Non-transitory storage medium storing plurality of instructions readable by information processing apparatus and scan system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021250452-A1
Application number	US-202117166084-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 3, 2021
Priority date	Feb 12, 2020
Publication date	Aug 12, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A non-transitory storage medium stores a plurality of instructions readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus comprises a display, an operation unit, and a communication interface. The information processing apparatus stores a first execution program and a second execution program. The information processing apparatus displays a setting screen including a first particular setting capable of being designated in scan processing executed by the first execution program and incapable of being designated in scan processing executed by the second execution program, and determines to adopt the first execution program as the execution program that executes the scan processing in a case where the first particular setting is designated on the setting screen by an operation to the operation unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A non-transitory storage medium storing a plurality of instructions readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising a display, an operation unit, and a communication interface connectable to a scanner, the information processing apparatus storing a first execution program and a second execution program different from the first execution program each as an execution program that executes scan processing for causing the scanner to scan an original and causing the information processing apparatus to receive a read result from the scanner,
wherein, when executed by the computer, the plurality of instructions cause the information processing apparatus to:
display a setting screen for receiving a scan setting used for the scan processing on the display, the scan setting including a first particular setting capable of being designated in scan processing executed by the first execution program and incapable of being designated in scan processing executed by the second execution program; and
in a case where the first particular setting is designated on the setting screen by an operation to the operation unit, determine to adopt the first execution program as the execution program that executes the scan processing.

2 . The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when executed by the computer, the plurality of instructions cause the information processing apparatus to change from the first execution program to the second execution program as the execution program that executes the scan processing in a case where the scan setting is switched from the first particular setting to a second scan setting by the operation to the operation unit after the first execution program is determined to be adopted as the execution program that executes the scan processing, the second scan setting being a scan setting capable of being designated in the scan processing executed by the second execution program.

3 . The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the scan setting include a second particular setting capable of being designated in the scan processing executed by the second execution program and incapable of being designated in the scan processing executed by the first execution program, and wherein, when executed by the computer, the plurality of instructions cause the information processing apparatus to determine to adopt the second execution program as the execution program that executes the scan processing in a case where the second particular setting is designated by the operation to the operation unit on the setting screen.

4 . The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the scan settings include a second particular setting capable of being designated in the scan processing executed by the second execution program and incapable of being designated in the scan processing executed by the first execution program, and wherein, when executed by the computer, the plurality of instructions cause the information processing apparatus to disable designation of the second particular setting in the case where the first particular setting is designated by the operation to the operation unit on the setting screen.

5 . The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first particular setting includes a setting used in processing capable of being executed by the scanner in the scan processing executed by the first execution program as well as incapable of being executed by the scanner in the scan processing executed by the second execution program.

6 . The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when executed by the computer, the plurality of instructions cause the information processing apparatus to execute image processing to the read result received from the scanner by the first execution program, and wherein the first particular setting includes a setting used in the image processing.

7 . The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when executed by the computer, the plurality of instructions cause the information processing apparatus:
to execute determining processing of determining to adopt the first execution program as the execution program that executes the scan processing in a case where the scanner capable of executing the scan processing executed by the second execution program is not registered in the information processing apparatus; and
not to determine to adopt the first execution program as the execution program based on the designation of the first particular setting on the setting screen in a case where the first execution program is determined to be adopted as the execution program by the determining processing.

8 . The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when executed by the computer, the plurality of instructions cause the information processing apparatus to:
search a scanner capable of executing the scan processing executed by the first execution program;
determine to adopt the second execution program as the execution program that executes the scan processing when the scanner capable of executing the scan processing executed by the first execution program is not searched; and
in a case where the second execution program is determined to be adopted as the execution program that executes the scan processing, disable designation of the first particular setting so as not to determine to adopt the first execution program as the execution program executing the scan processing by designation of the first particular setting.

9 . The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when executed by the computer, the plurality of instructions cause the information processing apparatus to:
in a case where a history of the scan processing executed by the second execution program is stored in a memory of the information processing apparatus, determine to adopt the second execution program as the execution program that executes the scan processing; and
display the setting screen on the display in a state in which designation of the first particular setting is not accepted in a case where the second execution program is determined as the execution program executing the scan processing.

10 . The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 9 ,
wherein, in a case where the setting screen is displayed in the state in which the designation of the first particular setting is not accepted, an operator for receiving an operation of accepting the first particular setting is contained in the setting screen.

11 . The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information processing apparatus includes an operating system, and wherein the second execution program is used as a scan control function of the operating system and the first execution program is not used as the scan control function of the operating system.

12 . A scan system comprising:
an information processing apparatus; and a scanner configured to communicate with the information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus is configured to:
store a first execution program and a second execution program different from the first execution program each as an execution program that executes scan processing for causing the scanner to read an original and causing the information processing apparatus to receive a read result from the scanner,
display a setting screen for receiving a scan setting used for the scan processing on a display, the scan setting including a first particular setting capabl

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Mizutani Aiko

Classifications

• H04N1/00129

  with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor (with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G) · CPC title

• H04N1/00482 Primary

  outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution · CPC title

• H04N1/00408 Primary

  Display of information to the user, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04N1/04

  Scanning arrangements {, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa}(H04N1/387 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00973

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