JP2003015841A - Radio communication equipment and radio communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide radio communication equipment and a radio communication system which enable printing even when a radio terminal is connected with various printers at various places and connection of the printer even with the radio terminal not existing in the vicinity of the printers. SOLUTION: When the radio communication equipment receives a prescribed command from the radio terminal transmits a printer driver to the radio terminal and selects a parameter of a printing means according to data to be transmitted by the radio terminal to receive the printer driver.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to Bluetooth.
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system capable of communicating with any wireless terminal or wireless communication device by means of h or the like, and in particular, using a wireless communication device having a printing unit, data in the wireless terminal can be stored. It relates to a method of printing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Portable wireless terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs are rapidly spreading. These wireless terminals handle various information exchanged on the Internet, such as emails and browsing screens,
It has a function of storing the acquired data.

Further, in general, the above portable wireless terminal is
Since it does not have a printing means, it is necessary to connect to an external printer when printing the acquired data.

In the first conventional example, as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-34656, when printing data stored in a PC or the like by a printer, a printer driver dedicated to a predetermined printer is used. , Is installed in the PC in advance, and at the time of printing, the installed printer driver is used to generate print data.

A second conventional example is Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-1323.
No. 53, JP 2000-137586A, a printer that obtains a printer driver and a wireless terminal are connected one-to-one, and the printer
The printer driver is transferred to a device such as C by infrared communication.

[0006]

By the way, in the first conventional example, since the printer for printing is fixed, the printer driver of the printer for printing is set to the PC.
It can be installed in advance. In the above-mentioned first conventional example, a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like uses Bluetooth.
When connected to a printer via OTH, these wireless terminals may print at different locations and with different printers.

However, in the first conventional example, since the wireless terminal does not have a large capacity memory, it is difficult to store printer drivers for many printers.
Therefore, in the first conventional example, there is a problem that printing cannot be performed even if the wireless terminal is connected to various printers at various places.

Further, in the second conventional method, the printer that obtains the printer driver and the wireless terminal are connected one-to-one by infrared communication, so that the wireless terminal moves to the vicinity of the printer. However, there is a problem that it is necessary to make an infrared connection.

In addition, in the second conventional method,
When a better printer exists, it is difficult to notice the existence of the better printer, and there is a problem that a printer other than the printer whose installation location is known cannot be used.

The present invention can print even if the wireless terminal is connected to various printers at various places, and can be connected even if the wireless terminal does not move near the printer. An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication device and a wireless communication system.

[0011]

According to the present invention, when a wireless communication device receives a predetermined command from a wireless terminal, a printer driver is transmitted to the wireless terminal, and the wireless terminal receiving the printer driver responds to the data transmitted by the wireless terminal. , A parameter of the printing unit is selected, whereby printing can be performed by a printer driver compatible with the wireless communication device.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION [First Embodiment] <Hardware Configuration> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a wireless communication system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The wireless communication system 100 comprises a wireless communication device 10, a wireless terminal 20, a public mobile telephone network 30, and a server 40.

The wireless communication device 10 has a printing function, and
A device capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to and from another communication device by Bluetooth, that is, a device having a printing function such as a printer, a copying machine, and a facsimile and a wireless communication function. Is a facsimile machine.

The wireless terminal 20 is a terminal capable of wireless data communication by Bluetooth with the wireless communication device 10, and the mobility is not essential, but the terminal has an e-mail function and a browsing function. In the above embodiment, the mobile phone is equipped with a large liquid crystal.

A wireless terminal 20 is connected to the public mobile telephone network 30.

The server 40 is a server of an Internet service provider or the like connected to the public communication network 30, is connected to the Internet, and stores data exchanged on the Internet.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the inside of the wireless communication device 10 in the above embodiment.

The CPU 11 is a control unit of the radio communication device 10, the ROM 12 is a ROM for storing various programs and fixed data of the CPU, and the RAM 13 is registration data (various software switches, communication destination data) necessary for the system. , A telephone number or abbreviation of the device, ID information of registered wireless terminals, etc.) is registered and recorded, and is backed up by the primary battery 14 so that data is not lost due to the interruption of the main power supply.

The Bluetooth processing unit 15 is a Bluetooth processing unit for the wireless communication device 10 to perform wireless data communication with the wireless terminal 20, and includes data assembling / disassembling into a predetermined frame format, frequency hopping control, and Bl.
LSI with built-in CPU that performs the Bluetooth protocol processing
And a high frequency circuit of 2.4 GHz.

The color printer 16 is the wireless communication device 10.
Is a known color printer of the ink discharge system, which is a printer unit of the above-mentioned printer. While a cartridge in which an ink tank and an ink discharge unit are integrated is moved in the main scanning direction of the recording paper, recording is performed at a recording resolution of 360 dpi. Binary data is recorded on paper.

There are a color cartridge in which ink tanks of each color of CMYK and an ink ejection portion are combined, and a monochrome cartridge in which an ink tank of only monochrome ink and an ink ejection portion are combined. Which of the color cartridge and the monochrome cartridge is used? Whether or not it is mounted can be determined by the CPU 11 based on the configuration of the electrical contacts of the cartridge.

The maximum recording width during monochrome recording is B4, and the maximum recording width during color recording when the color cartridge is mounted is A4.

The image processing unit 17 is an image processing unit for performing binarization processing for converting multi-valued image data into a binary image and image processing required on the main body side such as image enlargement / reduction. Here, the resolution of the image data is the resolution 36 of the printer 16.
The resolution is converted to 0 dpi, and the print data is transferred to the color printer.

The image reading unit 18 is an image reading unit used at the time of color copying, and is a CIS (Contact).
Image Sensor) or the like.

The operation panel 19 is composed of a key input section for dial operation, various operation instructions, and various settings, and a liquid crystal display section and LEDs for displaying the state of the apparatus and various data. .

FIG. 3 shows the wireless terminal 20 in the above embodiment.
It is a block diagram which shows the inside.

The wireless terminal 20 includes a CPU 21 and a ROM 2
2 and RAM 23.

The Bluetooth processing unit 24 is a Bluetooth processing unit in which the wireless terminal 20 performs wireless data communication with the wireless communication apparatus 10, and includes data assembling / disassembling into a predetermined frame format, frequency hopping control, and
It is composed of a CPU built-in LSI that performs Bluetooth protocol processing and a 2.4 GHz high frequency circuit.

The mobile phone radio processing unit 25 includes a data assembling / disassembling unit for performing radio communication with a mobile phone public base station.
It has a protocol processing unit and a high frequency circuit.

The liquid crystal display unit 26 has a function of displaying e-mails, Internet information, etc. which are transmitted and received via the mobile telephone public base station. The key operation unit 27 has keys used when making a call and sending and receiving an electronic mail.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

<Operation During Printing> The operation of printing the information stored in the wireless terminal 20 using the printer of the wireless communication device 10 will be described.

The above-mentioned information stored in the wireless terminal 20 is all data stored in the RAM 23 in the wireless terminal 20, and more specifically, electronic mails sent and received via the mobile phone public base station. These are files, image information obtained by accessing the Internet, telephone numbers registered in the wireless terminal 20, electronic mail address list information, and the like.

In the above embodiment, the operation from accessing the Internet to obtaining information and printing it will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

When the CPU 21 recognizes that the predetermined key of the operation unit 27 of the wireless terminal 20 has been pressed (S401),
Make a call to the telephone number of the server 40 on the Internet (S
402). When the communication line is connected to the server 40, login processing is subsequently performed (S403). A user name and password that have been agreed in advance are transmitted to the server 40, authentication is performed, and when the server 40 completes confirmation of the authentication, Internet information can be transmitted and received thereafter.

Internet information is transmitted and received by exchanging HTML files using HTTP. The wireless terminal 20, based on HTTP,
It is possible to send a file request to the server 40 and download a desired HTML file from the server 40. The downloaded HTML file is converted into a displayable format and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26 (S404).

When it is desired to print the screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26, the "print" key of the operation unit 27 is pressed. When the CPU 21 recognizes that the "print" key is pressed (S405),
Initializes the Bluetooth control task, and
In order to search for a device that can print using the inquiry procedure of the ooth standard,
The inquiry command including the y access code is transmitted (S406).

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation in the first embodiment.

Here, the wireless communication device 10 is Bluetooth.
If it is in the state of waiting for link establishment of oth, Inquiry
When the y command is received (S501), the wireless communication device 1
0 transmits an inquiry response including the inquiry access code of the wireless communication device 10 (S502).

Inquiry Response within a predetermined time
When nse is received (S407), the wireless terminal 20
The device name of the wireless communication device 10 as the printing destination device is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26 (S408). There is another wireless communication device in the vicinity, and the Inquiry Re
When the response is received, the names of the plurality of wireless communication devices are displayed.

When the operator of the wireless terminal 20 selects a wireless communication device desired to print (S409), the mode shifts to the Paging mode (S410). That is, the wireless communication device 1
Specify a device access code of 0, and
Printing Pro based on oth connection specifications
A wireless connection request using file is issued (S411).

Upon receiving the wireless connection request (S503), the wireless communication device 10 transmits a wireless connection request response to the wireless terminal 20 (S504). Upon receiving the response signal to the wireless connection request from the wireless communication device 10 (S412), the wireless terminal 20 receives the Bluetooth link (Pic).
Onet) is established.

Here, the wireless terminal 20 is the wireless communication device 1
A printer driver information request message is transmitted to obtain information such as the version and capacity of the printer driver (printer driver software) used by 0 (S41).
3). Upon receiving the printer driver information request message (S505), the wireless communication device 10 transmits a printer driver information notification message storing version information of the latest printer driver held by the wireless communication device 10 to the wireless terminal 20 (S506). .

Upon receiving the printer driver information notification message, the wireless terminal 20 refers to the version information contained therein, and the printer driver of that version is stored in the RAM.
23 is checked. If the printer driver of the above version is stored, S42
The processing shifts to 0 and the printing process is started.

If the printer driver of the above version is not stored, the capacity information in the printer driver information notification message is referred to and it is checked whether or not there is a free space in the RAM 23 (S415).

If the RAM 23 has a free space, the user can select whether to install or not.
“Do you want to install?” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26. Here, if execution of installation is selected (S416), "Install printer driver" is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 26, and the wireless communication device 10
A printer driver transmission request message is transmitted (S4
17).

The wireless communication device 1 which has received the above message
0 (S507), the printer driver is transmitted to the wireless terminal 20 (S508), and the wireless terminal 20 uses the received printer driver as the device name and wireless ID of the wireless communication device 10.
The number is stored in the RAM 23 according to the number (S419), and the print processing is started.

Specifically, the wireless terminal 20 displays the print parameters that can be selected on the liquid crystal display unit 26 (S42).
0). That is, the selection screen of the size of the paper to be printed, the paper type, the image quality type, etc. is displayed, and when the operator selects, the wireless communication device 10 starts the printing process (S421). That is, the wireless terminal 20 combines the selected print parameter, the HTML file of the screen to be printed, and the HT
The image data file (JPEG or GIF format file) associated in the ML file is transmitted to the wireless communication device 10 (S422).

When the wireless communication device 10 receives the print parameter from the wireless terminal 20 (S509), the print parameter is stored in the RAM 13 (S510), and subsequently, when the print file is received (S511), the HTML file is expanded. , Print data is generated (S512), and printing is performed (S513).

If there is no free space in the RAM 23 in S415, it is confirmed whether or not there is an old version printer driver software (S424). If there is an older version printer driver software, the process proceeds to S420 in order to perform print processing with the older version software.

If there is no old version software, "Print in standard format." Is displayed and the wireless terminal 20 displays A4.
Print parameters are selected so that monochrome printing is performed on standard size paper, and the print file is transmitted to the wireless communication device 10. (S425).

As described above, the wireless terminal 20 can cause the wireless communication device 10 to print after obtaining the printer driver from the wireless communication device 10.

[Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment,
It is assumed that printing can always be performed if the printer driver is stored.

In the second embodiment, when the wireless communication device 10 is installed in a store and a pay print service or the like is performed, the number of times the printer driver software can be used is determined by the wireless communication device 1
In this example, 0 is stored.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the second embodiment.

When a predetermined password is input to the wireless communication device 10, the wireless terminal 20 that can print from the screen of the wireless communication device 10 or a PC connected to the wireless communication device 10
ID number and the number of usable sheets can be input.

When the wireless terminal 20 purchases the right to print 100 pages, 100 sheets are stored as the printable number corresponding to the ID number of the wireless terminal 20.

In the second embodiment, in the same print processing as the print processing in the first embodiment, the wireless communication device 10
When the print data is generated, the number of print pages is compared with the stored printable number (S615). If the number of printable sheets is equal to or larger than the number of print pages, printing is executed as it is (S616), and the printable sheet number is decreased by 1 every time one page is printed and stored in the memory (S617). When all pages have been printed (S61
8) Then, the print end message is transmitted to the wireless terminal 20 (S619), and the print operation ends.

When the number of printable sheets is less than the number of pages to be printed (for example, when the number of printable sheets is insufficient), the number of printable sheets is displayed on the display unit of the wireless communication device 10, and
A printable sheet number message is transmitted to the wireless terminal 20 (S620).

The wireless terminal 20, which has received the printable sheet number message, displays "There are not enough printable sheets. Are you sure you want to continue printing?" When continuation of printing is selected (S621), a print continuation message is transmitted to the wireless communication device 10, and the wireless communication device 10 receiving the message prints the printable number of sheets (S622).
~ S624). When printing of the printable number of sheets is completed, a print completion message is transmitted to the wireless terminal 20 (S62).
5) The printing operation ends.

If it is selected in S621 not to continue printing, a print cancel message is transmitted to the wireless communication device 10, and the wireless communication device 10 receiving the message cancels the printing process.

As described above, the number of printable sheets may be set in association with the amount paid.

[Third Embodiment] In the second embodiment, the wireless communication device 10 stores the number of printable sheets.

The third embodiment is an embodiment in which, when print data is generated in the wireless terminal 20, the printable number is stored in the printer driver stored in the wireless terminal 20.

In the third embodiment, the wireless communication device 1
0 or the PC connected to the wireless communication device 10 transmits the printer driver to the wireless terminal 20 only when a predetermined operation is performed.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the third embodiment.

For example, the wireless communication device 10 transmits the printer driver containing the printable sheet number information to the wireless terminal 20 only when the fee is paid. In the wireless communication device 10, when the predetermined operation is performed, the wireless terminal 20
Assuming that a printer driver for the
The number of printable sheets is stored corresponding to the ID number of 0 (S
707).

When the printable number corresponding to the ID number of the wireless terminal 20 is stored when the printer driver request message is received from the wireless terminal 20, the printer driver including the printable number is set to the wireless terminal. 20 (S708).

The subsequent processing (S712 to S723) is the same as in the second embodiment.

[Fourth Embodiment] In the first embodiment, the HTML file of the screen to be printed is transmitted to the wireless communication device 10, and the wireless communication device 10 expands the received HTML file into print format data.

The fourth embodiment is an embodiment in which a printer driver to be transmitted to the wireless terminal 20 is provided with a function for expanding to print format data. Thereby, the print format data can be generated in the wireless terminal 20, and the generated print format data can be transmitted to the wireless communication device 10.

According to the above-described embodiment, when the wireless communication device 10 receives the predetermined command, the printer driver is transmitted to the wireless terminal 20, and the printing unit receives the printer driver according to the data transmitted by the wireless terminal 20. Parameter is selected, printing can be performed by a printer driver compatible with the wireless communication device 10.

Further, according to the above embodiment, when the command is received, the means for notifying the wireless terminal of the capacity of the printer driver is provided, so that the wireless terminal can change the processing according to the capacity of the printer driver.

Further, according to the above embodiment, the wireless terminal 2
At 0, it is determined whether or not the printer driver of the selected wireless communication device 10 is stored. If the printer driver is not stored, a command requesting the printer driver is transmitted to the wireless communication device 10. By transmitting the printer driver to the wireless terminal 20 by the wireless communication device 10 that has received the command, the transfer of the printer driver can be eliminated when the printer driver is stored.

According to the above embodiment, the wireless terminal 2
0 stores the printer driver corresponding to the ID number of the wireless communication device, and determines the presence or absence of the printer driver by the ID number of the selected wireless communication device, thereby inputting the name of the wireless communication device 10. Even without doing so, the presence or absence of the printer driver can be determined using the wireless ID number unique to the wireless communication device 10.

Further, according to the above embodiment, the wireless terminal 20
Then, the data type to be printed is recognized, and if the recognized data type requires a printer driver dedicated to the wireless communication device, it is determined whether or not the printer driver of the selected wireless communication device 10 is stored. Thus, when printing data that does not require a printer driver, transfer of the printer driver is unnecessary.

Further, according to the above embodiment, the selected wireless communication device 10 is requested for information regarding the printer driver required for printing, and the printer driver required for printing is selected based on the received printer driver information. By determining whether or not it is stored, the wireless terminal can determine whether or not the transfer is necessary according to the content of the printer driver.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, when the printer driver information includes the printer driver file capacity information and the printer driver capacity exceeds a predetermined size, the wireless terminal 20 displays that fact. When a predetermined operation is performed on the wireless terminal 20, the print data is transmitted in a mode in which the printer driver for the wireless communication device 10 is not used, so that even if the printer driver cannot be stored due to lack of memory, the minimum Printing can be executed.

Further, according to the above embodiment, the wireless terminal 20 stores the printer driver of the above model in the printer driver information including the information for recognizing the model of the wireless communication device 10 and / or the version information of the printer driver. In this case, the version information sent is compared with the stored printer driver version, and the printer driver transfer is performed only when the sent version is newer than the stored printer driver version. Only the latest print printer driver can be transferred by sending the request.

Further, according to the above embodiment, the wireless communication device 10 stores the ID number of the wireless terminal 20 which is permitted to print, and the ID number of the wireless terminal 20 which has transmitted the printer driver request is the stored ID number. When the stored ID number matches, the printer driver is transmitted, and when the stored ID number does not match, the wireless terminal 20 is notified of the printer driver transmission refusal. As a result, the unauthorized wireless terminal 20 cannot print.

According to the above embodiment, the wireless communication device 10 stores the number of printable sheets corresponding to the ID number of the wireless terminal 20, and when the print request from the wireless terminal 20 is received, the stored printing is performed. It is possible to construct a system for charging when printing by collating the available number of sheets, printing the received data when the number of printable sheets is 1 or more, and reducing the stored number of printable sheets every time one sheet is printed. .

Further, according to the above-mentioned embodiment, the transmitted printer driver has the printable sheet number information, and when the number of prints shown by the printable sheet number information or more is printed,
By not generating print data, only the number of sheets according to the amount paid in advance can be printed.

[0086]

According to the present invention, a wireless terminal can be connected to various printers at various places for printing, and the wireless terminal can be connected without moving to the vicinity of the printer. There is an effect that can be.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a wireless communication system 10 that is an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a figure which shows 0.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the inside of a wireless communication device 10 in the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the inside of a wireless terminal 20 in the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... wireless communication system, 10 ... Wireless communication device, 11 ... CPU, 12 ... ROM, 13 ... RAM, 14 ... Primary battery, 15 ... Bluetooth processing unit, 16 ... Color printer, 17 ... Image processing unit, 18 ... Image reading unit, 19 ... Operation panel, 20 ... wireless terminal, 24 ... Bluetooth processing unit, 25 ... Mobile phone wireless processing unit, 26 ... Liquid crystal display section, 27 ... key operation unit, 30 ... Public mobile phone network, 40 ... server.

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A wireless communication device wirelessly communicating with a wireless terminal; command receiving means for receiving a command requesting that the wireless terminal receives a printer driver; and the printer driver when receiving the command. To the wireless terminal; and a parameter selecting means for selecting a parameter of the printing means according to the data transmitted by the wireless terminal receiving the printer driver. apparatus. 2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein when the command is received, the capacity of the printer driver is notified to the wireless terminal. 3. A wireless communication system comprising a wireless terminal and a wireless communication device for wirelessly communicating with the wireless terminal, wherein the wireless terminal receives a print instruction reception instruction for printing data in a memory. A means for transmitting a command for searching for a wireless communication device to print when receiving the print instruction; a name display device for displaying a name of the wireless communication device responding to the search command; Wireless communication device selecting means for selecting a wireless communication device to be printed from among the displayed wireless communication devices; and storage determining means for judging whether or not the printer driver of the selected wireless communication device is stored. If the printer driver of the selected wireless communication device is not stored, the command requesting the printer driver is The wireless communication device receives the command; and the printer driver, which receives the command, transmits the printer driver to the wireless terminal. A wireless communication system comprising: transmitting means; 4. The printer terminal according to claim 3, wherein the wireless terminal stores a printer driver corresponding to the ID number of the wireless communication device; and based on the ID number of the selected wireless communication device, And a printer driver presence / absence determining means for determining the presence / absence of a printer driver. 5. The data type recognition means according to claim 3, wherein the wireless terminal recognizes a data type to be printed;
When the recognized data type requires a printer driver dedicated to the wireless communication device, a determining means for determining whether or not the printer driver of the selected wireless communication device is stored; If not, a command transmitting unit that transmits a command requesting the printer driver to the wireless communication device; and a wireless communication device that receives the command includes a transmitting unit that transmits the printer driver to the wireless terminal. A wireless communication system characterized by the above. 6. The requesting means for requesting information on a printer driver required for printing to a selected wireless communication device according to claim 3, and the wireless terminal is required for printing based on the received printer driver information. Determining means for determining whether or not a proper printer driver is stored;
A wireless communication system comprising: a command transmitting unit that transmits a command requesting the printer driver to the wireless communication device when the printer driver is not stored. 7. The printer driver information according to claim 6, wherein the information about the printer driver includes information about a file capacity of the printer driver, and the wireless terminal has a capacity of the printer driver when the capacity of the printer driver exceeds a predetermined size. And a print data transmitting unit for transmitting print data in a mode in which the printer driver for the wireless communication device is not used when a predetermined operation is performed on the wireless terminal. And a wireless communication system. 8. The printer driver information according to claim 6, wherein at least one of the printer driver version information and the printer driver version information is recognizable, and the wireless terminal is the model type. When the printer driver of is stored, and the version information of the printer driver sent above,
A means for comparing the stored printer driver version; a driver for transmitting a driver transfer request only when the sent printer driver version is newer than the stored printer driver version A transfer request transmitting means; and a wireless communication system. 9. The wireless communication device according to claim 3, wherein the wireless communication device stores wireless terminal ID number storage means for storing an ID number of a wireless terminal permitted to print; and an ID number of the wireless terminal which has transmitted the printer driver request, Determination means for determining whether or not the stored ID number matches; if the ID number of the wireless terminal that has transmitted the printer driver request matches the stored ID number, transmit the printer driver Printer driver transmitting means for transmitting the printer driver request, and means for notifying the wireless terminal of printer driver transmission refusal when the ID number of the wireless terminal transmitting the printer driver request does not match the stored ID number. A wireless communication system characterized by the above. 10. The printable sheet number storage unit according to claim 3, wherein the wireless communication device stores a printable sheet number corresponding to an ID number of the wireless terminal; A printable sheet number collating unit for collating the stored printable sheet number when receiving a print request from; a received data printing unit for printing the received data when the printable sheet number is 1 or more; And a printable sheet number subtracting unit that reduces the stored printable sheet number each time printing is performed. 11. The printer driver according to any one of claims 3 to 10, wherein the transmitted printer driver has printable sheet number information, and performs printing with a number of sheets equal to or more than the number of printable sheets indicated by the printable sheet number information. A wireless communication system that does not generate print data when 12. In a wireless communication device, a search means for searching a device having a print function; a printer driver for performing printing in the device searched by the search device according to the free space of the memory, A wireless communication device, comprising: a receiving unit that receives from the device; and a control unit that executes print processing by the device using the printer driver received by the receiving unit. 13. The Inquiry according to claim 12, wherein the search means is an Inqui of the Bluetooth standard.
A wireless communication device, characterized in that the above-mentioned search is performed by a ry procedure. 14. The printer according to claim 12, wherein the receiving unit receives a printer driver for printing with the device searched by the searching unit.
A wireless communication device, which is performed according to whether or not it is already stored in a memory. 15. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the reception by the receiving unit is performed according to the version of the printer driver already stored in the memory.