JP2002101238A5 - - Google Patents

Description

[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The image processing apparatus according to the present invention in order to achieve the above object, connected with information processing apparatus by radio, and a wireless communication means for exchanging various data including control data to and from the information processing apparatus, predetermined Transmission / reception means connected to the terminal device via the wired communication line for transmitting / receiving image data to / from the terminal device, and a wireless connection state with the information processing device from the normal operation mode for Mode transition means for transitioning to a predetermined power saving mode, monitoring means for monitoring the device state in the predetermined power saving mode, and the predetermined state when the device state monitored by the monitoring means changes in a predetermined state First wireless communication recovery means for recovering from the power saving mode to the normal operation mode, and the wireless communication means for recovering wireless communication when the first wireless communication recovery means recovers And a first notification means for notifying the information processing apparatus of the state change, the mode transition means, after the notification of the state change by the first notification means, saving the predetermined operation from the normal operation mode. It is characterized by transitioning to the power mode.

[0011]
The control method for an image processing apparatus according to the present invention connects the information processing apparatus and the image processing apparatus by radio, with exchanges of various data including control data, the image processing apparatus a predetermined wired communication A control method of an image processing system which is connected to a terminal device via a line and performs transmission and reception of various data between the terminal device and the image processing device, wherein the image processing device wirelessly communicates with the information processing device. A mode transition step of shifting the connection state from the normal operation mode for exchanging the various data to a predetermined power saving mode, a monitoring step of monitoring the device state in the predetermined power saving mode, and the monitored device state Wireless communication in the first wireless communication recovery step of recovering from the predetermined power saving mode to the normal operation mode when the status changes, and in the first wireless communication recovery step And a first notification step of notifying the information processing apparatus of the state change information when returning, and the mode transition step is performed after the notification of the state change by the notification means from the normal operation mode. It is characterized by transitioning to a predetermined power saving mode.

Claims (15)

It is connected by information processing apparatus by radio, and a wireless communication means for exchanging various data including control data to and from the information processing apparatus, a device the terminal is connected to the terminal device via a predetermined wired communication line Transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving image data between them, mode transition means for transitioning the wireless connection state with the information processing apparatus from a normal operation mode for exchanging the various data to a predetermined power saving mode; A monitoring unit that monitors the device state in the power saving mode, and a first wireless that returns from the predetermined power saving mode to the normal operation mode when the device state monitored by the monitoring unit changes in a predetermined state. Communication recovery means; and first notification means for notifying the information processing apparatus of the status change by the wireless communication means when wireless communication is restored by the first wireless communication return means Provided,
The image processing apparatus, wherein the mode transition unit transitions from the normal operation mode to the predetermined power saving mode after the notification of the state change by the first notification unit. The wireless communication unit can wirelessly communicate with a plurality of information processing devices, and when an operation instruction request is made from one of the plurality of information processing devices, the normal power saving mode is selected from the predetermined power saving mode. Second wireless communication return means for returning to the operation mode, and operation instruction request accepting means for receiving an operation instruction request from the one information processing apparatus when returning to the normal operation mode by the second wireless communication return means And second notification means for notifying the other information processing apparatus of the state change when the operation instruction request is accepted by the operation instruction request accepting means. Image processing device. The information processing apparatus may further include an operation execution unit that executes an operation corresponding to the operation instruction request after the second notification unit notifies the other information processing apparatus of the state change. Image processing apparatus as described. Said second wireless communication recovery means, an image processing apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein that it conforms to a predetermined wireless protocol. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the operation instruction request is facsimile transmission from the information processing apparatus to the terminal apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the operation instruction request is a request for transmitting image data read by the image reading function to the information processing apparatus. 5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the operation instruction request is a print instruction request for image data received by the image processing apparatus. The monitoring means includes storage means for associating and storing each information processing apparatus of the plurality of information processing apparatuses, and determines whether to notify the information processing apparatus based on the storage content of the storage means. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , further comprising: The image processing according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the wireless communication unit, the mode transition unit, and the first wireless communication return unit conform to a predetermined wireless protocol. apparatus. 10. The wireless communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the predetermined wireless protocol is a Bluetooth standard, and the predetermined power saving mode is any of a park mode, a sniff mode, and a hold mode according to the Bluetooth standard. the image processing apparatus of crab according. 11. The image according to any one of claims 4 to 10, wherein the predetermined wireless protocol is a Bluetooth standard, and a normal operation mode capable of exchanging various data is an active mode of the Bluetooth standard. Processing unit. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the state information of the apparatus state includes image reception information from the terminal device. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising an operation unit that issues an instruction to read image data, wherein the state information of the device state includes image reading instruction information from the operation unit. Image processing device. The image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the state information of the apparatus state includes semaphore information and error information. Connects the information processing apparatus and the image processing apparatus by radio, with exchanges of various data including control data, the image processing apparatus connected to the terminal device via a predetermined wired communication line, a terminal device A control method of an image processing system for transmitting and receiving various data to and from the image processing apparatus, comprising:
A mode transition step in which the image processing apparatus shifts the wireless connection state with the information processing apparatus from the normal operation mode for exchanging the various data to a predetermined power saving mode; and monitoring the apparatus status in the predetermined power saving mode Monitoring step, a first wireless communication recovery step of recovering from the predetermined power saving mode to the normal operation mode when the monitored device status changes, and the first wireless communication recovery step And a first notification step of notifying the information processing apparatus of the state change information when the wireless communication is restored in
The control method of the image processing system, wherein the mode transition step transitions from the normal operation mode to the predetermined power saving mode after notification of the state change by the notification unit.