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

• US 10,469,673 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2018
• Issued: 11/05/2019
• 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:
  US16/001,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20180288242A1
• Time in Patent Office: 517 Days
• 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:

a photographing apparatus configured to capture a photograph in a specific direction in which a data processing apparatus is installed;

a display configured to display a request screen for designating the data processing apparatus to process data, the request screen being configured to display the photograph captured by the photographing apparatus and at least one of;

(i) data images indicating data that is requested to be processed, and

(ii) when an image of the data processing apparatus arranged in the specific direction is not captured in the photograph due to an obstacle positioned between the photographing apparatus and the data processing apparatus, a processing apparatus image indicating the data processing apparatus acquired over a network, the processing apparatus image being a graphical representation of a silhouette of the data processing apparatus, the processing apparatus being superimposed on the photograph captured by the photographing apparatus such that the processing apparatus image and the photograph are entirely visible except a portion of the photograph covered by the silhouette of the data processing apparatus; and

a control unit configured to;

acquire position information of the data processing apparatus;

acquire the processing apparatus image indicating the data processing apparatus over the network;

acquire an address of the data processing apparatus on the network; and

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

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

the display further displays a data designation screen configured to designate 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.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the operation designating the data image and the processing apparatus image is initiated by causing one of the data images to overlap one of the processing apparatus images.

4. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the display does not display the data image while an operator is moving.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the display displays the data image in two or less colors.

6. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the display displays the data image permeably.

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

capture a photograph by a photographing apparatus in a specific direction in which a data processing apparatus is installed;

display a request screen for designating a data processing apparatus to process data, the request screen being configured to display the photograph captured by the photographing apparatus and at least one of;

(i) data images indicating data that is requested to be processed, and

(ii) when an image of the data processing apparatus arranged in the specific direction is not captured in the photograph due to an obstacle positioned between the photographing apparatus and the data processing apparatus, a processing apparatus image indicating the data processing apparatus acquired over a network, the processing apparatus image being a graphical representation of a silhouette of the data processing apparatus, the processing apparatus image being superimposed on the photograph captured by the photographing apparatus such that the processing apparatus image and the photograph are entirely visible except a portion of the photograph covered by the silhouette of the data processing apparatus;

acquire position information of the data processing apparatus;

acquire the processing apparatus image indicating the data processing apparatus over the network;

acquire an address of the data processing apparatus on the network; and

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