1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to: a portable terminal apparatus such as a smartphone or a tablet computer terminal; a method of obtaining scanned data from an image processing apparatus, which is to be implemented by the portable terminal apparatus; and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program stored thereon to make a computer of the portable terminal apparatus obtain scanned data from the image processing apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
The following description sets forth the inventor's knowledge of related art and problems therein and should not be construed as an admission of knowledge in the prior art.
In recent years, there has been a portable terminal apparatus having an application for operating an image processing apparatus, which allows the portable terminal apparatus to generate a scan job for the image processing apparatus to scan a document and return scanned data to the portable terminal apparatus.
Meanwhile, there has been an image processing apparatus that is capable of scanning documents in various file formats with its new and improved features. For example, the image processing apparatus is capable of scanning portable document format (PDF) files including: normal PDF files, compact PDF files, encrypted PDF files, and searchable PDF files, as well as JPEG files. A preferred file format can be selected among various options depending on the purpose.
When instructing the image processing apparatus to execute a scan job, the portable terminal apparatus allows users to select a file format among various options then obtains and stores scanned data in the selected file format.
In order to display scanned data in various file formats, it is necessary to install a software library for all the file formats on the portable terminal apparatus, which can cause a massive expansion of software and a shortage of resources of the portable terminal apparatus, which is an unsolved problem.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-312018 suggests a technique for allowing a portable terminal apparatus to display scanned data if its file format is not enabled on the portable terminal apparatus; that is, an image processing apparatus transmits a file including information of a plurality of image formats to a portable terminal apparatus and the portable terminal apparatus selects enabled image formats among them to display scanned data.
As described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-312018, transmitting and obtaining a file including information of a plurality of image formats can cause a heavy workload both for the image processing apparatus and the portable terminal apparatus because of its file size, respectively, which is a problem still unsolved.
The description herein of advantages and disadvantages of various features, embodiments, methods, and apparatus disclosed in other publications is in no way intended to limit the present invention. Indeed, certain features of the invention may be capable of overcoming certain disadvantages, while still retaining some or all of the features, embodiments, methods, and apparatus disclosed therein.