from the first user may approach the apparatus, and performs at least one of first display control where the preview image is automatically hidden on the preview screen and second display control where a non-display button for hiding the preview image according to a user operation is displayed on the preview screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image processing apparatus comprising:
a display unit configured to display a preview image of a document on a preview screen while a first user is logged in to the image processing apparatus; a communication controller configured to receive a job from an external device; a determination unit configured to determine whether the job received from the external device is a specific type of job; and a display controller configured to control display on the preview screen, wherein the display controller is configured to, when it is determined that the specific type of job has been received during display of the preview screen, assume that there is a predetermined degree or more of possibility that a second user different from the first user will approach the image processing apparatus, and perform at least one of first display control and second display control, the first display control being control in which the preview image is automatically hidden on the preview screen, and the second display control being control in which a non-display button for hiding the preview image in accordance with a user operation is displayed on the preview screen.

2 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the second user is a job execution user who has assigned the specific type of job via the external device, and the display controller is configured to perform the first display control when it is determined that the specific type of job has been received during display of the preview screen.

3 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to perform the first display control when the specific type of job is completed.

4 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a measuring unit configured to measure a receiving duration before receipt of the specific type of job, the receiving duration being a duration of time from when a job assigned by the job execution user via the external device is received to when the job execution user receives a receiving target object that is to be received at the image processing apparatus after completion of the job; and a storage unit configured to store in advance an average receiving duration that is obtained by averaging receiving durations measured for a plurality of jobs assigned by the job execution user, wherein the display controller is configured to perform the first display control when an expected approach duration calculated on the basis of the average receiving duration has elapsed after receipt of the specific type of job assigned by the job execution user via the external device, the expected approach duration being a duration of time during which the job execution user is expected to approach the image processing apparatus.

5 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to perform the first display control when a number of unprocessed pages in the specific type of job started by the image processing apparatus becomes smaller than a predetermined number of pages.

6 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to perform the first display control when an amount of unprocessed data in the specific type of job started by the image processing apparatus becomes smaller than a predetermined amount.

7 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to perform the first display control when a predetermined ratio of the specific type of job started by the image processing apparatus is completed.

8 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to perform the second display control prior to the first display control when it is determined that the specific type of job has been received during display of the preview screen.

9 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to: display a continued display button for continuing to display the preview image without hiding the preview image, on the preview screen; and when the continued display button is pressed by the first user, continue to display the preview image on the preview screen even if it is assumed that there is a predetermined degree or more of possibility that the second user will approach the image processing apparatus.

10 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to, when the preview image is hidden on the preview screen, display a regeneration button for regenerating the preview image that has been hidden, on the preview screen.

11 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to, when it is determined that the specific type of job has been received during display of the preview screen, display a warning message that warns of approach of the job execution user to the image processing apparatus, on the preview screen prior to the first display control.

12 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to, in the first display control, automatically hide a to-be-concealed area that is designated in advance as an area to be concealed in the preview image of the document.

13 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to perform the first display control on condition that the job execution user does not have authority to browse the document.

14 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the display controller is configured to perform the first display control on condition that data of the specific type of job does not include a specific keyword that is designated in advance as a browsing permission word that authorizes browsing of the document.

15 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the display controller is configured to perform the second display control when it is determined that the specific type of job has been received during display of the preview screen.

16 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein
the display controller is configured to hide the preview image on the preview screen when the non-display button is pressed by the first user.

17 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein
the display controller is configured to, when the preview image is hidden on the preview screen, display a regeneration button for regenerating the preview image that has been hidden, on the preview screen.

18 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein
the display controller is configured to, in the second display control, display a progress of the specific type of job.

19 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein
the display controller is configured to, in the second display control, display a warning message that warns of approach of another user to the image processing apparatus, on the preview screen.

20 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein
the non-display button is a button for hiding a to-be-concealed area that is designated in advance as an area to be concealed in the preview image of the document.

21 . The image processing apparatus according to claim

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Ozawa Kaitaku
• Akita Katsuhiko
• Okamoto Yuji
• Yamada Masami
• Asai Yuki
• Takahashi Kenichi
• Ito Yasutaka

Classifications

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• H04N1/0044

  for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet · CPC title

• H04N1/00925 Primary

  Inhibiting an operation · CPC title

• H04N1/0023

  Image pull arrangements, e.g. to a multifunctional peripheral from a networked computer · CPC title

• G06F3/1238

  Secure printing, e.g. user identification, user rights for device usage, unallowed content, blanking portions or fields of a page, releasing held jobs · CPC title