Data processing device automatically reading scan instruction data and determining scanning condition by analyzing scan instruction data

摘要

To provide a technology enabling a terminal device to use various functions provided in a data processing device without the use of a device driver. A multifunction device executes a process for implementing a function indicated by instruction data when such instruction data is stored in a shared area of the RAM. Here, the shared area of the RAM in which the instruction data is stored can be recognized by a personal computer connected to the multifunction device as a storage area that can be accessed through the file system, which is a function provided as a standard feature of the operating system. Accordingly, operations of the multifunction device can be controlled from the personal computer end simply by storing instruction data in the shared area via the operating system, eliminating the need for a special device driver to control the operations of the multifunction device.

主权项

1. A data processing device comprising:
a storing section that is configured to store various types of data, the storing section being capable of being accessed, as an external storage device, by an external personal computer; and a scan execution unit, wherein the scan execution unit, after scan instruction data is stored in the storing section by the external personal computer, automatically reads the stored scan instruction data from the storing section, determines a scanning condition by analyzing the stored scan instruction data, and performs scanning based on the scan instruction data under the determined scanning condition to obtain read data, wherein the scan execution unit stores the read data in the storing section in which the external personal computer stores the scan instruction data.