Terminal device, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program for terminal device

• US 10,009,484 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2016
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Yasuoka, Daisuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Nazrul, Shahbaz
• Application Number:
  US15/217,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20170264756A1
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 3482072
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1224 Client or server resources management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1253 Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

There is provided a terminal device. An image acquiring unit acquires a processing apparatus image serving as an image of a data processing apparatus. A display unit displays a request screen used for requesting a data processing apparatus to process data. At least one of processing apparatus images acquired by the image acquiring unit and at least one of data images indicating data that is requested to be processed are displayed on the request screen. In response to an operation of an operator of designating one of the processing apparatus images and one of the data images on the request screen, a request for processing the data indicated by the designated data image is transmitted to the data processing apparatus indicated by the designated processing apparatus image.

Claims

1. A terminal device comprising:

an image acquiring unit that acquires a processing apparatus image serving as an image of a data processing apparatus;

a display unit that displays a request screen used for requesting a data processing apparatus to process data, at least one of processing apparatus images acquired by the image acquiring unit and at least one of data images indicating data that is requested to be processed are displayed on the request screen, and

a control unit configured to;

request the data processing apparatus to process data;

acquire position information of the data processing apparatus whose processing apparatus image is displayed on the request screen;

acquire an address of the data processing apparatus having a processing apparatus image that is acquired over a network based on the acquired processing apparatus image;

request the data processing apparatus in which the address on the network is acquired to process data based on the acquired address of the data processing apparatus on the network; and

acquire the address of the data processing apparatus having position information that is on the network with reference to a database storing at least the position information of the data processing apparatus and the address of the data processing apparatus on the network, wherein

in response to an operation of an operator of designating one of the processing apparatus images and one of the data images on the request screen, a request for processing the data indicated by the designated data image is transmitted to the data processing apparatus indicated by the designated processing apparatus image.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the image acquiring unit includes a photographing apparatus, and acquires the processing apparatus image by photographing the data processing apparatus through the photographing apparatus.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the image acquiring unit includes a photographing apparatus, and acquires an image of the data processing apparatus arranged in a direction in which the data processing apparatus is photographable through the photographing apparatus as the processing apparatus image when the photographing apparatus is operated.

4. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein:

the display unit displays a processing apparatus designation screen that shows a position at which the data processing apparatus is installed and used for designating the data processing apparatus that is requested to process data, and

the image acquiring unit acquires the image of the data processing apparatus that is designated on the processing apparatus designation screen by the operator.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein:

the control unit is configured to specify a communication protocol performing communication with the data processing apparatus having a processing apparatus image that is acquired based on the processing apparatus image acquired by the image acquiring unit,

the control unit requests the data processing apparatus to process data using the specified communication protocol.

6. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein:

the display unit further displays a data designation screen used for designating the data that is requested to be processed, and

the plural data images are displayed on the data designation screen such that the plural data images are arranged to have a depth in a direction crossing the data designation screen.

7. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the data image and the processing apparatus image are designated on the request screen by the operator causing one of the data images to overlap one of the processing apparatus images.

8. A terminal device comprising:

a display unit that displays a request screen used for requesting a data processing apparatus to process data, wherein;

at least one of data images indicating data that is requested to be processed is displayed on the request screen such that the at least one of the data images is viewed at the same time as a real image of the processing apparatus,

in response to an operation of an operator of designating one of the real images of the processing apparatuses that are requested to process data and one of the data images on the request screen, a request for processing the data indicated by the designated data image is transmitted to the data processing apparatus whose real image is designated, and

the display unit does not display the data image while the operator is moving.

9. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the display unit displays the data image in two or less colors.

10. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the display unit displays the data image permeably.

11. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the data image and the processing apparatus image are designated on the request screen by the operator causing one of the data images to overlap one of the real images of the processing apparatuses.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to:

acquire a processing apparatus image serving as an image of a data processing apparatus; and

display a request screen used for requesting a data processing apparatus to process data, at least one of acquired processing apparatus images and at least one of data images indicating data that is requested to be processed are displayed on the request screen;

request the data processing apparatus to process data;

acquire position information of the data processing apparatus having the processing apparatus image that is displayed on the request screen;

acquire an address of the data processing apparatus having the processing apparatus image that is acquired on a network based on the acquired processing apparatus image;

request the data processing apparatus in which the address on the network is acquired to process data based on the acquired address of the data processing apparatus on the network; and

acquire the address of the data processing apparatus having position information that is on the network with reference to a database storing at least the position information of the data processing apparatus and the address of the data processing apparatus on the network,

wherein in response to an operation of an operator of designating one of the processing apparatus images and one of the data images on the request screen, a request for processing the data indicated by the designated data image is transmitted to the data processing apparatus indicated by the designated processing apparatus image.