Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and portable communication device
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a communication unit that communicates with a portable communication device;
a storage unit that stores present set value information and setting information; and
a control unit that performs control so that a job is performed based on the present set value information,whereinthe present set value information is data indicating a set value of each setting item presently set for a job about to be executed,the setting information includes set value data and route data,the set value data indicates a set value of each setting item for a job that has been executed,when communication with the portable communication device has been enabled, the communication unit acquires present route information based on movement history data from the portable communication device,the movement history data is data that indicates a history of movement of a carrying user carrying the portable communication device and in which pieces of identification information on wireless devices that have newly become communicable are arranged in order of acquisition,the present route information is data that indicates a movement route taken this time the a carrying user carrying the portable communication device until communication with the image forming apparatus is enabled and that is based on the movement history data, the present route information including the identification information corresponding to a predetermined number of wireless devices counted in reverse chronological order from when communication with the communication unit was enabled,the route data is data that indicates a movement route taken until the portable communication device becomes communicable with the communication unit, and is the current route information acquired when a job corresponding to the set value data was executed,when the communication unit has acquired the present route information, the control unit extracts, from the setting information stored in the storage unit, a piece of the setting information in which the route data is identical to the present route information thus acquired, andthe control unit controls the storage unit to update the present set value information so as to reproduce the set value defined by the set value data included in the piece of the setting information thus extracted.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The storage unit stores setting information including set value data and route data. When communication with a portable communication device has been enabled, the communication unit acquires present route information from the portable communication device. Upon acquiring the present route information, the control unit extracts a piece of setting information in which the route data is identical to the present route information thus acquired. Set values defined by the set value data included in the extracted piece of setting information are reproduced.
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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a communication unit that communicates with a portable communication device; a storage unit that stores present set value information and setting information; and a control unit that performs control so that a job is performed based on the present set value information, wherein the present set value information is data indicating a set value of each setting item presently set for a job about to be executed, the setting information includes set value data and route data, the set value data indicates a set value of each setting item for a job that has been executed, when communication with the portable communication device has been enabled, the communication unit acquires present route information based on movement history data from the portable communication device, the movement history data is data that indicates a history of movement of a carrying user carrying the portable communication device and in which pieces of identification information on wireless devices that have newly become communicable are arranged in order of acquisition, the present route information is data that indicates a movement route taken this time the a carrying user carrying the portable communication device until communication with the image forming apparatus is enabled and that is based on the movement history data, the present route information including the identification information corresponding to a predetermined number of wireless devices counted in reverse chronological order from when communication with the communication unit was enabled, the route data is data that indicates a movement route taken until the portable communication device becomes communicable with the communication unit, and is the current route information acquired when a job corresponding to the set value data was executed, when the communication unit has acquired the present route information, the control unit extracts, from the setting information stored in the storage unit, a piece of the setting information in which the route data is identical to the present route information thus acquired, and the control unit controls the storage unit to update the present set value information so as to reproduce the set value defined by the set value data included in the piece of the setting information thus extracted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image forming system, comprising:
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a portable communication device; and an image forming apparatus, wherein the portable communication device stores setting information and movement history data, the movement history data being data that indicates a history of movement of a carrying user carrying the portable communication device and in which pieces of identification information on wireless devices that have newly become communicable are arranged in order of acquisition, the setting information is data that is a combination of route data and set value data, the set value data indicates a set value of each setting item for a job, the portable communication device wirelessly communicates with the image forming apparatus, when the carrying user has approached the image forming apparatus and thus the portable communication device has entered a communicable area where communication with the image forming apparatus is enabled, the portable communication device checks present route information, the present route information being data that indicates a movement route taken by the carrying user until communication with the image forming apparatus is enabled and that is based on the movement history data, the present route information including the identification information corresponding to a predetermined number of wireless devices counted in reverse chronological order from when communication with the communication unit was enabled, the portable communication device extracts, from the setting information stored therein, a piece of the setting information in which the route data is identical to the present route information, the portable communication device transmits, to the image forming apparatus, the set value data included in the piece of the setting information thus extracted, the portable communication device causes the image forming apparatus to set the set value of the each setting item based on the set value data thus transmitted, and the route data is data that indicates a movement route taken until the portable communication device becomes communicable with the communication unit, and is the current route information acquired when a job corresponding to the set value data was executed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable communication device, comprising:
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an information storage unit that stores setting information and movement history data, the movement history data being data that indicates a history of movement of a carrying user carrying a portable communication device and in which pieces of identification information on wireless devices that have newly become communicable are arranged in order of acquisition; a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with an image forming apparatus; and a processing unit, wherein the setting information is data that is a combination of route data and set value data, the set value data indicates a set value of each setting item used in a job, when the carrying user has approached the image forming apparatus and thus the processing unit has entered a communicable area where communication with the image forming apparatus is enabled, the processing unit checks present route information, the present route information being data that indicates a movement route taken by the carrying user until entry into the communicable area and that is based on the movement history data, the present route information including the identification information corresponding to a predetermined number of wireless devices counted in reverse chronological order from when communication with the communication unit was enabled, the processing unit extracts, from the setting information stored, a piece of the setting information in which the route data is identical to the present route information, the processing unit causes the wireless communication unit to transmit, to the image forming apparatus, the set value data included in the piece of the setting information thus extracted, the processing unit causes the image forming apparatus to set the set value of the each setting item based on the set value data, and the route data is data that indicates a movement route taken until the portable communication device becomes communicable with the communication unit, and is the current route information acquired when a job corresponding to the set value data was executed.
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