US-12621397-B2 - Image processing apparatus and method for controlling deletion of setting history

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a storage capable of storing a setting history of a job related to image processing, and a controller that accepts a deletion request of the setting history, in which, when the deletion request of the setting history is accepted, the controller identifies the setting history to be deleted as a deletion target according to whether a user authentication function is effective, and performs deletion control of the identified setting history.

Inventors

• Kenji Tanaka
• Harunobu Mori

Assignees

• SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Dates

Publication Date

20260505

Application Date

20221103

Priority Date

20211118

Claims (12)

1. 1 . An image processing apparatus, comprising: a storage capable of storing a setting history of a job related to image processing; and a controller that accepts a deletion request of the setting history, wherein: when the deletion request of the setting history is accepted, the controller identifies the setting history to be deleted, as a deletion target, based on whether a user authentication function is effective, and performs a deletion control of the identified setting history, when the user authentication function is effective, the controller identifies the setting history of the job executed by a user, as the deletion target, and when the user authentication function is ineffective, the controller identifies all of a plurality of setting histories stored, including the setting history, as the deletion target.
2. 2 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the user authentication function is effective and the user, who has made the deletion request of the setting history, has an administrator authorization, the controller identifies all of the plurality of setting histories stored, as the deletion target.
3. 3 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when a specific setting is applied to the setting history, the controller requests the user whether to delete the setting history before the deletion control of the setting history.
4. 4 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the specific setting applied to the setting history is a setting provided by the user.
5. 5 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising: a display capable of displaying the plurality of setting histories, wherein the specific setting is a setting to fix the displaying of the setting history on the display.
6. 6 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein when the user authentication function is effective, a number of items of the setting history fixedly displayed on the display differs before and after a user authentication.
7. 7 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein when the setting to fix the displaying of the setting history on the display is applied, the controller sets a priority of the plurality of setting histories to be removed from the deletion target.
8. 8 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the priority is determined based on a number of times the setting history is referenced or a last reference date and a last reference time.
9. 9 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when overall settings to be applied to all users are effective, the controller identifies all of the plurality of setting histories stored, as the deletion target, regardless of whether the user authentication function is effective.
10. 10 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the overall settings are settings related to a restriction of use of the setting history.
11. 11 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the overall settings are settings related to applying the setting history imported from an external device.
12. 12 . A method for controlling deletion of a setting history, the method comprising: storing a setting history of a job related to image processing; controlling to accept a deletion request of the setting history; when the deletion request of the setting history is accepted, identifying the setting history to be deleted, as a deletion target, based on whether a user authentication function is effective, and performing a deletion control of the identified setting history; when the user authentication function is effective, identifying the setting history of the job executed by a user, as the deletion target; and when the user authentication function is ineffective, identifying all of a plurality of setting histories stored, including the setting history, as the deletion target.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and the like. Description of the Background Art Some image processing apparatuses such as multifunctional peripherals store setting values related to jobs executed in a mode such as copy mode, fax mode, and scan mode, as a setting history. In recent years, attempts have been made to reduce time and efforts of a user involved in job execution by using stored setting histories. Specifically, the image processing apparatus displays the setting histories on a display to allow the user to make a selection. An image processing apparatus that has accepted a selection of the setting history by the user can easily reproduce a job corresponding to the setting history by executing the job in accordance with the setting values linked to the setting history. Some of these image processing apparatuses include a delete operation button or the like for accepting a deletion request of the setting history on a display screen displaying the setting histories. For example, it is conventionally known that an authenticated user specifies a specific operation history or all operation histories of his/her own operation histories, and operates the history delete button to delete the designated operation history/histories from an HDD section. However, such conventional techniques delete the setting histories from the storage in a batch by operating the delete operation button. Therefore, it has not been possible to control the deletion of the setting histories by reflecting the operation state or setting state at the time of the deletion request, such as whether the user authentication function is effective or the state in which a specific setting such as pinning to fix display on the display screen is applied to the setting histories. It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an image processing apparatus and the like capable of performing deletion control of a setting history upon reflecting the operation state or setting state upon acceptance of a deletion request of the setting history. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problem, an image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a storage capable of storing a setting history of a job related to image processing, and a controller that accepts a deletion request of the setting history, in which when the deletion request of the setting history is accepted, the controller identifies the setting history to be deleted according to whether a user authentication function is effective, and performs deletion control on the identified setting history. A method for deleting a setting history according to the present disclosure includes storing a setting history of a job related to image processing, and controlling for accepting a deletion request of the setting history, in which when the deletion request of the setting history is accepted, the controlling includes identifying the setting history to be deleted according to whether a user authentication function is effective, and performing deletion control on the identified setting history. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide image processing apparatus and the like capable of performing deletion control of the setting history by reflecting the operation state or setting state at the time of the deletion request of the setting history. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the exterior of a multifunctional peripheral according to a first embodiment; FIG. 2 illustrates a functional structure of the multifunctional peripheral according to the first embodiment; FIGS. 3A and 3B each illustrate an example of a data structure of the setting history according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a view explaining an example of a data structure of a job history according to the first embodiment; FIG. 5 is a flowchart explaining a process flow of the first embodiment; FIG. 6 is a flowchart explaining a process flow of according to the first embodiment; FIG. 7 is a view illustrating an operation example according to the first embodiment; FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an operation example according to the first embodiment; FIG. 9 is a view illustrating an operation example according to the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a view illustrating an operation example according to the first embodiment; FIG. 11 is a view illustrating an operation example according to the first embodiment; FIG. 12 illustrates a functional structure of a multifunctional peripheral according to a second embodiment; FIG. 13 is a flowchart explaining a process flow according to the second embodiment; FIG. 14 is a view illustrating an operation example according to the second embodiment; FIG. 15 is a view illustrating an operation example according to the second embodiment; FIGS. 16A and 16B are views each illustrating an operation example according to the se