JP2006011667A - Portable terminal print adapter device - Google Patents

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JP2006011667A
JP2006011667A JP2004185636A JP2004185636A JP2006011667A JP 2006011667 A JP2006011667 A JP 2006011667A JP 2004185636 A JP2004185636 A JP 2004185636A JP 2004185636 A JP2004185636 A JP 2004185636A JP 2006011667 A JP2006011667 A JP 2006011667A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal print adapter device allowing print operation from a portable terminal. <P>SOLUTION: This portable terminal print adapter device 3 is interposed between a printer 1 and the portable terminal 2, and has a function of performing data-conversion for data received from the portable terminal 2 into a form capable of being decoded by the printer 1, and transmitting them to the printer 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

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本発明は、印刷装置と携帯端末との間に介在される携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置に関する。   The present invention relates to a portable terminal printing adapter device interposed between a printing apparatus and a portable terminal.

携帯電話機を含む携帯端末において印刷装置で印刷を行う場合は、得た情報のＵＲＬを印刷装置に接続されているＰＣにメールで送り、そのＰＣよりＷｅｂ閲覧し印刷を行うようになっている。関連技術として下記のものがある。
特開２００３−２４１９１１公報 When printing with a printing device in a portable terminal including a mobile phone, the URL of the obtained information is sent by e-mail to a PC connected to the printing device, and the Web is browsed from the PC for printing. Related technologies include the following.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-241911

従来の携帯端末においては、印刷装置より印刷することができず、得たい情報を携帯端末のＷｅｂ閲覧アプリを使用して検索しても、使用者が覚えているかまたは、何かにメモをとる必要があった。また、パーソナルコンピュータでのＷｅｂ情報検索とは異なり大きな画面で見ることができず、必要な情報を覚えておかなければならないのでメモをとるのに大変な場合があった。ところで、最近の印刷装置にはＵＳＢ等の通信インターフェースが標準で搭載されているものが多い。
本発明はこのような背景の基になされたものであり、携帯端末より印刷操作を行うことを可能にする携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置を提供することを目的とするものである。 In a conventional portable terminal, printing cannot be performed by a printing apparatus, and even if a user searches for information to be obtained using a web browsing application of the portable terminal, the user remembers or takes a note of something There was a need. Also, unlike Web information search on a personal computer, it cannot be viewed on a large screen, and it is difficult to take notes because necessary information must be remembered. By the way, many recent printing apparatuses are equipped with a communication interface such as USB as a standard.
The present invention has been made on the basis of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal print adapter device that enables a printing operation from a portable terminal.

上記目的を達成するために、請求項１記載の発明は、印刷装置と携帯端末との間に介在され、前記携帯端末より受信したデータを、前記印刷装置が解読可能な形式にデータ変換して印刷装置へ送信するデータ変換送信手段を有することを特徴とする。
請求項２記載の発明は、シリアルポートまたはＵＳＢポートを備え、前記携帯端末用のデータリンクケーブルと接続可能とすることを特徴とする。
請求項３記載の発明は、前記携帯端末と赤外線通信を可能としたこと特徴とする。 In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is provided between a printing apparatus and a portable terminal, and converts data received from the portable terminal into a format readable by the printing apparatus. It has a data conversion transmission means for transmitting to a printing apparatus.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, a serial port or a USB port is provided and can be connected to the data link cable for the portable terminal.
The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that infrared communication with the portable terminal is possible.

本発明の携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置は、印刷装置と携帯端末との間に介在され、携帯端末より受信したデータを、印刷装置が解読可能な形式にデータ変換して印刷装置へ送信する機能を有するので、所期の目的を達成することができる。   The portable terminal print adapter apparatus of the present invention is interposed between the printing apparatus and the portable terminal, and has a function of converting data received from the portable terminal into a format that can be decoded by the printing apparatus and transmitting the data to the printing apparatus. So you can achieve the intended purpose.

以下、図面を参照して、本発明の実施形態を詳細に説明する。
図１は携帯端末印刷システムの構成図である。印刷装置（プリンタまたは印刷機能を有する複写機）１と、携帯電話機を含む携帯端末２（２−１〜２−３）とが本発明の携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置３を介して接続されている。
携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置３は、印刷装置１のＵＳＢ等の通信インターフェースと接続する。また、携帯端末２を携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置３のコネクタに直接接続し、または、データリンクケーブルで携帯端末２と携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置３を接続し、または、携帯端末２と携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置３を赤外線通信するように構成する。これにより携帯端末２からの情報を、携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置３を介して印刷装置１に送信し、印刷装置１で印刷することができる。
図２は本発明の携帯端末印刷システムにおける第１の処理例を示すフロー図である。アイドル状態（Ａ−１）から、携帯端末２の所有者が携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置（以下、単にアダプタと呼ぶ）３に携帯端末２を接続する（Ａ−２）と、アダプタ３と携帯端末２間で携帯端末２の情報のやり取りを行い（Ａ−３）、携帯端末２からの印刷処理待ち（Ａ−４）となる。ある一定時間間隔でアダプタ３から携帯端末２が外されたか確認を行う（Ａ−７）。
印刷処理情報が携帯端末２より送られてくる（Ａ−４）と、アダプタ３は、データを受信（Ａ−５）してデータを変換し印刷装置１に送信する（Ａ−６）。携帯端末２からデータ受信が終わると、携帯端末２がアダプタ３から外されたか一定間隔で確認し（Ａ−７）、外されていなければ次に印刷データが接続されている携帯端末２からくるか一定間隔で確認（Ａ−４）し、携帯端末２が外されたこと（Ａ−７）を確認するとアイドル状態（Ａ−１）に戻る。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a portable terminal printing system. A printing apparatus (a printer or a copier having a printing function) 1 and a portable terminal 2 (2-1 to 2-3) including a cellular phone are connected via a portable terminal print adapter apparatus 3 of the present invention.
The mobile terminal print adapter device 3 is connected to a communication interface such as a USB of the printing device 1. Further, the portable terminal 2 is directly connected to the connector of the portable terminal print adapter device 3, or the portable terminal 2 and the portable terminal print adapter device 3 are connected by a data link cable, or the portable terminal 2 and the portable terminal print adapter device are connected. 3 is configured to perform infrared communication. As a result, information from the portable terminal 2 can be transmitted to the printing apparatus 1 via the portable terminal print adapter apparatus 3 and printed by the printing apparatus 1.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a first processing example in the portable terminal printing system of the present invention. When the owner of the mobile terminal 2 connects the mobile terminal 2 to the mobile terminal print adapter device (hereinafter simply referred to as an adapter) (A-2) from the idle state (A-1), the adapter 3 and the mobile terminal 2 The mobile terminal 2 exchanges information between the mobile terminals 2 (A-3) and waits for print processing from the mobile terminal 2 (A-4). It is confirmed whether the portable terminal 2 is removed from the adapter 3 at a certain time interval (A-7).
When print processing information is sent from the portable terminal 2 (A-4), the adapter 3 receives the data (A-5), converts the data, and transmits the data to the printing apparatus 1 (A-6). When data reception from the portable terminal 2 is completed, it is confirmed at regular intervals whether the portable terminal 2 has been removed from the adapter 3 (A-7). If not, the next print data will come from the connected portable terminal 2 If it is confirmed at regular intervals (A-4) and it is confirmed that the portable terminal 2 is removed (A-7), it returns to the idle state (A-1).

図３は本発明の携帯端末印刷システムにおける第２の処理例を示すフロー図である。アイドル状態（Ｂ−１）から、アダプタ３を赤外線受信状態にセット（Ｂ−２）し、携帯端末２からのデータ受信待ちにし、携帯端末２よりデータを受信（Ｂ−３）すると、アダプタ３は、データを変換（Ｂ−４）し印刷装置１へデータを送信する。一定時間データの受信がないと赤外線データ受信状態を解除（Ｂ−５）しアイドル状態（Ｂ−１）に戻る。
図４は本発明の携帯端末印刷システムにおける第３の処理例を示すフロー図である。本フロー図は、携帯端末側の動作の流れ（その１）である。携帯端末２において、アイドル状態（Ｃ−２）から、得たい情報をＷｅｂ閲覧検索（Ｃ−２）し、アダプタ３に接続（Ｃ−３）する。そして携帯端末３より印刷処理を行う（Ｃ−４）。
図５は本発明の携帯端末印刷システムにおける第４の処理例を示すフロー図である。本フロー図は、携帯端末側の動作の流れ（その２）である。アイドル状態（Ｄ−１）から、携帯端末２において、得たい情報をＷｅｂ閲覧検索（Ｄ−２）し、印刷処理を赤外線で行う処理を行い、アダプタ３の赤外線受信状態を設定確認後、赤外線通信にてデータを送信し、印刷装置より印刷を行う（Ｄ−３）。 FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a second processing example in the portable terminal printing system of the present invention. From the idle state (B-1), the adapter 3 is set to the infrared receiving state (B-2), waits for data reception from the portable terminal 2, and receives data from the portable terminal 2 (B-3). Converts the data (B-4) and transmits the data to the printing apparatus 1. If no data is received for a certain period of time, the infrared data reception state is canceled (B-5) and the process returns to the idle state (B-1).
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a third processing example in the portable terminal printing system of the present invention. This flowchart is an operation flow (part 1) on the mobile terminal side. In the portable terminal 2, from the idle state (C-2), information to be obtained is browsed and searched (C-2) and connected to the adapter 3 (C-3). Then, a printing process is performed from the portable terminal 3 (C-4).
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a fourth processing example in the portable terminal printing system of the present invention. This flowchart is an operation flow (part 2) on the mobile terminal side. From the idle state (D-1), the mobile terminal 2 performs a web browsing search (D-2) for information to be obtained, performs a print process with infrared rays, and confirms the infrared reception state of the adapter 3 before confirming the infrared rays. Data is transmitted by communication, and printing is performed from the printing apparatus (D-3).

本発明の携帯端末印刷システムの構成図である。It is a block diagram of the portable terminal printing system of this invention. 本発明の携帯端末印刷システムにおける第１の処理例を示すフロー図である。It is a flowchart which shows the 1st process example in the portable terminal printing system of this invention. 本発明の携帯端末印刷システムにおける第２の処理例を示すフロー図である。It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd process example in the portable terminal printing system of this invention. 本発明の携帯端末印刷システムにおける第３の処理例を示すフロー図である。It is a flowchart which shows the 3rd processing example in the portable terminal printing system of this invention. 本発明の携帯端末印刷システムにおける第４の処理例を示すフロー図である。It is a flowchart which shows the 4th example of processing in the portable terminal printing system of this invention.

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１ 印刷装置
２ 携帯端末
３ 携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Printing apparatus 2 Portable terminal 3 Portable terminal printing adapter apparatus

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印刷装置と携帯端末との間に介在され、前記携帯端末より受信したデータを、前記印刷装置が解読可能な形式にデータ変換して印刷装置へ送信するデータ変換送信手段を有することを特徴とする携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置。   Data conversion and transmission means is provided between the printing apparatus and the portable terminal, and converts data received from the portable terminal into a format readable by the printing apparatus and transmits the data to the printing apparatus. Mobile terminal printing adapter device. シリアルポートまたはＵＳＢポートを備え、前記携帯端末用のデータリンクケーブルと接続可能とすることを特徴とする請求項１記載の携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置。   2. The portable terminal print adapter device according to claim 1, further comprising a serial port or a USB port, and capable of being connected to the data link cable for the portable terminal. 前記携帯端末と赤外線通信を可能としたこと特徴とする請求項１記載の携帯端末印刷アダプタ装置。   2. The portable terminal print adapter device according to claim 1, wherein infrared communication with the portable terminal is possible.
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