JP6330453B2 - Image recording apparatus, recording system, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image recording apparatus that records an image indicated by FAX data on a recording medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an image recording apparatus that records an image indicated by received FAX data (hereinafter referred to as “FAX image”) on a recording medium is known. In such an image recording apparatus, the recording medium on which the FAX image is recorded may be left without the user noticing that the FAX has been received. In order to avoid such a situation, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which an incoming event is notified from the first device to the second device in response to the arrival of the event to the first device. ing.

JP 2002-369260 A

  However, with the technique described in Patent Document 1, the first device cannot grasp whether the user of the second device has confirmed the notification. As a result, there is a possibility that the recording medium on which the FAX image is recorded is left without the user of the second device noticing the notification. Then, the risk of losing the recording medium is increased by leaving it for a long time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image recording apparatus that suppresses leaving a recording medium on which a FAX image is recorded.

  The image recording apparatus according to an aspect of the present specification can receive FAX data from the first apparatus in a procedure according to the FAX protocol, can transmit a beacon signal with a preset radio wave, and A communication unit capable of wireless communication with the second device, a recording unit that records an image on a recording medium, a storage unit, and a control unit. Then, in response to receiving the FAX data from the first device through the communication unit, the control unit stores the FAX data in the storage unit, and the FAX data stored in the storage unit In response to the beacon transmission process that repeatedly transmits the beacon signal including identification information through the communication unit, and the recording instruction signal including the identification information is wirelessly received from the second device through the communication unit, A recording process for causing the recording unit to record an image indicated by the FAX data identified by the identification information on the recording medium, and the beacon signal including the identification information in response to completion of the recording process. A beacon stop process for stopping transmission is executed.

  According to the above configuration, in response to receiving the recording instruction signal from the second device, the FAX image is recorded on the recording medium and the transmission of the beacon signal is stopped. In other words, the FAX image is not recorded on the recording medium and the beacon signal is continuously transmitted until the user transmits the recording instruction signal to the second apparatus that has received the beacon signal. As a result, it is possible to suppress leaving the recording medium on which the FAX image is recorded.

  An image recording apparatus according to another embodiment of the present specification can receive FAX data from the first apparatus in a procedure according to the FAX protocol, and can transmit a beacon signal with a preset radio wave, And a communication unit capable of wireless communication with the second device, a recording unit that records an image on a recording medium, and a control unit. The control unit, in response to receiving the FAX data from the first device through the communication unit, a recording process that causes the recording unit to record an image indicated by the FAX data on a recording medium; A beacon transmission process for repeatedly transmitting the beacon signal including the identification information for identifying the FAX data on which the recording process has been performed through the communication unit, and a stop instruction signal including the identification information through the communication unit. In response to wireless reception from the apparatus, a beacon stop process for stopping transmission of the beacon signal including the identification information is executed.

  The program described in this specification can receive a beacon signal transmitted from an image recording apparatus storing FAX data by a preset radio wave and can communicate with the image recording apparatus. This can be executed by a portable terminal that includes a simple communication unit and an acquisition unit that acquires an instruction from the user. In response to receiving the beacon signal including identification information for identifying the FAX data through the communication unit, the program notifies that the image recording apparatus has received the FAX data and confirms the notification. In response to the acquisition of the confirmation completion instruction indicating the user from the user through the acquisition unit, the instruction signal including an instruction to stop sending the beacon signal including the identification information is wirelessly transmitted to the image recording apparatus through the communication unit. Processing is executed by the portable terminal.

  According to the above configuration, the reception of FAX data is notified through the portable terminal when the user who has the portable terminal enters the predetermined range including the image recording apparatus. Thereby, the user who has received the notification can go to pick up the recording medium on which the FAX image is recorded, so that the recording medium can be prevented from being left unattended.

  According to the present invention, the FAX image is not recorded on the recording medium and the beacon signal is continuously output until the user transmits the recording instruction signal to the second device that has received the beacon signal. It can suppress that a medium is left unattended.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a recording system 100 in the embodiment. 2A is a block diagram of the multifunction device 10, and FIG. 2B is a block diagram of the portable terminal 50. 3A and 3B show examples of information stored in the data storage area 32B. FIG. 3A shows an example of a device ID, and FIG. 3B shows an example of a correspondence relationship between a caller telephone number and a terminal ID. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of FAX reception processing. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of beacon signal reception processing. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the transmission instruction process. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the NFC detection process. FIG. 8 is a display example of the display unit 53, where (A) is a menu screen and (B) is an example of a FAX notification screen. FIG. 9 is a display example of the display unit 53, where (A) a FAX data display screen and (B) an example of a proximity instruction screen. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of FAX reception processing according to a modification.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. The embodiment described below is merely an example of the present invention, and it is needless to say that the embodiment of the present invention can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a recording system 100 in the present embodiment. A recording system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a multifunction device 10 and one or more portable terminals 50, 50A, and 50B. The multifunction device 10 and the portable terminals 50, 50A, 50B can communicate with each other via a communication network. Although the specific example of a communication network is not specifically limited, For example, wired LAN (abbreviation of Local Area Network), wireless LAN, or these combination may be sufficient.

[Multifunction machine 10]
As shown in FIG. 2A, the multifunction machine 10 includes a printer unit 11, a fax unit 13, a display unit 23, an operation unit 24, a Wi-Fi communication unit 25, an NFC communication unit 26, A beacon sending unit 27, a CPU 31, a storage unit 32, and a communication bus 33 are mainly provided. Each component constituting the multi-function device 10 is connected to each other via a communication bus 33. The multifunction machine 10 is an example of an image recording apparatus. The FAX unit 13, the Wi-Fi (registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance) communication unit 25, the NFC communication unit 26, and the beacon transmission unit 27 are examples of communication units.

[Printer 11, FAX 13]
The printer unit 11 executes a recording process for recording the image indicated by the image data on a recording sheet. The recording paper is an example of a recording medium. The recording method of the printer unit 11 is not particularly limited. For example, a known method such as an ink jet method or an electrophotographic method can be employed. The FAX unit 13 executes a FAX process for transmitting / receiving FAX data to / from an external apparatus according to a procedure according to the FAX protocol. The FAX unit 13 may transmit / receive FAX data through a telephone line or may transmit / receive FAX data through an IP network. The external device is an example of a first device. The multifunction machine 10 further includes a scan function for reading an image recorded on a recording sheet to generate image data, a copy function for reading an image recorded on the recording sheet and recording it on another recording sheet, and the like. Also good.

[Display unit 23]
The display unit 23 includes a display screen that displays various types of information. Although the specific configuration of the display unit 23 is not particularly limited, for example, a liquid crystal display (abbreviation of Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL display (abbreviation of Organic Electro-Luminescence Display), or the like can be employed.

[Operation unit 24]
The operation unit 24 detects a user operation for selecting an object displayed on the display screen of the display unit 23. Specifically, the operation unit 24 includes, for example, a push button, and outputs various operation signals associated with the pushed push button to the CPU 31. Further, the operation unit 24 may include a film-like touch sensor superimposed on the display screen of the display unit 23. That is, the display unit 23 may be configured as a touch panel display. For the touch sensor, a known method such as a capacitance method or a resistance film method can be adopted.

  The “object” refers to an image that can be selected by the user operating the operation unit 24. As an example, the object is a character string displayed on the display unit 23. One of the objects is highlighted when the direction key of the operation unit 24 is pressed, and the object is highlighted by pressing the enter button of the operation unit 24. A light-displayed object may be selected. As another example, an object when the operation unit 24 is a touch panel is an icon, a button, a link, or the like displayed on the display unit 23, and the object displayed at the touch position may be selected.

[Wi-Fi communication unit 25]
The Wi-Fi communication unit 25 is an interface for performing wireless communication with an external device. Specifically, the Wi-Fi communication unit 25 performs wireless communication via the access point 80 with the mobile terminals 50, 50A, and 50B (hereinafter referred to as “indirect wireless communication”) and the mobile terminals 50 and 50A. , 50B and wireless communication that does not pass through the access point 80 (hereinafter referred to as “direct wireless communication”). For example, the Wi-Fi communication unit 25 performs communication according to a procedure based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. In this case, indirect wireless communication refers to performing wireless communication in the infrastructure mode, and direct wireless communication refers to performing wireless communication in the ad hoc mode or Wi-Fi direct. The Wi-Fi communication unit 25 is an example of a wireless communication unit.

[NFC communication unit 26]
The NFC (abbreviation of Near Field Communication) communication unit 26 is an interface for performing communication with an external device (hereinafter referred to as “NFC communication”) in accordance with a procedure compliant with the NFC standard. The NFC communication unit 26 is mounted with an IC chip having a storage unit for transferring information and the like with an external device. The NFC standard is an example of a close proximity wireless communication standard, and the NFC communication unit is an example of a close proximity wireless communication unit. Further, as another example of the proximity communication standard, TransferJet (registered trademark of TransferJet Consortium) or the like may be adopted.

  In the present specification, a device capable of communicating by a procedure compliant with the NFC standard is referred to as “NFC device”. That is, the multifunction device 10 and the portable terminals 50, 50A, and 50B are examples of NFC devices. The NFC device operates in any one of P2P mode, Reader mode, Writer mode, and CE mode. In this specification, the reader mode and the writer mode may be collectively referred to as “R / W mode”.

  The P2P mode is a mode for executing bidirectional communication between a pair of NFC devices. The Type A NFC device defined in ISO / IEC 1443 defined by the NFC Forum and the Type F NFC device defined in ISO / IEC 18092 can operate in the P2P mode. On the other hand, Type B NFC devices defined in ISO / IEC 1443 cannot operate in the P2P mode.

  The R / W mode and the CE mode are modes for executing unidirectional communication between a pair of NFC devices. The CE mode is a mode for the NFC device to operate as a “card” that is a format defined by the NFC forum. Type A, Type F, and Type B NFC devices can operate in CE mode. The Reader mode is a mode for reading information and the like from the NFC device operating in the CE mode. The writer mode is a mode for writing various information to the NFC device operating in the CE mode.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the multifunction machine 10 operates in the R / W mode and the portable terminal 50 operates in the CE mode will be mainly described. That is, the multifunction machine 10 operating in the R / W mode can read information and the like from the portable terminal 50 operating in the CE mode and can write information and the like to the portable terminal 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the multifunction device 10 may operate in the CE mode, the portable terminal 50 may operate in the R / W mode, and both the multifunction device 10 and the portable terminal 50 may be P2P. It may operate in mode.

  The NFC communication unit 26 of the multifunction machine 10 according to the present embodiment performs a poll operation. The poll operation is an operation of repeatedly transmitting a polling signal at a predetermined time interval and monitoring a response signal that is a response to the polling signal. Then, the NFC communication unit 26 that has received the response signal takes over the subsequent processing to the CPU 31. On the other hand, the NFC communication unit 56 of the mobile terminal 50 in the present embodiment performs a Listen operation. The Listen operation is an operation of monitoring a polling signal transmitted from the multifunction machine 10 and transmitting a response signal on condition that the polling signal is received. Then, the NFC communication unit 56 that has transmitted the response signal takes over the subsequent processing to the CPU 61.

  Next, the CPU 31 of the multifunction machine 10 acquires information indicating in which mode the mobile terminal 50 can operate from the mobile terminal 50 through the NFC communication unit 26. Then, the CPU 31 determines in which mode the MFP 10 and the portable terminal 50 are to be operated based on the information acquired from the portable terminal 50, and sends an activation command indicating the operation mode of the portable terminal 50 through the NFC communication unit 26. 50. On the other hand, the CPU 61 of the portable terminal 50 transmits an OK command, which is a response to the activation command, to the multifunction device 10 through the NFC communication unit 56 in response to receiving the activation command from the multifunction device 10 through the NFC communication unit 56. To do. As a result, an NFC communication link is established between the MFP 10 and the portable terminal 50. Thereafter, the multifunction device 10 and the portable terminal 50 transmit and receive information and the like through this communication link.

  Next, when terminating the communication with the portable terminal 50, the CPU 31 of the multifunction device 10 transmits a Deactivation command for disconnecting the communication link to the portable terminal 50 through the NFC communication unit 26. On the other hand, the CPU 61 of the mobile terminal 50 transmits an OK command, which is a response to the Deactivation command, to the multifunction device 10 through the NFC communication unit 56 in response to receiving the Deactivation command from the multifunction device 10 through the NFC communication unit 56. As a result, the communication link between the multifunction device 10 and the portable terminal 50 is disconnected.

[Beacon sending unit 27]
The beacon sending unit 27 is an interface that sends out a beacon signal with a preset radio wave. The radio wave constituting the beacon signal is set to an output that can be received in a range narrower than the communicable range of the Wi-Fi communication unit 25 and wider than the communicable range of the NFC communication unit 26, for example. The beacon sending unit 27 may send a beacon signal according to a procedure based on, for example, Bluetooth LE (abbreviation of Low Energy) (registered trademark).

  The beacon sending unit 27 according to the present embodiment sends a beacon signal with an output radio wave that can be received within a range indicated by a broken line in FIG. That is, the access point 80 shown in FIG. 1 may be arranged inside the beacon signal receivable range or may be arranged outside the beacon signal receivable range. In addition, the beacon signal can include various information such as a device ID, a terminal ID, a data ID, a caller telephone number, or a FAX data reception time, which will be described later.

[CPU 31]
A CPU (abbreviation of Central Processing Unit) 31 controls the overall operation of the multifunction machine 10. The CPU 31 stores various programs described later based on various information output from the operation unit 24 and various information acquired from an external device through the FAX unit 13, the Wi-Fi communication unit 25, or the NFC communication unit 26. Obtained from the unit 32 and executed. That is, the CPU 31 and the storage unit 32 constitute an example of a control unit.

[Storage unit 32]
The storage unit 32 includes a program storage area 32A and a data storage area 32B. In the program storage area 32A, an OS (abbreviation of Operating System) 34 and a control program 35 are stored. The control program 35 may be a single program or an aggregate of a plurality of programs. Data or information necessary for execution of the control program 35 is stored in the data storage area 32B. The data storage area 32B stores FAX data received by the FAX unit 13 and various types of information shown in FIG. The various information shown in FIG. 3 may be changeable by the user.

  The data storage area 32B stores the device ID shown in FIG. The device ID may uniquely identify the multifunction device 10. Alternatively, the same device ID may be assigned to a plurality of multifunction devices 10. For example, the device ID may indicate a manufacturer of the multifunction device 10 or may indicate a model of the multifunction device 10. The device ID is an example of device identification information.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the data storage area 32B stores the caller telephone number and the terminal ID in association with each other. The caller telephone number is set in the apparatus that has transmitted the FAX data to the multifunction machine 10 and is acquired through the FAX unit 13 when the FAX data is received. The terminal ID is set in each of the mobile terminals 50, 50A, and 50B, for example, as shown in FIG. The terminal ID may uniquely identify the mobile terminal 50. Alternatively, the same terminal ID may be assigned to the plurality of portable terminals 50, 50A, 50B. In addition, the correspondence between the caller telephone number and the terminal ID may be any of one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many. The caller telephone number is an example of first identification information, and the terminal ID is an example of second identification information or terminal identification information.

  Note that “data” and “information” in this specification are common in that they are bits or bit strings that can be handled by a computer. “Data” refers to data that can be handled by the computer without taking into account the meaning of each bit. On the other hand, “information” refers to information that the operation of the computer branches depending on the semantic content indicated by each bit. Furthermore, the “instruction” is a control signal for prompting the destination apparatus to perform the next operation, and may include information or itself has a property as information. There is also.

  In addition, even if the format (for example, text format, binary format, flag format, etc.) is changed for each computer, “data” and “information” have the same data and information as long as they are recognized as the same meaning content. Are treated as For example, information indicating “two” is stored as text information “0x32” in ASCII code in one computer, and binary format information “10” in binary notation in another computer. May be.

  However, the distinction between the above “data” and “information” is not strict, and exceptional handling is allowed. For example, data may be temporarily treated as information, or information may be temporarily treated as data. Also, what is handled as data in a certain device may be handled as information in another device. Furthermore, information may be extracted from the data, or data may be extracted from the information.

  The storage unit 32 includes, for example, RAM (abbreviation of Random Access Memory), ROM (abbreviation of Read Only Memory), EEPROM (abbreviation of Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), HDD (abbreviation of CPU 31), and HDD (abbreviation of HardDr 31). It is configured by a buffer or the like or a combination thereof. The storage unit 32 may be a computer-readable storage medium. A computer-readable storage medium is a non-transitory medium. Non-transitory media include recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD-ROM in addition to the above examples. A non-transitory medium is also a tangible medium. On the other hand, an electrical signal that carries a program downloaded from a server on the Internet is a computer-readable signal medium that is a kind of computer-readable medium, but a non-transitory computer-readable storage. Not included in the media.

  The program stored in the program storage area 32A is executed by the CPU 31. However, in this specification, the operation of each program may be described with the CPU 31 omitted. That is, in the following description, the description that “the program A executes the process A” may indicate that “the CPU 31 executes the process A described in the program A”. The same applies to the portable terminal 50 described later.

  The OS 34 controls the printer unit 11, the FAX unit 13, the display unit 23, the operation unit 24, the Wi-Fi communication unit 25, the NFC communication unit 26, the beacon transmission unit 27, and the like that are hardware constituting the multifunction device 10. Is a basic program that provides an API (abbreviation for Application Programming Interface). That is, each of the above programs controls each hardware by calling an API provided by the OS 34. However, in this specification, the operation of each program will be described with the OS 34 omitted. That is, in the following description, the description “the program B controls the hardware C” may refer to “the program B controls the hardware C through the API of the OS 34”. The same applies to the portable terminal 50 described later.

[Portable terminal 50]
2B, the portable terminal 50 includes a display unit 53, an operation unit 54, a Wi-Fi communication unit 55, an NFC communication unit 56, a beacon reception unit 57, a CPU 61, and a storage. A unit 62 and a communication bus 63 are mainly provided. The operation unit 54 is an example of an acquisition unit, and the Wi-Fi communication unit 55, the NFC communication unit 56, and the beacon reception unit 57 are examples of a communication unit. The display unit 53, the operation unit 54, the Wi-Fi communication unit 55, the NFC communication unit 56, the CPU 61, the storage unit 62, and the communication bus 63 included in the portable terminal 50 are the display unit 23 and the operation unit included in the multifunction device 10. 24, the Wi-Fi communication unit 25, the NFC communication unit 26, the CPU 31, the storage unit 32, and the communication bus 33. The configurations of the mobile terminals 50 </ b> A and 50 </ b> B are the same as the mobile terminal 50. The portable terminals 50, 50A, and 50B are examples of the second device.

  The beacon receiving unit 57 is an interface that receives a beacon signal transmitted from the multifunction machine 10. The procedure supported by the beacon receiving unit 57 corresponds to the beacon sending unit 27 of the multifunction machine 10. The program storage area 62A of the storage unit 62 stores an OS 64 and a control program 65. Further, the device ID “MFC-A” of the multifunction machine 10 and the terminal ID “abc” shown in FIG. 1 are stored in the data storage area 62B. The device ID and the terminal ID stored in the data storage area 62B may be changeable by the user. Further, the data ID can be stored in the data storage area 62B.

[Operation of Recording System 100]
The operation of the recording system 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. The recording system 100 according to the present embodiment is a process in which the multifunction machine 10 notifies the mobile terminal 50 of reception of FAX data, and records an image indicated by the FAX data on a recording sheet based on an instruction from the mobile terminal 50. A process of transmitting the FAX data to the portable terminal 50 or a process of deleting the FAX data is executed.

[FAX reception processing]
The control program 35 of the multifunction device 10 causes the multifunction device 10 to execute the FAX reception process shown in FIG. 4 in response to receiving FAX data from an external device (not shown) through the FAX unit 13. A specific procedure for receiving FAX data is already known, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Note that “according to” in the present specification indicates that the processing described after the character string is executed when the condition described before the character string is satisfied. Note that the timing at which the process is executed may be after the condition is satisfied, and is not necessarily immediately after the condition is satisfied.

  First, the control program 35 stores the FAX data received through the FAX unit 13 in the data storage area 32B (S11). Further, the control program 35 stores a data ID for identifying the received FAX data in the data storage area 32B in association with the FAX data. The data ID is an example of identification information and is generated by the control program 35. For example, the control program 35 may generate, as a data ID, the smallest numerical value that has not yet been assigned to FAX data among numerical values starting from “001”. The process in step S11 is an example of a storage process. Further, the control program 35 may store the transmission source telephone number set in the FAX data transmission source device, the reception time of the FAX data, and the like in the data storage area 32B in association with the FAX data. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the data ID is “001”, the transmission source telephone number is “03-aaaa-bbbb”, and the reception time is “April 25, 2014 10:45:29”.

  Next, the control program 35 starts sending a beacon signal through the beacon sending unit 27 (S12). The control program 35 includes a caller telephone number “03-aaa-bbbb”, FAX data reception time “April 25, 2014, 10:45:29”, data ID “001” for identifying the received FAX data, The device ID “MFC-A” set in the MFP 10 and the terminal ID “abc” stored in the data storage area 32B in association with the caller telephone number are included in the beacon signal and transmitted. Thereafter, the beacon signal is repeatedly transmitted at predetermined time intervals until any one of steps S15, S17, and S18 is executed. The process of step S12 is an example of a beacon transmission process.

  The execution order of steps S11 and S12 is not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the control program 35 generates a data ID in response to receiving FAX data, starts sending a beacon signal including the data ID, and stores the data by associating the FAX data with the data ID. You may memorize | store in the area | region 32B.

  Next, the control program 35 waits until an instruction signal from the mobile terminals 50, 50A, 50B that has received the beacon signal is received through the Wi-Fi communication unit 25 (S13). Further, the control program 35 causes the NFC communication unit 26 to execute a poll operation. Note that the various instruction signals received in step S13 include at least a data ID “001” for identifying FAX data.

  Then, the control program 35 causes the printer unit 11 to execute a recording process in response to receiving a recording instruction signal from the portable terminal 50 through the Wi-Fi communication unit 25 (S13: recording instruction) (S14). Specifically, the control program 35 reads the FAX data stored in the data storage area 32B in association with the data ID “001” included in the recording instruction signal, and displays the image indicated by the FAX data on the recording paper. To be recorded in the printer unit 11. The process of step S14 is an example of a recording process.

  Next, in response to the completion of the recording process by the printer unit 11, the control program 35 causes the beacon sending unit 27 to stop sending the beacon signal (S15) and ends the FAX receiving process. Note that the beacon signal including the data ID “001” is stopped in step S15. The control program 35 may delete the FAX data used for the recording process and various information associated with the FAX data from the data storage area 62B. Step S15 is an example of a beacon stop process. The same applies to steps S17 and S18 described later.

  Further, in response to receiving the transmission instruction signal from the mobile terminal 50 through the Wi-Fi communication unit 25 (S13: transmission instruction), the control program 35 associates the data ID “001” included in the transmission instruction signal. The FAX data stored in the data storage area 32B is read out, and the FAX data is transmitted to the portable terminal 50 through the Wi-Fi communication unit 25 (S16). Step S16 is an example of a transmission process. Then, in response to the completion of the transmission process, the control program 35 causes the beacon transmission unit 27 to stop transmitting the beacon signal including the data ID “001” (S17). On the other hand, FAX data or the like corresponding to the data ID “001” is continuously stored in the data storage area 32B.

  Furthermore, the control program 35 corresponds to the data ID “001” included in the deletion instruction signal in response to receiving the deletion instruction signal from the portable terminal 50 through the Wi-Fi communication unit 25 (S13: deletion instruction). The FAX data and various information associated with the FAX data are deleted from the data storage area 32B (S18). The process of step S18 is an example of a deletion process. Then, in response to the completion of the deletion process, the control program 35 causes the beacon transmission unit 27 to stop transmitting the beacon signal including the data ID “001” (S19), and ends the FAX reception process.

  Note that the control program 35 may receive various instruction signals from the portable terminal 50 in either indirect wireless communication or direct wireless communication in step S13. Or the control program 35 may receive various instruction | indication signals from the portable terminal 50 by NFC communication in step S13. Further, the control program 35 may transmit the FAX data to the portable terminal 50 by either indirect wireless communication or direct wireless communication in step S16. Alternatively, the control program 35 may transmit the FAX data to the portable terminal 50 by TransferJet in step S16.

[Beacon signal reception processing]
Next, the control program 65 of the portable terminal 50 causes the portable terminal 50 to execute the beacon signal reception process shown in FIG. 5 in response to receiving the beacon signal from the multifunction device 10 through the beacon receiving unit 57. That is, the beacon receiving unit 57 continuously monitors the beacon signal. In the following description, it is assumed that a beacon signal transmitted from the multifunction machine 10 has been received in the above-described FAX reception process. Further, the execution order of steps S21 to S24 is not limited to the example of FIG.

  First, the control program 65 compares the received signal strength of the beacon signal received through the beacon receiver 57 (indicated as “RSSI” in FIG. 5) with a predetermined threshold strength (S21). The circuit for measuring the received signal strength is mounted on the beacon receiving unit 57, for example. The threshold strength corresponds to, for example, the received signal strength of a beacon signal received from the multi-function device 10 separated by a predetermined distance (for example, 1 m).

  Next, the control program 65 determines that the received signal strength is less than the threshold strength (S21: Yes), the device ID included in the received beacon signal, and the device ID “MFC” stored in the data storage area 62B. -A "is compared (S22). On the other hand, the control program 65 ends the beacon signal reception process in response to the received signal strength being equal to or greater than the threshold strength (S21: No).

  Next, the control program 65 determines that the device ID included in the beacon signal matches the device ID stored in the data storage area 62B (S22: Yes), the terminal ID included in the beacon signal, The terminal ID “abc” stored in the data storage area 62B is compared (S23). On the other hand, the control program 65 ends the beacon signal reception process when the device ID included in the beacon signal is different from the device ID stored in the data storage area 62B (S22: No).

  Next, when the terminal ID included in the beacon signal matches the terminal ID stored in the data storage area 62B (S23: Yes), the control program 65 determines the data ID “001 included in the beacon signal. It is determined whether or not “is stored in the data storage area 62B (S24). On the other hand, the control program 65 ends the beacon signal reception process when the terminal ID included in the beacon signal is different from the terminal ID stored in the data storage area 62B (S23: No).

  Next, in response to the fact that the data ID included in the beacon signal is not yet stored in the data storage area 62B (S24: Yes), the control program 65 stores the data ID in the data storage area 62B (S25). . On the other hand, the control program 65 ends the beacon signal reception process in response to the data ID included in the beacon signal being already stored in the data storage area 62B (S24: No).

  Next, the control program 65 notifies that the multifunction device 10 has received the FAX data (S26). For example, the control program 65 prompts the user to tap the button D for displaying the FAX notification screen among the plurality of buttons A to F included in the menu screen on the menu screen shown in FIG. In this embodiment, a “!” Mark is displayed on the upper right of the button D. This “!” Mark disappears when the FAX notification screen is displayed. The control program 65 may further notify that the multifunction device 10 has received the FAX data by outputting sound from a speaker mounted on the portable terminal 50 or vibrating the portable terminal 50. That is, the processing up to step S25 is executed in the background, and the processing after step S26 is executed in the foreground.

  Next, the control program 65 causes the display unit 53 to display a FAX notification screen in response to the user's operation of tapping the button D on the menu screen being detected by the operation unit 54. FIG. 8B is an example of a FAX notification screen. The FAX notification screen shown in FIG. 8B shows a message “FAX received.”, The sender telephone number “03-aaa-bbbb” and the reception time “2014/04/25” included in the beacon signal. 10:45:29 ", a record button, and a receive button. Step S26 is an example of a notification process for notifying that the multifunction device 10 has received the FAX data.

  Next, the control program 65 waits until an instruction is acquired from the user through the operation unit 54 (S27). Then, the control program 65 executes the recording instruction process (S28) in response to the user's operation of tapping the recording button being detected by the operation unit 54 (S27: recording button), and ends the beacon signal receiving process. To do. On the other hand, the control program 65 executes the transmission instruction process (S29) in response to the operation of the user tapping the reception button detected by the operation unit 54 (S27: reception button), and ends the beacon signal reception process. To do. The operation of tapping the recording button is an example of inputting a recording instruction, and the operation of tapping the receiving button is an example of inputting a receiving instruction.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 50 </ b> A also receives the beacon signal transmitted from the multifunction device 10. However, since the terminal ID “abc” included in the beacon signal is different from the terminal ID “def” set in the mobile terminal 50A (S23: No), the following processing is not executed in the mobile terminal 50A. 1 does not receive the beacon signal transmitted from the multifunction machine 10, the beacon signal reception process is not executed.

[Transmission instruction processing]
In the transmission instruction process, the control program 65 determines whether or not the Wi-Fi communication unit 55 is connected to the access point 80 (S31). Note that the state in which the Wi-Fi communication unit 55 is connected to the access point 80 is, for example, WEP (abbreviation for Wired Equivalent Privacy), WPA (abbreviation for Wi-Fi Protected Access), or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). (Omitted) refers to a state in which authentication is completed and wireless signals can be transmitted and received between the portable terminal 50 and the access point 80.

  When the Wi-Fi communication unit 55 is connected to the access point 80 (S31: Yes), the control program 65 sends a transmission instruction signal including the data ID “001” included in the beacon signal to the Wi -It transmits to the multifunction machine 10 through the Fi communication part 55 (S32). Then, the control program 65 displays the FAX data screen on the display unit 53 in response to receiving the FAX data identified by the data ID “001” from the multifunction device 10 through the Wi-Fi communication unit 55 (S33). . FIG. 9A shows an example of a FAX data screen. The FAX data screen shown in FIG. 9A includes an image 90 indicated by FAX data received from the multifunction machine 10, a record button, and a delete button. The process of step S33 is an example of a display control process.

  Next, the control program 65 waits until an instruction is obtained from the user through the operation unit 54 (S34). Then, in response to the operation of the user tapping the record button being detected by the operation unit 54 (S34: record button), the control program 65 sends a record instruction signal including the data ID “001” to the Wi-Fi communication unit. In step S35, the transmission instruction process is terminated. On the other hand, the control program 65 sends a delete instruction signal including the data ID “001” to the Wi-Fi communication unit when the operation of the user tapping the delete button is detected by the operation unit 54 (S34: delete button). In step S36, the transmission instruction process is terminated.

  Further, in response to the fact that the Wi-Fi communication unit 55 is not connected to the access point 80 (S31: No), the control program 65 displays a proximity instruction screen on the display unit 53 (S37), and performs a transmission instruction process. finish. Further, the control program 65 causes the NFC communication unit 56 to execute the Listen operation. The Wi-Fi communication unit 55 is not connected to the access point 80. For example, when the connection setting to the access point 80 is not set in the Wi-Fi communication unit 55, or the radio wave from the access point 80 is transmitted to the Wi-Fi communication unit 55. This is the case when the Fi communication unit 55 cannot receive.

  FIG. 9B is an example of the proximity instruction screen. The proximity instruction screen shown in FIG. 9B is a screen for prompting the mobile terminal 50 to move to a position where the NFC communication unit 56 can receive the polling signal transmitted from the NFC communication unit 26 of the multifunction machine 10. is there. The position where the polling signal can be received is, for example, the inside of a sphere having a radius of about 10 cm with the multifunction device 10 as the center. The process of step S <b> 37 is an example of a notification process for notifying that the mobile terminal 50 is close to the multi-function device 10 to a range where close proximity wireless communication is possible.

  The recording instruction process is obtained by extracting steps S31, S35, and S37 from the transmission instruction process shown in FIG. That is, in the recording instruction process, the control program 65 transmits a recording instruction signal to the multifunction device 10 through the Wi-Fi communication unit 55 in response to the Wi-Fi communication unit 55 being connected to the access point 80. On the other hand, the control program 65 causes the display unit 53 to display a proximity instruction screen in response to the fact that the Wi-Fi communication unit 55 is not connected to the access point 80.

[NFC detection processing]
Next, the control program 65 executes the NFC detection process shown in FIG. 7 in response to receiving the polling signal from the multifunction device 10 through the NFC communication unit 56. The NFC communication unit 26 of the multifunction machine 10 performs a poll operation at least when a beacon signal is transmitted from the beacon transmission unit 27. In addition, the NFC communication unit 56 of the portable terminal 50 executes the Listen operation at least when the proximity instruction screen is displayed on the display unit 53. A detailed description of the processes common to the beacon signal reception process and the transmission instruction process is omitted.

  First, the control program 65 establishes a Wi-Fi direct connection with the MFP 10 in response to receiving a polling signal through the NFC communication unit 56 (S41). The control program 65 acquires connection information from the multi-function device 10 through the NFC communication unit 56 and performs Wi-Fi direct connection using the connection information. For example, the NFC communication unit 26 operating in the R / W mode writes the connection information to the IC chip of the NFC communication unit 56 operating in the CE mode. The connection information is information necessary for performing Wi-Fi direct connection, and is, for example, an SSID (Service Set Identifier) or an encryption key.

  Next, the control program 65 displays a FAX notification screen on the display unit 53 in response to the completion of the Wi-Fi direct connection (S42). Then, in response to the operation of the user tapping the record button being detected by the operation unit 54 (S43: record button), the control program 65 sends a record instruction signal including the data ID “001” to the Wi-Fi communication unit. 55 to the MFP 10 (S44), and the NFC detection process is terminated. On the other hand, the control program 65 sends a transmission instruction signal including the data ID “001” to the Wi-Fi communication unit when the operation of the user tapping the reception button is detected by the operation unit 54 (S43: reception button). The data is transmitted to the multifunction machine 10 through 55 (S45).

  Next, the control program 65 displays a FAX data screen on the display unit 53 in response to receiving the FAX data identified by the data ID “001” from the multifunction device 10 through the Wi-Fi communication unit 55 (S46). ). Then, the control program 65 sends a recording instruction signal including the data ID “001” to the Wi-Fi communication unit in response to the operation of the user tapping the recording button being detected by the operation unit 54 (S47: recording button). 55 to the MFP 10 (S44), and the NFC detection process is terminated. On the other hand, the control program 65 sends a delete instruction signal including the data ID “001” to the Wi-Fi communication unit in response to the operation of the user tapping the delete button being detected by the operation unit 54 (S47: delete button). 55 to the MFP 10 (S48), and the NFC detection process is terminated.

  Note that the control program 65 transmits various instruction signals to the multi-function device 10 through indirect wireless communication in steps S32, S35, S36, and S37 of FIG. Further, the control program 65 receives FAX data from the multi-function device 10 by indirect wireless communication in step S33 of FIG. On the other hand, the control program 65 transmits various instruction signals to the multi function device 10 by direct wireless communication in steps S44, S45, and S48 of FIG. Further, the control program 65 receives FAX data from the multi-function device 10 by direct wireless communication in step S45 of FIG.

  However, the transmission / reception method is not limited to the above combination. For example, the control program 65 may transmit various instruction signals to the multifunction device 10 by NFC communication in steps S32, S35 to S37, S44, S45, and S48. Further, the control program 65 may receive FAX data from the multi-function device 10 by TransferJet in steps S33 and S45.

  The tap of the record button, the reception button, and the delete button is an example of a confirmation completion instruction indicating that the FAX data reception notification has been confirmed. The recording instruction signal, the transmission instruction signal, and the deletion instruction signal are examples of an instruction signal including an instruction to stop transmission of a beacon signal. That is, the recording instruction signal is a signal instructing to stop sending the beacon signal and to execute the recording process. The transmission instruction signal is a signal for instructing stoppage of beacon signal transmission and execution of transmission processing. Further, the deletion instruction signal is a signal for instructing stoppage of beacon signal transmission and execution of deletion processing.

[Operational effects of this embodiment]
In response to receiving various instruction signals from the mobile terminal 50 (S13), the multifunction machine 10 according to the above-described embodiment performs processing (S14, S16, S18) according to the instruction signals and a beacon signal. Is stopped (S15, S17, S19). In other words, processing for FAX data is not executed and the beacon signal continues to be transmitted until the user transmits various instruction signals to the mobile terminal 50 that has received the beacon signal. As a result, it is possible to prevent the recording paper on which the FAX image is recorded from being left unattended.

  In addition, what is stopped in steps S15, S17, and S19 is a beacon signal including the data ID “001” included in the instruction signal received in step S13. That is, transmission of a beacon signal including a data ID different from “001” or a beacon signal not including a data ID may be continued. Accordingly, it is possible to individually notify that a plurality of FAX data has been received. For example, the beacon sending unit 27 may repeatedly send a beacon signal at a predetermined time interval regardless of whether FAX data is received. Then, the control program 35 may include a data ID corresponding to the FAX data in the beacon signal that is repeatedly transmitted in response to receiving the FAX data through the FAX unit 13.

  As an example, when the FAX data identified by the data IDs “001”, “002”, and “003” is stored in the data storage area 62B, the control program 35 transmits each beacon signal repeatedly transmitted by the beacon transmission unit 27. Data IDs “001”, “002”, and “003” are set in this order. Thereby, a beacon signal including data ID “001”, a beacon signal including data ID “002”, and a beacon signal including data ID “003” are repeatedly transmitted in order. That is, only one data ID can be included in the beacon signal in this example. Then, the control program 35 includes a plurality of data IDs for identifying each of a plurality of FAX data stored in the data storage area 62B in order, one by one in each beacon signal repeatedly transmitted by the beacon transmission unit 27. Also good.

  Then, the control program 35 stops including the data ID “001” in the beacon signal in response to receiving the instruction signal including the data ID “001” through the Wi-Fi communication unit 25. That is, after that, the beacon signal including the data ID “002” and the beacon signal including the data ID “003” are repeatedly transmitted in order. After the instruction signals for all the data IDs are received, a beacon signal that does not include the data ID is repeatedly transmitted at a predetermined interval.

  As another example, when the FAX data identified by the data IDs “001”, “002”, and “003” is stored in the data storage area 62B, the control program 35 transmits the beacon transmitted repeatedly by the beacon transmission unit 27. All the data IDs “001”, “002”, and “003” may be included in the signal. As a result, a beacon signal including data IDs “001”, “002”, and “003” is repeatedly transmitted. That is, a plurality of data IDs can be included in the beacon signal in this example. Then, the control program 35 may include all data IDs for identifying each of the plurality of FAX data stored in the data storage area 62B in each of the beacon signals repeatedly transmitted by the beacon transmission unit 27.

  Then, the control program 35 stops including the data ID “001” in the beacon signal in response to receiving the instruction signal including the data ID “001” through the Wi-Fi communication unit 25. That is, after this, beacon signals including data IDs “002” and “003” are repeatedly transmitted. After the instruction signals for all the data IDs are received, a beacon signal that does not include the data ID is repeatedly transmitted at a predetermined interval.

  Further, it is not always necessary to execute the beacon stop process at all the timings of steps S15, S17, and S19. For example, the mobile terminal 50 according to the above-described embodiment always transmits a transmission instruction signal before transmitting the deletion instruction signal. That is, it can be considered that if the beacon stop process is executed in step S17, the beacon stop process in step S19 can be omitted. Alternatively, the FAX data is deleted from the data storage area 32B in steps S14 and S18. Therefore, when the beacon stop process is executed in step S17, only the notification to the portable terminal 50 is stopped although the FAX data is stored in the data storage area 32B. That is, the beacon stop process in step S17 may be omitted, and the beacon stop process may be executed in steps S15 and S19.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the reception of FAX data is notified through the portable terminal 50 when the user who has the portable terminal 50 enters the predetermined range including the multifunction machine 10. The output of the radio wave constituting the beacon signal may be set to a size that can be received by the portable terminal 50 in the floor where the multifunction machine 10 is installed or in the building, for example. As a result, the reception of the FAX data is notified only to a user who can go to the multifunction device 10 side immediately, so that the multifunction device 10 and the portable terminal 50 can be used like e-mail or SMS (short message service). Compared with a method capable of transmitting and receiving messages regardless of the distance to the recording paper, it is possible to more effectively suppress leaving the recording paper on which the FAX image is recorded.

  In addition, since the device ID and the terminal ID are included in the beacon signal according to the above embodiment, reception of FAX data is notified only to a user who needs the FAX data. In the above embodiment, the example in which the terminal ID included in the beacon signal is changed according to the caller telephone number has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same terminal is always used for the beacon signal transmitted from the MFP 10. An ID may be included. Alternatively, the terminal ID included in the beacon signal may be changed according to the number of transmissions.

  Specifically, the terminal ID “abc” is transmitted to the beacon signal including the data ID “001” at the first to M-th transmission, and the terminal IDs “abc” and “def” are transmitted at the (M + 1) th to N-th transmissions. , The terminal IDs “abc”, “def”, and “xyz” may be included in the (N + 1) th and subsequent transmissions. Note that M and N are both natural numbers, and M <N. As described above, as the number of beacon signals including the same data ID is increased, the number of terminal IDs included in the beacon signal is increased, whereby reception of FAX data can be recognized more quickly.

  In addition, even when the multifunction device 10 according to the above embodiment receives a beacon signal whose received signal strength is equal to or higher than the threshold strength, the multifunction device 10 does not notify the reception of the FAX data indicated by the beacon signal. As a result, it is possible to prevent the reception of FAX data from the portable terminal 50 of the user in the immediate vicinity of the multifunction machine 10. Furthermore, even if the multi-function device 10 according to the above-described embodiment receives a beacon signal including a data ID already stored in the data storage area 62B, the multi-function device 10 does not notify the reception of FAX data identified by the data ID. Thereby, it can prevent repeating the alert | report of the same content. However, the control program 65 may count the number of received beacon signals including the same data ID and perform notification every time the count value reaches a threshold value.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which all of the recording instruction signal, the transmission instruction signal, and the deletion instruction signal are transmitted / received by indirect wireless communication or direct wireless communication has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and part of the instruction signal may be transmitted / received by NFC communication. For example, the recording instruction signal may be transmitted / received only by NFC communication. As a result, since the recording instruction signal cannot be transmitted unless the user carrying the portable terminal 50 comes to the immediate side of the multifunction machine 10, it is possible to more effectively suppress the recording paper on which the FAX image is recorded.

  In this case, the control program 65 causes the display unit 53 to display a proximity instruction screen in response to the operation of the user tapping the record button being detected by the operation unit 54 (S27: record button, S34: record button). May be. Alternatively, the control program 65 omits the record button from the FAX notification screen displayed in step S26 of FIG. 5 and the FAX data screen displayed in step S33 of FIG. 6, and the NFC communication unit is displayed when each screen is displayed. 56 may execute the Listen operation. Then, the control program 65 may cause the display unit 53 to display a recording confirmation screen including a recording button in response to the NFC communication unit 56 receiving the polling signal.

  Indirect wireless communication is not limited to wireless communication being performed in the entire communication section. In other words, indirect wireless communication between the multifunction device 10 and the portable terminal 50 means that wireless communication is performed between at least one of the multifunction device 10 and the access point 80 and between the portable terminal 50 and the access point 80. It only has to be broken. More specifically, “the mobile terminal 50 wirelessly transmits information or data by indirect wireless communication” and “the mobile terminal 50 wirelessly receives information or data by indirect wireless communication” are at least the mobile terminal 50 and It suffices if the section between the access point 80 is a wireless section.

[Modification]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the recording process is not performed when the FAX data is received, and the recording process is performed in response to the reception of the recording instruction signal from the portable terminal 50. However, the execution timing of the recording process is not limited to this. With reference to FIG. 10, a FAX reception process according to a modification will be described. Note that a detailed description of portions common to the processing of FIG. 4 is omitted, and the differences will be mainly described.

  The control program 35 of the multifunction machine 10 causes the printer unit 11 to execute a recording process for recording an image indicated by the FAX data on a recording sheet in response to receiving the FAX data from the external device through the FAX unit 13 (S51). ). Next, the control program 35 repeatedly transmits a beacon signal including a data ID for identifying the FAX data for which the recording process has been executed in step S51 through the beacon transmission unit 27 (S52). Then, the control program 35 stops sending the beacon signal including the data ID in response to receiving the stop instruction signal including the data ID from the portable terminal 50 through the Wi-Fi communication unit 25 (S53: Yes). (S54).

  On the other hand, the control program 65 of the portable terminal 50 notifies the reception of the FAX data identified by the data ID included in the beacon signal in response to the reception of the beacon signal from the multifunction device 10 through the beacon receiving unit 57. Then, in response to the operation of the user tapping the confirmation button displayed on the display unit 53 being detected by the operation unit 54, a stop instruction signal may be transmitted to the multifunction machine 10 through the Wi-Fi communication unit 55. The stop instruction signal may be transmitted / received by any of indirect wireless communication, direct wireless communication, and NFC communication.

  In the multifunction machine 10 and the portable terminal 50 of each embodiment, the CPU 31 and 61 execute various programs stored in the program storage areas 32A and 62A of the storage units 32 and 62, so that the control unit of the present invention is executed. An example in which each process to be executed is realized has been described. However, the configuration of the control unit is not limited to this, and part or all of the configuration may be realized by hardware such as an integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC (Integrated Circuit)).

  Furthermore, the present invention may be realized not only as the multifunction device 10 or the portable terminal 50 but also as a program that causes the multifunction device 10 or the portable terminal 50 to execute processing. Then, the program may be provided by being recorded on a non-transitory recording medium. The non-transitory recording medium may include a storage unit mounted on a server device that can be connected to the MFP 10 or the portable terminal 50 via a communication network, in addition to a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or the like. And the program memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of the server apparatus may be delivered via communication networks, such as the internet, as the information or signal which shows the said program.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Multifunction machine 11 ... Printer part 13 ... FAX part 25 ... Wi-Fi communication part 26 ... NFC communication part 27 ... Beacon sending part 31 ... CPU
32 ... Storage unit 35 ... Control program 50, 50A, 50B ... Mobile terminal 53 ... Display unit 54 ... Operation unit 55 ... Wi-Fi communication unit 56 ... NFC communication unit 57: Beacon receiver 61: CPU
62 ... Storage unit 65 ... Control program 80 ... Access point 100 ... Recording system

Claims (24)

A communication unit capable of receiving FAX data from the first device in a procedure according to the FAX protocol, capable of transmitting a beacon signal with a preset output radio wave, and capable of wireless communication with the second device;
A recording unit for recording an image on a recording medium;
A storage unit;
A control unit, and
The controller is
A storage process for storing the FAX data in the storage unit in response to receiving the FAX data from the first device through the communication unit;
Beacon transmission processing for repeatedly transmitting the beacon signal including identification information for identifying the FAX data stored in the storage unit through the communication unit;
In response to wirelessly receiving a recording instruction signal including the identification information from the second device through the communication unit, an image indicated by the FAX data identified by the identification information is displayed on the recording unit with respect to a recording medium. Recording process to record,
An image recording apparatus that executes a beacon stop process for stopping transmission of the beacon signal including the identification information in response to completion of the recording process. A communication unit capable of receiving FAX data from the first device in a procedure according to the FAX protocol, capable of transmitting a beacon signal with a preset output radio wave, and capable of wireless communication with the second device;
A recording unit for recording an image on a recording medium;
A control unit, and
The controller is
A recording process for causing the recording unit to record an image indicated by the FAX data in response to receiving the FAX data from the first apparatus through the communication unit;
A beacon transmission process for repeatedly transmitting the beacon signal including identification information for identifying the FAX data for which the recording process has been performed, through the communication unit;
An image recording apparatus that executes a beacon stop process for stopping transmission of the beacon signal including the identification information in response to wirelessly receiving a stop instruction signal including the identification information from the second apparatus through the communication unit . The communication unit is
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly receives an instruction signal from the second device via an access point;
A beacon sending unit that sends out the beacon signal with an output radio wave that can be received in a range narrower than the communicable range of the wireless communication unit, and
The controller is
Repeatedly sending the beacon signal through the beacon sending unit,
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction signal is wirelessly received through the wireless communication unit. The communication unit is
A proximity wireless communication unit that wirelessly receives an instruction signal from the second device in a procedure compliant with the proximity wireless communication standard;
A beacon sending unit that sends out the beacon signal with an output radio wave that can be received in a wider range than the communicable range of the proximity wireless communication unit, and
The controller is
Repeatedly sending the beacon signal through the beacon sending unit,
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction signal is wirelessly received through the proximity wireless communication unit. The controller is
Transmission of wirelessly transmitting the FAX data identified by the identification information to the second device through the communication unit in response to wirelessly receiving a transmission instruction signal including the identification information from the second device through the communication unit. Processing,
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the beacon stop process is executed in response to completion of the transmission process. The controller is
Transmission of wirelessly transmitting the FAX data identified by the identification information to the second device through the communication unit in response to wirelessly receiving a transmission instruction signal including the identification information from the second device through the communication unit. Processing,
A deletion process for deleting the FAX data identified by the identification information from the storage unit in response to wirelessly receiving a deletion instruction signal including the identification information from the second device through the communication unit;
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the beacon stop process is executed in response to completion of the deletion process. The communication unit is
A proximity wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the second device according to a procedure compliant with the proximity wireless communication standard;
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the second device via an access point,
The controller is
When the transmission instruction signal including the identification information is wirelessly received from the second device through the wireless communication unit, the FAX data identified by the identification information is wirelessly transmitted to the second device through the wireless communication unit. Send processing to
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording process is performed in response to wireless reception of a recording instruction signal including the identification information from the second apparatus through the proximity wireless communication unit. The control unit includes a plurality of pieces of identification information for identifying each of the plurality of FAX data for each of the beacon signals repeatedly transmitted in the beacon transmission process when a plurality of the FAX data is stored in the storage unit. The image recording device according to claim 1 , wherein the image recording devices are included one by one in order. The storage unit stores first identification information for identifying the first device in association with second identification information set for the second device,
In the beacon transmission process, the control unit acquires the second identification information corresponding to the first identification information for identifying the first device that is a transmission source of the FAX data from the storage unit, and acquires the acquired second identification information. The image recording device according to claim 1 , wherein the beacon signal including second identification information is repeatedly transmitted through the communication unit. The communication unit is
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly receives an instruction signal from the second device via an access point;
A beacon sending unit that sends out the beacon signal with an output radio wave that can be received in a range narrower than the communicable range of the wireless communication unit, and
The controller is
Repeatedly sending the beacon signal through the beacon sending unit,
The image recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the instruction signal is wirelessly received through the wireless communication unit. The communication unit is
A proximity wireless communication unit that wirelessly receives an instruction signal from the second device in a procedure compliant with the proximity wireless communication standard;
A beacon sending unit that sends out the beacon signal with an output radio wave that can be received in a wider range than the communicable range of the proximity wireless communication unit, and
The controller is
Repeatedly sending the beacon signal through the beacon sending unit,
The image recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the instruction signal is wirelessly received through the proximity wireless communication unit. A storage unit;
The control unit includes a plurality of pieces of identification information for identifying each of the plurality of FAX data for each of the beacon signals repeatedly transmitted in the beacon transmission process when a plurality of the FAX data is stored in the storage unit. The image recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image recording apparatuses are included one by one in order. A storage unit;
The storage unit stores first identification information for identifying the first device in association with second identification information set for the second device,
In the beacon transmission process, the control unit acquires the second identification information corresponding to the first identification information for identifying the first device that is a transmission source of the FAX data from the storage unit, and acquires the acquired second identification information. The image recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the beacon signal including second identification information is repeatedly transmitted through the communication unit. The storage unit stores first identification information for identifying the first device in association with second identification information set for the second device,
In the beacon transmission process, the control unit acquires the second identification information corresponding to the first identification information for identifying the first device that is a transmission source of the FAX data from the storage unit, and acquires the acquired second identification information. The image recording apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the beacon signal including second identification information is repeatedly transmitted through the communication unit. A communication unit capable of receiving a beacon signal transmitted from a radio wave of a preset output from an image recording apparatus storing FAX data and capable of wireless communication with the image recording apparatus, and an instruction from a user A program that can be executed by a portable terminal including an acquisition unit to acquire,
In response to receiving the beacon signal including identification information for identifying the FAX data through the communication unit, the image recording apparatus is notified that the FAX data has been received,
In response to the acquisition of a confirmation completion instruction indicating that the notification has been confirmed from the user through the acquisition unit, an instruction signal including an instruction to stop sending the beacon signal including the identification information is recorded through the communication unit. A program that causes the portable terminal to execute processing for wireless transmission to a device. The communication unit is
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the image recording apparatus via an access point;
A beacon receiving unit that receives the beacon signal transmitted from the image recording device with an output radio wave that can be received in a range narrower than the communicable range of the wireless communication unit, and
The program
Receiving the beacon signal from the image recording device through the beacon receiver;
The program according to claim 15, wherein the portable terminal is configured to execute a process of wirelessly transmitting the instruction signal to the image recording apparatus through the wireless communication unit. The communication unit is
A proximity wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the image recording device in a procedure compliant with the proximity wireless communication standard;
A beacon receiving unit that receives the beacon signal transmitted from the image recording device with an output radio wave that can be received in a wider range than the communicable range of the proximity wireless communication unit, and
The program
Receiving the beacon signal from the image recording device through the beacon receiver;
The program according to claim 15, which causes the portable terminal to execute a process of wirelessly transmitting the instruction signal to the image recording apparatus through the proximity wireless communication unit. The portable terminal includes a display unit that displays an image,
The program
In response to acquiring a reception instruction for receiving the FAX data indicated by the identification information from the image recording apparatus from the user through the acquisition unit, a transmission instruction signal including the identification information is transmitted through the communication unit through the image recording apparatus. Wirelessly transmit to
In response to wirelessly receiving the FAX data indicated by the identification information from the image recording apparatus through the communication unit, the image indicated by the FAX data is displayed on the display unit,
The FAX data identified by the identification information is deleted in response to a deletion instruction for deleting the FAX data indicating the image displayed on the display unit from the image recording apparatus from the user. The program according to any one of claims 15 to 17, which causes the portable terminal to execute a process of wirelessly transmitting the instruction signal further including an instruction to the image recording apparatus through the communication unit. The portable terminal includes a display unit that displays an image,
The communication unit is
A proximity wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the image recording device in a procedure compliant with the proximity wireless communication standard;
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the image recording device via an access point,
The program
In response to receiving a reception instruction for receiving the FAX data indicated by the identification information from the image recording apparatus from the user through the acquisition unit, a transmission instruction signal including the identification information is recorded through the wireless communication unit. Wirelessly transmit to the device,
In response to wirelessly receiving the FAX data indicated by the identification information from the image recording apparatus through the wireless communication unit, the image indicated by the FAX data is displayed on the display unit,
The image indicated by the FAX data identified by the identification information is recorded on the recording medium in response to obtaining a recording instruction for recording the image displayed on the display unit on the recording medium from the user through the obtaining unit. The program according to any one of claims 15 to 18, which causes the portable terminal to execute a process of wirelessly transmitting the instruction signal further including an instruction to the image recording apparatus through the proximity wireless communication unit. The portable terminal includes a storage unit capable of storing the identification information,
In response to the fact that the identification information included in the beacon signal is not stored in the storage unit, the program notifies that the image recording apparatus has received the FAX data and stores the identification information in the storage unit. The program in any one of Claim 15 to 19 which makes the said portable terminal perform the process memorize | stored in a part. The mobile terminal includes a storage unit that stores terminal identification information for identifying the terminal,
The beacon signal includes the terminal identification information,
The program notifies that the image recording apparatus has received the FAX data when the terminal identification information included in the beacon signal matches the terminal identification information stored in the storage unit. The program according to any one of claims 15 to 20, which causes the portable terminal to execute processing to be performed. The portable terminal includes a storage unit that stores device identification information indicating a type of the image recording device,
The beacon signal includes the device identification information;
The program notifies that the image recording apparatus has received the FAX data when the device identification information included in the beacon signal matches the device identification information stored in the storage unit. The program according to any one of claims 15 to 21, which causes the portable terminal to execute processing to be performed.   23. The program according to claim 15, wherein the program causes the portable terminal to execute a process of notifying that the image recording apparatus has received the FAX data in response to a received signal strength of the beacon signal being less than a threshold value. A program according to any of the above. The communication unit is
A wireless communication unit capable of indirect wireless communication with the image recording apparatus via an access point and direct wireless communication with the image recording apparatus not via the access point;
A proximity wireless communication unit capable of proximity wireless communication with the image recording device compliant with the proximity wireless communication standard,
The program
Notifying that the wireless communication unit is not wirelessly connected to the access point, the portable terminal is brought close to the image recording device to the extent that the proximity wireless communication is possible,
In response to receiving connection information necessary for the direct wireless communication from the image recording device through the close proximity wireless communication unit, the instruction signal is transmitted to the image recording device through the direct wireless communication through the wireless communication unit. The program according to any one of claims 15 to 23, which causes the portable terminal to execute processing.

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