Control apparatus, program, computer-readable storage medium, imaging apparatus control system, and control method

A control apparatus for controlling an imaging device, including (a) a printing section for performing printing on a sheet, (b) a document reading section for reading a sheet, (c) a display section for displaying information, and (d) an operation section for accepting a user's operation, and allowing a user to use (i) a first input mode in which setting information serving as information to be acquired from a user is acquired by the display section displaying a setting window for setting the setting information and by the operation section accepting, from the user, an operation of designating the setting information and (ii) a second input mode in which the setting information is acquired by the printing section printing an entry sheet and the document reading section reading the entry sheet on which the user has written the setting information, the control apparatus comprising:

• a selecting means for selecting either the first input mode or the second input mode when the imaging device acquires the setting information from the user;
• and
• an instructing means for instructing the imaging device to acquire the setting information in the first or second input mode selected by the selecting means,
• wherein the selecting means receives, from the imaging device, printing performance information indicative of whether or not the printing section is capable of color printing and display performance information indicative of whether or not the display section is capable of color display, and selects the first input mode when the printing performance information thus received indicates that the printing section is incapable of color printing and the display performance information thus received indicates that the display section is capable of color display, or selects the second input mode when the printing performance information thus received indicates that the printing section is capable of color printing and the display performance information thus received indicates that the display section is incapable of color display.

A control apparatus for controlling an imaging device, including (a) a printing section for performing printing on a sheet, (b) a document reading section for reading a sheet, (c) a display section for displaying information, and (d) an operation section for accepting a user's operation, and allowing a user to use (i) a first input mode in which setting information serving as information to be acquired from a user is acquired by the display section displaying a setting window for setting the setting information and by the operation section accepting, from the user, an operation of designating the setting information and (ii) a second input mode in which the setting information is acquired by the printing section printing an entry sheet and the document reading section reading the entry sheet on which the user has written the setting information, the control apparatus comprising;

• a selecting means for selecting either the first input mode or the second input mode when the imaging device acquires the setting information from the user;
• and
• an instructing means for instructing the imaging device to acquire the setting information in the first or second input mode selected by the selecting means,
• wherein the selecting means chooses an input mode in accordance with a number of pieces of setting information that the imaging device is supposed to acquire from the user.

A control apparatus for controlling an imaging device, including (a) a printing section for performing printing on a sheet, (b) a document reading section for reading a sheet, (c) a display section for displaying information, and (d) an operation section for accepting a user's operation, and allowing a user to use (i) a first input mode in which setting information serving as information to be acquired from a user is acquired by the display section displaying a setting window for setting the setting information and by the operation section accepting, from the user, an operation of designating the setting information and (ii) a second input mode in which the setting information is acquired by the printing section printing an entry sheet and the document reading section reading the entry sheet on which the user has written the setting information, the control apparatus comprising:

• a selecting means for selecting either the first input mode or the second input mode when the imaging device acquires the setting information from the user;
• and
• an instructing means for instructing the imaging device to acquire the setting information in the first or second input mode selected by the selecting means,
• wherein the selecting means chooses an input mode in accordance with a number of setting information options that the imaging device presents to the user in order to acquire the setting information.

A control apparatus for controlling an imaging device, including (a) a printing section for performing printing on a sheet, (b) a document reading section for reading a sheet, (c) a display section for displaying information, and (d) an operation section for accepting a user's operation, and allowing a user to use (i) a first input mode in which setting information serving as information to be acquired from a user is acquired by the display section displaying a setting window for setting the setting information and by the operation section accepting, from the user, an operation of designating the setting information and (ii) a second input mode in which the setting information is acquired by the printing section printing an entry sheet and the document reading section reading the entry sheet on which the user has written the setting information, the control apparatus comprising:

• a selecting means for selecting either the first input mode or the second input mode when the imaging device acquires the setting information from the user;
• and
• an instructing means for instructing the imaging device to acquire the setting information in the first or second input mode selected by the selecting means,
• wherein the selecting means chooses an input mode in accordance with whether it is necessary to present a thumbnail image to the user in acquiring the setting information.

A control apparatus for controlling an imaging device, including (a) a printing section for performing printing on a sheet, (b) a document reading section for reading a sheet, (c) a display section for displaying information, and (d) an operation section for accepting a user's operation, and allowing a user to use (i) a first input mode in which setting information serving as information to be acquired from a user is acquired by the display section displaying a setting window for setting the setting information and by the operation section accepting, from the user, an operation of designating the setting information and (ii) a second input mode in which the setting information is acquired by the printing section printing an entry sheet and the document reading section reading the entry sheet on which the user has written the setting information, the control apparatus comprising:

• a selecting means for selecting either the first input mode or the second input mode when the imaging device acquires the setting information from the user;
• and
• an instructing means for instructing the imaging device to acquire the setting information in the first or second input mode selected by the selecting means,
• wherein the selecting means chooses an input mode in accordance with whether it is necessary to acquire character information from the user in acquiring the setting information.

A control apparatus for controlling an imaging device, including (a) a printing section for performing printing on a sheet, (b) a document reading section for reading a sheet, (c) a display section for displaying information, and (d) an operation section for accepting a user's operation, and allowing a user to use (i) a first input mode in which setting information serving as information to be acquired from a user is acquired by the display section displaying a setting window for setting the setting information and by the operation section accepting, from the user, an operation of designating the setting information and (ii) a second input mode in which the setting information is acquired by the printing section printing an entry sheet and the document reading section reading the entry sheet on which the user has written the setting information, the control apparatus comprising:

• selecting means for selecting either the first input mode or the second input mode when the imaging device acquires the setting information from the user;
• and
• instructing means for instructing the imaging device to acquire the setting information in the first or second input mode selected by the selecting means;
• wherein the setting information is information indicative of a job execution condition under which a job that the imaging device accepts via the operation section is executed;
• and
• wherein:
• the job is a document reading and transmitting job in which the document reading section of the imaging device acquires image information by reading a sheet and in which the image information thus acquired is transmitted by e-mail;
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• the setting information is information that designates an e-mail address as a destination to which the image information is transmitted.

A control apparatus for controlling an imaging device, including (a) a printing section for performing printing on a sheet, (b) a document reading section for reading a sheet, (c) a display section for displaying information, and (d) an operation section for accepting a user's operation, and allowing a user to use (i) a first input mode in which setting information serving as information to be acquired from a user is acquired by the display section displaying a setting window for setting the setting information and by the operation section accepting, from the user, an operation of designating the setting information and (ii) a second input mode in which the setting information is acquired by the printing section printing an entry sheet and the document reading section reading the entry sheet on which the user has written the setting information, the control apparatus comprising:

• selecting means for selecting either the first input mode or the second input mode when the imaging device acquires the setting information from the user;
• and
• instructing means for instructing the imaging device to acquire the setting information in the first or second input mode selected by the selecting means;
• wherein the setting information is information indicative of a job execution condition under which a job that the imaging device accepts via the operation section is executed;
• and wherein:
• the job is a translation copy job in which the document reading section of the imaging device acquires character string information, in which translation information is prepared by translating the character string information thus acquired, and in which the printing section of the imaging device prints the translation information thus prepared;
• and
• the setting information is setting information necessary in translating the character string information.