JP2015087825A - Portable terminal, equipment management system, and equipment management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal capable of retrieving an image forming apparatus which has executed printing as an output destination later by imaging an image forming apparatus installed.SOLUTION: A portable terminal includes: a retrieval object selection section 352 for selecting as a retrieval object an image forming apparatus 5 which the own device has instructed to execute a print job via a network; an imaging section 353 for imaging an image forming apparatus 5 installed in an installation location; a specification information acquisition section 354 for acquiring from a server 7 first specification information for specifying the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged, and second specification information for specifying the image forming apparatus 5 as the retrieval object; an object determination section 355 for determining whether or not the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged is the retrieval object on the basis of the first and second specification information acquired; and a display processing section 356 for displaying a result of the determination with the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged on a screen.

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal, a device management system, and a device management program for managing an image forming apparatus such as a digital multifunction peripheral.

  In recent years, an image forming apparatus may be connected to a network such as a LAN and shared by a plurality of users.

  As a technique for managing image forming apparatuses in such a network, for example, as in Patent Document 1, AR (Augmented Reality) is used to display status information on an image forming apparatus picked up on a portable terminal. There is a device management system.

  The device management system of Patent Literature 1 captures an image forming apparatus installed on a mobile terminal, and status information such as “standby” and “printing” is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal together with the image forming apparatus being captured. To display.

  Therefore, the user recognizes whether or not the image forming apparatus taking an image with the portable terminal can be used by checking the displayed status information, and smoothly executes the print job execution instruction (print execution instruction). Can be done.

  Further, in the device management system of Patent Document 1, the installation location of the output image forming apparatus that executed the print job (printing) is recognized by instructing the execution of the print job while checking the status information of the image forming apparatus. It is also easy to get a print.

  However, in the device management system of Patent Document 1, it is only possible to recognize the installation location of the output image forming apparatus when instructing execution of a print job, and the installation location of the output image forming apparatus that has already executed the print job is determined. I couldn't search later.

JP 2012-029164 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the installation location of the output image forming apparatus that has executed printing cannot be searched later by imaging the installed image forming apparatus.

  The present invention provides a search target selection unit that selects, as a search target, an image forming apparatus that has instructed execution of a print job from the self apparatus via a network, an imaging unit that captures the image forming apparatus installed at an installation location, A specific information acquisition unit for acquiring first specific information for specifying the image forming apparatus being imaged, and second specific information for specifying the image forming apparatus to be searched; and An object determination unit that determines whether or not the image forming apparatus being imaged is the search target based on the first specific information and the second specific information, and the image that is capturing the determination result The main feature of the portable terminal is to include a display processing unit that displays on the screen together with the forming device.

  According to the portable terminal of the present invention, the image forming apparatus installed is imaged, and the determination result as to whether or not the image forming apparatus is a search target is displayed on the screen together with the imaged image forming apparatus. The installation location of the output image forming apparatus that has executed printing can be searched later.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the apparatus management system which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a block diagram of the apparatus management system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the device management process by the device management system of FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of a device search result display process of FIG. 3. FIG. FIG. 6 is an example of a search result display screen when the search target image forming apparatus is within an imageable range. FIG. FIG. 10 is an example of a display screen of a search result when the image forming apparatus to be searched is within an imageable range. FIG.

  The purpose of later searching for an output destination image forming apparatus that has executed printing by imaging an installed image forming apparatus is specified in the specific information between the image forming apparatus being imaged and the target image forming apparatus. Based on this, it is determined whether or not the image forming apparatus being imaged is a search target, and the determination result is realized by a portable terminal that displays on the screen together with the image forming apparatus that is imaging.

  More specifically, the position information of the image forming apparatus that is picking up the image is acquired based on the position information and the direction information of the mobile terminal, and the position information associated with the device identification information on the network of the image forming apparatus to be searched is obtained. It is acquired, and it is determined whether or not the image forming apparatus that is imaging from the acquired position information is a search target.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[Configuration of device management system]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a device management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the device management system of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the device management system 1 includes a mobile terminal 3, an image forming apparatus 5, and a server 7, which are communicably connected via a network such as a LAN.

  The mobile terminal 3 is a portable information processing terminal such as a multi-function mobile phone, for example, and includes a communication unit 31, an imaging mechanism 32, an operation display unit 33, a position / direction detection unit 34, a control unit 35, and a storage unit. 36.

  The communication unit 31 is an interface that transmits and receives data by communication with the external apparatus including the image forming apparatus 5 and the server 7.

  The imaging mechanism 32 is configured by, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Devices) camera, a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) camera, or the like, and enables imaging of the image forming apparatus 5 installed at the installation location.

  The operation display unit 33 includes, for example, a touch panel type screen and the like, and accepts an operation input to the mobile terminal 3 and displays an operation status.

  The position / direction detection unit 34 detects the position (coordinates) and direction of the mobile terminal 3. The coordinates of the mobile terminal 3 can be detected using a GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like, and the direction can be detected using a self-supporting positioning technique that combines a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor.

  The control unit 35 includes an arithmetic device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes the program and controls the above-described units.

  The storage unit 36 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores various programs, a RAM (Random Access Memory) as a work area, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) as an auxiliary storage device, and the like.

  In the mobile terminal 3 according to the present embodiment, the control unit 35 executes a program in the storage unit 36, whereby a print execution instruction unit 350, a print history management unit 351, a search target selection unit 352, an imaging unit 353, and acquisition of specific information. Unit 354, target determination unit 355, display processing unit 256, installation location information acquisition unit 357, and device information acquisition unit 358.

  The print execution instruction unit 350 realizes a print execution instruction function, and can generate a print job for the image forming apparatus 5 and issue an execution instruction (print execution instruction) in response to a user operation input on the display operation unit 33. And

  The print history management unit 351 realizes a print history management function, and manages the history of print jobs instructed to be executed from the own terminal. As management of the print job history, information such as a job ID (job name, job execution time, etc.) is stored in association with an IP address that is device identification information on the network of the image forming apparatus 5 that has instructed execution of the print job. Keep it. For example, a print history management table or the like may be provided in the storage unit 36 to manage the print job history.

  The search target selection unit 352 realizes a search target selection function, and allows the user to select an arbitrary print job as a search target from the print job history managed by the print history management unit 351 on the display operation unit 33. As a result, the search target selection unit 352 selects a search target image forming apparatus 5 that is a print job execution instruction destination, that is, a print execution destination (output destination).

  The imaging unit 353 realizes an imaging function and performs imaging of the image forming apparatus 5 by the imaging mechanism 32.

  The specific information acquisition unit 354 realizes the specific information acquisition function, and is selected as the search target by the first specific information and search target selection unit 352 for specifying the image forming apparatus 5 imaged by the imaging unit 353. Second identification information for identifying the image forming apparatus 5 is acquired.

  Specifically, the specific information acquisition unit 354 acquires the position information of the image forming apparatus 5 that is imaging based on the position information and the direction information of the own terminal as the first specific information, and the second specific information The position information associated with the IP address on the network of the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched is acquired.

  The position information and direction information of the portable terminal 3 are acquired from the position / direction detection unit 34, and the position information of the image forming apparatus 5 being picked up and the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched together with the IP address and performance information It is acquired from the server 7 as information. However, the IP address of the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched is acquired from the storage unit 36.

  When acquiring the position information and the IP address of the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged, the specific information acquisition unit 354 transmits the position information and direction information of the mobile terminal 3 to the server 7, and accordingly, the mobile terminal 3 The position information and the IP address of the image forming apparatus 5 installed around are received. From the acquired position information and IP address of the image forming apparatus 5 and position information and direction information of the portable terminal 3, the image forming apparatus 5 that is imaging can be specified.

  When acquiring the position information of the search target image forming apparatus 5, the IP address is acquired from the storage unit 36 and transmitted to the server 7, and is associated with the IP address of the search target image forming apparatus 5 accordingly. Receive location information.

  The target determination unit 355 determines whether the image forming apparatus 5 that is taking an image is a search target based on the first specific information acquired by the specific information acquisition unit 354 and the position information as the second specific information. To do.

  Specifically, the target determination unit 355 determines whether or not the position information of the image forming apparatus 5 that is picking up the image and the position information of the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched match.

  In addition, the target determination unit 355 determines whether the search target image forming apparatus 5 is within the image pickup possible range of the image pickup unit 353. The imaging possible range can be arbitrarily set. In addition to a range where imaging can be performed based on the performance of the imaging mechanism 32, a range in which the user holding the portable terminal 3 can perform imaging through movement or the like can be used. Good.

  The display processing unit 356 realizes a display processing function, and displays the determination result by the target determination unit 355 on the screen of the operation display unit 33 together with the image forming apparatus 5 that is imaging.

  Specifically, whether or not each image forming apparatus 5 that is taking an image is a search target is displayed on the screen. When the search target image forming apparatus 5 is not within the image pickup possible range, non-existence information indicating that the search target image forming apparatus does not exist within the image pickup possible range is displayed on the screen.

  Further, the display processing unit 356 can display on the screen installation location information and status information of the image forming apparatus 5 acquired by an installation location information acquisition unit 357 and an apparatus information acquisition unit 358, which will be described later.

  The status information is information that changes according to the state of the image forming apparatus 5. In this embodiment, the status information indicates paper discharge information indicating the presence or absence of printed matter on the paper discharge tray of the image forming apparatus 5, and printing from the portable terminal 3. This is user information before and after the user who has instructed execution of print jobs before and after time series for the job.

  The installation location information acquisition unit 357 realizes an installation location information acquisition function, and acquires the installation location information of the search target image forming apparatus 5 when the search target image forming apparatus 5 is not within the imaging range. The installation destination information is, for example, information indicating the floor or business office where the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched is installed.

  The installation destination information of this embodiment is acquired from the server 7 by the specific information acquisition unit 354 as position information of the device basic information, and the installation destination information acquisition unit 357 does not have the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched within the imaging range. In this case, the installation location information is acquired from the specific information acquisition unit 354.

  The device information acquisition unit 358 realizes a device information acquisition function and acquires information directly from the image forming apparatus 5. The apparatus information acquisition unit 358 according to the present exemplary embodiment acquires status information from the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched based on the IP address on the network when the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged is the search target.

  The image forming apparatus 5 is, for example, a printer, a copier, or a complex machine thereof, and includes a communication unit 51, an operation panel unit 52, a printing unit 54, a paper discharge sensor 55, a control unit 56, a storage unit 57, and the like. .

  The communication unit 35 is an interface that transmits and receives data to and from external devices including the mobile terminal 3.

  The operation panel unit 52 includes, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel screen, and the like, and performs an operation input to the image forming apparatus 5 and an operation status display.

  The printing unit 54 is a print engine that forms and prints an image on a sheet based on a print job input via the communication unit 51.

  The paper discharge sensor 55 is a sensor that detects printed matter (paper) discharged to a paper discharge tray after printing.

  The control unit 56 includes an arithmetic device including a CPU, and the storage unit 57 includes a ROM, a RAM, an HDD, and the like.

  The image forming apparatus 5 according to the present exemplary embodiment operates as the information transmission unit 561 when the control unit 56 executes a program in the storage unit 57.

  The information transmission unit 561 realizes an information transmission function, and in response to an acquisition request from the device information acquisition unit 358 of the portable terminal 3, the detection result by the paper discharge sensor 55 of the image forming apparatus 5 and the front and rear user information are used as status information. It is transmitted to the portable terminal 3 and acquired. The user information before and after can be read from the print job execution history stored in the storage unit 57, for example.

  The server 7 is configured by an information processing device, for example, and includes a communication unit 71, a control unit 72, and a storage unit 73. The communication unit 71 is an interface that transmits and receives data to and from external devices including the mobile terminal 3. The control unit 72 includes an arithmetic device such as a CPU that controls each unit, and the storage unit 73 includes a ROM, a RAM, an HDD, and the like.

  The server 7 according to the present embodiment stores device basic information of the image forming apparatus 5 in the storage unit 73 and transmits the device basic information to the mobile terminal 3. For this purpose, the control unit 72 operates as the device information transmission unit 721 by executing the program in the storage unit 73.

  The device information transmission unit 721 realizes a device information transmission function and receives the position information and the direction information of the mobile terminal 3 from the specific information acquisition unit 354 of the mobile terminal 3, and the image forming apparatus 5 existing around the mobile terminal 3. And the position information, IP address, performance information, etc. of the specified image forming apparatus 5 are transmitted as device basic information to the specific information acquisition unit 354 for acquisition.

When the device information transmission unit 721 receives the IP address of the search target image forming apparatus 5 from the specific information acquisition unit 354 of the mobile terminal 3, the device information transmission unit 721 of the search target image forming apparatus 5 associated with the received IP address. Position information, performance information, and the like are transmitted to the specific information acquisition unit 354 and acquired as device basic information. In the above-described device basic information, position information, an IP address, performance information, and the like are associated.
[Device management processing]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing device management processing by the device management system of FIG. This device management process is started by executing a device management program for searching the image forming apparatus 5 on the portable terminal 3.

  In the device management process of FIG. 3, first, in step S1, “selection of search target image forming apparatus” is performed. In step S <b> 1, the search target selection unit 352 accepts a print job selection from the print job history managed by the print history management unit 351 on the operation display unit 33. This reception can be realized by displaying a selection screen.

  When the user selects any print job, the search target selection unit 352 selects the output destination image forming apparatus 5 corresponding to the selected print job as a search target. When step S1 is completed in this way, the process proceeds to step S2.

  In step S2, “imaging of the image forming apparatus” is performed. That is, the user holding the portable terminal 3 positions the image forming apparatus 5 installed at the installation location within the imaging range of the imaging mechanism 32 of the portable terminal 3. Thereby, the imaging unit 353 of the mobile terminal 3 images the image forming apparatus 5 by the imaging mechanism 32. Thus, step S2 is completed, and the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, “acquisition of position and direction information of portable terminal” is performed. In step S <b> 3, the specific information acquisition unit 354 of the mobile terminal 3 acquires the position information and direction information of the mobile terminal 3 from the position / direction detection unit 34. Thus, step S3 is completed and the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, “acquisition of device basic information of the image forming apparatus being imaged” is performed. In step S <b> 4, first, the specific information acquisition unit 354 of the mobile terminal 3 establishes a connection with the server 7. Next, the specific information acquisition unit 354 transmits the position information and direction information of the terminal itself to the server 7.

  In the server 7, the device information transmission unit 721 identifies the surrounding image forming device 5 from the received position information and direction information of the mobile terminal 3, and device basic information (position information, IP address, Device performance information) is read from the storage unit 73 and transmitted to the portable terminal 3 to be acquired.

  Thus, step S4 is completed and the process proceeds to step S5.

  In step S5, “acquisition of device basic information of the image forming apparatus to be searched” is performed. In step S5, the connection between the server 7 and the specific information acquisition unit 354 of the portable terminal 3 established in step S4 is maintained. In this state, the specific information acquisition unit 354 transmits the IP address of the search target image forming apparatus 5 selected from the print job history to the server 7 in step S2.

  In the server 7, the device information transmission unit 721 recognizes the received IP address of the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched, reads the device basic information stored in the storage unit 73 in association with the IP address, and the read search Device basic information (position information, device performance information, etc.) of the target image forming apparatus 5 is transmitted to the portable terminal 3 to be acquired.

  Thus, step S5 is completed and the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S6, “display of device search result” is performed. In step S <b> 6, the display processing unit 356 of the mobile terminal 3 searches the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged based on the position information of the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged and the position information of the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched. Is displayed on the screen of the operation display unit 33.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the device search result display process in step S6 of FIG.

  In this display process, first, in step S11, "Is the image forming apparatus to be searched within the imaging range?" Is performed. In step S11, the target determination unit 355 of the mobile terminal 3 uses the position information of the terminal itself acquired in step S3 and the position information of the search target image forming apparatus 5 acquired in step S5 to search for the image forming apparatus. It is determined whether 5 is within the imaging range. For example, after specifying the distance between the portable terminal 3 and the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched, it is determined whether or not the specified distance is within the imageable range.

  When the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched is within the imageable range, the process proceeds to step S12 (YES), and when it is not within the imageable range, the process proceeds to step S18 (NO). Note that the processing in step S11 can be omitted or performed after step S12.

  In step S <b> 12, “Is the image forming apparatus being imaged search target?” Is performed. In step S <b> 12, the target determining unit 355 captures an image from the position information of the image forming apparatus 5 that is captured in step S <b> 4 and the position information of the search target image forming apparatus 5 that is acquired in step S <b> 5. It is determined whether the image forming apparatus 5 is the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched.

  Specifically, the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged is a search target depending on whether the position information of the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged matches the position information of the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched. Judge whether there is.

  If the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged is not the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched, the process proceeds to step S13 (NO), and if the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged is to be searched, the process proceeds to step S14. Yes (YES)

  In step S13, “display that the image forming apparatus being imaged is not a search target” is performed. In step S <b> 13, the display processing unit 356 displays on the screen of the operation display unit 33 that it is not a search target together with the image forming apparatus 5 that is imaging. When step S13 is thus completed, the process returns to step S12.

  After returning from step S13 to step S12, the process of step S12 is performed again when the user images another image forming apparatus 5 within the imageable range.

  In step S14, “acquisition of status information” is performed. In step S <b> 14, the device information acquisition unit 358 of the mobile terminal 3 establishes a connection with the image forming device 5 that is the imaged output destination and requests transmission of status information. In the image forming apparatus 5 as the output destination, the information transmitting unit 561 transmits the status information of the own apparatus to the portable terminal 3 in response to the received request.

  As described above, the status information includes paper discharge information indicating the presence / absence of printed matter on the paper discharge tray of the image forming apparatus 5, and execution of print jobs before and after time series for the print job selected as the search target in step S1. The user information before and after the instructing user.

  Thus, step S14 is completed and the process proceeds to step S15.

  In step S15, “There is paper?” Is performed. In step S15, the display processing unit 356 determines whether or not there is a sheet of printed material in the sheet discharge tray of the output destination image forming apparatus 5 based on the sheet discharge information in the status information acquired in step S14.

  If there is paper in the output tray of the image forming apparatus 5 that is the output destination, the process proceeds to step S16 (YES), and if there is no paper, the process proceeds to step S17 (NO).

  In step S <b> 16, “display that the image forming apparatus being imaged is a search target” is performed. In step S <b> 16, the display processing unit 356 displays on the screen of the operation display unit 33 that it is a search target together with the image forming apparatus 5 that is being imaged that is determined to be the search target.

  On the other hand, in step S17, “display of paper discharge information and enabling display of user information before and after” is performed. In step S17, the display processing unit 356 searches for discharge information indicating that there is no sheet on the discharge tray of the image forming apparatus 5 that is the output destination, and display enablement information that enables display of front and rear user information in step S16. It is displayed on the screen together with the fact that it is the target.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a search result display screen when the image forming apparatus to be searched is within the imageable range. In the example of FIG. 5, paper discharge information S and display enablement information D1 are displayed together with search result information K1 indicating that the image forming apparatus 5 being picked up is a search target.

  In the example of FIG. 5, the IP address A of “XXX” and the fact that the device prints the job of “YYY” (that is, the search target) are displayed as the search result information K1. As the paper discharge information S, “paper does not exist” indicating that there is no printed matter (paper) on the paper discharge tray of the image forming apparatus 5 is displayed, and the display enabling information D1 is the user who printed before and after. "Would you like to search for printed users before and after?"

  By operating the display enabling information D1, it is possible to search for the user printed before and after and display it on the screen.

  In this way, when the process of step S16 or S17 is completed, the device management process in the case where the search target is within the imageable range ends.

  On the other hand, if the image forming apparatus to be searched is not within the imageable range in step S11, the process proceeds to step S18 as described above.

  In step S18, “display of absence information” is performed. In step S <b> 18, the display processing unit 356 displays non-existence information indicating that the search target image forming apparatus 5 does not exist within the imaging range of the imaging unit 353 on the screen of the operation display unit 33.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a search result display screen when the image forming apparatus to be searched is within the imageable range. In the example of FIG. 6, the non-existence information N and the display enabling information D2 that can display the installation location information of the output image forming apparatus 5 are displayed together with the two image forming apparatuses 5 that are picked up.

  In the example of FIG. 6, “No device printed near” is displayed as the non-existence information N, and “Do you want to see details of the output destination?” Is displayed as the display enabling information D2.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the IP address A and the device performance information F are displayed together with each captured image forming apparatus 5. The device performance information F is temporarily displayed only as “device information details”, and by selecting it, detailed content is displayed secondarily. The device performance information displayed here is acquired by the specific information acquisition unit 354 in step S5 of FIG.

In the display enablement information D2 of FIG. 6, “Do you want to see the details of the output destination?” Allows the installation location information acquired by the installation location information acquisition unit 357 to be displayed on the screen when selected by the user. And As the installation destination information, for example, contents such as “The output destination has moved to the office B” are displayed. By completing step S18 in this manner, the device management process when the search target is not within the imageable range is completed.
[Effect of Example]
The portable terminal 3 according to the present embodiment includes a search target selection unit 352 that selects, as a search target, the image forming apparatus 5 that has instructed execution of a print job from the self apparatus via the network, and the image forming apparatus 5 installed at the installation location. From the server 7, first specifying information for specifying the image forming apparatus 5 that is picking up, and second specifying information for specifying the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched A specific information acquisition unit 354 that performs the determination, and an object determination unit 355 that determines whether or not the image forming apparatus 5 being imaged is a search target based on the acquired first specific information and second specific information. A display processing unit 356 that displays the result on the screen together with the image forming apparatus 5 that captures the result.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, by capturing an image of the installed image forming apparatus 5, a determination result as to whether the image forming apparatus 5 is a search target is displayed on the screen together with the captured image forming apparatus 5. The installation location of the output image forming apparatus 5 that has executed printing can be searched and confirmed later on the imaging screen.

  As a result, in this embodiment, the user can quickly go to the output destination image forming apparatus 5 to retrieve the printed material, and information leakage can be prevented.

  In addition, in this embodiment, it is possible to intuitively and easily find the output image forming apparatus 5 from the captured image.

  In the present embodiment, the specific information acquisition unit 354 acquires the position information of the image forming apparatus 5 that is imaging based on the position information and direction information of the own terminal as the first specific information, and the second specific information. As a result, the position information corresponding to the IP address on the network of the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched is acquired, and the target determining unit 355 determines whether or not it is the search target from the acquired position information of the image forming apparatus 5.

  Accordingly, in this embodiment, the installation location of the output image forming apparatus 5 can be easily and reliably searched using the IP address of the output image forming apparatus 5 stored in the print job history as a key.

  In this embodiment, the target determination unit 355 determines whether the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched is within the image pickup possible range of the image pickup unit 353 from the acquired position information, and the display processing unit 356 When the image forming apparatus 5 is not within the image pickup possible range, non-existence information indicating that the search target image forming apparatus 5 does not exist within the image pickup possible range is displayed on the screen.

  Therefore, if the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched is not within the imageable range, there is no search target even if the surrounding image forming apparatus 5 is imaged, so that the absence information is displayed on the screen to the user. Imaging of the useless image forming apparatus 5 for search can be stopped.

  In the present embodiment, an installation location information acquisition unit 357 that acquires installation location information of the image forming apparatus 5 to be searched is provided, and the display processing unit 356 can display the acquired installation location information on the screen.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to confirm the installation destination of the image forming apparatus 5 that is an output destination that is outside the imaging range. As a result, in this embodiment, the confirmed installation destination can be requested to dispose of the printed matter, and information leakage can be reliably prevented.

  Also, in this embodiment, when the image forming apparatus 5 being picked up is a search target, the presence or absence of printed matter (paper) on the paper discharge tray from the search target image forming apparatus 5 based on the IP address on the network. Is provided, and the display processing unit 356 can display the discharge information on the screen.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when there is no printed matter in the image forming apparatus 5 that is the output destination, it is possible to display the front and rear user information on the screen and confirm the user who has performed printing before and after. For this reason, even when the user who has printed his / her own printed matter before and after has acquired it, the user can collect his / her printed matter to prevent information leakage.

1 Device management system 3 Mobile terminal (mobile terminal)
5 Image forming device (image forming device)
7 Server 352 Search target selection unit 353 Imaging unit 354 Specific information acquisition unit 355 Target determination unit 356 Display processing unit 357 Installation information acquisition unit 358 Device information acquisition unit

Claims (8)

A search target selection unit that selects, as a search target, an image forming apparatus that has instructed execution of a print job from the self apparatus via a network;
An imaging unit that images the image forming apparatus installed at the installation location;
A specific information acquisition unit for acquiring first specific information for specifying the image forming apparatus being imaged and second specific information for specifying the image forming apparatus to be searched;
An object determination unit that determines whether or not the image forming apparatus being imaged is the search object based on the acquired first specific information and the second specific information;
A display processing unit that displays the determination result on a screen together with the image forming apparatus that is capturing the image;
A portable terminal comprising: The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
The specific information acquisition unit acquires position information of the image forming apparatus that is picking up the image based on position information and direction information of the own terminal as the first specific information, and the search target as the second specific information. Obtaining location information associated with device identification information on the network of the image forming device;
The target determining unit determines whether the search target is based on the acquired position information of the image forming apparatus;
A portable terminal characterized by that. The mobile terminal according to claim 2,
The target determination unit determines whether the image forming apparatus to be searched is within the image pickup possible range of the image pickup unit from the acquired position information,
The display processing unit displays, on the screen, non-existence information indicating that the search target image forming apparatus does not exist within the image pickup range when the search target image formation apparatus is not within the image pickup range. Displayed on the
A portable terminal characterized by that. The mobile terminal according to claim 3,
An installation location information acquisition unit configured to acquire installation location information of the search target image forming apparatus when the search target image forming apparatus is not within the imageable range;
The display processing unit can display the acquired installation location information on the screen.
A portable terminal characterized by that. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
When the image forming apparatus being imaged is the search target, paper discharge information indicating the presence / absence of printed matter on the paper discharge unit is acquired from the image forming apparatus of the search target based on the device identification information on the network. A device information acquisition unit
The display processing unit displays the discharge information together with the determination result on the screen.
A portable terminal characterized by that. The mobile terminal according to claim 5,
The apparatus information acquisition unit acquires front and rear user information indicating a user who has instructed execution of printing before and after printing based on the print execution instruction together with the discharge information,
The display processing unit can display the front and rear user information on the screen.
A portable terminal characterized by that. A device management system comprising the mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A server that manages position information indicating installation locations of a plurality of image forming apparatuses and apparatus identification information on a network, and capable of transmitting the position information and the apparatus identification information to the mobile terminal;
A device management system characterized by that. A search target selection function for selecting, as a search target, an image forming apparatus that has instructed execution of a print job from the own apparatus via a network;
An imaging function for imaging the image forming apparatus installed at the installation location;
A specific information acquisition function for acquiring first specific information for specifying the image forming apparatus being imaged and second specific information for specifying the image forming apparatus to be searched;
An object determination function for determining whether or not the image forming apparatus being imaged is the search object based on the acquired first specific information and the second specific information;
A display processing function for displaying the determination result on the screen together with the image forming apparatus that is capturing the image;
A device management program characterized in that a computer is realized.