Information processing device and control method of sharing image data to plural applications

US9348673B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9348673-B2
Application numberUS-201414572962-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 17, 2014
Priority dateDec 17, 2013
Publication dateMay 24, 2016
Grant dateMay 24, 2016

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An information processing device of this disclosure has: a data sharing unit capable of sharing, the sharing being a process of causing an application, selected as data output destination from a plurality of applications, to process data output from a data output source application; a display unit; an operation unit; and a processor that, when executing instructions, performs: acquiring image data; displaying identification images for identifying the plurality of applications on the display unit; and receiving an input designating N identification images of the plurality of identification images displayed on the display unit from the operation unit, N being natural number greater than 1; and causing the data sharing unit to perform sharing the acquired image data to each of N data output destination application, each of N data output destination application respectively corresponding to each of the N identification images.

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What is claimed is: 1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which is read in an information processing device having: a data sharing unit capable of sharing, the sharing being a process of causing an application, selected as data output destination from a plurality of applications, to process data output from a data output source application; a display; an human interface device; and a processor, the instructions, when executed by the processor,…

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What does patent US9348673B2 cover?
An information processing device of this disclosure has: a data sharing unit capable of sharing, the sharing being a process of causing an application, selected as data output destination from a plurality of applications, to process data output from a data output source application; a display unit; an operation unit; and a processor that, when executing instructions, performs: acquiring image d…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Brother Ind Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F9/543. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 24 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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