Screen generating method, image forming apparatus, and computer program product

摘要

A screen generating method is implemented on a distribution managing system in which an image forming apparatus, a managing server, and a client device are connected. In the screen generating method, the client device receives input for designating an item for setting metadata on a generating screen; generates definition data of an input screen on which the metadata is set based on a descriptor that is arbitrary determined by a user for displaying the item on the input screen and the item designated on the generating screen; and transmits the definition data to the image forming apparatus.

主权项

1. A management server comprising:
an input/output (I/O) device configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus and one or more client devices; and a memory configured to store a distribution definition data therein; a processor configured to,
receive image data and metadata from the image forming apparatus, in response to a user entering the metadata through an input screen displayed on a display of the image forming apparatus and scanning a document associated with the metadata to generate the image data,read the distribution setting parameter from the memory,determine which of the one or more client devices is an output client device based on the metadata and the distribution definition data, anddistribute the image data to the output client device.