JP2015050587A - Mobile terminal and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To exactly execute a recording command created by a user.SOLUTION: A CPU acquires external connection information on the basis of an IP address stored in a flash memory and used for radio communication in a Wi-Fi system (S101). When determining according to the state of the external connection acquired that a mobile device is not connected to an internal network (S102:YES), the CPU makes the restriction level higher than when it is determined that the mobile device is connected to the internal network (S102:NO). The CPU sets the parameter corresponding to a use restriction and executes a print job.

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal that can be connected to a network via wireless communication and a program for operating the portable terminal.

  Application software installed in a mobile terminal such as a smartphone can transmit a print command (record command) to a printer (see Patent Document 1). By the way, when printing using such application software, the user activates the application software on the mobile terminal, selects the image data and determines the operation parameters, and then exchanges the data by NFC (near field communication). Wi-Fi communication is established between the portable terminal and the printer based on the communication information (handover), and then a print command including image data and operation parameters selected by the Wi-Fi communication is transmitted to the printer. (See Patent Document 2). On the other hand, a technique is known in which the use authority of a user is determined on the printer side, and a part of the function of the printer is restricted according to the determined use authority (see Patent Document 3).

JP 2010-147430 A JP 2010-241114 A JP 2007-259307 A

  When the user directly operates the printer, a print command can be input after performing user authentication using a printer operation panel or the like. However, if the user creates a print command for the printer with the application software of the mobile terminal and then sends the created print command to the printer, whether or not the function is limited on the printer side at the stage of creating the print command In some cases, the print command may not be executed accurately.

  The objective of this invention is providing the portable terminal and program which can suppress that the recording command which the user produced is no longer correctly performed.

  The program of the present invention includes a first communication means for performing first wireless communication established when a distance between a transmission source device and a reception source device is within a predetermined communicable distance, and a transmission source and a reception source It is a program which operates a portable terminal provided with the 2nd communication means for performing the 2nd wireless communication established based on the specific information which concerns on each of these apparatus. Generating a recording command including image data and an operation parameter for operating the image recording apparatus so that an image related to the image data is recorded on a recording medium, and transmitting the unique information to each other by the first wireless communication By transmitting and receiving, the recording command is transmitted by the second wireless communication established with the image recording device, the unique information of the second wireless communication related to the portable terminal, the first wireless communication, and Different from the second wireless communication and unique information related to the portable terminal of the third wireless communication, which is wireless communication based on unique information related to each of the transmission source device and the receiving device, and the second wireless communication or the second 3 Based on any one of the relay device information relating to the relay device that mediates the wireless communication, the mobile terminal satisfies a predetermined condition network by either the second wireless communication or the third wireless communication. It is determined whether or not the image recording apparatus is connected to the work, and when it is determined that it is not connected, among the operation parameters that can be selected when it is determined that it is connected to the network that satisfies the predetermined condition, The portable terminal is caused to function so that an operation parameter whose degree of restriction on the operation content is smaller than a predetermined value cannot be selected.

  The portable terminal of the present invention includes a first communication means for performing first wireless communication established when a distance between a transmission source device and a reception source device is within a predetermined communicable distance, a transmission source, and a reception source. The second communication means for performing the second wireless communication established based on the unique information related to each of the devices, and the control means. The control means generates a recording command including image data and an operation parameter for operating the image recording apparatus so that an image related to the image data is recorded on a recording medium, and mutually transmits the first wireless communication. By transmitting / receiving the unique information, the recording command is transmitted by the second wireless communication established with the image recording apparatus, and the unique information of the second wireless communication related to the portable terminal, Different from the first wireless communication and the second wireless communication, the unique information related to the portable terminal of the third wireless communication, which is wireless communication based on the unique information related to each of the transmission source device and the reception source device, and the second Based on either the wireless communication or the relay device information relating to the relay device that mediates the third wireless communication, the mobile terminal is predetermined by either the second wireless communication or the third wireless communication. It is determined whether or not it is connected to a network that satisfies the conditions, and when it is determined that it is not connected, among the operation parameters that can be selected when it is determined that it is connected to a network that satisfies the predetermined condition, the image An operation parameter whose degree of restriction on the operation content of the recording apparatus is smaller than a predetermined value cannot be selected.

  According to the present invention, when a recording command is generated, the limitation of the operation content of the image recording apparatus is predicted according to the type of network to which the recording command is connected, and the recording command is transmitted to generate the recording command based on this. It is less likely to know that the operation content is limited for the first time. Thereby, it can suppress that the recording command which the user produced is not correctly performed.

1 is an external view of a mobile device according to a first embodiment of the present invention and a multifunction peripheral (MFP) controlled by the mobile device. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the multifunction machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a functional block diagram of the mobile device shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of a mobile device usage restriction determination process shown in FIG. 1. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of print job generation processing shown in FIG. 4. 6 is an example of a print setting screen in the print job generation process shown in FIG. 5. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure related to the multifunction peripheral illustrated in FIG. 1. It is an external view of the mobile device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and the multifunction device which a mobile device controls.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a portable terminal (mobile device) capable of controlling a multi function peripheral (MFP) having a scanner function and a printing function.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the MFP 100 is connected to a LAN 1 (Local Area Network) via an access point AP1 (relay device) by wireless communication or wired communication. The mobile device 101 can be connected by wireless communication to the LAN 1 via the access point AP1, to the LAN 2 via the access point AP2, and to an external network via the access point APOUT. In the present embodiment, both LAN1 and LAN2 are internal networks (private networks). In addition, the mobile device 101 can directly transmit and receive data to and from the MFP 100 by wireless communication.

  Next, a schematic configuration of MFP 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the MFP 100 includes a control unit 30 that includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, and a flash memory 34. The control unit 30 also includes a printing mechanism 10 that prints an image on paper, a scanner 11 that reads an image of a document, a touch panel 36, an NFC interface 37 (first communication unit), and a wireless LAN interface 38 (second communication). Means), the wired LAN interface 39, and the Bluetooth interface 35 are electrically connected. An operation panel 40 is provided in front of the MFP 100. An NFC interface 37 and a touch panel 36 are disposed on the surface of the operation panel 40 (see FIG. 1).

  The ROM 32 stores firmware, which is a control program 32a for controlling the MFP 100, various settings, initial values, and the like. The RAM 33 and the flash memory 34 are used as work areas from which various control programs are read or as storage areas for temporarily storing data. Further, the flash memory 34 stores an IP (Internet Protocol) address and a plurality of types of SSIDs (Service Set Identifiers) as unique information of the MFP 100.

  The CPU 31 controls each component of the MFP 100 while storing the processing result in the RAM 33 or the flash memory 34 according to the control program 32 a read from the ROM 32 and signals sent from various sensors.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the touch panel 36 is a user interface having an input function and a display function, and displays an operation status and accepts an input operation by the user.

  The NFC interface 37 is an interface that enables NFC wireless communication (first wireless communication) based on the international standard of ISO / IEC21481 or ISO / IEC18092. The MFP 100 is in a state of detecting a device capable of performing NFC wireless communication by an inquiry signal issued from the NFC interface 37 while the power is on. Therefore, for example, when the user holds the mobile device 101 over the NFC interface 37, the MFP 100 detects the mobile device 101, and wireless communication using the NFC method is possible between the mobile device 101 and the MFP 100. Note that “holding” the mobile device 101 over the NFC interface 37 is an operation of placing the mobile device 101 within the communication range of the NFC interface 37, and the mobile device 101 and the NFC interface 37 may not be in contact with each other. Also good.

  The wireless LAN interface 38 is an interface (module) that enables wireless communication of the Wi-Fi system and the Wi-Fi direct system (WFD system) based on the IEEE 802.11 standard and standards conforming thereto. The communication protocol conforms to TCP / IP. The NFC method, the Wi-Fi method, and the WFD method have different communication methods (that is, wireless communication standards), and the Wi-Fi method and the WFD method have a longer communication distance and higher communication speed than the NFC method.

  Note that the WFD method is a communication method in which a network is constructed by a group owner device that manages a network and a client device, and data can be transferred within the network. Therefore, in order to perform data communication with an external device via the wireless LAN interface 38, it is necessary to establish wireless communication with the external device and construct a WFD network. In this embodiment, the MFP 100 becomes a group owner device when building a WFD network, and the mobile device 101 becomes a client device. The client device is not limited to the mobile device 101, and other devices can belong to the WFD network as client devices. MFP 100 stores unique information of the client device and WFD connection information for establishing wireless communication with the client device by the WFD method. The WFD connection information includes unique information such as an SSID and password, which are identifiers for identifying the WFD network, and the IP address of the MFP 100.

  The wireless LAN interface 38 is normally connected to an access point (AP1, AP2, APOUT) of a LAN (LAN1, LAN2, external network) to which the wireless LAN interface 38 belongs in a pre-established Wi-Fi wireless communication. Data communication is performed with an external device via an access point. At this time, the CPU 31 continues to send inquiry signals from the wireless LAN interface 38 periodically. When communication with an external device using WFD wireless communication is required, the wireless LAN interface 38 temporarily switches from Wi-Fi wireless communication to WFD wireless communication as necessary, Connected directly. If the communication with the external device by the WFD wireless communication is completed, the WFD wireless communication is returned to the original Wi-Fi wireless communication, and the inquiry signal is continuously transmitted again. Note that the SSID used in Wi-Fi wireless communication is fixed. The SSID used in WFD wireless communication is a one-time SSID that is different from the SSID used in Wi-Fi wireless communication, and is changed every time a connection is established.

  The wired LAN interface 39 transmits and receives data to and from various devices connected to the same LAN.

  The Bluetooth interface 35 is an interface that enables Bluetooth wireless communication with an external device based on the IEEE 802.15.1 standard and the standards based thereon.

  Next, a schematic configuration of the mobile device 101 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile device 101 includes a control unit 50 having a CPU 51, a ROM 52, a RAM 53, and a flash memory 54. In addition, the mobile device 101 includes a touch panel 55 having both a display function and an input function, an NFC interface 57, a wireless LAN interface 58, a Bluetooth interface 56, and a memory card 59a as communication interfaces that enable communication with an external device. A detachable memory card interface 59 and a telephone line communication unit 60 capable of transmitting and receiving data via a wireless public telephone line are provided, and these are controlled by the control unit 50. The memory card 59a stores image data owned by the user.

  Similar to the NFC interface 37 of the MFP 100, the NFC interface 57 is an interface that enables NFC wireless communication. Similarly to the wireless LAN interface 38 of the MFP 100, the wireless LAN interface 58 is an interface that enables Wi-Fi or WFD wireless communication. Similar to the Bluetooth interface 35 of the MFP 100, the Bluetooth interface 56 is an interface that enables Bluetooth wireless communication with an external device based on the IEEE 802.15.1 standard and standards conforming thereto.

  The flash memory 54 of the mobile device 101 incorporates an OS, a browser for browsing files on the Internet, device drivers for controlling various devices, and the like. The flash memory 54 stores an MFP control application (hereinafter, MFP control application 54a) that causes the mobile device 101 to function. The MFP control application 54 a is an application for causing the MFP 100 to print image data stored in the mobile device 101. The MFP control application 54a includes an MFP control program 54a1 and a fixed value 54a2 that the CPU 51 refers to when performing calculations according to the MFP control program 54a1. The fixed value 54a2 includes all parameters for each setting item related to printing, which will be described later, and parameters that are restricted according to each usage restriction. Further, the flash memory 54 stores an IP address used for Wi-Fi wireless communication and unique information 54b including personal information of the user and a communication history 54c.

  The MFP control program 54a1 generates print data including at least image data based on the image data to be printed selected by the user. Then, it generates a print job (record command) that causes MFP 100 to print the print data.

  Further, when the connection of the WFD method is established based on the unique information, the MFP control program 54a1 transmits a print job and print data from the mobile device 101 to the MFP 100 by the WFD method.

  The CPU 51 performs various processes while storing the calculation results in the RAM 53 or the flash memory 54 according to the control program read from the ROM 52 or the program read from the flash memory 54. The operation of the above-described application is also processed by the CPU 51.

  An operation related to the MFP control program 54a1 of the mobile device 101 will be described with reference to FIGS. The MFP control program 54 a 1 includes a use restriction determination process that determines a restriction level related to the use of the MFP 100 according to the external connection status of the mobile device 101, and a print job generation process that generates a print job for controlling the MFP 100. The restriction levels are classified into three, restriction level 1, restriction level 2, and no restriction in the order of severe restrictions. The restriction level 1 is applied to, for example, the mobile device 101 connected to an external network (external network), and the use of all functions of the MFP 100 is restricted. The restriction level 2 is applied to the mobile device 101 connected to another internal network different from the internal network to which the MFP 100 is connected in the same company, and the use of some functions of the MFP 100 is restricted. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, use of color printing and continuous printing of a predetermined number or more are restricted. No restriction is applied to the mobile device 101 connected to the same internal network as the MFP 100, and all the functions of the MFP 100 can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the MFP control program 54a1 is started, the CPU 51 acquires external connection information based on the IP address used for Wi-Fi wireless communication stored in the flash memory 54 ( S101). In this embodiment, the IP address is represented by 4 bytes (IPv4). The most significant 2 bytes of the IP address indicate the network part, and the least significant 2 bytes indicate the host part. Therefore, by referring to the network part of the IP address, that is, by examining a predetermined range of the IP address, an external connection status indicating what conditions the mobile device 101 is connected to is acquired. be able to. In the present embodiment, the external connection status is an index indicating whether the mobile device 101 is connected to an external network or an internal network. That is, when the IP address is within a predetermined range assigned to a device connected to the internal network, the CPU 51 acquires that the mobile device 101 is connected to the internal network as an external connection status, and otherwise In this case, the fact that the mobile device 101 is connected to the external network is acquired as the external connection status.

  The CPU 51 determines whether the mobile device 101 is connected to an external network based on the acquired external connection status (S102). When the CPU 51 determines that the mobile device 101 is connected to an internal network (for example, AP1 and AP2 related to LAN1 and LAN2 in the present embodiment) (S102: NO), the CPU 51 configures the MFP 100 in the connected internal network. Search is performed (S103). The MFP 100 search may be performed by polling an inquiry command to the MFP 100 toward the connected internal network and searching based on the presence / absence of a response signal, or when a server managing the connected device is connected to the internal network. May be retrieved by querying the server. The CPU 51 determines whether the MFP 100 exists in the connected internal network (S104). When it is determined that the MFP 100 exists (S104: YES), the CPU 51 determines that there is no use restriction of the MFP 100 (S105), and executes a print job generation process (S106). When the print job generation process is completed, the CPU 51 ends the flowchart of FIG. When the CPU 51 determines that the MFP 100 does not exist (S104: NO), the use restriction of the MFP 100 is set to the restriction level 2 (S107), and print job generation processing is executed (S106). When the print job generation process is completed, the CPU 51 ends the flowchart of FIG.

  If the CPU 51 determines that the mobile device 101 is connected to an external network (for example, APOUT in this embodiment) (S102: YES), the CPU 51 acquires the communication history 54c stored in the flash memory 54 (S108). . The CPU 51 determines whether or not there is a connection history related to the internal network in the communication history 54c (S109). If the CPU 51 determines that there is a connection history related to the internal network (S109: YES), the CPU 51 displays a list of internal networks with the connection history on the touch panel 55, and the user switches to any of the internal networks displayed in the list. (S110). The CPU 51 determines whether or not the external network is switched to the internal network by a user operation on the touch panel 55 (S111). If the CPU 51 determines that the network has been switched to the internal network (S111: YES), the CPU 51 proceeds to S103 and searches for whether or not the MFP 100 exists in the connected internal network. If the CPU 51 determines that it has not been switched to the internal network (S111: No), the use restriction of the MFP 100 is set to the restriction level 1 (S112), and a notification that the use of the MFP 100 is impossible is made (S113). Then, the CPU 51 ends the flowchart of FIG.

  Next, the print job generation process will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 51 displays a list of image data stored in the memory card 59a on the touch panel 55 with file names or thumbnail images (S201). After the user selects image data to be printed from the image data list (S202: YES), all the parameters for each setting item related to printing included in the fixed value 54a2 and the use restriction determination process in FIG. 4 are determined. Refer to parameters for each setting item that is restricted according to usage restrictions. Then, parameters relating to printing are determined for each setting item according to the use restriction (S203). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, when there is no usage restriction, parameters relating to all operations can be selected. When the use restriction is restriction level 2, among the parameters that can be selected when there is no use restriction, the degree of restriction on the operation content of the MFP 100 is smaller than a predetermined parameter (for example, color printing, printing at 1200 dpi, 11 or more sheets) (Continuous printing) cannot be selected. Note that the restriction level 1 with the strictest use restriction cannot use the MFP 100, so that all parameters cannot be selected (see FIG. 4). That is, when the usage restriction is restriction level 2, a parameter whose degree of restriction on the operation content of MFP 100 is smaller than a predetermined value can be selected as compared with restriction level 1.

  The CPU 51 generates print data based on the selected image data, and further generates a print job for causing the printer to print the print data, and registers the print job in the job queue of the mobile device 101 (S204). As a result, the mobile device 101 is ready to send a print job to the MFP 100. Note that the print job includes parameters selected by the user for each setting item.

  In a state where a print job is registered in the mobile device 101, the user holds the mobile device 101 over the NFC interface 37 of the MFP 100, whereby the MFP 100 detects the mobile device 101 by the NFC antenna 37a, and the mobile device 101 and the MFP 100 In the meantime, wireless communication by the NFC method is established. The CPU 51 determines whether or not NFC wireless communication is established (S205). If the NFC wireless communication is not established (S205: NO), the CPU 51 waits until it is established.

  If wireless communication by the NFC method is established (S205: YES), the CPU 51 is required for notification of that a print job is scheduled to be transmitted later and for WFD wireless communication that is used when the print job is transmitted. The unique information 54b is transmitted and received (S206).

  The CPU 51 establishes WFD wireless communication with the MFP 100 by handover (S207), and transmits the print job and print data registered in the mobile device 101 to the MFP 100 by wireless communication using the WFD method (S208). Above, the flowchart of FIG. 5 is complete | finished.

  Next, job reception processing in the operation of MFP 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The job reception process is started when a print job is received. As shown in FIG. 7, when the job reception process is started, the CPU 31 determines whether or not NFC wireless communication has been established (S301). If the CPU 31 determines that NFC wireless communication has not been established (S301: NO), it waits until it is established.

  If CPU 31 determines that NFC wireless communication has been established (S301: YES), CPU 31 transmits / receives unique information necessary for WFD wireless communication to / from mobile device 101 (S302). The unique information necessary for WFD wireless communication includes a one-time SSID. When the NFC wireless communication is completed, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the wireless LAN interface 38 can be switched from the Wi-Fi wireless communication to the WFD wireless communication (S303). Since the throughput of wireless communication using the wireless LAN interface 38 decreases, the wireless LAN interface 38 cannot be switched to the WFD method while performing wireless communication using the Wi-Fi method. When the CPU 31 determines that switching to WFD wireless communication is not possible (S303: NO), the CPU 31 waits for a predetermined time (S304), proceeds to S303, and again determines whether switching to WFD wireless communication is possible. .

  When CPU 31 determines that switching to WFD wireless communication is possible (S303: YES), CPU 31 switches from Wi-Fi wireless communication to WFD wireless communication (S305). At this time, the one-time SSID transmitted to the mobile device 101 and the unique information (SSID) received from the mobile device 101 are used. The CPU 31 determines whether or not reception of a print job and print data from the mobile device 101 is completed by establishing WFD wireless communication (S306). When the CPU 31 determines that the reception of the print job and the print data is not completed (S306: NO), the CPU 31 waits until the reception of the print job is completed. When determining that the reception of the print job is completed (S306: YES), the CPU 31 returns the wireless LAN interface 38 from the WFD method to the original Wi-Fi method (S307), and executes the print job (S308). After the execution of the print job is completed, the CPU 31 ends the flowchart of FIG.

  As described above in detail, according to the mobile device 101 of the present embodiment, when generating a print job, the use restriction of the MFP 100 is predicted based on the network type to which the mobile device 101 itself is connected, and based on this. Since the print job is generated, it is less likely to know that the use is restricted for the first time when the print job is transmitted. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the print job created by the user from being executed accurately.

  When it is determined that the mobile device 101 is connected to the internal network, a search is performed to determine whether the MFP 100 to be controlled is connected to the internal network. If the MFP 100 is not connected, the restriction level 2 is set. Since there is no restriction if connected, it is possible to deal with more detailed usage restrictions.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment relating to the present invention will be described. In addition, about the member and function part which are substantially the same as 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted. The telephone line communication unit 60 can perform wireless communication according to TCP / IP. The public telephone line is different from the public telephone line network connected by the telecommunications carrier (carrier 1, carrier 2).

  The MFP 100 shown in FIG. 8 is permitted to be used by a user who has contracted with the carrier 1. The mobile device 101 can be connected to the public telephone line networks of the carriers 1 and 2 corresponding to the SIM card built in the telephone line communication unit 60. Both the public telephone line networks of carrier 1 and carrier 2 can be connected to the Internet. The mobile device 101 is given an IP address by an SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) and a GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) included in the connected public line network. The range of IP addresses that can be assigned to the user's mobile device for each carrier is determined.

  In the first embodiment described above, the external connection status of the mobile device 101 is obtained by examining the range of IP addresses used in Wi-Fi wireless communication, and the restriction level regarding the use of the MFP 100 is set according to the external connection status. The configuration is determined. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the external connection status of the mobile device 101 is obtained by examining the range of IP addresses used for wireless communication over the public telephone line, and the restriction level related to the use of the MFP 100 is determined by the external connection status To decide. That is, the restriction level is determined by the IP address used for the wireless communication of the public telephone line, instead of the IP address used for the Wi-Fi wireless communication. Specifically, in S102 of FIG. 4 of the first embodiment, it is determined based on the IP address whether the public telephone line to which the mobile device 101 is connected is the carrier 1 or not. If it is determined that the carrier 1 belongs, the process proceeds to S105. If it is determined that the carrier 1 does not belong, the process proceeds to S108. In the second embodiment, S103, S104, and S107 are not executed. Other substantial processing procedures are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As described above in detail, according to the mobile device 101 of the present embodiment, when generating a print job, the use restriction of the MFP 100 is predicted based on the network type to which the mobile device 101 itself is connected, and based on this. Since the print job is generated, it is less likely to know that the use is restricted for the first time when the print job is transmitted. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the print job created by the user from being executed accurately.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, a third embodiment relating to the present invention will be described. In addition, about the member and function part which are substantially the same as 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted. In the first embodiment described above, the external connection status of the mobile device 101 is obtained by examining the range of IP addresses used in Wi-Fi wireless communication, and the restriction level regarding the use of the MFP 100 is set according to the external connection status. The configuration is determined. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the external connection status of the mobile device 101 is determined from the SSID used in Wi-Fi wireless communication. The CPU 51 that executes the MFP control program can acquire the SSID of the LAN to which the mobile device 101 is connected by calling an OS API. In the third embodiment, in S102 of FIG. 4 of the first embodiment, it is determined whether or not the SSID of the connected network is a predetermined SSID. If the SSID is a predetermined SSID, the process proceeds to S103. If it is not the determined SSID, the process proceeds to S108. Other substantial processing procedures are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As described above in detail, according to the mobile device 101 of the present embodiment, when generating a print job, the use restriction of the MFP 100 is predicted based on the network type to which the mobile device 101 itself is connected, and based on this. Since the print job is generated, it is less likely to know that the use is restricted for the first time when the print job is transmitted. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the print job created by the user from being executed accurately.

<Modification>
In the first to third embodiments described above, a print job is transmitted from the mobile device 101 to the MFP 100 by WFD wireless communication. However, the means for transmitting the print job is not limited to this, and Bluetooth wireless communication is possible. The configuration may be such that a print job is transmitted by communication. In this case, as in the first to third embodiments, for example, Bluetooth wireless communication is established by NFC wireless communication.

  In addition, this embodiment is only a mere illustration and does not limit this invention at all. Therefore, the present invention can be variously improved and modified without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, when it is determined that the mobile device 101 is connected to the internal network, it is searched whether the MFP 100 to be controlled is connected to the internal network, and the MFP 100 must be connected. For example, the restriction level is 2 and there is no restriction if connected. However, the restriction level may be determined only by whether or not it is connected to an external network.

  In the first embodiment, the external connection status of the mobile device 101 is acquired by examining the range of IP addresses used in Wi-Fi wireless communication, and the restriction level related to the use of the MFP 100 is set according to the external connection status. Although the configuration is determined, the restriction level may be determined from specific information (for example, IP address) of the connected access point.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the wireless LAN interface 38 is configured to be temporarily switched from Wi-Fi wireless communication to WFD wireless communication as necessary, and directly connected to an external device. A configuration in which Fi-based wireless communication and WFD-based wireless communication are simultaneously continued may be employed.

  Although an example in which the present invention is applied to the mobile device 100 that can control the MFP 100 having the printing function and the scanner function has been described, the present invention is also applied to a mobile device that can control various image recording apparatuses such as a printer and a FAX that do not have a scanner function. The invention is applicable.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Printing mechanism 11 ... Scanner 30 ... Control part 35 ... Bluetooth interface 36 ... Touch panel 37 ... NFC interface 37a ... NFC antenna 38 ... Wireless LAN interface 39 ... Wired LAN interface 50 ... Control part 51 ... CPU
52 ... ROM
53 ... RAM
54 ... Flash memory 54a ... MFP control program 54b ... Specific information 54c ... Communication history 55 ... Touch panel 56 ... Bluetooth interface 57 ... NFC interface 58 ... Wireless LAN interface 59 ... Memory card interface 59a ... Memory card 60 ... Telephone line communication unit 100 ... Mobile device 100 ... MFP

Claims (12)

The first communication means for performing the first wireless communication established when the distance between the transmission source device and the reception source device is within a predetermined communicable distance, and each of the transmission source device and the reception source device A program for operating a mobile terminal including second communication means for performing second wireless communication established based on unique information,
Generating a recording command including image data and operation parameters for operating the image recording apparatus so that an image related to the image data is recorded on a recording medium;
By transmitting and receiving the unique information to each other by the first wireless communication, the recording command is transmitted by the second wireless communication established with the image recording apparatus,
3rd wireless communication based on unique information of the second wireless communication related to the mobile terminal, different from the first wireless communication and the second wireless communication, and based on unique information related to each of a transmission source device and a reception source device. Based on either the unique information relating to the mobile terminal of wireless communication and the relay device information relating to the relay device that mediates the second wireless communication or the third wireless communication, the second wireless communication and the third wireless When it is determined whether the mobile terminal is connected to a network that satisfies a predetermined condition by any of the communication, and when it is determined that the mobile terminal is not connected, when it is determined that the mobile terminal is connected to a network that satisfies the predetermined condition Among the selectable operation parameters, the portable terminal is set such that an operation parameter whose degree of restriction on the operation content of the image recording apparatus is smaller than a predetermined value cannot be selected. Program for causing to function. Communication according to TCP / IP is possible for at least one of the second wireless communication and the third wireless communication,
Whether the portable terminal is connected to a network that satisfies a predetermined condition is determined by either the second wireless communication or the third wireless communication in which communication according to TCP / IP is possible. The program according to claim 1, wherein the program is performed based on whether or not an IP address assigned to is within a predetermined range. The second wireless communication is a wireless local area network (LAN) communication,
The specific information of the second wireless communication related to the mobile terminal is an IP (Internet Protocol) address assigned to the mobile terminal,
The program according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined condition is whether or not an IP address assigned to the portable terminal in the wireless LAN communication belongs to an IP address assigned to a device in a private network. . The second wireless communication is a wireless local area network (LAN) communication,
The third wireless communication is communication using a public telephone line,
The predetermined condition is whether or not an IP address assigned to the mobile terminal is within a predetermined range in communication according to TCP / IP using the public telephone line. 2. The program according to 2. The second wireless communication is Bluetooth communication;
The program according to claim 2, wherein the third wireless communication is communication using a public telephone line. The second wireless communication is Bluetooth communication;
The program according to claim 2, wherein the third wireless communication is a wireless local area network (LAN) communication.   The second wireless communication is a wireless local area network (LAN) communication, and the predetermined condition is whether an SSID (Service Set Identifier) relating to a relay device that relays the LAN communication is determined in advance. The program according to claim 1, wherein: The second wireless communication is Bluetooth communication;
The third wireless communication is a wireless local area network (LAN) communication,
The program according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is whether or not an SSID relating to a relay device that relays the LAN communication is predetermined. Either of the second wireless communication and the third wireless communication is wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication,
With the wireless LAN communication, it is possible to further function the portable terminal to search for the image recording device in the connected network,
When it is determined that the portable terminal is connected to a network that satisfies the predetermined condition by the wireless LAN communication, the image recording device in the connected network is searched and the image recording device cannot be found. When it is found, among the operation parameters that can be selected, the operation parameter whose degree of restriction on the operation content of the image recording apparatus is smaller than a predetermined value cannot be selected, and is connected to a network that satisfies the predetermined condition. The portable terminal is made to function so that the operation parameter can be selected with a smaller degree of restriction on the operation content of the image recording apparatus than when it is determined that the operation is not performed. The program according to any one of 3, 6, 7, and 8. The mobile terminal further includes a display unit and a storage unit, and the specific information related to the mobile terminal and the relay device information related to the relay device in any of the second wireless communication and the third wireless communication established in the past. Either can be stored in the storage unit,
It is determined that the network to which the portable terminal is connected by any of the second wireless communication and the third wireless communication does not satisfy the predetermined condition, and the specific information stored in the storage unit or Based on the relay device information, when it is determined that a network connected in the past satisfies the predetermined condition, the display unit displays a display prompting connection to the network connected in the past. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the portable terminal functions. The portable terminal includes storage means for storing a plurality of operation parameters for operating the image recording apparatus,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the operation parameter included in the recording command is an operation parameter selected from operation parameters stored in the storage unit. First communication means for performing first wireless communication established when a distance between a transmission source device and a reception source device is within a predetermined communicable distance;
Second communication means for performing second wireless communication established based on unique information relating to each of a transmission source device and a reception source device;
Control means,
The control means includes
Generating a recording command including image data and operation parameters for operating the image recording apparatus so that an image related to the image data is recorded on a recording medium;
By transmitting and receiving the unique information to each other by the first wireless communication, the recording command is transmitted by the second wireless communication established with the image recording apparatus,
3rd wireless communication based on unique information of the second wireless communication related to the mobile terminal, different from the first wireless communication and the second wireless communication, and based on unique information related to each of a transmission source device and a reception source device. Based on either the unique information relating to the mobile terminal of wireless communication and the relay device information relating to the relay device that mediates the second wireless communication or the third wireless communication, the second wireless communication and the third wireless When it is determined whether the mobile terminal is connected to a network that satisfies a predetermined condition by any of the communication, and when it is determined that the mobile terminal is not connected, when it is determined that the mobile terminal is connected to a network that satisfies the predetermined condition Among selectable operation parameters, an operation parameter whose degree of restriction on the operation content of the image recording apparatus is smaller than a predetermined value is disabled. Band terminal.

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