JP2004032086A - User interface setting system, radio communications terminal, electronic apparatus, program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user interface setting system and the like which can offer an user-friendly user interface, without performing troublesome setting for a user interface or the reading of a setup. <P>SOLUTION: A cellular phone transmits the content of the setting of its own user interface from its own Bluetooth communication module. A Bluetooth communication module of a MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) receives the content, and utilizes the received content in display processing for a display unit in the MFP as its own user interface setting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
It relates to a user interface setting system and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in various electronic devices, settings and states of the devices are displayed on a display device to notify a user, and an instruction from the user is input from an input device such as a switch.
[0003]
In such an electronic device, a user interface such as a notification method and an input method is designed to be easy for the user to use. For example, the user interface is configured in consideration of the language, age, and the like used by the user. That is, a device for Japanese is configured to be notified in Japanese, and a device for the United States is configured to be notified in English. Also, for example, if the device is for children, the displayed characters will be only hiragana, and if the device is for elderly people, the displayed character size will be larger than usual. User interface.
[0004]
Further, there is an electronic device in which such a user interface can be set by a user. For example, there is known an electronic device configured to allow notification in a plurality of languages, in which a user can set a language in which notification is performed, and an electronic device in which a user interface can be set for each user. For example, some electronic devices such as a facsimile and a printer have improved usability by enabling setting according to the user's preference with respect to a notification method such as a current communication status, a printing status, and setting contents. In such an electronic device, a user operates a panel or the like on the device to set a user interface for each user, or calls and uses his or her own user interface setting set in the device. are doing. Thus, each person can use his or her favorite user interface.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the user must remember, for each device, how to make these user interface settings and how to call the user interface settings that have already been set, and execute the method each time the device is used. Need to change to your favorite settings. In particular, with today's electronic devices, the demand for miniaturization and cost reduction continues to increase the functions, but the number of setting buttons must be limited, and the display device must also be small. This makes it very difficult to set up such devices. For example, in a facsimile or the like, setting is often performed by a combination of a numeric keypad and a special key for setting, and there is a problem that an operation system is not intuitive and is difficult to remember. Also, if the user forgets the setting method and the setting calling method, it is necessary to read the instruction manual and check the method each time, which is very time-consuming.
[0006]
In addition, when there are a large number of such electronic devices, there is a problem that it is extremely troublesome to perform an operation of setting a user interface for each device and calling the settings.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and to provide a user interface setting system and the like that can provide a user interface that is easy to use for a user without performing cumbersome user interface settings or calling of settings. I do.
[0007]
Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention
In the user interface setting system according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-described problem, the wireless communication terminal stores settings of its own user interface, and specifies the stored settings of its own user interface. The user interface setting specifying information is transmitted to the electronic device. Then, the electronic device receives the user interface setting specifying information transmitted from the wireless communication terminal, and sets the user interface of the electronic device based on the received user interface setting specifying information.
[0008]
Therefore, since the setting of the user interface of the electronic device is performed based on the setting of the user interface of the wireless communication terminal, the user having the wireless communication terminal operates the electronic device each time to set the user interface of the electronic device. The electronic device can be used with the same user interface as that of the wireless communication terminal without performing the above.
[0009]
For example, it is assumed that a device used by an individual, such as a mobile phone or a PDA, can wirelessly communicate with an electronic device such as a fax as a wireless communication terminal. At this time, the settings of the user interface such as a facsimile can be changed according to the settings of the user interface of the mobile phone. As described above, particularly excellent effects are exhibited when the wireless communication terminal is a terminal for personal use and the electronic device is a device used by a plurality of persons.
[0010]
In particular, when the electronic device is an information terminal or a public telephone installed in the public, it is difficult to adopt a configuration in which the settings of each user are stored in the device in advance and the settings are switched and used. . However, according to the first aspect, an easy-to-use user interface can be easily provided to an unspecified number of users.
[0011]
The user interface setting specifying information may be, for example, an item name (or ID) of the user interface and its content (value). The user interface settings include, for example, display font size (size), display screen brightness, speaker volume, input method, and the like.
[0012]
In particular, the setting of the user interface of the electronic device may include the setting of a language, as described in claim 2. When a user tries to use an electronic device, if the language setting of the device is set to a language that the user cannot understand, the notification of the setting change method and the like is performed in a language that the user cannot understand. Therefore, it may be difficult to change the setting itself to a language setting that the user can understand. For example, in electronic devices for Europe and the like, user interfaces in several languages are prepared, and it is difficult to reset a language displayed in a language that the user cannot understand to a language setting that the user can understand. There was a problem. However, if the user interface of the electronic device is set in accordance with the setting of the language of the wireless communication terminal and the information on the electronic device is set in this language, such a problem is eliminated. be able to.
[0013]
The setting of the user interface of the wireless communication terminal may be fixed as a specification at the time of designing the wireless communication terminal, for example. For example, in the case of a wireless communication terminal dedicated to displaying Japanese, Japanese can be used as the language setting, and in the case of a wireless communication terminal for children, the character setting can be used as hiragana.
[0014]
The setting of the user interface of the wireless communication terminal may be, for example, one that can be changed by the user. That is, it is preferable that the setting of the user interface of the wireless communication terminal can be changed based on an instruction to change the setting of the user interface input from, for example, a user. For example, if the wireless communication terminal is a wireless communication terminal capable of reporting Japanese and English, the language set by the user is used as the language setting.
[0015]
As described above, the user interface setting of the wireless communication terminal that can be changed by the user is often set to be easy for the user to use. Therefore, the setting of the user interface of the electronic device can be set to be easy to use for the user. In particular, when the wireless communication terminal is a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA that is carried by the user and used relatively frequently, the setting of the user interface of the terminal should be easy for the user to use. Is often changed (customized). Therefore, when the wireless communication terminal is such a mobile terminal, the setting of the user interface of the electronic device can be easily changed to a user interface desired by the user.
[0016]
The exchange of the user interface setting specifying information between the wireless communication terminal and the electronic device can be performed, for example, as described in claims 4 to 7. For example, a search is made for a wireless communication terminal or an electronic device within a predetermined communication range from the electronic device or the wireless communication terminal, and the user interface specifying information is transmitted when the search or the request is made.
[0017]
In the user interface setting system according to claim 4, the electronic device confirms the presence of a wireless communication terminal located within a predetermined communication range, and requests the confirmed wireless communication terminal to transmit user interface setting specifying information. I do. Then, the wireless communication terminal transmits the user interface setting specifying information when the transmission request is made. According to this configuration, when the electronic device can confirm the wireless communication terminal located within the predetermined communication range, the electronic device acquires the user interface setting specifying information from the confirmed wireless communication terminal and performs its own user interface setting. be able to.
[0018]
The confirmation means includes, for example, a search signal transmitting means for transmitting a search signal for searching for the wireless communication terminal within a predetermined communication range, and a response signal receiving means for receiving a response signal from the wireless communication terminal to the search signal. The confirmation may be performed by receiving a response signal by response signal receiving means, in this case, the wireless communication terminal, the search signal receiving means for receiving the search signal, the search signal receiving means A response signal transmitting means for transmitting a response signal to the search signal when the search signal is received may be provided.
[0019]
As described above, the wireless communication terminal may transmit the user interface setting specifying information when there is a request signal, or may transmit it immediately when a search signal is detected.
According to the user interface setting system according to claim 5, the electronic device transmits a search signal for searching for a communicable wireless communication terminal, and when the wireless communication terminal receives the search signal, the wireless communication terminal sets the user interface. Send the setting specific information. In this way, for example, when a search is made from the electronic device (particularly, in Bluetooth, it is called Inquiry), the setting of the user interface of the electronic device is set based on the user interface identification information received from the wireless communication terminal. For example, the electronic device always searches for a wireless communication terminal at an appropriate time interval, and always sets its own user interface to a setting based on the user interface setting of the wireless communication terminal within a predetermined communication range. It is possible to do. It is also possible to set a user interface by transmitting a search signal based on a search instruction input from a user.
[0020]
As described above, the electronic device may confirm or search for a wireless communication terminal within a predetermined communication range, or may confirm or search for the electronic device from the wireless communication terminal.
In the user interface setting system according to claim 6, the wireless communication terminal confirms the presence of the electronic device located within a predetermined communication range, and transmits the user interface setting specifying information to the confirmed electronic device. . With this configuration, when the presence of the electronic device is confirmed by the wireless communication terminal, the setting of the user interface of the electronic device can be set to be the same as the setting of the user interface of the wireless communication terminal.
[0021]
The confirmation unit includes, for example, a search signal transmitting unit that transmits a search signal for searching for the electronic device within a predetermined communication range, and a response signal receiving unit that receives a response signal from the electronic device with respect to the search signal. The confirmation may be performed by receiving the response signal by the response signal receiving unit. In this case, the electronic device includes a search signal receiving unit that receives the search signal, and a search signal received by the search signal receiving unit. Response signal transmitting means for transmitting a response signal to the search signal when received may be provided. That is, the wireless communication terminal transmits a search signal for searching for an electronic device located within the predetermined communication range, and the electronic device transmits a response signal when receiving the search signal. Then, when receiving the response signal, the wireless communication terminal transmits the user interface setting specifying information. With this configuration, for example, when a search from the wireless communication terminal is confirmed, when the electronic device responds, the user interface setting specifying information can be transmitted to the electronic device.
[0022]
Further, in the user interface setting system according to claim 7, the wireless communication terminal transmits a search signal for searching for an electronic device located within a predetermined communication range, and the electronic device receives the search signal. Requesting the wireless communication terminal that has transmitted the search signal to transmit the user interface setting specifying information, and when receiving the transmission request, the wireless communication terminal transmits the user interface setting specifying information. With this configuration, when there is a search signal from the wireless communication terminal, the electronic device can request the user interface setting specifying information from the wireless communication terminal, acquire the information, and set the user interface setting of the electronic device. it can.
[0023]
The request means according to claims 4 and 7 can be realized, for example, by transmitting a request signal wirelessly.
Communication between the wireless communication terminal and the electronic device can employ various communication methods. In particular, for example, as described in claim 8, when wireless communication based on the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard is used, an excellent effect is exhibited. That is, according to the Bluetooth standard, a range of a relatively short distance (for example, about several meters to hundred meters) is set as a predetermined communication range, and prior to performing communication, an address (BD address) of a device existing within the predetermined communication range. This is because a search signal for acquiring the device name is transmitted (inquiry).
[0024]
In particular, if the predetermined communication range is set to be within a range of several meters from the electronic device and the search or request is performed by the short-range wireless communication means, the setting of the user interface of the wireless communication terminal possessed by the user using the device can be performed. The user interface of the electronic device can be set to the same setting.
[0025]
Such a wirelessly communicable range may be determined in consideration of the positional relationship between the user and the electronic device when using the electronic device. That is, when a user uses an electronic device, the user often uses the electronic device in a predetermined positional relationship. For example, if the electronic device is a facsimile, the user performs an operation from the front of the facsimile operation panel, for example, in order to set a transmission original on the facsimile and select a transmission destination from the operation panel. In such a case, a predetermined range, for example, within a radius of 2 m from the operation panel of the facsimile, may be set as the communication range. With this configuration, when the user having the wireless communication terminal attempts to use the electronic device, the user interface of the electronic device is automatically switched to the same user interface as the user interface of the wireless communication terminal. Therefore, the user can use the electronic device with his or her favorite user interface without performing cumbersome user interface settings and calling operations. Therefore, for example, even if the electronic device is a device shared by a plurality of persons, it can be used like a personal device. Note that the communication range may be limited to a range in which a user can be uniquely specified.
[0026]
For example, when there is no communication partner, the user interface setting may be set in advance. For example, when the user leaves the electronic device and a response signal or the like from the wireless communication terminal owned by the user cannot be received by the electronic device, the user interface of the electronic device is returned to the default user interface. In this way, when a user who does not have a wireless communication terminal attempts to use an electronic device, the user can easily use the electronic device.
[0027]
In claims 1 to 8, claims as a user interface setting system are given, but claims of a wireless communication terminal or claims of an electronic device which can be used in such a system can also be made. For example, it can be configured as described in claim 9 or claim 10, and the same effect as in claim 1 is exhibited. Claims 9 and 10 are claims of a wireless communication terminal and an electronic device corresponding to the contents of claim 1, respectively. Claims of a wireless communication terminal equipped with the electronic device can be defined as claims of the electronic device equipped with the means. And a wireless communication terminal and an electronic device that can obtain the same.
[0028]
When the user interface setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is realized by a computer, for example, the program can be provided as a program executed by the computer. In the case of such a program, for example, it is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a hard disk, a ROM, and a RAM, and loaded and executed on a computer as necessary. By loading and executing via a network, the function as each means can be realized.
[0029]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. It is needless to say that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and can take various forms within the technical scope of the present invention.
[0030]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user interface setting system 1 according to the present embodiment. The user interface setting system 1 includes a mobile phone 10 as a wireless communication terminal, and an MFP (Multi Function Peripherals) 30 as a multifunction peripheral as an electronic device.
[0031]
The MFP 30 includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, a display unit 34 such as an LCD, an operation unit 35 including ten keys and function keys, a Bluetooth communication module 36 for performing wireless communication based on the Bluetooth (registered trademark, hereinafter the same) standard, a LAN. An Ethernet (registered trademark) interface (I / F) 37, which is a communication interface with the PC, is configured to be connectable to a public line network, controls outgoing / incoming calls, and transmits data to and from another FAX via the public line network. A telephone line connection unit 38 for transmitting and receiving data, a handset 39 for telephone communication, a scanner 40 for reading an original, a printing unit 41 for printing on paper, and the like are provided.
[0032]
The MFP 30 performs various processes by causing the CPU 31 to execute a program stored in the ROM 32. For example, it controls the Ethernet (registered trademark) I / F 37 and the Bluetooth communication module 36 to perform a reception process of receiving print data transmitted from another device, and controls the printing unit 41 based on the received data. Perform print processing for printing. Further, a facsimile transmission process for controlling the telephone line connection unit 38 based on the received data to transmit data to another MFP 30 via the public line network, and a telephone line via the public line network from the other MFP 30 A facsimile reception process for printing the data input to the connection unit 38 by controlling the printing unit 41 is performed. Further, the MFP 30 performs various other processes provided in a general multifunction peripheral. For example, a call process for making a call by controlling the handset 39 and the telephone line control unit 38 and the like and a copy process of controlling the scanner 40 and the printing unit 41 to copy the original read by the scanner 40 onto paper are performed. .
[0033]
The communication range of the Bluetooth communication module 36 is, for example, a range of a few meters (for example, 5 m) from the MFP 30 as shown by a broken line in FIG. 2, and communication with the mobile phone 10 within this range is possible. For example, in the state shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 10a can communicate with the MFP 30, and the mobile phones 10b and 10c cannot communicate with the MFP 30.
[0034]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a display unit 14 such as an LCD, an operation unit 15 including ten keys and function keys, a speaker 17, a microphone 18, a vibration generation unit 19, and the like. A general-purpose mobile phone provided with a Bluetooth communication module 16 for performing wireless communication based on the Bluetooth standard. The mobile phone 10 controls the above-described units by the CPU 11 executing a program stored in the ROM 12, and performs processes similar to those of a general mobile phone, such as a call process, an e-mail process, and a browser process.
[0035]
In addition, the mobile phone 10 stores user interface settings such as a display method on the display unit 14 and a method of outputting sound from the speaker 17 in an NVRAM which is a nonvolatile memory provided in the RAM 13. This user interface setting is stored as a setting information management database as shown in FIG. 3A. In each process, the CPU 11 sends a message to the display unit 14 based on the user interface setting stored in this database. The display is performed, and the output from the speaker 17 is performed.
[0036]
For example, in the mobile phone 10a (see FIG. 2) in which settings for the elderly are stored, the user interface settings as indicated by (1) in FIG. 3A are stored in the setting information management database 50a. That is, the user name is "grandpa", the character set is Japanese (japanese), the character size is 15 points, the reception volume (output level of the speaker 17) and the call volume (sensitivity level of the microphone 18) are slightly "15". The setting is large (the maximum value of the volume is 20), and the kanji mode is OFF (Hiragana display). Then, in each process, the mobile phone 10a performs display according to the setting of the setting information management database 50a. For example, in the setting content display processing for displaying the setting content, as shown in (1) of FIG. 3B, the display is performed on the display unit 14a using Japanese hiragana characters of 15 points.
[0037]
Also, for example, in the mobile phone 10b (see FIG. 2) set for young people, the user interface settings as indicated by (2) in FIG. 3A are stored in the setting information management database 50b. That is, the user name is "Onii-chan", the character set is Japanese (japanese), the character size is 10 points, the reception volume and the call volume are "10", which is normal (the maximum value of the volume is 20), and the kanji mode is ON. (Kanji display). Then, in each process, the mobile phone 10b performs display according to the setting of the setting information management database 50b. For example, in the setting content display processing for displaying the setting content, as shown by (2) in FIG. 3B, the display is performed on the display unit 14b using 10-point characters mixed with Japanese kanji.
[0038]
The ROM 12 of the mobile phone 10 stores a program for controlling the Bluetooth communication module 16 to transmit data generated by the processing by the CPU 11, such as data input from the operation unit 15, for example. When this program is executed by the CPU 11, data is exchanged with other devices based on the Bluetooth standard.
[0039]
Then, the mobile phone 10 transmits the user interface settings stored in the setting information management database 50 (for example, 50a and 50b in FIG. 3A) of the mobile phone 10 to an external device via the Bluetooth communication module 16. A user interface setting transfer process is performed. Further, the MFP 30 acquires the user interface setting transmitted from the mobile phone 10 via the Bluetooth communication module 36, and performs the user interface setting process in which the acquired user interface setting content is set as the user interface setting content of the own device. Do. These processes will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0040]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a setting process of the user interface setting in the MFP 30, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a transfer process of the user interface setting in the mobile phone 10. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state of communication by Bluetooth between the MFP 30 and the mobile phone 10 by these processes and a state of the MFP 30.
[0041]
As shown in S110 in FIG. 4, the MFP 30 transmits a connection partner search signal (inquiry) from the Bluetooth communication module 36 (corresponding to (1) connection partner search packet transmission in FIG. 6). Then, in S120, it is determined whether or not the Bluetooth communication module 36 has received the connection partner search response, and if not, the process returns to S110 to transmit again.
[0042]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the mobile phone 10 goes through a connection waiting state (S310), and determines whether or not the Bluetooth communication module 16 has received a connection partner search signal (inquiry) (S320). If a connection partner search signal has been received (S320: YES), the flow shifts to S330, a connection partner search response is transmitted (corresponding to (2) Response packet transmission in FIG. 6), and the flow shifts to S340. On the other hand, if the connection partner search signal has not been received, the process returns to S310.
[0043]
When the Bluetooth communication module 36 receives the connection partner search response (S120 in FIG. 4: YES), the MFP 30 proceeds to S130 to transmit and receive the connection information with the mobile phone 10 (S130, ▲ in FIG. 6). If this transmission / reception is successful (S140: YES), the process proceeds to S150, and a connection completion process is performed (S150).
[0044]
Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5, the mobile phone 10 transmits and receives the connection information in S340 (corresponding to (3) and (4) in FIG. 6), and succeeds in transmitting and receiving the connection information (S350: YES). The process proceeds to S360 to perform a connection completion process (S360).
Then, in S370, the mobile phone 10 transmits a setting request packet including the information indicating the setting request and the set of the setting items and the setting contents stored in the setting information management database 50 illustrated in FIG. When the packet transmission is successful (S380: YES), the process proceeds to S390.
[0045]
The MFP 30 waits until the Bluetooth communication module 36 receives the packet (S160), and upon receiving the packet (S160: YES), proceeds to S170 to determine whether the received packet is a packet including a setting request. Is determined, and if the packet includes the setting request (S170: YES), the process proceeds to S180. On the other hand, when the packet does not include the setting request (S170: NO), the process proceeds to S190. Then, in S180, the setting content of the user interface of MFP 30 is set to the setting content included in the received setting request packet. As a result, in the subsequent processing, the display unit 34 is notified according to the user interface setting of the mobile phone 10 received from the mobile phone 10. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the MFP 30 receives a packet including the setting items and setting contents indicated by (1) in FIG. 3A from the mobile phone 10a possessed by “Grandpa”, FIG. As shown in (a), a display according to the setting contents is performed. That is, the character set is set to Japanese, the character size is set to 15 points, the reception volume and the call volume are set to "15", which are slightly larger (the maximum value of the volume is 20), and the kanji mode is set to OFF (Hiragana display). For example, the display shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the MFP 30 receives a packet including the setting items and setting contents indicated by (2) in FIG. 3A from the mobile phone 10b possessed by “Oni-chan”, as shown in FIG. Display according to the content. That is, the character set is set to Japanese, the character size is set to 10 points, the reception volume and the call volume are set to "10" (normal), and the kanji mode is set to ON (kanji display). It becomes.
[0046]
Then, the mobile phone 10 performs a disconnection process of the wireless communication in S390. In other words, a disconnection request is transmitted from the Bluetooth communication module 16 (corresponding to (6) in FIG. 6), and a signal indicating completion of disconnection from the MFP 30 to the Bluetooth communication module 16 (corresponding to (7) in FIG. 6). When the Bluetooth communication module 16 receives the disconnection completion signal, the wireless communication is terminated. Then, the processing from S310 is started again.
[0047]
On the other hand, the MFP 30 performs a disconnection process in S390. That is, it waits for a disconnection request from the mobile phone 10, and upon receiving the disconnection request, transmits a disconnection completion signal and ends this processing. Then, the processing from S110 is started again.
In this manner, the user interface setting of the mobile phone 10 that is within the communication range of the Bluetooth communication module 36 of the MFP 30 and the user interface setting of the MFP 30 can be made the same. Therefore, the user of the MFP 30 can always use the user interface of the MFP 30 with settings that are easy to use for the user simply by bringing his / her own mobile phone 10 and approaching the MFP 30. Therefore, it is possible to provide a user interface that is easy for the user to use without having to perform troublesome setting of the user interface and calling of the set contents as in the related art.
[0048]
The setting contents of the setting information management database in FIG. 3A may be fixed as functions of the mobile phone 10 or may be changeable. When it is possible to change the setting, the user may operate the operation unit 15 to change the setting. That is, for example, the mobile phone 10a and the mobile phone 10b may be fixed to display methods such as (1) and (2) in FIG. 3B, respectively. 10b is the same mobile phone, whose settings can be changed, and the settings may be changed by grandpa and brother as shown in (1) and (2) in FIG. 3A, respectively. In the case where the setting can be changed in this way, the setting of the mobile phone 10 is customized by the user so that the user interface is easy to use as shown in FIG. As shown in a) and (b), the MFP 30 can display a user's favorite display.
[0049]
Further, for example, in S120 of FIG. 4, when the state of not receiving the connection partner search response has continued for a predetermined time (for example, one minute), the MFP 30 resets the user interface setting to the default setting stored in the ROM 32 in advance. Good. In this way, when a user who does not have the mobile phone 10 tries to use the MFP 30, the user interface can be set to default settings, and the user can easily use the MFP 30.
[Others]
In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the MFP 30 waits for the reception of the setting request bucket (S160 in FIG. 4), and upon receiving the setting request packet from the mobile phone 10 (S170: (YES), the setting content is updated (S180), but the MFP 30 may request the mobile phone 10 to transmit the setting information management database. Various protocols can be used as a protocol used for Bluetooth communication. For example, user interface settings may be exchanged by using SNMP using TCP / IP. An example of such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0050]
The mobile phone 10 has an SNMP agent function, and the MFP 30 has an SNMP manager function. Then, the MIB definition of SNMP is provided in both sides as shown in FIG. 8, and the mobile phone 10 stores the MIB definition and the setting information management database of FIG. 3 in association with each other. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the mobile phone 10 stores each line of the MIB definition of FIG. 8A in association with the contents of the setting information management database of FIG. 3A. . That is, the line of the name tmUserName in FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B is the content of “user name” in FIG. 3A, the line of tmCharaSet is the content of “character set”, and the line of tmFontSize is “character size”. , The line of tmHearVolume is stored in association with the content of “received sound volume”, the line of tmSpakeVolume is stored in association with the content of “call volume”, and the line of tmDisphiragana is stored in association with the content of “kanji”.
[0051]
Then, the mobile phone 10 and the MFP 30 perform the processing illustrated in FIG. 9 instead of the processing illustrated in FIGS.
As illustrated in FIG. 9, the CPU 31 of the MFP 30 executes an OID (Object) corresponding to a setting item to be acquired from the mobile phone 10 as its own user interface setting from the setting items of FIG. (Identifier) is broadcast from the Bluetooth communication module 36. When the Bluetooth communication module 16 of the mobile phone 10 receives this broadcast, the CPU 11 of the mobile phone 10 executes the process in the SNMP agent to execute the correspondence between the above-described correspondence illustrated in FIGS. 8A and 8B and FIG. , The setting content corresponding to the OID requested from the SNMP manager of the MFP 30 is transmitted from the Bluetooth communication module 16. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, if the mobile phone 10a, the contents of (1) in FIG. 8 (b) are transmitted, and if the mobile phone 10b, the contents of (2) in FIG. Send.
[0052]
Then, the Bluetooth communication module 36 of the MFP 30 receives the content, and sets the received content as its own user interface setting in the same manner as in S180 of the above embodiment.
Note that, for example, when there is no data corresponding to the OID received from the MFP 30, the SNMP agent of the mobile phone 10 transmits “no succi” to the SNMP manager of the MFP 30. The MFP 30 that has received the “no succi” uses the default setting for the setting item of the OID corresponding to the “no succi”. By doing so, it is possible to easily extend MIBs (setting items) while ensuring MIB compatibility between products.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user interface setting system according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication range of the MFP by Bluetooth.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a user interface setting and a setting display screen of a mobile phone.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a user interface setting process in the MFP.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of a user interface setting transfer process in the mobile phone.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of Bluetooth communication between the MFP and the mobile phone.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a setting display screen of the MFP.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an MIB definition of SNMP in the user interface setting system.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of communication between an MFP and a mobile phone using SNMP.
[Explanation of symbols]
1. User interface setting system
10 mobile phone 11 CPU 12 ROM 13 RAM
14 display unit 15 operation unit 16 Bluetooth communication module
17 Speaker 18 Microphone 19 Vibration generator
30 ... MFP 31 ... CPU 32 ... ROM 33 ... RAM
34 display unit 35 operation unit 36 Bluetooth communication module
37: Ethernet (registered trademark) I / F 38: Telephone line connection unit
39: Handset 40: Scanner 41: Printing unit
50: Setting information management database

Claims (11)

A user interface setting system, comprising: a wireless communication terminal having a predetermined user interface; and an electronic device having a predetermined user interface and capable of communicating with the wireless communication terminal, wherein a user interface of the electronic device is set. ,
The wireless communication terminal,
Storage means for storing user interface settings of the wireless communication terminal;
Transmitting means for transmitting user interface setting specifying information, which is information for specifying a user interface setting stored in the storage means, to the electronic device,
The electronic device is
Receiving means for receiving the user interface setting specifying information transmitted from the wireless communication terminal,
A setting unit configured to set a user interface of the electronic device based on the user interface setting specifying information received by the receiving unit. The electronic device includes, as the predetermined user interface, a notifying unit for notifying information about the device,
The setting of the user interface of the wireless communication terminal is a setting of a language,
2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit of the electronic device performs setting of a user interface according to a setting of the language, and the notifying unit notifies information on the device in a language set by the setting unit. 3. User interface setting system as described. The wireless communication terminal,
Input means for inputting an instruction to change the setting of the user interface of the wireless communication terminal,
3. The user interface setting system according to claim 1, further comprising: a setting change unit configured to change a setting of the user interface stored in the storage unit based on a change instruction input by the input unit. 4. The electronic device includes: a confirmation unit that confirms the presence of the wireless communication terminal located within a predetermined communication range; and a request that requests the wireless communication terminal confirmed by the confirmation unit to transmit the user interface setting specifying information. Means,
4. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the user interface setting specifying information when the requesting unit transmits the user interface setting specifying information. A user interface setting system according to any one of the first to third aspects. The electronic device is
A search signal transmitting unit that transmits a search signal for searching for the wireless communication terminal within a predetermined communication range,
The user interface setting system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit of the wireless communication terminal transmits the user interface setting specifying information when receiving the search signal. The wireless communication terminal includes a confirmation unit that confirms the presence of the electronic device located within a predetermined communication range, and the transmission unit transmits the user interface setting identification information to the electronic device confirmed by the confirmation unit. The user interface setting system according to claim 1, wherein transmission is performed. The wireless communication terminal includes a search signal transmitting unit that transmits a search signal for searching for an electronic device located within a predetermined communication range,
The electronic device, when receiving a search signal by the search signal transmission means, request means for requesting transmission of the user interface setting specific information to the wireless communication terminal that has transmitted the search signal,
4. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the user interface setting specifying information when the requesting unit transmits the user interface setting specifying information. A user interface setting system according to any one of the first to third aspects. The user interface setting system according to claim 1, wherein communication between the wireless communication terminal and the electronic device is performed based on a Bluetooth standard. A wireless communication terminal having a predetermined user interface; a predetermined user interface; receiving means for receiving user interface setting specifying information transmitted from the wireless communication terminal; and user interface setting specification received by the receiving means The wireless communication terminal in a user interface setting system that performs setting of a user interface of the electronic device including an electronic device including a setting unit configured to perform setting of a user interface of the electronic device based on information,
Storage means for storing user interface settings of the wireless communication terminal;
A wireless communication terminal comprising: a transmitting unit configured to transmit user interface setting specifying information, which is information for specifying a user interface setting stored in the storage unit, to the electronic device. A predetermined user interface, storage means for storing settings of the user interface, and transmission means for transmitting user interface setting specifying information, which is information for specifying the settings of the user interface stored in the storage means, to the electronic device. A wireless communication terminal comprising: and an electronic device in a user interface setting system for setting a user interface of the electronic device comprising an electronic device capable of communicating with the wireless communication terminal having a predetermined user interface,
Receiving means for receiving the user interface setting specifying information transmitted from the wireless communication terminal,
An electronic device comprising: a setting unit configured to set a user interface of the electronic device based on the user interface setting specifying information received by the receiving unit. A program for causing a computer to function as each unit in the user interface setting system according to claim 1.

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