Data processing apparatus, terminal device, and data processing system

• US 20030224765A1
• Filed: 02/24/2003
• Published: 12/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ide, Tsuyoshi, Udagawa, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US10/373,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20030224765A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/122 with regard to computing resources, e.g. memory, CPU
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1224 Client or server resources management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• 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 1/32 Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device H04N1/38, H04N1/387 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32512 of different type, e.g. internal and external devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A data processing system according to the present invention includes a terminal device and a data processing apparatus for performing processing requested from the terminal device. The terminal device outputs a text file including descriptions of requested processing and parameters required for performing the processing to the data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus receives the text file sent from the terminal device and performs the processing written in the text file.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus comprising:

text file obtaining means for obtaining a text file supplied from a terminal device;

analyzing means for analyzing the text file; and

service execution means for performing processing requested from the terminal device, in accordance with the analysis results by the analyzing means.

2. A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the analyzing means analyzes the text file to interpret details of the processing and parameters required for performing the processing.

3. A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device requests the data processing apparatus to activate a printer for printing.

4. A terminal device comprising:

text file creation means for creating a text file including a description of processing requested to an external data processing apparatus, in accordance with operation by a user and

text file providing means for providing the text file to the external data processing apparatus.

5. A terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the text file includes descriptions of the processing and parameters required for performing the processing.

6. The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the terminal device requests the external data processing apparatus to activate a printer for printing.

7. A data processing system comprising a terminal device and a data processing apparatus for performing processing requested from the terminal device,

wherein the terminal device sends a text file including a description of requested processing to the data processing apparatus, and

wherein the data processing apparatus receives the text file from the terminal device and performs the processing written in the text file.

8. A data processing system according to claim 7, wherein the terminal device sends details of the requested processing and parameters required for performing the processing to the data processing apparatus.