JP6885488B2 - Proximity communication device programs, portable device programs, and systems equipped with these devices. - Google Patents

Description

The technology disclosed herein relates to a proximity communication device and a portable device capable of communicating with the proximity communication device.

A technique is known in which a portable device uses connection information to establish wireless communication with an image forming device. Specifically, the portable device receives connection information from the image forming apparatus via the first interface, and uses the connection information to establish wireless communication via the second interface. The related technique is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-203742

In the above technique, the user of the portable device cannot instruct the image forming apparatus to form an image when the portable device cannot use the first interface.

The program described in this specification is a proximity communication interface that executes proximity wireless communication between a memory and an external device, and the distance between the memory and the external device is less than or equal to the proximity distance. Proximity including the proximity communication interface for establishing proximity wireless communication with the external device and a wireless interface for performing first wireless communication with the external device having a longer communication distance than the proximity wireless communication as a trigger. A first reception that is a computer program included in a communication device and receives connection information from the image forming apparatus via the proximity wireless communication established by the proximity communication interface with the image forming apparatus to the computer. The processing and the first storage process of storing the received connection information in the memory are executed, and the connection information is information necessary for the portable device to execute the second wireless communication with the image forming device. The portable device is a device capable of executing a portable program for instructing the image forming device to form an image via the second wireless communication, and the second wireless communication has a communication distance longer than that of the proximity wireless communication. Is a long communication, and the program further performs a connection information transmission process for transmitting the connection information, the mobile program identification information, and the execution instruction to the computer via the wireless interface. The mobile program identification information to be executed is information for identifying the mobile program, and the execution instruction establishes the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus by the mobile program using the connection information. It is a program that is an instruction for.

According to the above program, the user of the terminal device can instruct the image forming apparatus to form an image via the proximity communication device even if the terminal device cannot perform proximity wireless communication with the image forming apparatus. ..

The program further receives a second reception process of receiving the portable device identification information from the portable device to the computer via the wireless interface, and a second storage process of storing the received portable device identification information in the memory. And the first determination process of determining whether or not the portable device identification information is stored in the memory may be executed. The portable device identification information may be information that identifies the portable device. In the connection information transmission process, the connection information and the mobile program identification information are combined with each other via the wireless interface in response to the determination in the first determination process that the mobile device identification information is stored in the memory. The execution instruction may be transmitted to the portable device identified by the portable device identification information.

The program further determines to the computer whether or not the portable device identification information received in the second reception process includes proximity program manufacturer identification information indicating the manufacturer of the program itself. The process may be executed. In the second storage process, the portable device identification information may be stored in the memory in response to the determination in the second determination process that the portable device identification information includes the proximity program manufacturer identification information. Good.

The program further determines whether or not the computer has received the mobile program manufacturer identification information indicating the manufacturer of the mobile program together with the connection information received in the first reception process. May be executed. In the connection information transmission process, the connection information, the mobile program identification information, and the execution instruction are received via the wireless interface in response to the determination in the third determination process that the mobile program manufacturer identification information has been received. May be transmitted to the portable device.

The program further causes the computer to receive a second reception process of receiving the mobile device identification information, which is information for identifying the mobile device, from the mobile device via the wireless interface, and the received mobile device identification information. A second storage process stored in the memory, an instruction receiving process for receiving a transmission instruction instructing transmission of the connection information from the mobile device via the wireless interface, and the portable device stored in the memory. The first determination process of determining whether or not the transmission instruction is received from the mobile device identified by the identification information based on the mobile device identification information may be executed. In the connection information transmission process, it is determined in the first determination process that the connection information is received in the first reception process and the transmission instruction is received from the mobile device identified by the mobile device identification information. Depending on the situation, the connection information, the mobile program identification information, and the execution instruction may be transmitted to the mobile device via the wireless interface.

The program further determines whether or not the connection information is stored in the memory in response to the transmission instruction being received from the portable device by the instruction reception process in the computer. May be executed. In the connection information transmission process, when it is determined in the fourth determination process that the connection information is stored in the memory, the connection information stored in the memory, the mobile program identification information, and the mobile program identification information The execution instruction may be transmitted to the portable device via the wireless interface.

The program further determines the distance between the proximity communication device and the image forming device in response to the determination by the computer in the fourth determination process that the connection information is not stored in the memory. The first display process for displaying the first screen suggesting that the distance is equal to or less than the proximity distance may be displayed on the display provided in the proximity communication device. In the first reception process, even if the connection information is received from the image forming apparatus via the proximity communication interface in response to the establishment of the proximity radio communication after the first screen is displayed. Good.

The mobile program identification information may be information that instructs the operating system installed in the mobile device to start the mobile program installed in the mobile device.

Other programs described herein include a memory, a user interface, a first wireless interface that executes a first wireless communication with a longer communication distance than a proximity wireless communication, and an external device. A computer program provided in a portable device including a second wireless interface that executes a second wireless communication having a communication distance longer than that of the proximity wireless communication between the two, and the computer is subjected to an image via the user interface. The first reception process for receiving the first operation for instructing the forming device to form an image and the second reception process for receiving the second operation via the user interface are executed, and the second operation is close to each other. It is an operation of instructing to execute the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus via the second wireless interface by using the connection information received from the communication device, and the proximity communication device is the proximity wireless communication. It is a device that acquires the connection information from the image forming apparatus via the above, and the program further receives the connection information from the proximity communication device to the computer via the first wireless interface. According to the processing, the connection information is received in the connection information reception process, the first operation is received in the first reception process, and the second operation is received in the second reception process. Using the connection information, the establishment process for establishing the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus in the second wireless interface and the image forming via the second wireless interface for establishing the second wireless communication. This is a program for causing the device to execute the image forming process for instructing the image forming.

According to the above program, the portable device receives the connection information from the proximity communication device that has acquired the connection information from the image forming device via the proximity wireless communication via the first wireless interface. Then, the portable device receives the connection information and receives the first and second operations, and uses the connection information to connect with the image forming device via the second wireless interface. 2 Wireless communication can be established.

The program further receives a first reception process of receiving the proximity communication device identification information for identifying the proximity communication device from the proximity communication device to the computer via the first radio interface, and the received proximity communication. The first storage process of storing the device identification information in the memory and the first determination process of determining whether or not the proximity communication device identification information is stored in the memory may be executed. In the establishment process, the proximity communication device identification information received from the proximity communication device indicated by the proximity communication device identification information in response to the determination in the first determination process that the proximity communication device identification information is stored in the memory. The connection information may be used to establish the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus in the second wireless interface.

The program further determines to the computer whether or not the proximity communication device identification information received in the first reception process includes the mobile program manufacturer identification information indicating the manufacturer of the program itself. 2 Judgment processing may be executed. In the first storage process, the proximity communication device identification information is stored in the memory in response to the determination in the second determination process that the proximity communication device identification information includes the mobile program manufacturer identification information. You may.

The program further determines whether or not the computer has received the mobile program manufacturer identification information indicating the manufacturer of the program itself together with the connection information received in the connection information reception process. May be executed. In the establishment process, in response to the determination in the third determination process that the mobile program manufacturer identification information has been received, the connection information is used to connect the second wireless interface to the image forming apparatus. A second wireless communication may be established.

The program further instructs the computer to transmit the connection information via the first wireless interface to the proximity communication device identified by the proximity communication device identification information stored in the memory. The instruction transmission process for transmitting the instruction may be executed. In the connection information reception process, after transmitting the transmission instruction to the proximity communication device, the connection information may be received from the proximity communication device via the first wireless interface.

The program further performs a first display process of displaying a preview image of the image data on a display provided in the portable device in response to the reception of the first operation of selecting the image data by the computer. According to the first determination process for determining whether or not the proximity communication device identification information is stored in the memory in response to the acceptance of one operation, and the proximity communication device identification information is stored in the memory. The instruction transmission process may be executed according to the determination in the first determination process.

The transmission instruction may be information instructing the operating system installed in the proximity communication device to start the proximity program installed in the proximity communication device. The proximity program may be a program that receives the connection information from the image forming apparatus via the proximity radio communication.

The program further executes a first display process of displaying a preview image of the image data on a display included in the portable device in response to the reception of the first operation of selecting the image data by the computer. You may let me. The connection information reception process executed after displaying the preview image on the display causes the establishment process and the image formation process to be executed in response to receiving the connection information from the proximity communication device. You may.

The program further stores the connection information in the computer when the second storage process for storing the received connection information in the memory of the portable device and the image data to be communicated are selected. The fourth determination process for determining whether or not the connection information is used, and the printing of the image represented by the image data when it is determined that the connection information is stored, are performed by the second radio using the stored connection information. A second display process of displaying a print object to be executed by the image forming apparatus capable of establishing communication on the display of the portable device may be executed.

The proximity communication device may be a wristband type device. The portable device may be a smartphone or a tablet.

Proximity communication devices and portable devices for realizing the above technology are also new and useful. In addition, a communication system including a proximity communication device and a portable device is also new and useful.
Examples of disclosure are listed below.
[Disclosure Example 1]
A proximity communication interface that executes proximity wireless communication between a memory and an external device, and the proximity to the external device is triggered by the fact that the distance between the memory and the external device is equal to or less than the proximity distance. A computer program included in a proximity communication device including the proximity communication interface for establishing wireless communication and a wireless interface for performing first wireless communication with an external device having a communication distance longer than that of the proximity wireless communication.
On the computer
A first reception process in which the proximity communication interface receives connection information from the image forming apparatus via the proximity radio communication established with the image forming apparatus.
The first storage process of storing the received connection information in the memory is executed.
The connection information is information necessary for the portable device to execute the second wireless communication with the image forming device, and the portable device instructs the image forming device to form an image via the second wireless communication. The second wireless communication is a communication having a longer communication distance than the proximity wireless communication.
The program further applies to the computer.
The connection information transmission process for transmitting the connection information, the mobile program identification information, and the execution instruction to the mobile device is executed via the wireless interface, and the mobile program identification information identifies the mobile program. Information, and the execution instruction is an instruction for the mobile program to use the connection information to establish the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus.
[Disclosure Example 2]
The program further applies to the computer.
The second reception process of receiving the mobile device identification information from the mobile device via the wireless interface, and
A second storage process for storing the received portable device identification information in the memory, and
The first determination process of determining whether or not the portable device identification information is stored in the memory is executed.
The portable device identification information is information for identifying the portable device, and is
In the connection information transmission process,
In response to the determination in the first determination process that the mobile device identification information is stored in the memory, the connection information, the mobile program identification information, and the execution instruction are transmitted via the wireless interface. The program according to Disclosure Example 1, which is transmitted to the portable device identified by the portable device identification information.
[Disclosure Example 3]
The program further applies to the computer.
A second determination process for determining whether or not the portable device identification information received in the second reception process includes proximity program manufacturer identification information indicating the manufacturer of the program itself is executed.
In the second storage process,
The program according to Disclosure Example 2, wherein the portable device identification information is stored in the memory in response to the determination in the second determination process that the portable device identification information includes the proximity program manufacturer identification information.
[Disclosure Example 4]
The program further applies to the computer.
A third determination process for determining whether or not the mobile program manufacturer identification information indicating the manufacturer of the mobile program has been received together with the connection information received in the first reception process is executed.
In the connection information transmission process,
In response to the determination in the third determination process that the mobile program manufacturer identification information has been received, the connection information, the mobile program identification information, and the execution instruction are transmitted to the mobile device via the wireless interface. The program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 1 to 3.
[Disclosure Example 5]
The program further applies to the computer.
A second reception process of receiving the mobile device identification information, which is information for identifying the mobile device, from the mobile device via the wireless interface, and
A second storage process for storing the received portable device identification information in the memory, and
An instruction receiving process for receiving a transmission instruction for instructing transmission of the connection information from the mobile device via the wireless interface, and
The first determination process of determining whether or not the transmission instruction is received from the portable device identified by the portable device identification information stored in the memory is executed based on the portable device identification information.
In the connection information transmission process,
The wireless interface is based on the determination in the first determination process that the connection information is received in the first reception process and the transmission instruction is received from the mobile device identified by the mobile device identification information. The program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 1 to 4, wherein the connection information, the mobile program identification information, and the execution instruction are transmitted to the mobile device via the mobile device.
[Disclosure Example 6]
The program further applies to the computer.
In response to the transmission instruction being received from the portable device by the instruction reception process, a fourth determination process for determining whether or not the connection information is stored in the memory is executed.
In the connection information transmission process,
When it is determined in the fourth determination process that the connection information is stored in the memory, the connection information stored in the memory, the mobile program identification information, and the execution instruction are displayed. The program according to Disclosure Example 5, which is transmitted to the portable device via a wireless interface.
[Disclosure Example 7]
The program further applies to the computer.
It is suggested that the distance between the proximity communication device and the image forming device is set to be equal to or less than the proximity distance in response to the determination in the fourth determination process that the connection information is not stored in the memory. The first display process for displaying the first screen on the display provided in the proximity communication device is executed.
In the first reception process,
The program according to Disclosure Example 6, which receives the connection information from the image forming apparatus via the proximity communication interface in response to the establishment of the proximity radio communication after the first screen is displayed.
[Disclosure Example 8]
The mobile program identification information is any one of Disclosure Examples 1 to 7, which is information instructing the operating system installed in the mobile device to start the mobile program installed in the mobile device. The program described in.
[Disclosure Example 9]
The communication distance between the memory, the user interface, and the external device, which is longer than the proximity wireless communication, is longer than that of the proximity wireless communication. 2 A computer program included in a portable device including a second wireless interface for executing wireless communication.
On the computer
A first reception process for accepting a first operation for instructing an image forming apparatus to form an image via the user interface, and
The second reception process for accepting the second operation is executed via the user interface, and the second operation uses the connection information received from the proximity communication device to perform the second operation via the second wireless interface. It is an operation of instructing to execute the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus, and the proximity communication apparatus is an apparatus for acquiring the connection information from the image forming apparatus via the proximity wireless communication.
The program further applies to the computer.
Connection information reception processing for receiving the connection information from the proximity communication device via the first wireless interface, and
In response to receiving the connection information in the connection information reception process, accepting the first operation in the first reception process, and accepting the second operation in the second reception process, the connection information is transmitted. Utilizing the establishment process of establishing the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus in the second wireless interface,
A program that causes the image forming apparatus to execute an image forming process for instructing the image forming via the second wireless interface that has established the second wireless communication.
[Disclosure Example 10]
The program further applies to the computer.
The first reception process of receiving the proximity communication device identification information for identifying the proximity communication device from the proximity communication device via the first wireless interface, and
The first storage process of storing the received proximity communication device identification information in the memory, and
The first determination process for determining whether or not the proximity communication device identification information is stored in the memory is executed.
The establishment process is
In response to the determination in the first determination process that the proximity communication device identification information is stored in the memory, the connection information received from the proximity communication device indicated by the proximity communication device identification information is used. The program according to Disclosure Example 9, wherein the second wireless interface establishes the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus.
[Disclosure Example 11]
The program further applies to the computer.
A second determination process for determining whether or not the proximity communication device identification information received in the first reception process includes the portable program manufacturer identification information indicating the manufacturer of the program itself is executed.
In the first storage process,
The disclosure example 10 describes the disclosure example 10 in which the proximity communication device identification information is stored in the memory in response to the determination in the second determination process that the proximity communication device identification information includes the mobile program manufacturer identification information. program.
[Disclosure Example 12]
The program further applies to the computer.
A third determination process for determining whether or not the mobile program manufacturer identification information indicating the manufacturer of the program itself has been received is executed together with the connection information received in the connection information reception process.
In the establishment process,
In response to the determination in the third determination process that the mobile program manufacturer identification information has been received, the connection information is used to cause the second wireless interface to perform the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus. The program according to any of Disclosure Examples 9 to 11 to be established.
[Disclosure Example 13]
The program further applies to the computer.
The proximity communication device identified by the proximity communication device identification information stored in the memory is caused to execute an instruction transmission process for transmitting a transmission instruction instructing transmission of the connection information via the first wireless interface. ,
In the connection information reception process,
The program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 10 to 12, wherein after transmitting the transmission instruction to the proximity communication device, the connection information is received from the proximity communication device via the first wireless interface.
[Disclosure Example 14]
The program further applies to the computer.
In response to the acceptance of the first operation of selecting image data, the first display process of displaying a preview image of the image data on the display provided in the portable device and the acceptance of the first operation The first determination process for determining whether or not the proximity communication device identification information is stored in the memory, and
The program according to Disclosure Example 13, which executes the instruction transmission process in response to the determination in the first determination process that the proximity communication device identification information is stored in the memory.
[Disclosure Example 15]
The transmission instruction is information instructing the operating system installed in the proximity communication device to start the proximity program installed in the proximity communication device, and the proximity program performs the proximity radio communication. The program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 13 or 14, which is a program for receiving the connection information from the image forming apparatus via the image forming apparatus.
[Disclosure Example 16]
The program further applies to the computer.
In response to the acceptance of the first operation of selecting the image data, the first display process of displaying the preview image of the image data on the display provided in the portable device is executed.
The connection information reception process executed after displaying the preview image on the display causes the establishment process and the image formation process to be executed in response to receiving the connection information from the proximity communication device. The program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 9 to 15.
[Disclosure Example 17]
The program further applies to the computer.
A second storage process for storing the received connection information in the memory of the portable device, and
When the image data to be communicated is selected, the fourth determination process for determining whether or not the connection information has been stored, and
When it is determined that the connection information is stored, the image forming apparatus capable of establishing the second wireless communication by the stored connection information is made to print the image represented by the image data. The program according to any one of Disclosure Examples 9 to 16, which executes a second display process for displaying a print object for printing on the display of the portable device.
[Disclosure Example 18]
A system including a proximity communication device and a portable device.
The proximity communication device is
With memory
It is a proximity communication interface that executes proximity wireless communication with an external device, and triggers the proximity wireless communication with the external device when the distance with the external device becomes less than or equal to the proximity distance. With the proximity communication interface to be established,
A wireless interface that performs first wireless communication with an external device, which has a longer communication distance than the proximity wireless communication,
With a control unit
The control unit of the proximity communication device
A first reception process in which the proximity communication interface receives connection information from the image forming apparatus via the proximity radio communication established with the image forming apparatus.
The first storage process of storing the received connection information in the memory is executed.
The connection information is information necessary for the portable device to execute the second wireless communication with the image forming device, and the portable device instructs the image forming device to form an image via the second wireless communication. The second wireless communication is a communication having a longer communication distance than the proximity wireless communication.
The control unit of the proximity communication device further
The connection information transmission process for transmitting the connection information, the mobile program identification information, and the execution instruction to the mobile device is executed via the wireless interface, and the mobile program identification information identifies the mobile program. Information, and the execution instruction is an instruction for the mobile program to use the connection information to establish the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus.
The portable device is
With memory
User interface and
The first wireless interface that executes the first wireless communication and
A second wireless interface that executes the second wireless communication, and
The control unit is provided with a control unit, and the control unit of the portable device includes a control unit.
A first reception process for accepting a first operation for instructing the image forming apparatus to form an image via the user interface.
The second reception process for accepting the second operation is executed via the user interface, and the second operation uses the connection information received from the proximity communication device to perform the second operation via the second wireless interface. It is an operation instructing to execute the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus.
The control unit of the portable device further
Connection information reception processing for receiving the connection information from the proximity communication device via the first wireless interface, and
In response to receiving the connection information in the connection information reception process, accepting the first operation in the first reception process, and accepting the second operation in the second reception process, the connection information is transmitted. Utilizing the establishment process of establishing the second wireless communication with the image forming apparatus in the second wireless interface,
A system that executes an image forming process for instructing the image forming apparatus to form an image via the second wireless interface that has established the second wireless communication.
[Disclosure Example 19]
The system according to Disclosure Example 18, wherein the proximity communication device is a wristband type device, and the portable device is a smartphone or a tablet.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a network. It is a sequence diagram of the pairing process, the wearable ID registration process, and the terminal ID registration process of the first to third embodiments. It is a continuation sequence diagram of FIG. It is a sequence diagram of the SSID reception process of 1st Example. It is a continuation sequence diagram of FIG. It is a continuation sequence diagram of FIG. It is a sequence diagram of the printing process of 1st Example. It is a sequence diagram of the SSID reception process of the 2nd Example. It is a continuation sequence diagram of FIG. It is a sequence diagram of the printing process of the 2nd and 3rd Examples. It is a sequence diagram of the SSID reception process of the 3rd Example.

<First Example>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the network 10. The network 10 includes a first communication terminal device 100, a second communication terminal device 300, an MFP 51, and a wearable device 200. Here, the MFP means a multifunction peripheral device (abbreviation of Multifunction Peripheral) having a printing function, a scanning function, and a copying function.

The communication terminal devices 100 and 300 are portable devices such as smartphones and tablets. The first communication terminal device 100 includes a display 102, a user I / F 104, a wireless LAN_I / F 105, a BT communication I / F 112, a CPU 106, a memory 109, and the like, and these are connected to each other via an input / output port 110. ing.

The display 102 is, for example, an LCD or an organic EL panel. The user I / F 104 may be a touch sensor arranged so as to overlap the display 102. The user I / F 104 may be an operation button. The CPU 106 accepts a user operation for designating an object displayed on the display 102 and a user operation for inputting a character string or a number string via the user I / F 104. The "object" is, for example, a character string, an icon, a button, a link, or the like.

The BT communication I / F 112 is an interface for executing the BT communication 135 conforming to the Bluetooth (registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG) standard. The communicable distance of the BT communication 135 is longer than the communicable distance of the NFC communication 145 conforming to the NFC (abbreviation of Near Field Communication) standard described later. The wireless LAN_I / F105 is an interface for executing WFD communication 155 conforming to the Wi-Fi Direct (registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, hereinafter referred to as WFD) standard. The wireless LAN_I / F105 may also be capable of executing WF communication conforming to the Wi-Fi (registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance) standard. The communicable distance of WFD communication 155 and WF communication is longer than the communicable distance of NFC communication and BT communication 135.

The CPU 106 executes a program stored in the memory 109. The memory 109 temporarily stores information necessary for processing by the CPU 106. The memory 109 is configured by combining a ROM, a RAM, a flash memory, an HDD, a buffer of the CPU 106, and the like. Image data and the like can be stored in the memory 109. The memory 109 stores the program 120. The program 120 includes a terminal application 121 and an operating system 124 (hereinafter referred to as OS 124).

The terminal application 121 is an application program for causing the CPU 106 to execute a process of instructing the MFP 51 to print image data. OS124 is, for example, Android (registered trademark of Google inc.) OS, iOS (registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc.) and the like. OS124 includes a program for causing wireless LAN_I / F105 and BT communication I / F112 to execute wireless communication. The second communication terminal device 300 also has the same configuration as the first communication terminal device 100, but is shown in a simplified manner.

The MFP 51 mainly includes a CPU 32, a memory 33, a wireless LAN_I / F34, an NFC communication I / F36, a user I / F38, a display 39, a printer 19, and a scanner 20. These components are made communicable with each other via the input / output port 43. The CPU 32, the memory 33, the wireless LAN_I / F34, the user I / F38, and the display 39 have the same configurations as the CPU 106, the memory 109, the wireless LAN_I / F105, the user I / F104, and the display 102.

The CPU 32 executes the program 21 stored in the memory 33. The memory 33 stores the program 21. Program 21 includes OS29 and the like.

The NFC communication I / F 36 is an interface for executing the NFC communication 145. The NFC standard in this embodiment is, for example, a standard based on the international standard of ISO / IEC21481 or 18092. In this embodiment, the NFC communication I / F 226 of the wearable device 200 executes a Poll operation that repeatedly outputs a polling signal. The NFC communication I / F226 monitors the polling signal and executes a Listen operation that outputs a response signal on condition that the polling signal is received. The wearable device 200 and the MFP 51 approach each other below the NFC communication range, the polling signal and the response signal are exchanged, and the link of the NFC communication 145 is established by a predetermined procedure according to the NFC standard. That is, the NFC communication 145 is a wireless communication established by triggering that the distance between the devices (more specifically, between the NFC communication I / F) becomes equal to or less than the close distance. The MFP 51 may execute the Poll operation, and the wearable device 200 may execute the Listen operation. The printer 19 has a mechanical configuration that executes printing using the image data stored in the memory 33. The scanner 20 is a mechanical configuration that performs reading.

The wearable device 200 is a wristband type device (for example, a wristwatch). The wearable device 200 mainly includes a CPU 206, a memory 209, a BT communication I / F225, an NFC communication I / F226, a display 203, and a user I / F204. These are connected to each other via input / output ports 210. CPU 206, memory 209, BT communication I / F225, NFC communication I / F226, display 203, user I / F204 are CPU 106, memory 109, BT communication I / F112, NFC communication I / F36, display 102, user I / F104. It has the same configuration as.

The CPU 206 executes the program 220 stored in the memory 209. The memory 209 stores the program 220. The program 220 includes a wearable application 221 (hereinafter referred to as wearable application 221) and an operating system 224 (hereinafter referred to as OS 224).

The pairing process, the wearable ID registration process, and the terminal ID registration process will be described with reference to FIG. In S10, the CPU 106 of the first communication terminal device 100 activates the terminal application 121 according to the user operation. In the following, when describing the execution subject of each process, the CPU 106 of the first communication terminal device 100 that operates according to the terminal application 121 may be simply abbreviated as "terminal application 121". Further, the CPU 106 of the first communication terminal device 100 that operates according to the OS 124 may be simply abbreviated as "first communication terminal device 100". The same description may be given to the wearable application 221 and OS 224 of the wearable device 200. The same description may be given to the OS 29 of the MFP 51.

In S15, the terminal application 121 causes the main screen of the terminal application 121 to be displayed on the display 102. The main screen includes a printer setting button and an image data selection button.

In S20, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the user operation for selecting the printer setting button has been accepted. The first communication terminal device 100 proceeds to S25 when a positive judgment is made in S20 (YES in S20), and proceeds to S310 in FIG. 5 when a negative judgment is made in S20 (NO in S20).

In S25, the terminal application 121 causes the communication method selection screen to be displayed on the display 102. The communication method selection screen includes a Bluetooth button and a Wi-Fi button. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the terminal application 121 accepts the user operation of selecting the Bluetooth button in S30. When the terminal application 121 accepts the user operation for selecting the Wi-Fi button in S30, the terminal application 121 further accepts the user operation for specifying the IP address of the MFP, and the specified IP address is used as the target MFP described later. The IP address to be identified may be stored in the memory 109.

In S33, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the memory 109 stores one or more wearable IDs. The wearable ID includes information for identifying the wearable device and wearable application identification information for identifying the wearable application 221. The information that identifies the wearable device may be the MAC address of the wearable device. The wearable application identification information may be a URL indicating the wearable application 221. The URL indicating the wearable application 221 will be hereinafter also referred to as "wearable URL". The wearable URL is predetermined by the manufacturer of the wearable application 221 or the OS manufacturer. It can also be said that the wearable URL is information that identifies the manufacturer of the wearable application 221. The memory 109 stores a list of wearable IDs registered in the memory 109 in the past by the terminal application 121 by the wearable ID registration process described later. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S35 when a positive judgment is made in S33 (YES in S33), and proceeds to S55 when a negative judgment is made in S33 (NO in S33).

In S35, the terminal application 121 causes the display 102 to display an ID selection screen including a button corresponding to one or more wearable IDs stored in the memory 109 and a new registration button.

In S40, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the user operation for selecting the button corresponding to the wearable ID has been accepted. The first communication terminal device 100 proceeds to S45 when a positive judgment is made in S40 (YES in S40), and proceeds to S50 when a negative judgment is made in S40 (NO in S40).

In S45, the terminal application 121 stores the wearable ID indicated by the selected button in the memory 109 as the target wearable ID. In the following, it is also described that the storage in the memory is registered in the memory. When the terminal application 121 ends S45, it returns to S15.

In S50, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the user operation for selecting the new registration button has been accepted. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S55 when a positive judgment is made in S50 (YES in S50), and returns to S40 when a negative judgment is made in S50 (NO in S50). The ID selection screen may further include a button corresponding to the MFP. When the terminal application 121 receives a user operation for selecting a button corresponding to the MFP, the terminal application 121 may store the BT address of the MFP indicated by the button in the memory 109 as a BT address for identifying the target MFP described later. The BT address is a MAC address used for BT communication.

The terminal application 121 transmits a discovery signal according to the Bluetooth standard in S55. The wearable device that received the discovery signal returns the incidental information and the MAC address. There are also wearable devices that do not return incidental information. In S60, the terminal application 121 receives the incidental information and the MAC address from the wearable device via the BT communication I / F 112. The incidental information may include information predetermined by the manufacturer of the wearable device. That is, it can be said that the incidental information is information indicating the manufacturer of the wearable device. The incidental information may be device name or information indicating the type of wearable device.

In S65, the terminal application 121 causes the display 102 to display a button corresponding to each of the one or more MAC addresses received in S60. Ancillary information may be described on the button, or a MAC address may be described on the button. The terminal application 121 does not have to display the corresponding button for the wearable device that could receive only the MAC address. Further, it is not necessary to display the corresponding button for the wearable device whose received incidental information does not indicate the manufacturer of the terminal application 121.

The terminal application 121 accepts a user operation for selecting one of the buttons in S110 of FIG. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the button corresponding to the wearable device 200 is selected.

In S115, the terminal application 121 inputs the MAC address corresponding to the selected button into the OS 124. The OS 124 stores the input MAC address in the memory 109 as pairing information for identifying the paired Bluetooth terminal, and transmits the pairing instruction information to the wearable device 200. The OS 224 that has received the pairing instruction information stores the MAC address of the first communication terminal device 100 in the memory 209 as pairing information. The terminal application 121 transmits the registration request, the terminal ID, and the wearable URL indicating the wearable application 221 to the wearable device identified by the MAC address corresponding to the selected button by BT communication 135 via the OS 124. The wearable application 221 receives a registration request, a terminal ID, and a wearable URL from the first communication terminal device 100 via the BT communication I / F225. The terminal ID includes information for identifying the first communication terminal device 100 and terminal application identification information indicating the terminal application 121 itself. The information that identifies the communication terminal device may be the MAC address of the communication terminal device. The terminal application identification information may be a URL. The URL indicating the terminal application 121 will also be referred to as a "terminal URL" hereafter. The terminal URL is predetermined by the manufacturer of the terminal application 121 or the OS manufacturer. It can also be said that the terminal URL is information that identifies the manufacturer of the terminal application 121. Further, the terminal ID has a specific format defined by the manufacturer of the terminal application 121. Therefore, it can be said that the entire terminal ID is information that identifies the manufacturer of the terminal application 121.

In S120, the wearable device 200 determines whether or not the wearable application 221 indicated by the wearable URL received in S115 is running. The wearable device 200 proceeds to S130 when a positive judgment is made in S120 (YES in S120), and proceeds to S125 when a negative judgment is made in S120 (NO in S120).

The wearable device 200 activates the wearable application 221 in S125, and supplies the information received in S115 to the wearable application 221 in S130. Further, when the wearable application 221 is not installed in the wearable device 200, the wearable device 200 accesses the server in which the wearable application 221 is stored and executes a process for installing the wearable application 221. The wearable device 200 executes the processes of S120 to S130 according to the OS 224.

In S135, the wearable application 221 determines whether or not the terminal ID received in S115 includes the terminal URL indicating the manufacturer of the wearable application 221 itself. The wearable application 221 proceeds to S140 when a positive judgment is made in S135 (YES in S135), and ends the process of FIG. 3 when a negative judgment is made in S135 (NO in S135).

In S140, the wearable application 221 stores the received terminal ID as the target terminal ID in the memory 209. In S145, the wearable application 221 transmits a registration OK notification, a wearable ID, and a terminal URL to the first communication terminal device 100. The terminal application 121 receives the registration OK notification, the wearable ID, and the terminal URL from the wearable device 200.

In S150, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the wearable ID received in S145 includes a wearable URL indicating the manufacturer of the terminal application 121 itself. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S155 when a positive judgment is made in S150 (YES in S150), and returns to S15 in FIG. 2 when a negative judgment is made in S150 (NO in S150). The terminal application 121 returns to S15 in FIG. 2 even if the registration OK notification or the like cannot be received even after waiting for a predetermined time after S115.

In S155, the terminal application 121 stores the received wearable ID as the target wearable ID in the memory 109.

The SSID reception process will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG. 4 is a flow started when the user brings the wearable device 200 close to the MFP 51 (S210). As a result, in S215, the wearable device 200 and the MFP 51 establish NFC communication 145.

In S220, the wearable application 221 receives the SSID of the WFD network formed by the MFP 51, the model name indicating the manufacturer of the MFP 51, and the IP address for identifying the MFP 51 from the MFP 51 via the NFC communication 145. To do. The SSID and the IP address are examples of connection information. The model name is an example of information that identifies the manufacturer of the MFP.

In S225, the wearable application 221 determines whether or not the manufacturer of the MFP 51 indicated by the model name received in S220 matches the manufacturer of the wearable application 221. The wearable application 221 proceeds to S230 when a positive judgment is made in S225 (YES in S225), and ends the process of FIG. 4 when a negative judgment is made in S225 (NO in S225).

In S230, the wearable application 221 determines whether or not the target terminal ID has been registered. The wearable application 221 proceeds to S235 when a positive judgment is made in S230 (YES in S230), and ends the process of FIG. 4 when a negative judgment is made in S230 (NO in S230).

In S235, the wearable application 221 stores the received SSID, model name, and IP address in the memory 209. When the wearable application 221 ends S235, the wearable application 221 ends the process of FIG.

In S310 of FIG. 5, the terminal application 121 displays an image selection screen including thumbnails corresponding to each of one or more image data on the display 102 in response to receiving a user operation instructing the display of the image selection screen. Let me. In S315, the terminal application 121 accepts a user operation for selecting one of the thumbnails via the user I / F 104. The user operation for instructing the display of the image selection screen and the user operation for selecting the thumbnail are examples of operations for instructing the MFP 51 to form an image.

In S320, the terminal application 121 causes the display 102 to display a print preview image of the image data corresponding to the selected thumbnail.

In S325, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the information identifying the target MFP is stored in the memory 109. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S330 when a positive judgment is made in S325 (YES in S325), and proceeds to S335 when a negative judgment is made in S325 (NO in S325).

In S330, the terminal application 121 displays the first print button on the display 102.

In S335, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the target wearable ID is stored in the memory 109. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S340 when a positive judgment is made in S335 (YES in S335), and ends the process of FIG. 5 when a negative judgment is made in S335 (NO in S335). Hereinafter, the wearable ID indicating the wearable device 200 will be described as being stored as the target wearable ID.

In S340, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the wearable device 200 and the BT communication 135 are being established. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S350 when a positive judgment is made in S340 (YES in S340), and proceeds to S345 when a negative judgment is made in S340 (NO in S340). In S345, the terminal application 121 establishes the BT communication 135 with the wearable device 200 via the OS 124. For example, when the Bluetooth function of OS124 is turned off, the Bluetooth function is turned on.

In S350, the terminal application 121 transmits the SSID transmission instruction, the wearable URL, and the terminal ID to the wearable device 200. The wearable application 221 receives the SSID transmission instruction, the wearable URL, and the terminal ID from the first communication terminal device 100 via the BT communication I / F225.

In S405 of FIG. 6, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the first print button has been selected by the user. When the terminal application 121 makes an affirmative decision in S405 (YES in S405), the terminal application 121 establishes communication with the MFP 51 in S408 and transmits the image data to the MFP 51 in S535 of FIG. If a negative judgment is made in S405 (NO in S405), the process proceeds to S475. The terminal application 121 may establish WFD communication 155 in S408 when the IP address that identifies the target MFP and the SSID are stored in the memory 109 in association with each other. When only the IP address that identifies the target MFP is stored in the memory 109, the terminal application 121 does not execute S408, and in S535, the terminal application 121 is connected to the target MFP via WF communication. , The image data corresponding to the thumbnail selected in S315 and the print instruction of the image data may be transmitted. When the BT address that identifies the target MFP is stored in the memory 109, the terminal application 121 may establish BT communication between the first communication terminal device 100 and the target MFP 51 in S408.

In S410 to S420 of FIG. 6, the wearable application 221 operates in the same manner as S120 to S130.

In S423, the wearable application 221 determines whether or not the memory 209 stores the terminal ID that matches the terminal ID received in S350 of FIG. 5 as the target terminal ID. The wearable application 221 proceeds to S425 when a positive judgment is made in S423 (YES in S423), and ends the process of FIG. 6 when a negative judgment is made in S423 (NO in S423).

In S425, the wearable application 221 determines whether or not the SSID or the like received from the MFP is stored in the memory 209 in response to the information supplied from the OS 224 including the SSID transmission instruction in S420. .. The wearable app 221 proceeds to S465 when the affirmative judgment is made in S425 (YES in S425), and proceeds to S430 when the negative judgment is made in S425 (NO in S425).

In S430, the wearable application 221 causes the display 203 to display an NFC instruction screen suggesting that the distance between the wearable device 200 and the MFP 51 should be equal to or less than a predetermined close distance. S435 to S445 are the same as S210 to S220 in FIG. 4, respectively.

In S450, the wearable application 221 determines whether or not the manufacturer of the MFP 51 indicated by the model name received in S445 matches the manufacturer of the terminal application 121 indicated by the terminal URL supplied in S420. In S450, the wearable application 221 may determine whether or not the manufacturer of the MFP 51 matches the manufacturer of the wearable application 221. Both judgments are virtually the same. The wearable application 221 proceeds to S455 when a positive judgment is made in S450 (YES in S450), and ends the process of FIG. 6 when a negative judgment is made in S450 (NO in S450). S455 to S460 are the same as S230 to S235 in FIG.

In S475, the wearable application 221 is the first communication terminal device in which the SSID, the model name, the IP address, the terminal URL, the wearable ID, and the execution instruction are identified by the terminal ID supplied in S420 via the BT communication I / F225. Send to 100. The terminal application 121 receives the SSID and the like from the wearable device 200 via the BT communication I / F 112. S475 is an example of the connection information transmission process.

In S480, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the SSID has been received from the wearable device 200. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S510 in FIG. 7 when a positive judgment is made in S480 (YES in S480), and returns to S405 when a negative judgment is made in S480 (NO in S480).

The printing process will be described with reference to FIG. S510 is the same as S450. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S515 when a positive judgment is made in S510 (YES in S510), and ends the process of FIG. 7 when a negative judgment is made in S510 (NO in S510).

In S515, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the wearable ID received in S475 of FIG. 6 has been registered as the target wearable ID. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S520 when a positive judgment is made in S515 (YES in S515), and ends the process of FIG. 7 when a negative judgment is made in S515 (NO in S515).

In S520, the terminal application 121 causes the wireless LAN_I / F 105 to establish WFD communication 155 with the MFP 51 by using the SSID received from the wearable device 200 indicated by the wearable ID. S520 is an example of the establishment process.

In S525, the terminal application 121 causes the display 102 to display the second print button.

In S530, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the user operation for selecting the second print button has been accepted. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S535 when a positive judgment is made in S530 (YES in S530), and ends the process of FIG. 7 when a negative judgment is made in S530 (NO in S530).

In S535, the terminal application 121 transmits the image data corresponding to the thumbnail selected in S315 and the print instruction of the image data to the MFP 51 via the communication established in S408 or S520. The image data in S535 is a concept including information (for example, URL) for causing the MFP 51 to download the image data.

In S540, the MFP 51 causes the printer 19 to print an image represented by the received image data.

In S545, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the selection of the registration button has been accepted via the user I / F 104. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S550 when a positive judgment is made in S545 (YES in S545), and ends the process of FIG. 7 when a negative judgment is made in S545 (NO in S545). In S550, the terminal application 121 associates the SSID received from the wearable device 200 with the model name and the IP address, and stores the SSID in the memory 109.

<Effect of the first embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the first communication terminal device 100 does not include an NFC communication I / F. Here, by using the wearable device 200, the user of the first communication terminal device 100 can instruct the MFP 51 to print.

By bringing the wearable device 200 in which the terminal application 121 is registered close to the MFP 51, the user of the first communication terminal device 100 can instruct the MFP 51 to print.

The user of the first communication terminal device 100 can instruct the MFP 51 to print by using the wearable application 221 provided by the manufacturer of the terminal application 121.

The user of the first communication terminal device 100 can instruct the MFP 51 to print by using the wearable application 221 provided by the manufacturer of the MFP 51.

The user of the first communication terminal device 100 can control the timing of the print instruction of the MFP 51 in which the wearable device 200 is brought close to the wearable device 200 on the side of the first communication terminal device.

The user of the first communication terminal device 100 can control the timing of the print instruction on the side of the first communication terminal device after keeping the wearable device 200 close to the MFP 51.

Even if the user of the first communication terminal device 100 gives a transmission instruction from the first communication terminal device when the wearable device 200 is not yet close to the MFP 51, the wearable device 200 is brought close to the MFP 51 and a print instruction is given to the MFP 51. I know what to do.

Here, if the user of the first communication terminal device 100 instructs the terminal application 121 to select an image and use the wearable device 200, the user instructs the MFP 51 to print via the wearable device 200 approaching the MFP 51. be able to.

By bringing the wearable device 200 registered in the terminal application 121 closer to the MFP 51, the user of the first communication terminal device 100 can instruct the MFP 51 to print.

The user of the first communication terminal device 100 can give a print instruction to the MFP 51 in which the wearable device 200 is placed close to the wearable device 200 at a timing after confirming the content of the image to be printed.

The user of the first communication terminal device 100 can instruct the MFP 51 to print from the first communication terminal device 100 via the wearable application 221 even if the wearable application 221 is not started in advance.

The user of the first communication terminal device 100 can instruct the MFP 51, which has instructed printing via the wearable device 200, to print from the first communication terminal device 100 without going through the wearable device 200. ..

<Second Example>
The SSID reception process of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. S610 and S615 are the same as S210 and S215 in FIG. 4, respectively.

In S620, the wearable application 221 receives the terminal URL, the SSID, the model name, and the IP address from the MFP 51 via the NFC communication 145. In S625 to S650 of FIG. 6, the wearable application 221 operates in the same manner as S120 to S130 of FIG. 3 and S450 to S460 of FIG.

In S655, the wearable application 221 determines whether or not a plurality of device IDs are stored in the memory 209. The wearable app 221 proceeds to S660 when the affirmative judgment is made in S655 (YES in S655), and proceeds to S670 when the negative judgment is made in S655 (NO in S655).

In S660, the wearable application 221 displays an ID selection screen including a plurality of stored device IDs on the display 202. In S665, the wearable application 221 accepts a user operation for selecting the terminal ID of the MFP 51 from one or more device IDs.

In S670, the wearable application 221 transmits the SSID, the model name, the IP address, the terminal URL, the wearable ID, and the execution instruction to the first communication terminal device 100 identified by the terminal ID via the BT communication I / F225.

In S710 of FIG. 9, the first communication terminal device 100 determines whether or not the terminal application 121 indicated by the terminal URL received in S670 of FIG. 8 is being activated. The first communication terminal device 100 proceeds to S715 when a positive judgment is made in S710 (YES in S710), and proceeds to S713 when a negative judgment is made in S710 (NO in S710).

The first communication terminal device 100 activates the terminal application 121 in S713, and supplies the information received in S670 of FIG. 8 to the terminal application 121 in S715. S720 and S725 are the same as S510 and S515 in FIG. 7.

In S730, the terminal application 121 stores the SSID, the model name, and the IP address.

The printing process of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. S815 is the same as S520 in FIG. In S820, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the image data has been selected. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S840 when a positive judgment is made in S820 (YES in S820), and proceeds to S830 when a negative judgment is made in S820 (NO in S820). S830 and S835 are the same as S310 and S315 in FIG. 5, respectively.

In S840, the terminal application 121 causes the display 202 to display the preview image of the selected image data and the third print button.

In S845, the terminal application 121 determines whether or not the third print button has been selected. The terminal application 121 proceeds to S850 when a positive judgment is made in S845 (YES in S845), and ends the process of FIG. 10 when a negative judgment is made in S845 (NO in S845). S850 to S860 are the same as S535 to S550 in FIG.

<Effect of the second embodiment>
The user of the first communication terminal device 100 can give a print instruction to the MFP 51 by bringing the wearable device 200 close to the MFP 51 and then selecting an image in the terminal application 121.

The user of the first communication terminal device 100 can instruct the MFP 51 to print from the first communication terminal device 100 via the wearable device 200 even if the terminal application 121 is not started in advance.

<Third Example>
The SSID reception process of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In S905, the first communication terminal device 100 activates the terminal application 121 by the operation of the user. S906, S907, and S908 are the same as S830, S835, and S840. In S909, the second communication terminal device 300 has started the terminal application 121 by the operation of the user, but has not selected the image data. S910 to S935 are the same as S610 to S640 in FIG. 8, respectively. The terminal application 121 is programmed so that the processing after S965 can be executed by executing S908.

In S940, the wearable application 221 reads one or more registered device IDs. The one or more device IDs include a terminal ID and an ID of the second communication terminal device 300. S945 is the same as S460 in FIG.

In S950, the wearable application 221 has one or more devices (one or more devices) in which one or more device IDs identify a terminal URL, an SSID, a model name, an IP address, a wearable ID, and an execution instruction via BT communication I / F225. That is, it is transmitted to the communication terminal devices 100, 300).

Since the image data has already been selected in the first communication terminal device 100, S965 and S970 are executed. Since the image data is not selected in the second communication terminal device 300, S965 and S970 are not executed. S965 and S970 are the same as S515 and S550 in FIG. 7, respectively. The first communication terminal device 100 and the second communication terminal device that have received the information transmitted in S950 determine whether or not the image data has been selected, and if selected, execute S965 and S970. It may be a configuration.

<Effect of the third embodiment>
If the user of the first communication terminal device 100 and the second communication terminal device 300 selects an image only by the terminal application 121 of the first communication terminal device and brings the wearable device 200 close to the MFP 51, it is unnecessary. Printing instructions can be given to the MFP 51 only from the first communication terminal device 100 without any operation.

Although specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail above, these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of claims. The techniques described in the claims include various modifications and modifications of the specific examples illustrated above. A modified example will be described below.

<Modification example>
The "connection information" is not limited to the SSID of the WFD network, and may be the SSID of the network formed by the access point. Further, the "second wireless communication" may be Wi-Fi communication via an access point.

The “image forming apparatus” is not limited to the MFP 51, and may be a so-called single-function printer or the like that does not include a scanner. Furthermore, any device that can perform image forming processing regardless of whether it is a flat surface or a three-dimensional object may be used, and may be, for example, a sewing machine, an embroidery sewing machine, a molding device, a 3D printer, a label writer, or a garment printer.

The MDP 51 may include a BT communication I / F instead of the wireless LAN_I / F34. In this case, the "connection information" may be BT communication setting information (communication destination device ID, etc.), and the "second wireless communication" may be BT communication.

The "proximity communication interface" is not limited to the NFC communication I / F 226, and may be a TJ communication I / F or the like that performs wireless communication conforming to the TransferJet (registered trademark of Sony Corporation) standard.

NFC communication, BT communication, and WFD communication are examples of proximity wireless communication, first wireless communication, and second wireless communication, respectively. NFC communication I / F226 and BT communication I / F225 are examples of a proximity communication interface and a wireless interface, respectively. The first communication terminal device 100, the wearable device 200, and the MFP 51 are examples of a portable device, a proximity communication device, and an image forming device, respectively. The SSID and SSID transmission instruction are examples of connection information and transmission instruction, respectively. The terminal application 121, the terminal URL, the terminal ID, and the wearable URL are examples of the mobile program, the mobile program identification information, the mobile device identification information, and the mobile program manufacturer identification information, respectively. The first screen is an example of an NFC instruction screen. S220 of FIG. 4, S445 of FIG. 6, S620 of FIG. 8, and S920 of FIG. 11 are examples of the first reception process. S115 in FIG. 3 is an example of the second reception process. S235 of FIG. 4 and S460 of FIG. 6 are examples of the first storage process. S475 of FIG. 6, S670 of FIG. 8 and S950 of FIG. 11 are examples of connection information transmission processing. S140 in FIG. 3 is an example of the second storage process. S423 of FIG. 6 and S645 of FIG. 8 are examples of the first determination process. S135 in FIG. 3 is an example of the second determination process. S450 of FIG. 6, S640 of FIG. 8, and S935 of FIG. 11 are examples of the third determination process. S425 of FIG. 6 is an example of the fourth determination process. S350 in FIG. 5 is an example of instruction reception processing. S430 in FIG. 6 is an example of the first display process.

The BT communication I / F112 and the wireless LAN_I / F105 are examples of the first wireless interface and the second wireless interface, respectively. The operation of S315 in FIG. 5 and the operation of S40 in FIG. 2 are examples of the first operation and the second operation, respectively. The wearable ID and the first print button are examples of proximity communication device identification information and a print object, respectively. FIG. 6S475 is an example of the connection information reception process. S520 of FIG. 7 and S815 of FIG. 10 are examples of the establishment process. S535 of FIG. 7 and S850 of FIG. 10 are examples of image formation processing. S60 in FIG. 2 is an example of the first reception process. S155 of FIG. 3 and S550 of FIG. 7 are examples of the first storage process and the second storage process, respectively. S335 of FIG. 5, S150 of FIG. 3, S510 of FIG. 7, and S325 of FIG. 5 are examples of the first determination process, the second determination process, the third determination process, and the fourth determination process, respectively. S350 in FIG. 5 is an example of the instruction transmission process. S320 in FIG. 5 and S330 in FIG. 5 are examples of the first display process and the second display process, respectively.

100: Communication terminal device, 102: Display, 109: Memory, 121: Terminal application, 124: 224: OS, 135: BT communication, 145: NFC communication, 155: WFD communication, 200: Wearable device, 202: Display, 209 : Memory, 221: Wearable application, 300: Communication terminal device

Claims (14)

A computer program provided in a portable device having a memory and a user interface.
On the computer
A setting reception process that accepts an operation of setting an image forming device to be executed image formation via the user interface, and
With the first reception process of receiving the wearable device identification information for identifying the wearable device from the wearable device via the first wireless communication having a communication distance longer than that of the proximity wireless communication in response to the execution of the setting reception process. ,
The first storage process of storing the received wearable device identification information in the memory, and
A first reception process for accepting a first operation for instructing an image forming apparatus to form an image via the user interface, and
An instruction transmission process for transmitting a transmission instruction instructing transmission of connection information to the wearable device identified by the wearable device identification information stored in the memory via the first wireless communication. The information is information used to execute a second wireless communication having a communication distance longer than that of the proximity wireless communication with the image forming apparatus, and is information acquired by the wearable device from the image forming apparatus via the proximity wireless communication. The instruction transmission process and
By the first wireless communication, and connection information reception process for receiving the connection information from the wearable device,
An establishment process for causing the portable device to establish the second wireless communication with the image forming device by using the connection information transmitted by the wearable device.
An image forming process for instructing the image forming apparatus to form an image based on the first operation received in the first receiving process by the second wireless communication established based on the establishment process.
A program that executes. The program is applied to the computer.
In response to the execution of the first reception process, the instruction transmission process and the connection information reception process are executed.
The program according to claim 1, further executing a connection information storage process for storing the received connection information in the memory. The program further causes the computer to execute a second reception process for accepting a second operation via the user interface.
The program according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the second operation is an operation instructing the image forming apparatus to execute the second wireless communication by using the connection information received from the wearable device. .. The first storage process is
A detection process for detecting a device existing around the portable device via the first wireless communication, and a detection process.
A specific command transmission process for transmitting a specific command that can be accepted by the program of the wearable device to the device detected by the detection process via the first wireless communication, and a specific command transmission process.
Is equipped with
Wherein A Kiu Earaburu device identification information before being transmitted by the program of the wearable device, when the Kiu Earaburu device identification information before a reply to a specific command is received by the first reception processing, the first storing process stores the Kiu Earaburu device identification information before received in the memory, the program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first storage process is
A detection process for detecting a device existing around the portable device via the first wireless communication, and a detection process.
A type information transmission process for transmitting type information indicating the type of wearable device supported by the program of the portable device to the device detected by the detection process via the first wireless communication.
Is equipped with
When the kind before the program of the portable device a wearable device having a type shown by the information is transmitted from the wearable apparatus compatible Kiu Earaburu device identification information received by the first reception processing, the first storage processing stores Kiu Earaburu device identification information before received in the memory, the program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first storage process is
A detection process for detecting a device existing around the portable device via the first wireless communication, and a detection process.
An activation command transmission process for transmitting an activation command for activating a program of the wearable device to the device detected by the detection process via the first wireless communication, and an activation command transmission process.
Is equipped with
Wherein A Kiu Earaburu device identification information before being transmitted by the program of the wearable device, when the start Kiu Earaburu device identification information before a reply to the command is received by the first reception processing, the first storing process stores the Kiu Earaburu device identification information before received in the memory, the program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first storage process is
A detection process for detecting a device existing around the portable device via the first wireless communication, and a detection process.
A program identification information transmission process for transmitting program identification information for identifying a program of the portable device to a device detected by the detection process via the first wireless communication, and a program identification information transmission process.
Is equipped with
When the Kiu Earaburu device identification information before transmitted mobile device program from the wearable apparatus compatible identified by said program identification information is received by the first reception processing, the first storage processing stores Kiu Earaburu device identification information before received in the memory, the program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The program further applies to the computer.
The identification information determination process for determining whether or not the wearable device identification information received in the first reception process includes the portable program manufacturer identification information indicating the manufacturer of the program itself is executed.
In the first storage process,
Any one of claims 1 to 3, which stores the wearable device identification information in the memory in response to the determination in the identification information determination process that the wearable device identification information includes the mobile program manufacturer identification information. The program described in. The program further applies to the computer.
A reception determination process for determining whether or not the mobile program manufacturer identification information indicating the manufacturer of the program itself has been received is executed together with the connection information received in the connection information reception process.
In the establishment process,
In response to the determination in the reception determination process that the mobile program manufacturer identification information has been received, the mobile device is made to establish the second wireless communication with the image forming device by using the connection information. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The program further applies to the computer.
The first display process of displaying the preview image of the image data on the display provided in the portable device in response to the acceptance of the first operation of selecting the image data.
In response to the acceptance of the first operation, the first determination process of determining whether or not the wearable device identification information is stored in the memory, and
To run,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the instruction transmission process is executed in response to the determination in the first determination process that the wearable device identification information is stored in the memory. The transmission instruction is information instructing the operating system installed in the wearable device to start the proximity program installed in the wearable device, and the proximity program is the information via the proximity radio communication. The program according to claim 10 , which is a program for receiving the connection information from the image forming apparatus. The program further applies to the computer.
In response to the acceptance of the first operation of selecting the image data, the first display process of displaying the preview image of the image data on the display provided in the portable device is executed.
A request for executing the establishment process and the image forming process in response to receiving the connection information from the wearable device by the connection information receiving process executed after displaying the preview image on the display. Item 4. The program according to any one of Items 1 to 11. A portable device having a memory and a user interface.
A setting receiving means that accepts an operation of setting an image forming device to be executed image formation via the user interface.
The first receiving means for receiving the wearable device identification information for identifying the wearable device from the wearable device via the first wireless communication having a communication distance longer than that of the proximity wireless communication in response to the setting receiving means receiving the operation. When,
A first storage means for storing the received wearable device identification information in the memory, and
A first receiving means for accepting a first operation instructing an image forming apparatus to form an image via the user interface.
An instruction transmitting means for transmitting a transmission instruction instructing transmission of connection information to the wearable device identified by the wearable device identification information stored in the memory via the first wireless communication. The information is information used to execute a second wireless communication having a communication distance longer than that of the proximity wireless communication with the image forming apparatus, and is information acquired by the wearable device from the image forming apparatus via the proximity wireless communication. The instruction transmitting means and
By the first wireless communication, and connection information receiving means for receiving the connection information from the wearable device,
An establishment means for establishing the second wireless communication with the image forming device in the portable device by using the connection information transmitted by the wearable device.
An image forming means for instructing the image forming apparatus to form an image based on the first operation received by the first receiving means by the second wireless communication established based on the establishing means.
A portable device equipped with. A system including a wearable device and a portable device.
The wearable device is
With memory
It is a proximity communication interface that executes proximity wireless communication with an external device, and triggers the proximity wireless communication with the external device when the distance with the external device becomes less than or equal to the proximity distance. With the proximity communication interface to be established,
A wireless interface that performs first wireless communication with an external device, which has a longer communication distance than the proximity wireless communication,
With a control unit
The control unit of the wearable device
A first reception process in which the proximity communication interface receives connection information from the image forming apparatus via the proximity radio communication established with the image forming apparatus.
The first storage process of storing the received connection information in the memory is executed.
The connection information is information necessary for the portable device to execute the second wireless communication with the image forming device, and the portable device instructs the image forming device to form an image via the second wireless communication. The second wireless communication is a communication having a longer communication distance than the proximity wireless communication.
The control unit of the wearable device further
A connection information transmission process for transmitting the connection information to the mobile device is executed via the wireless interface.
The portable device is
With memory
User interface and
Control unit and
With
The control unit of the portable device
A setting reception process that accepts an operation of setting an image forming device to be executed image formation via the user interface, and
The first reception process of receiving the wearable device identification information for identifying the wearable device from the wearable device via the first wireless communication in response to the execution of the setting reception process.
The first storage process of storing the received wearable device identification information in the memory, and
A first reception process for accepting a first operation for instructing an image forming apparatus to form an image via the user interface, and
Wearable device identification information reception processing that receives wearable device identification information that identifies a wearable device from the wearable device by the first wireless communication that has a longer communication distance than proximity wireless communication.
An establishment process for causing the portable device to establish the second wireless communication with the image forming device by using the connection information transmitted by the wearable device.
An image forming process for instructing the image forming apparatus to form an image based on the first operation received in the first receiving process by the second wireless communication established based on the establishment process.
System to run.

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