JP7205564B2 - programs and mobile devices - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program or the like for instructing a printing device to print an image from a mobile terminal.

In recent years, multiple wireless communications such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), WiFi (registered trademark), and NFC (abbreviation for Near Field Communication) have been used for communication between mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablet PCs and printing devices having a printing function. method is adopted. As for these wireless communication technologies, for example, NFC is first used to establish wireless communication between a mobile terminal and a printing device, and the NFC wireless communication is used to transmit data at a higher speed than NFC. A so-called handover technique has been proposed for switching to a communication system in which transmission and reception can be performed.

Specifically, as described in the following patent document, when data is transmitted and received between the communication device 1 and the communication device 2, the communication device 1 first performs near-field wireless communication, that is, NFC. A communication method and an encryption method are acquired from the communication device 2 by wireless communication of the method. Then, when the acquired communication method and encryption method match the communication method and encryption method specified for the communication device 1, the communication method is a communication method that enables data to be transmitted and received at a higher speed than NFC. It is disclosed to be in data communication with device 2 .

JP 2007-166538 A

However, the technique described in the above patent document has the following problems. More specifically, when the handover technology described above is applied to data communication between a mobile terminal and a printing device, even if handover is performed and wireless communication is established, in printing processing after wireless communication is established, Operability is low because user operations such as print instructions are required. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a technique for improving operability in a mobile terminal that performs data communication with a printing apparatus.

In order to solve the above problems, a program according to the present invention includes a display unit that displays an image, a close proximity wireless communication unit that performs close proximity wireless communication with a printing device that prints the image, a reception unit that receives user operations, A program readable by a computer of a mobile terminal comprising: content data acquisition means for acquiring content data; and a screen for outputting screen data for displaying one or more images based on the content data on the display unit data output means; and when the screen data output means outputs screen data for displaying a plurality of images on the display unit, the user operation for selecting one of the plurality of images is accepted. selection data acquisition means for acquiring selection data generated by acceptance by a unit; and when the close proximity wireless communication with the printing device is established, the The computer is caused to function as print instruction data output means for outputting print instruction data for instructing printing of content data corresponding to an image selected by a user operation.

In order to solve the above problems, the mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display unit that displays an image, a close proximity wireless communication unit that performs close proximity wireless communication with a printing device that prints the image, and a reception that accepts user operations. a mobile terminal comprising: content data acquisition means for acquiring content data; and screen data output means for outputting screen data for displaying one or more images based on the content data on the display unit. when the screen data output means outputs screen data for displaying a plurality of images on the display unit, the receiving unit receives a user operation to select one of the plurality of images. selection data acquisition means for acquiring the selection data generated by the user operation, based on the selection data acquired by the selection data acquisition means when the close proximity wireless communication is established with the printing apparatus; and print instruction data output means for outputting print instruction data for instructing printing of the content data corresponding to the image.

In the program according to the present invention or in the portable terminal, when close proximity wireless communication is established with the printing device, information to instruct printing of the content data corresponding to the image selected by the user is transmitted to the printing device. be done. In other words, the user can print the image simply by selecting an arbitrary image and bringing the portable terminal close to the printing apparatus. As a result, it is possible to omit the user's operation for instructing printing, and it is possible to improve the operability of the portable terminal.

Further, in the program according to claim 2, the content data is composed of a plurality of page content data corresponding to a plurality of pages. When the mobile terminal establishes close proximity wireless communication with the printing device, information instructing printing of the page content data corresponding to the image selected by the user is transmitted to the printing device. Since a document usually consists of a plurality of pages, according to the program of claim 2, it is possible to easily print each page of the document.

Further, in the program according to claim 3, the portable terminal is capable of performing long-distance wireless communication with the printing device, which has a longer communication distance than proximity wireless communication, and screen data, etc. is sent from the mobile terminal to the printing device. This makes it possible to appropriately transmit screen data and the like with a large amount of data.

Further, in the program according to claim 4, a plurality of images are displayed in thumbnail format on the display unit. This allows the user to collectively browse many images.

Further, in the program according to claim 5, a plurality of images displayed in thumbnail format are enlarged according to user's operation. This makes it possible to view images in detail. Also, a plurality of images displayed in thumbnail form are reduced in size according to a user's operation. This makes it possible to display more images on the display unit.

In the program according to claim 6, the images are displayed one by one on the display unit. This makes it possible to view each image in detail.

Further, in the program according to claim 7, a printing device to perform print processing is set as a default, and by operating a print button provided on the mobile terminal, print processing by the default printing device is performed. is done. As a result, for example, simply by bringing the mobile terminal closer to the printing device, the user can cause the printing device located near the user to perform the printing process, or print the image using the printing device that is defaulted for normal use. can also be printed.

Further, in the program according to claim 8, when close proximity wireless communication with a printing device is established, the printing device is set as a device that performs print processing by operating a print button. As a result, it is possible to perform printing using the most recently used printing device by operating the print button.

Further, in the program according to claim 9, there are provided a selected image button for individually selecting an image from a plurality of images displayed on the display unit, and a button for selecting all of the plurality of images displayed on the display unit. A button for selecting all images is provided. That is, when the user wants to print all of the plurality of images displayed on the display unit, the user can operate the select all button, which improves operability.

Further, in the program according to claim 10, when the number of selectable images is one, even if the image is not selected by the user, when the close proximity wireless communication with the printing apparatus is established, the first image is displayed. Information instructing printing of the content data corresponding to the image is transmitted to the printing device. In other words, the user can print the image simply by bringing the mobile terminal close to the printing apparatus without selecting the image. As a result, it is possible to omit user operations for image selection and print instruction, and it is possible to improve the operability of the portable terminal.

Further, in the program according to claim 11, the image selected by the user is stored, and when the close proximity wireless communication between the mobile terminal and the printing device is interrupted and re-established, the user can select the image. Even if it is not performed, information to the effect of instructing printing of the content data corresponding to the stored image is transmitted to the printing device. In other words, after the user selects an image and the selected image is printed, when the mobile terminal is moved away from the printing apparatus and brought closer to the printing apparatus again, the same image is printed. is printed. As a result, for example, the same image can be printed multiple times simply by repeatedly moving the mobile terminal toward and away from the printing device.

1 is a block diagram of a communication system 1; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display mode of an image 100 on a panel 22 of the mobile phone 10; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display mode of an image 100 on a panel 22 of the mobile phone 10; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display mode of an image 100 on a panel 22 of the mobile phone 10; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation flowchart of the mobile phone 10. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation flowchart of the mobile phone 10. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation flowchart of the mobile phone 10. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation flowchart of the mobile phone 10. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation flowchart of the mobile phone 10. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display mode of an image 100 on a panel 22 of a mobile phone 10 of a modified example;

<Communication system configuration>
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a communication system 1 exemplified as an embodiment according to the present application. The communication system 1 includes a mobile phone 10 , an MFP (abbreviation for Multifunction Peripheral) 50 , an access point 80 , a web server 82 and a base station 84 . The mobile phone 10 and the MFP 50 have functions as wireless LAN terminal devices. Also, the MFP 50 is a multifunctional peripheral device having a printer function, a scanner function, a copy function, a facsimile function, and the like. The access point 80 has a function as a wireless LAN access point. The web server 82 is a device that provides its own functions and data to client devices on the network. Note that the MFP 50 also has a function as a wireless LAN access point.

A configuration of the mobile phone 10 will be described. The mobile phone 10 has a CPU (Central Processing
Unit) 12, storage unit 14, mobile phone communication I/F 16, wireless LAN I/F 18, NF
A CI/F 20, a panel 22, a button input section 24, a speaker 28, and a microphone 30 are mainly provided. These components are enabled to communicate with each other via input/output ports 30 .

The wireless LAN I/F 18 is capable of wireless communication 90 of the WiFi system (also abbreviated as the WF system) based on the IEEE 802.11 standard and its equivalent standards. That is, when mobile phone 10 accesses access point 80 and becomes ready for WF wireless communication 90 , it becomes possible to perform data communication with MFP 50 via access point 80 .

In addition, the wireless LAN I/F 18 is capable of performing wireless communication 92 of the WiFi Direct method (also abbreviated as WFD method) based on the IEEE 802.11 standard and its equivalent standards. there is That is, when the mobile phone 10 accesses the access point provided in the MFP 50 and becomes ready for WFD wireless communication 92 , it becomes possible to perform data communication directly with the MFP 50 .

The NFCI/F 20 is capable of performing NFC wireless communication 94 based on the international standards of ISO/IEC21481 or ISO/IEC18092. That is, when the mobile phone 10 becomes capable of performing NFC wireless communication 94, it becomes possible to perform data communication directly with the MFP 50. FIG. However, the NFC wireless communication 94 has a shorter communication distance and a lower communication speed than the WF wireless communication 90 and the WFD wireless communication 92 .

The mobile phone communication I/F 16 is capable of performing wireless communication 96 with a mobile phone communication system with the base station 84 . That is, when mobile phone 10 is ready for wireless communication 96 of the mobile phone communication system, it becomes possible to perform data communication with web server 82 via base station 84 .

The CPU 12 executes processing according to the program 32 in the storage section 14 . Hereinafter, the CPU 12 that executes a program such as the print application 32a may be simply referred to as the program name. For example, the description "the print application 32a" may mean "the CPU 12 that executes the print application 32a". The storage unit 14 is configured by combining RAM (abbreviation for random access memory), ROM (abbreviation for read only memory), flash memory, HDD (abbreviation for hard disk), a buffer provided in the CPU 12, and the like.

The storage unit 14 stores programs 32 . The program 32 includes a print application 32a and an operating system 32b (also abbreviated as OS 32b). The print application 32a is an application for causing the CPU 12 to execute processing for causing the MFP 50 to print an image represented by content data stored in the content data storage area 14a.

The operating system 32b is a program that provides basic functions used by the print application 32a. OS 32b is a program for executing wireless communication 90, 92, 94, 96 via mobile phone communication I/F 16, wireless LAN I/F 18, and NFCI/F 20, storage unit 14, panel 22, button input unit 24 Including programs that control etc.

The storage unit 14 also includes a content data storage area 14a. The content data storage area 14a is an area for storing a plurality of photo data and document data. JPEG format data is stored as photo data, and PDF format data is stored as document data. Also, the document data is normally composed of a plurality of page document data corresponding to a plurality of pages. The print application 32a acquires data stored in the storage unit 14 via the OS 32b. The print application 32a also outputs data and stores the data in the storage unit 14 via the OS 32b.

The panel 22 has a display surface for displaying various functions of the mobile phone 10 . The print application 32a outputs image data for display, and displays it on the panel 22 via the OS 32b. The button input unit 24 has a touch sensor and is configured integrally with the panel 22, detects approach/contact of an input medium to the panel 22, and receives button operations by the user. The print application 32a acquires data indicating the content of the button operation by the user via the OS 32b.

<Operation of mobile phone>
The operation of the mobile phone 10 according to the embodiment will be described. In mobile phone 10, by simply bringing mobile phone 10 close to MFP 50, MFP 50 can print an arbitrary image among images corresponding to content data stored in content data storage area 14a. there is

Specifically, in the mobile phone 10, the image 100 based on the content data stored in the content data storage area 14a is displayed on the panel 22 in thumbnail form as shown in FIG. Note that JPEG photo data and PDF document data are stored in the content data storage area 14a. The mobile phone 10 can display a photo image on the panel 22 based on JPEG photo data.

On the other hand, the mobile phone 10 cannot display the document image on the panel 22 based on the document data of the PDF format. For this reason, in the mobile phone 10, the PDF format document data is transmitted to the web server 82 using the wireless communication 96, and in the web server 82, each page document data of the PDF format document data is converted into a JPEG format page document. converted to data. That is, the PDF format document data is converted into a plurality of JPEG format page document data. Then, the converted JPEG page document data is returned to the mobile phone 10 using the wireless communication 96, and the document image is displayed on the panel 22 based on the converted JPEG page document data.

Each of the plurality of images 100 displayed on the panel 22 is provided with a check box 102 . The check column 102 indicates whether or not the image 100 provided with the check column 102 is selected by the user. An image 100 marked with a check box 102 is an image 100 selected by the user. In addition, by tapping on the image 100 with a “check mark” in the check column 102, the “check mark” is deleted from the check column 102. FIG. This cancels the selection by the user. In other words, the user can select and deselect any of the images 100 displayed on panel 22 . Note that the tap operation is an operation of bringing an input medium such as a user's finger or the like closer to or in contact with the panel 22 .

A reduction button 104 and an enlargement button 106 are displayed above the plurality of images 100 on the panel 22 . A reduction button 104 and an enlargement button 106 are buttons for reducing/enlarging the image 100. For example, by operating the enlargement button 106, the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 in FIG. is enlarged as shown. This allows the user to check the image 100 in detail, which is convenient for image selection. On the other hand, by operating the reduction button 104, the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 in FIG. 3 is reduced as shown in FIG. This allows the user to view many images 100 at once.

Also, in the mobile phone 10, it is possible to collectively select all the images 100 displayed on the panel 22. FIG. Specifically, a menu button 108 is displayed below the panel 22 . When the menu button 108 is operated, an all image selection button 110 is displayed below the panel 22 as shown in FIG. By operating the select all images button 110 , “checks” are marked in the check boxes 102 of all the images 100 . That is, all the images 100 displayed on the panel 22 are collectively selected. An image selection cancellation button 111 is also displayed on the panel 22 , and by operating this image selection cancellation button 111 , “check marks” are deleted from the check boxes 102 of all the images 100 . That is, the selection of the images 100 is collectively canceled.

When any of the images 100 displayed on the panel 22 is selected by the user, the mobile phone 10 stores information indicating which image was selected by the user. The user brings the mobile phone 10 closer to the MFP 50 . When mobile phone 10 approaches MFP 50 and the distance between mobile phone 10 and MFP 50 comes within the communication range of NFC wireless communication 94 , NFC wireless communication 94 is established between mobile phone 10 and MFP 50 . Establish.

When the NFC wireless communication 94 is established, the connection information for establishing the WF wireless communication 90 or the WFD wireless communication 92 using the wireless communication 94 is transmitted between the mobile phone 10 and the MFP 50. sent and received. This is because the WF system wireless communication 90 and the WFD system wireless communication 92 are capable of transmitting and receiving data at a higher speed than the NFC system wireless communication 94. This is because the wireless communication 90 or WFD wireless communication 92 is preferable.

An example of the connection information for establishing the WF wireless communication 90 and the WFD wireless communication 92 is an SSID (abbreviation of Service Set Identifier). sent and received between Specifically, when the NFC wireless communication 94 is established, first, the SSID used by the wireless LAN I/F 18 of the mobile phone 10 is transmitted from the mobile phone 10 to the MFP 50 via the NFC wireless communication 94 .

When the SSID of mobile phone 10 is the same as the SSID used by MFP 50 , WF wireless communication 90 or WFD wireless communication 92 can be established between mobile phone 10 and MFP 50 . It means that In this case, a message to the effect that the wireless communication 90 of the WF method or the wireless communication 92 of the WFD method has been established is transmitted from the MFP 50 to the mobile phone 10 .

On the other hand, if the SSID of the mobile phone 10 is not the same as the SSID used by the MFP 50 , the SSID for accessing the access point of the MFP 50 and establishing WFD wireless communication 92 is set by the NFC wireless communication 94 . It is transmitted from the MFP 50 to the mobile phone 10 . Then, the mobile phone 10 establishes WFD wireless communication 92 with the MFP 50 based on the SSID of the MFP 50 .

When the WFD wireless communication 92 or the WF wireless communication 90 is established between the mobile phone 10 and the MFP 50, the mobile phone 10 allows the user to select an image based on information indicating which image has been selected by the user. Page document data or photo data of the image 100 thus obtained is transmitted to the MFP 50 . At this time, a print command for image 100 is also transmitted from mobile phone 10 to MFP 50 together with page document data or photo data of image 100 . As a result, the MFP 50 performs print processing of the image 100 based on the transmitted page document data or photo data.

Thus, the user of the mobile phone 10 can select any one of the images 100 displayed on the panel 22 and have the selected image 100 printed by the MFP 50 simply by bringing the mobile phone 10 closer to the MFP 50. becomes possible. In other words, with the mobile phone 10, it is possible to omit a user operation such as a print instruction, thereby improving usability for the user.

If the MFP 50 is a model capable of printing PDF format document data, the content data itself, that is, PDF format document data and information indicating the page corresponding to the image selected by the user. , can be transmitted to the MFP 50 . Furthermore, if the MFP 50 is a model that can print data in another format, it is possible to convert the data to that format and send it to the MFP 50 .

Further, even if the mobile phone 10 is once moved away from the MFP 50 after the mobile phone 10 is brought close to the MFP 50, the mobile phone 10 stores information indicating which image has been selected by the user. Therefore, when the mobile phone 10 is brought closer to the MFP 50 again, the image based on the page document data or photo data used in the previous printing is printed without the user selecting the image again. It is possible. In other words, the same image can be printed multiple times by simply moving the mobile phone 10 toward and away from the MFP 50 repeatedly.

Further, when the image 100 to be displayed on the panel 22 has one photograph data, or when the document data consists of one page document data, only one image 100 is displayed on the panel 22. . In such a case, even if the image 100 is not selected by the user, the page document data of that one image is displayed after establishing the NFC wireless communication 94 by bringing the mobile phone 10 close to the MFP 50 . Alternatively, the photo data and print command are transmitted to MFP 50 via wireless communication 90 or 92 . As a result, when the number of images 100 displayed on the panel 22 is one, the one image 100 can be printed without the need for the user to select an image, thereby improving usability for the user.

Further, it is possible to print the image 100 by a method different from the method described above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a print button 112 is displayed below the panel 22 . In the storage unit 14, a printer and an SSID for establishing WFD wireless communication 92 or WF wireless communication 90 with the printer are set in advance as default settings. , the print button 112 is operated, the image is printed by a preset printing device. In other words, when the print button 112 is operated after the user selects an arbitrary image 100 out of the images 100 displayed on the panel 22, the WFD wireless communication 92 is sent to the preset printing device. Alternatively, page document data or photo data and a print command are transmitted by wireless communication 90 of the WF system. Upon receiving the page document data or the photo data and the print command, the printing device prints an image based on the page document data or the photo data. As a result, for example, the user can cause the MFP 50 near the user to perform print processing simply by bringing the mobile phone 10 close to the MFP 50, or print an image using a default printer for normal use. can also be printed, which improves usability for the user.

Further, in the mobile phone 10, for example, when the default printing device is not the MFP 50, when the NFC wireless communication 92 is established between the mobile phone 10 and the MFP 50, the print button 112 is operated to start print processing. The MFP 50 is set by default as the printing device to be used. That is, the most recently used printing device is set by default as the printing device that performs print processing when the print button 112 is operated. As a result, it becomes possible to perform printing again by operating the print button 112 using the most recently used printing apparatus.

<Print application>
The print processing described above is performed by the CPU 12 executing the print application 32a. A flow for printing an image based on content data stored in the mobile phone 10 by the MFP 50 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. FIG.

First, in S100 of the main flow shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 12 outputs screen data for displaying a display image selection screen on the panel 22 via the OS 32b. The display image selection screen is a screen for selecting either a photographic image or a document image to be displayed on the panel 22. A button for selecting a photographic image and a button for selecting a document image are provided. Is displayed. Then, the process proceeds to S102.

In S102, the CPU 12 determines whether an input to the button for selecting a photographic image has been received, that is, whether the data generated by the operation of the button for selecting a photographic image has been obtained via the OS 32b. determine whether or not If the button for selecting a photo image has been operated (S102: YES), the process proceeds to S104. In S104, the CPU 12 acquires the JPEG photo data stored in the storage unit 14 via the OS 32b. Then, the process proceeds to S112.

On the other hand, if the button for selecting the photo image has not been operated and the button for selecting the document image has been operated (S102: NO), the process proceeds to S106. In S106, the CPU 12 acquires the PDF document data stored in the storage unit 14 via the OS 32b. Then, the process proceeds to S108. In S108, the CPU 12 outputs the document data in the PDF format so that the mobile phone communication I/F 16 transmits the document data to the web server 82 via the wireless communication 96 of the mobile phone communication system. Then, the process proceeds to S110. In S<b>110 , the CPU 12 acquires JPEG page document data received by the mobile phone communication I/F via the wireless communication 96 . The JPEG format page document data is data obtained by converting the PDF format document data by the web server 82 . Then, the process proceeds to S112.

In S112, the CPU 12 outputs screen data for displaying the image 100 based on the page document data in the JPEG format or the photo data on the panel 22 in thumbnail format. The screen data includes data path information for the OS 32b to acquire the page document data or photo data, layout information indicating where on the screen the page document data or photo data, reduction button, enlargement button, etc. are to be arranged. be Then, the process proceeds to S114. In S114, the CPU 12 determines whether or not the NFC wireless communication 94 has been established. If the NFC wireless communication 94 has not been established (S114: NO), the process proceeds to S116.

In S116, the CPU 12 determines whether or not an input to the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 has been received, that is, whether or not data generated by operating the image 100 has been obtained via the OS 32b. . If the image 100 has been operated (S116: YES), the process proceeds to S118. In S118, the CPU 12 outputs data for displaying "check" in the check box 102 of the image 100 whose input is accepted via the OS 32b. Then, the process proceeds to S120. On the other hand, if the image 100 has not been operated (S116: NO
), the process proceeds to S120.

In S120, the CPU 12 determines whether or not an input to the select all image button 110 has been received, that is, whether or not the data generated by the operation of the select all image button 110 has been acquired via the OS 32b. If the select all images button 110 has been operated (S120: YES), the process proceeds to S122. In S122, the CPU 12 outputs data for displaying "check" in the check boxes 102 of all the images 100 via the OS 32b. Then, the process proceeds to S124. On the other hand, if the all image selection button 110 has not been operated (S120: NO), the process proceeds to S124.

In S124, the CPU 12 determines whether or not an input to the image selection cancellation button 111 has been received, that is, whether or not data generated by operating the image selection cancellation button 111 has been obtained via the OS 32b. If the image selection release button 111 has been operated (S124: YES), the process proceeds to S126. In S126, the CPU 12 outputs data for erasing "check marks" from the check boxes 102 of all the images 100 via the OS 32b. Then, the process returns to S116. On the other hand, if the image selection release button 111 has not been operated (S124: NO), the process proceeds to S128.

In S128, the CPU 12 determines whether or not the NFC wireless communication 94 has been established. If the NFC wireless communication 94 has been established (S128: YES), the process proceeds to S136. At S136, the CPU 12 acquires the SSID that the wireless LAN I/F 18 is set to use for wireless communication. Then, the process proceeds to S138. In S<b>138 , the CPU 12 outputs the obtained SSID so that the NFCI/F 20 transmits it to the MFP 50 via the NFC wireless communication 94 . Then, the process proceeds to S140.

In S140, the CPU 12 determines whether or not a message has been received from the MFP 50, that is, whether or not the data generated by receiving the message has been acquired via the OS 32b. If a message has been received (S140: YES), the process proceeds to S142. In S142, the CPU 12 determines whether or not a message indicating that the WF wireless communication 90 or the WFD wireless communication 92 has been established has been received. It is determined whether or not the data generated by reception has been acquired via the OS 32b. If the message indicating that the WF wireless communication 90 or the WFD wireless communication 92 has been established has not been received (S142: NO), the process proceeds to S144.

At S144, the CPU 12 determines whether the received message contains the SSID. If the received message does not contain the SSID (S144: NO), the process returns to S140. On the other hand, if the received message contains the SSID (S144: YES), the process proceeds to S146. In S<b>146 , the CPU 12 accesses the access point provided in the MFP 50 based on the SSID and establishes WFD wireless communication 92 . Then, the process proceeds to S148. It should be noted that even when a message indicating that the WF wireless communication 90 or the WFD wireless communication 92 has been established is received in S142 (S142: YES), the process proceeds to S148.

In S148, the CPU 12 generates an image 100 for which a "check" is marked in the check box 102, that is, the page document data or the photograph data corresponding to the image 100 selected by the user. Store information. Then, the process proceeds to S150. The output image data is page document data or photo data to be output to the MFP 50 as a print target. That is, the photo data, which is the output image data, is the content data itself corresponding to the image selected by the user. Also, page document data, which is output image data, is data generated from content data corresponding to an image selected by the user. In S150, the CPU 12 outputs the output image data and a print command for the image 100 based on the output image data so that the wireless LAN I/F 18 transmits the output image data to the MFP 50 via the WF or WFD wireless communication 90 or 92 . As a result, the MFP 50 performs print processing of the content data corresponding to the image 100 selected by the user.

If the NFC wireless communication 94 has been established in S114 (S114: YES), the process proceeds to S152. In S152, the CPU 12 determines whether the number of images 100 displayed on the panel 22 is one, that is, whether the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 has one photograph data or one document data. It is determined whether or not it is composed of page document data. If the number of images 100 displayed on the panel 22 is not one (S152: NO), the process proceeds to S116 and the following processing is performed.

On the other hand, if the number of images 100 displayed on the panel 22 is one (S152: YES), the process proceeds to S154. At S154, the CPU 12 stores information for identifying the page document data or the photo data corresponding to one image 100 displayed on the panel 22 as the output image data. Then, the process proceeds to S150, and the following processing is performed.

If the NFC wireless communication 94 has not been established in S128 (S128: NO), the process proceeds to S156. In S156, the CPU 12 determines whether or not an input to the print button 112 has been received, that is, whether or not data generated by the operation of the print button 112 has been obtained via the OS 32b. If the print button 112 has not been operated (S156: NO), the process returns to S116.

On the other hand, if the print button 112 has been operated (S156: YES), the process proceeds to S148, and the following processing is performed.

An arbitrary image based on the content data stored in the mobile phone 10 is printed by the MFP 50 through the above-described processing. Further, after the image is printed by the above process, the process of the flow shown in FIG. 9 is performed.

Specifically, in S160, the CPU 12 determines whether or not the NFC wireless communication 94 has been established. If the NFC wireless communication 94 has not been established (S160: NO), the process proceeds to S162. In S162, the CPU 12 determines whether or not an input to the print button 112 has been received, that is, whether or not data generated by the operation of the print button 112 has been obtained via the OS 32b. If the print button 112 has not been operated (S162: NO), the process returns to S160.

On the other hand, if the print button 112 has been operated (S162: YES), the process proceeds to S164. In S164, the CPU 12 outputs the stored output image data and a print command for the image 100 based on the data so that the wireless LAN I/F 18 transmits the stored output image data to the MFP 50 via the WF or WFD wireless communication 90 or 92. do.

Further, when the NFC wireless communication 94 is established in S160 (S160: YES), the process proceeds to S164, and the following processing is performed. In this way, when the mobile phone 10 is brought closer to the MFP 50 again after the image is printed, or when the print button 112 is operated, the image based on the stored output image data, that is, Print processing of the most recently printed image is performed. It should be noted that when a user operation for executing S100 of the main flow shown in FIG. 5 is performed, all information for identifying output image data is erased.

<Modification>
In this embodiment, the plurality of images 100 are displayed in thumbnail form on the panel 22 as shown in FIG. 2, but it is also possible to display the plurality of images 100 one by one on the panel 22 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, one image 100 out of a plurality of images 100 is displayed on the panel 22, and by operating the forward button 120 or the return button 122 displayed on the panel 22, The displayed images 100 can be displayed such that they are sequentially switched.

In addition, each image 100 displayed on the panel 22 is also provided with a check box 102. By tapping the image 100, the check box 102 is switched between display and non-display of "check". be done. That is, even when the images 100 are displayed one by one on the panel 22 , selection and non-selection of the images 100 are switched by tapping the images 100 .

Further, two types of print buttons 126 and 128 are displayed below the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 for each sheet. A print button 126 is a button for printing the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 . That is, when the print button 126 is operated, page document data or photo data of the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 and a print command for the image 100 are sent to the default printer. As a result, the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 is printed by the default printer.

On the other hand, the print button 128 is a button for printing not only the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 but also the entire image 100 displayed on the panel 22 by operating the forward button 120 and the return button 122 . That is, the print button 128 is a button for printing all of the selectable images 100, and when the print button 128 is operated, pages of all the selectable images 100 are printed on the default printer. Document data or photo data and a print command for the image 100 of all of them are transmitted. As a result, all selectable images 100 are printed by the default printer.

Also, in the present embodiment, the MFP 50 has a wireless LAN access point, but it is also possible to employ a printing apparatus that does not have a wireless LAN access point. When a printing device that does not have a wireless LAN access point is used, the SSID that is included in the message in S144 is determined as an SSID for establishing WF wireless communication with the printing device. SSID. If the printing device can access the access point 80, the SSID for accessing the access point 80 and establishing the wireless communication 90 is determined in S144.

Further, the mobile phone 10 of the present embodiment cannot display a document image on the panel 22 based on PDF format document data. It is possible to employ a mobile terminal capable of displaying.

Further, in the mobile phone 10 of the present embodiment, the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 is reduced or enlarged by operating the reduction button 104 or the enlargement button 106. However, by pinching in or pinching out, the image 100 displayed on the panel 22 is reduced or enlarged. The image 100 displayed at 22 may be reduced or enlarged. The pinch-in operation is an operation in which the user brings two fingers closer to the panel 22 while they are in contact with or close to the panel 22, and the pinch-out operation is a state in which the user touches or approaches the panel 22 with two fingers. It is an operation to separate with .

Further, in the mobile phone 10 of the present embodiment, when the image 100 based on the photo data or the like is displayed on the panel 22, the CPU 12 receives the path information of the JPEG data or the path information of the thumbnail data created from the JPEG data. The screen data including the document data is output, and the screen data can include the page document data or the photograph data itself.

Further, a device that can issue a print instruction by approaching the MFP 50 is not limited to the mobile phone 10, and may be a tablet device or the like.

In the mobile phone 10 of this embodiment, the case where the CPU 12 that executes based on the print application 32a performs various processes has been described. However, it is not limited to this form. The CPU 12 executing based on the print application 32a may issue instructions to the operating system 32b, other systems, and hardware configuration to perform various processes.

In addition, the technical elements described in this specification or in the drawings exhibit technical usefulness alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. In addition, the techniques exemplified in this specification or drawings achieve multiple purposes at the same time, and achieving one of them has technical utility in itself.

The mobile phone 10 is an example of a mobile terminal. The CPU 12 is an example of a computer. The storage unit 14 is an example of a device storage unit and a selection data storage unit. Wireless LAN I/F 18 is an example of a long-distance communication unit. NFCI/F 20 is an example of a close proximity wireless communication unit. The panel 22 is an example of a display section. The button input section 24 is an example of a reception section. The print application 32a is an example of a program. The MFP 50 is an example of a printing device. An image 100 is an example of a selected image reception unit. The all-image selection button 110 is an example of an all-image accepting section. The CPU 12 that executes S104 and 106 is an example of content data acquisition means. The CPU 12 executing S112 is an example of screen data output means. The CPU 12 executing S148 is an example of the selection data acquisition means and the storage instruction data output means. The CPU 12 executing S150 and S164 is an example of print instruction data output means.

Each program may consist of one program module, or may consist of a plurality of program modules. Also, each example may be replaced with another configuration, which is within the scope of the present invention. It may be a computer (CPU 12) that executes processing based on a print processing program (such as the print application 32a), or a computer that executes processing based on a program other than the print processing program, such as an operating system or other applications or programs. It may be a hardware configuration (panel 22, etc.) that operates according to instructions from a computer, or a configuration in which a computer and a hardware configuration are interlocked. Of course, it may be a computer that executes processing based on a plurality of programs in conjunction with each other, or a hardware configuration that operates according to instructions of a computer that executes processing in conjunction with processing based on a plurality of programs. good.

10: mobile phone, 12: CPU, 14: storage unit, 18: wireless LAN I/F, 20: NFC I/F, 22: panel, 24: button input unit, 32a: printing application, 50: MFP, 100: image, 110: All image selection button

Claims (6)

a display unit for displaying an image;
a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication;
a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication with a faster communication speed than the first wireless communication by the first wireless communication unit;
memory;
a user interface;
A computer readable program for a mobile terminal comprising
An operation image corresponding to an operation for instructing printing to a set printing device, which is a printing device set in the memory to be able to perform the second wireless communication via the second wireless communication unit, display means for displaying on the display unit;
When the first wireless communication with the printing device is performed while the operation image is displayed on the display unit, the one or more images are sent to the printing device with which the first wireless communication is performed. outputting, via the second wireless communication unit, print instruction data for instructing printing of content data corresponding to an image selected via the user interface;
When an operation for the operation image is acquired via the user interface while the operation image is displayed on the display unit, the setting printing device receives one or more images via the user interface. print instruction data output means for outputting print instruction data for instructing printing of content data corresponding to the image selected by the second wireless communication unit;
A program that causes the computer to function as a program. When the first wireless communication is established with a printing device different from the setting printing device while the setting printing device is set in the memory, the memory stores the different printing device as the setting printing device. a second storage instruction data output means for outputting storage instruction data so as to
2. The program according to claim 1, which causes the computer to function as a program. The first wireless communication unit performs NFC wireless communication as the first wireless communication,
3. The program according to claim 1, wherein the second wireless communication unit performs WiFi wireless communication as the second wireless communication. screen data output means for outputting screen data for displaying one or more images based on content data on the display unit;
to cause said computer to function,
The screen including a plurality of images displayed by the display unit based on the screen data output by the screen data output means includes a selected image receiving area for receiving an image individually selected by an operation via the user interface; an all-image receiving area for receiving all images from a plurality of images displayed by the display unit based on the screen data output by the screen data output means by an operation via the user interface;
has
When an operation for individually selecting an image is received in the selected image receiving area via the user interface, a plurality of images displayed by the display unit based on the screen data output by the screen data output means are displayed. Acquiring selection data generated by an operation for individually selecting an image from an image, and receiving an operation for selecting all images in the all-image reception area via the user interface, displaying the screen selection data acquisition means for acquiring selection data generated by an operation of selecting all images from a plurality of images displayed by the display unit based on the screen data output by the data output means;
to cause said computer to function,
The print instruction data output means
outputting, via the second wireless communication unit, print instruction data for instructing printing of content data corresponding to the image selected via the user interface, indicated by the selection data obtained by the selection data obtaining means; 4. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized by: a display unit for displaying an image;
a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication;
a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication with a faster communication speed than the first wireless communication by the first wireless communication unit;
memory;
a user interface;
A mobile terminal comprising
An operation image corresponding to an operation for instructing printing to a set printing device, which is a printing device set in the memory to be able to perform the second wireless communication via the second wireless communication unit, display means for displaying on the display unit;
When the first wireless communication with the printing device is performed while the operation image is displayed on the display unit, the one or more images are sent to the printing device with which the first wireless communication is performed. outputting, via the second wireless communication unit, print instruction data for instructing printing of content data corresponding to an image selected via the user interface;
When an operation for the operation image is acquired via the user interface while the operation image is displayed on the display unit, the setting printing device receives one or more images via the user interface. print instruction data output means for outputting print instruction data for instructing printing of content data corresponding to the image selected by the second wireless communication unit;
A mobile terminal comprising: a display unit for displaying an image;
a first wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication;
a second wireless communication unit that performs second wireless communication with a faster communication speed than the first wireless communication by the first wireless communication unit;
memory;
a user interface;
A print instruction output method for outputting a print instruction using a mobile terminal comprising
An operation image corresponding to an operation for instructing printing to a set printing device, which is a printing device set in the memory to be able to perform the second wireless communication via the second wireless communication unit, a display step of displaying on the display unit;
When the first wireless communication with the printing device is performed while the operation image is displayed on the display unit, the one or more images are sent to the printing device with which the first wireless communication is performed. outputting, via the second wireless communication unit, print instruction data for instructing printing of content data corresponding to an image selected via the user interface;
When an operation for the operation image is acquired via the user interface while the operation image is displayed on the display unit, the setting printing device receives one or more images via the user interface. a print instruction data output step of outputting, via the second wireless communication unit, print instruction data for instructing printing of the content data corresponding to the image selected by the
A print instruction output method, comprising:

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