Image forming apparatus

• US 20070041036A1
• Filed: 08/18/2005
• Published: 02/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Nakayama, Fumiharu
• Application Number:
  US11/206,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20070041036A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• 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 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00477 Indicating status, e.g. of a job for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N2201/3219
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0015 Control of image communication with the connected apparatus, e.g. signalling capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

In a digital multi-function peripheral, a network button (Available Network) is provided on a liquid crystal display section of an operator panel. When a user presses a currently available network button, a wireless communication control unit provides a main CPU 10 with an SSID that is used in a connectable wireless device (access point), along with a wireless mode, a channel and an RSSI. The main CPU causes the liquid crystal display section of the operator panel to display the RSSI value that is provided from the wireless communication control unit.

Claims

1. An image forming apparatus that has a function for communication with an external device and forms an image, comprising:

wireless communication control means for controlling wireless communication;

acquisition means for acquiring a value of reception sensitivity with the external device, using the wireless communication control means; and

display means for displaying the reception sensitivity value, which is acquired by the acquisition means.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition means acquires an RSSI value.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays in real time the reception sensitivity value, which is acquired by the acquisition means.

4. An image forming apparatus that has a function for communication with external devices including an administrator, and forms an image, comprising:

wireless communication control means for controlling wireless communication;

acquisition means for acquiring a value of reception sensitivity with the external device, using the wireless communication control means;

comparison means for presetting a reference value in relation to the reception sensitivity value, which is acquired by the acquisition means, and comparing the preset reference value and the reception sensitivity value, which is acquired by the acquisition means; and

notification means for giving a notice to the administrator when a comparison result of the comparison means shows that the reception sensitivity value is lower than the reference value.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the reference value is a reception sensitivity value, which is acquired by the acquisition means at a time the image forming apparatus is installed.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the reference value is an arbitrarily preset value.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the notification means gives notification to the administrator that is connected in advance to the image forming apparatus by wired connection.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the notification means gives notification to the administrator via the wireless communication control means of the image forming apparatus.

9. A wireless communication control method for an image forming apparatus that has a function for communication with an external device and forms an image, comprising:

acquiring a value of reception sensitivity with the external device, with wireless communication being controlled; and

displaying the acquired reception sensitivity value.

10. A wireless communication control method for an image forming apparatus that has a function for communication with external devices including an administrator, and forms an image, comprising:

acquiring a value of reception sensitivity with the external device, with wireless communication being controlled;

presetting a reference value in relation to the acquired reception sensitivity value;

comparing the preset reference value and the acquired reception sensitivity value; and

giving notification to the administrator when a comparison result shows that the reception sensitivity value is lower than the reference value.