JP6617722B2 - Image forming apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an image forming apparatus and a program having a document reading unit capable of optically reading a document.

  In an image forming apparatus having a document reading section (scanner) capable of optically reading a document, the user's portable terminal is notified and collected that a document forgotten to be collected by the user remains in the image forming apparatus. A technique for promoting the above is known (Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

JP 2010-154030 A JP 2013-146048 A

  The technology for notifying the user's mobile terminal that the document remains in the image forming apparatus and prompting the collection is highly convenient for the user and increases the security such that the document cannot be taken away by others. It is desirable.

  In view of the circumstances as described above, it is an object of the present disclosure to be highly convenient for the user in the technology for notifying the user's mobile terminal that the document remains in the image forming apparatus and prompting the collection, and the document is The purpose is to increase security such that it cannot be taken away by others.

An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:
A first short-range wireless communication unit capable of short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal;
A network communication unit capable of communicating with the mobile terminal through a network;
An original reading unit capable of optically reading an original;
When the first short-range wireless communication unit finishes short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal, the document reading unit is controlled to detect the document,
When the document reading unit detects the document, the network communication unit is controlled to notify the paired mobile terminal that the document has been detected, and the image forming apparatus is disabled.
When the first short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication again with the paired mobile terminal, the control circuit which makes the image forming apparatus usable.

  According to this embodiment, when the short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal is terminated and the document reading unit detects the document, the image forming apparatus is disabled, so that the security is high. Furthermore, when the short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal is performed again, the image forming apparatus is made usable, so that the user can automatically take out the original from the image forming apparatus. Convenience is high.

The image forming apparatus
Further comprising a human sensor capable of detecting a person around the image forming apparatus,
When the first short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication again with the paired mobile terminal and the human sensor does not detect a person around the image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus is put into a usable state.

  According to the present embodiment, the convenience is high for the user, and the image forming apparatus can be used only when a person around the image forming apparatus is not detected, so that the security is increased.

When the document reading unit detects the document, the control circuit further includes:
Generating a password for enabling the image forming apparatus;
Control the network communication unit to notify the password to at least the paired mobile terminal,
When the password is input to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus is enabled.

  According to the present embodiment, since the image forming apparatus can be used only when the password is input to the image forming apparatus, the security is high.

  The control circuit performs short-range wireless communication again with the mobile terminal paired by the first short-range wireless communication unit, and the human sensor detects a person around the image forming apparatus. In addition, when the password is input to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus is brought into a usable state.

  According to this embodiment, when a person around the image forming apparatus is detected, the image forming apparatus can be used only when a password is input to the image forming apparatus. Opportunities can be eliminated and security is high.

  The control circuit cancels the pairing with the portable terminal when the image forming apparatus is enabled.

  Further, according to this embodiment, even when the mobile terminal enters the communicable range with the image forming apparatus, the connection between the image forming apparatus and the mobile terminal is not established again and communication is not started. For this reason, even if the image forming apparatus is in an unusable state due to a relationship with another portable terminal, the image forming apparatus is not automatically made usable by communication between the image forming apparatus and the portable terminal. High security.

  The control circuit stores the password and a pairing code used for pairing the mobile terminal in association with each other.

  According to this embodiment, the control circuit determines that the password is correct if the input password is a value stored in association with the pairing code of the mobile terminal that has performed short-range wireless communication again. As a result, even if there are multiple passwords that have been generated before, the image forming apparatus can be used only when the password transmitted to the mobile terminal that has performed short-range wireless communication again is entered. High nature.

The image forming apparatus
A second short-range wireless communication unit capable of performing short-range wireless communication that does not require pairing with the mobile terminal;
The second short-range wireless communication unit acquires a pairing code necessary for the pairing and an address necessary for communication through the network from the portable terminal.

  According to the present embodiment, the user can automatically perform the first short-range wireless communication for improving the security by simply holding the portable terminal over the image forming apparatus for the second short-range wireless communication. Since pairing is performed, convenience is high.

The document reading unit includes a document table on which the document is placed, and a cover that can be opened and closed and mechanically locked with the document table closed.
The control circuit includes:
As the unusable state, the cover is locked,
The cover is unlocked as the usable state.

  According to this embodiment, since the cover of the document reading unit cannot be opened, the image forming apparatus is in an unusable state and the document placed on the document table cannot be taken out, so that the security is high.

  The document reading unit optically detects the document placed on the document table by optically reading the document table.

  According to this embodiment, since the original reading unit originally provided in the image forming apparatus is used for detecting an original that has been forgotten to be collected, no additional configuration is required.

  The second near field communication unit performs near field communication by NFC (Near Field Communication).

  The first short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication by Bluetooth (registered trademark).

A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is:
A first short-range wireless communication unit capable of performing short-range wireless communication with a paired mobile terminal, a network communication unit capable of communicating with the mobile terminal via a network, and optically reading a document A computer of an image forming apparatus having a document reading unit capable of
When the first short-range wireless communication unit finishes short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal, the document reading unit is controlled to detect the document,
When the document reading unit detects the document, the network communication unit is controlled to notify the paired mobile terminal that the document has been detected, and the image forming apparatus is disabled.
When the first short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication again with the paired mobile terminal, the image forming apparatus is brought into a usable state.

  According to the present disclosure, the technology for notifying the user's mobile terminal that the document remains in the image forming apparatus and prompting the collection is highly convenient for the user, and the document cannot be taken away by others. Security can be increased.

  Note that the effects described here are not necessarily limited, and may be any of the effects described in the present disclosure.

1 shows an overview of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 2 shows a hardware configuration of an image forming apparatus and a portable terminal. 2 shows an operation flow of the image forming apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

1. Overview of Information Processing System FIG. 1 shows an overview of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

  The information processing apparatus system 1 includes an image forming apparatus 10, a mobile terminal 20, and an information processing apparatus 30.

  The image forming apparatus 10 is typically an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) and is simply referred to as MFP 10 hereinafter. The MFP 10 can communicate with the mobile terminal 20 and the information processing apparatus 30 via a network N such as the Internet. In addition, the image forming apparatus 10 can perform short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 20 by Bluetooth (registered trademark) and NFC (Near Field Communication). For example, the MFP 10 is installed in a public space such as a convenience store and can be accessed by an unspecified person.

  The mobile terminal 20 is a mobile device owned by a user who uses the MFP 10. The portable terminal 20 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a wearable terminal, a laptop personal computer, or the like.

  The information processing apparatus 30 is a mobile or stationary device that is used by an employee in a place (a convenience store or the like) where the MFP 10 is installed. The information processing apparatus 30 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a wearable terminal, a laptop, a desktop personal computer, or the like.

2. FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus and the portable terminal.

  The MFP 10 includes a control unit 11 (control circuit). The control unit 11 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a dedicated hardware circuit, and the like, and governs overall operation control of the MFP 10. The control unit 11 loads a CPU, which is an example of a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium, into the RAM and executes it.

  The control unit 11 is connected to the document reading unit 12, the display unit 14, the operation unit 17, the network communication unit 19, the NFC communication unit 13, the Bluetooth communication unit 15, the human sensor 16, and the like through the bus 18. The control unit 11 performs operation control of each of the above connected units and transmission / reception of signals or data to / from each unit.

  The control unit 11 is necessary to execute operation control for each function such as a scanner function, a print function, a copy function, and a facsimile transmission / reception function in accordance with a job execution instruction input from the user through the operation unit 17 or the like. Control mechanism drive and processing.

  The document reading unit 12 is a scanner that reads an image from a document. Specifically, the document reading unit 12 includes a document table on which a document is placed, a cover that can be opened and closed and can be mechanically locked with the document table closed, and a document table. And an image sensor capable of optically reading the placed document. The document reading unit 12 may include a feeder, and may further be capable of optically reading a document placed on the feeder.

  The operation unit 17 includes a touch panel unit and operation key units that receive instructions from the user regarding various operations and processes that can be executed by the MFP 10. The touch panel unit includes a display unit 14 such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) provided with a touch panel.

  The network communication unit 19 is an interface for connecting to a network N such as the Internet.

  The NFC communication unit 13 transmits and receives radio waves to and from the NFC communication unit 23 of the mobile terminal 20 in accordance with the NFC standard, and reads information written in the non-volatile storage area of the NFC communication unit 23 of the mobile terminal 20. The NFC communication unit 13 corresponds to a second short-range wireless communication unit capable of performing short-range wireless communication that does not require pairing with the mobile terminal 20.

  The Bluetooth communication unit 15 performs communication by transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the mobile terminal 20 in accordance with the Bluetooth standard. For example, the Bluetooth communication unit 15 is compatible with class 3 and can communicate with the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the mobile terminal 20 within a communication range of 1 m according to the Bluetooth standard. The Bluetooth communication unit 15 corresponds to a first short-range wireless communication unit capable of performing short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal 20.

  The human sensor 16 (motion detector) can detect a person around the MFP 10 using infrared rays, ultrasonic waves, and / or visible light.

  In addition to the above-described units, the MFP 10 includes an image memory that temporarily stores images, an image processing unit that processes images, an image forming unit that performs image formation, and the like (not shown).

3. Hardware Configuration of Mobile Terminal With reference to FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 20 includes a control unit 21. The control unit 21 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a dedicated hardware circuit, and the like, and governs overall operation control of the mobile terminal 20. The control unit 21 loads a CPU, which is an example of a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium, into the RAM and executes it.

  The control unit 21 is connected to the audio output unit 22, the display unit 24, the operation unit 27, the network communication unit 29, the NFC communication unit 23, the Bluetooth communication unit 25, and the like through the bus 28. The control unit 21 performs operation control of each of the above connected units, and transmission / reception of signals or data to / from each unit.

  The audio output unit 22 includes a speaker that outputs audio.

  The operation unit 27 includes a touch panel unit and operation key units that receive instructions from the user regarding various operations and processes that can be executed by the mobile terminal 20. The touch panel unit includes a display unit 24 such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) provided with a touch panel.

  The network communication unit 29 is an interface for connecting to a network N such as the Internet.

  The NFC communication unit 23 transmits and receives radio waves to and from the NFC communication unit 13 of the MFP 10 according to the NFC standard. The NFC communication unit 23 has a non-volatile storage area, and stores a mail address receivable via the network communication unit 29, a pairing code used for communication via the Bluetooth communication unit 25, and the like.

  The Bluetooth communication unit 25 communicates by transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 in accordance with the Bluetooth standard.

4). Hardware configuration of information processing apparatus The information processing apparatus 30 is a typical information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, and the hardware configuration is not shown. For example, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 30 may be the same as the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 20 or may be a configuration in which the NFC communication unit 23 and the Bluetooth communication unit 25 are excluded from the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 20. good.

5). Operation Flow of Image Forming Apparatus FIG. 3 shows an operation flow of the image forming apparatus.

  As a premise, the user first holds the NFC communication unit 23 of the portable terminal 20 over the NFC communication unit 13 of the MFP 10 and then starts using the MFP 10. Specifically, the user places a document on the document table of the document reading unit 12, closes the document table on which the document is placed with a cover, and operates the operation unit 17 to execute a scan job.

  The NFC communication unit 13 of the MFP 10 reads an e-mail address, a Bluetooth pairing code, and the like stored in a non-volatile storage area provided in the NFC communication unit 23 of the mobile terminal 20. Thereby, the NFC communication part 13 acquires a mail address, a pairing code, etc. The Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 performs pairing with the mobile terminal 20 based on the pairing code of the mobile terminal 20 read by the NFC communication unit 13. The Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 establishes a connection with the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the paired mobile terminal 20 and starts communication (step S101).

  The control unit 11 of the MFP 10 periodically checks the connection state between the Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 and the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the mobile terminal 20 (step S102). Since the user carries the mobile terminal 20, the connection between the Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 and the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the mobile terminal 20 continues as long as the user is near the MFP 10. On the other hand, when the user leaves the MFP 10, the mobile terminal 20 is also separated from the MFP 10. Therefore, when the mobile terminal 20 goes out of the communicable range, communication between the Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 and the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the mobile terminal 20 is performed. Ends (disconnects).

  The control unit 11 of the MFP 10 detects that the communication between the Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 and the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the mobile terminal 20 has been completed (connection is disconnected) (YES in step S103). Then, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 controls the document reading unit 12 to detect the document. Specifically, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 controls the document reading unit 12 to optically detect the document placed on the document table by optically reading (scanning) the document table (step) (Step S11). S104). After the communication between the Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 and the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the portable terminal 20 is terminated (connection is lost), that is, after the user carrying the portable terminal 20 leaves the MFP 10, the document is placed on the document table. If it is placed, the manuscript has been forgotten to be collected. On the other hand, if the document is not placed on the document table, the document cannot be forgotten to be collected.

  If the document reading unit 12 does not detect the document (step S105, NO), the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 sends a message to the e-mail address read by the NFC communication unit 13 that there is no forgetting to collect the document. It transmits via the network communication part 19 (step S106). Further, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 controls the Bluetooth communication unit 15 to cancel the pairing with the portable terminal 20 (step S115).

  On the other hand, when the document reading unit 12 detects a document (YES in step S105), the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 generates a password for changing the MFP 10 from an unusable state (described later) to a usable state (step S107). The control unit 11 stores at least a password, a Bluetooth pairing code, and information for uniquely identifying a scan job (job serial number, job date and time) in the ROM in association with each other. Note that when the document reading unit 12 detects a document, the pairing with the portable terminal 20 is not canceled unlike step S115 above. The control unit 11 of the MFP 10 forgets to collect a document addressed to the mail address read by the NFC communication unit 13 (mail address that can be received by the mobile terminal 20) and the mail address that can be received by the information processing apparatus 30. A message to the effect and the password are transmitted via the network communication unit 19 (step S108). Note that the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 stores in advance mail addresses that can be received by the information processing apparatus 30.

  Further, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 disables the MFP 10 (step S109). Specifically, the control unit 11 controls the document reading unit 12 to mechanically lock the cover with the document table on which the document is placed closed. As a result, the cover of the document reading unit 12 cannot be opened, and the MFP 10 is in an unusable state, and the document placed on the document table cannot be taken out.

  Thereafter, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 enters a standby state for changing the MFP 10 from the unusable state to the usable state (step S110). A method for changing the MFP 10 from the unusable state to the usable state will be described in the following three cases.

(1) Case 1: When the user comes to collect the original, there is no other person around the MFP 10.
(2) Case 2: When there is another person around the MFP 10 when the user comes to collect the document.
(3) Case 3: When another user uses the MFP 10 before the user comes to collect the document.

(1) Case 1
When the user sees the message (step S108) received by the portable terminal 20 from the MFP 10, the user carries the portable terminal 20 and comes to the MFP 10. Since the MFP 10 has not released pairing with the mobile terminal 20, when the mobile terminal 20 enters the communicable range, the Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 establishes a connection with the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the mobile terminal 20 again. Then, communication is started (step S111, YES). When the connection between the Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 and the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the portable terminal 20 is established, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 determines whether or not the human sensor 16 has detected a person around the MFP 10 ( Step S112).

  If the human sensor 16 does not detect a person around the MFP 10 (step S112, NO), the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 cancels the standby state (step S113) and makes the MFP 10 usable (step S114). ). Specifically, the control unit 11 controls the document reading unit 12 to unlock the cover that has been mechanically locked while the document table on which the document is placed is closed. As a result, the cover of the document reading unit 12 can be opened, so that the user can take out the document placed on the document table, and another user can use the MFP 10. Further, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 controls the Bluetooth communication unit 15 to cancel the pairing with the portable terminal 20 (step S115).

(2) Case 2
The Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 establishes a connection with the Bluetooth communication unit 25 of the paired mobile terminal 20 again and starts communication (YES in step S111). When the human sensor 16 detects a person around the MFP 10 (YES in step S112), when the MFP 10 is enabled (unlocks the cover), the person opens the cover and takes out the document. There is a security problem. Therefore, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 waits for the password input without immediately enabling the MFP 10 although the Bluetooth connection with the portable terminal 20 is established again (step S111, YES).

  The user inputs the password described in the message (step S108) received by the mobile terminal 20 from the MFP 10 to the MFP 10 via the operation unit 17. The control unit 11 of the MFP 10 receives an input of a password (step S116, YES), and determines whether or not the received password is a correct value (step S117). Specifically, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 determines that the password is correct if the received password is a value stored in the ROM in association with the pairing code of the mobile terminal 20 that has re-established the connection. If the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 determines that the password is correct (step S117, YES), the standby state is canceled (step S113), the MFP 10 is made available (step S114), and pairing with the portable terminal 20 is performed. Release (step S115).

(3) Case 3
Although the MFP 10 has not canceled pairing with the mobile terminal 20, the user has not come to collect the document and the mobile terminal 20 does not enter the communicable range, so the Bluetooth communication unit 15 of the MFP 10 and the Bluetooth of the mobile terminal 20 The connection with the communication unit 25 remains disconnected (step S111, NO). Other users try to use the MFP 10, but since the MFP 10 cannot be used because the cover of the document reading unit 12 cannot be opened, an inquiry is made to an employee at the place where the MFP 10 is installed.

  The employee inputs the password described in the message (step S108) received by the information processing apparatus 30 from the MFP 10 to the MFP 10 via the operation unit 17. When there are a plurality of messages that the information processing apparatus 30 has received from the MFP 10, the employee inputs the password described in the message of the latest date and time to the MFP 10.

  The control unit 11 of the MFP 10 receives an input of a password (step S116, YES), and determines whether or not the received password is a correct value (step S117). Specifically, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 associates the received password with information for uniquely identifying the latest scan job (job serial number, job date, etc.) and stores the value stored in the ROM. If so, it is determined that the password is correct. If the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 determines that the password is correct (step S117, YES), the standby state is canceled (step S113), the MFP 10 is enabled (step S114), and pairing with the portable terminal 20 is performed. Release (step S115). Accordingly, the cover of the document reading unit 12 can be opened, so that an employee can take out the document placed on the document table, and another user can use the MFP 10.

  Thereafter, when the user comes to the MFP 10 to collect the document, since the document has been collected from the MFP 10, an inquiry is made to an employee at the place where the MFP 10 is installed. At that time, the user informs the employee of the password and message reception date and time described in the message (step S108) received by the mobile terminal 20 from the MFP 10. If the employee receives the password and message reception date and time, and the password and message reception date and time described in the message received by the information processing apparatus 30 from the MFP 10 (step S108), the employee sends a document to the user. hand over.

6). Modification (1) Modification 1
In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 performs Bluetooth communication with the paired mobile terminal 20 again (step S111, YES), and the human sensor 16 does not detect a person around the MFP 10 ( In step S112, NO), the MFP 10 is enabled (step S114) (case 1). The control unit 11 of the MFP 10 performs Bluetooth communication with the paired mobile terminal 20 again (step S111, YES), and the human sensor 16 detects a person around the MFP 10 (step S112). When the correct password is input to the MFP 10 (YES in step S116, YES in step S117), the MFP 10 is made available (step S114) (case 2).

  Instead, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 may make the MFP 10 usable by using only Bluetooth communication with the paired mobile terminal 20 again (step S111, YES) as a trigger. This is because the user who carries the portable terminal 20 is near the MFP 10, so even if there is a person around the MFP 10, there is a high possibility that the user can immediately access the MFP 10 and collect the document.

(2) Modification 2
In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 transmits a message to a mail address that can be received by the mobile terminal 20 via the network communication unit 19 (steps S106 and S108). Alternatively, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 may transmit a message via the network communication unit 19 to a destination that can be received by the application program executed by the mobile terminal 20. In this case, the mobile terminal 20 needs to start the application program in advance. The portable terminal 20 may output an alert from the audio output unit 22 according to the application program.

(3) Modification 3
In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 mechanically locks the cover of the document reading unit 12 with the document table closed with the unusable state. Instead of the cover lock or in addition to the cover lock, the control unit 11 of the MFP 10 may be in an unusable state and may not be able to operate the operation unit 17.

7). Summary In an MFP having an original reading unit (scanner) capable of optically reading an original, an original that the user forgot to collect may remain in the MFP. For example, an unspecified person can access an MFP installed in a public space such as a convenience store. If a user forgets to collect a manuscript in which personal information is written (for example, a license, insurance card, my number card, etc.) and remains in the MFP, the personal information may be leaked to others.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to notify the user's portable terminal that the document remains in the image forming apparatus and prompt the collection. However, there is a possibility that another user may use the MFP or take away the original by the time the user receives the notification and returns. In addition, even if an employee (for example, a convenience store clerk) at the location where the MFP is installed collects the original from the MFP before another user uses the MFP, the employee will come to pick up the original. Cannot confirm that the person is the true owner.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, in case 1, the MFP 10 is disabled until the user comes to collect the document (step S109), so the security is high. Further, only when there is no person around the MFP 10 (step S112, NO), the MFP 10 is in a usable state (step S114), so that the security is increased. Furthermore, the user can take out the document without inputting a password (step S116) (step S114), which is highly convenient.

  Further, in case 2, when there is a person around the MFP 10 (step S112, YES), the MFP 10 can be used only after the user inputs a correct password (step S116, S117) (step S114). . This eliminates the opportunity for a person around the MFP 10 to take out the document, and thus security is high.

  Further, in case 3, since the MFP 10 transmits the same password to the mobile terminal 20 and the information processing apparatus 30 (step S108), when the employee returns the collected original, the employee has come to pick up the original. Can be confirmed as the true owner, and the document can be definitely returned to the user who forgot the document.

  According to the present embodiment, when the MFP 10 is in a usable state (step S114) and the user can take out the document placed on the document table, the MFP 10 cancels the pairing with the portable terminal 20. (Step S115). As a result, even if the user who holds the portable terminal 20 enters another area where Bluetooth communication with the MFP 10 is possible (such as at a later date), the MFP 10 and the portable terminal 20 can reestablish the connection and start communication. Absent. For this reason, even if the MFP 10 is in an unusable state due to a relationship with another portable terminal (another user), the MFP 10 is not automatically made usable by the Bluetooth communication between the MFP 10 and the portable terminal 20. . This provides high security for another user (a person who has forgotten the original this time).

  Although the embodiments and modifications of the present technology have been described above, the present technology is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present technology. Of course.

1 ... Information processing system 10 ... MFP
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11, 21 ... Control part 12 ... Image reading part 13, 23 ... NFC communication part 15, 25 ... Bluetooth communication part 19, 29 ... Network communication part 20 ... Portable terminal 30 ... Information processing apparatus

Claims (12)

An image forming apparatus,
A first short-range wireless communication unit capable of short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal;
A network communication unit capable of communicating with the mobile terminal through a network;
An original reading unit capable of optically reading an original;
When the first short-range wireless communication unit finishes short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal, the document reading unit is controlled to detect the document,
When the document reading unit detects the document, the network communication unit is controlled to notify the paired mobile terminal that the document has been detected, and the image forming apparatus is disabled.
An image forming apparatus comprising: a control circuit that enables the image forming apparatus when the first short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal again. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
Further comprising a human sensor capable of detecting a person around the image forming apparatus,
When the first short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication again with the paired mobile terminal and the human sensor does not detect a person around the image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus that makes the image forming apparatus usable. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2,
Further comprising an operation unit;
When the document reading unit detects the document, the control circuit further includes:
Generating a password for enabling the image forming apparatus;
Control the network communication unit to notify the password to at least the paired mobile terminal,
An image forming apparatus configured to enable the image forming apparatus when the password is input to the image forming apparatus via the operation unit . The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
The control circuit performs short-range wireless communication again with the mobile terminal paired by the first short-range wireless communication unit, and the human sensor detects a person around the image forming apparatus. And the image forming apparatus is enabled when the password is input to the image forming apparatus via the operation unit . An image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The control circuit cancels the pairing with the portable terminal when the image forming apparatus is enabled. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:
The control circuit stores the password and a pairing code used for pairing the portable terminal in association with each other. The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A second short-range wireless communication unit capable of performing short-range wireless communication that does not require pairing with the mobile terminal;
The image forming apparatus, wherein the second short-range wireless communication unit acquires a pairing code necessary for the pairing and an address necessary for communication through the network from the portable terminal. The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The document reading unit includes a document table on which the document is placed, and a cover that can be opened and closed and mechanically locked with the document table closed.
The control circuit includes:
As the unusable state, the cover is locked,
An image forming apparatus that unlocks the cover as the usable state. The image forming apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
The image forming apparatus, wherein the document reading unit optically detects the document placed on the document table by optically reading the document table. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7 ,
The second near field communication unit is an image forming apparatus that performs near field communication by NFC (Near Field Communication). An image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The first near field communication unit is an image forming apparatus that performs near field communication by Bluetooth (registered trademark). A first short-range wireless communication unit capable of performing short-range wireless communication with a paired mobile terminal, a network communication unit capable of communicating with the mobile terminal through a network, and optically reading a document A computer of an image forming apparatus having a document reading unit capable of
When the first short-range wireless communication unit finishes short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal, the document reading unit is controlled to detect the document,
When the document reading unit detects the document, the network communication unit is controlled to notify the paired mobile terminal that the document has been detected, and the image forming apparatus is disabled.
A program that makes the image forming apparatus usable when the first short-range wireless communication unit performs short-range wireless communication with the paired mobile terminal again.

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