Portable Terminal

• US 20130083357A1
• Filed: 09/25/2012
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Suzuki, Nobuhiko
• Application Number:
  US13/626,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20130083357A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices

Abstract

A portable terminal configured to wirelessly communicate with an image processing device. The portable terminal may include a processor, a display unit, and a memory. The memory may be configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the portable terminal to: receive first selection information from the image processing device, the first selection information including information which represents a plurality of first setting options; display a first selection screen on the display unit of the portable terminal in accordance with the first selection information; and select a particular first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options based on movement of the entire portable terminal.

Claims

1. A portable terminal configured to wirelessly communicate with an image processing device, the portable terminal comprising:

a processor;

a display unit; and

a memory configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the portable terminal to;

receive first selection information from the image processing device, the first selection information including information which represents a plurality of first setting options for image processing performed by the image processing device;

display a first selection screen on the display unit of the portable terminal in accordance with the first selection information, the first selection screen displaying at least one first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options;

select a particular first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options based on movement of the entire portable terminal; and

transmit first item data which represents the particular first setting option to the image processing device.

2. The portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless interface configured to establish a bidirectional short-range wireless communication session with the image processing device when the portable terminal is within a radio wave range of the image processing device;

wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the portable terminal to;

receive the first selection information from the image processing device during a first communication session; and

transmit the first item data to the image processing device during a second communication session established after the first communication session is disconnected, wherein the first communication session is disconnected by moving the portable terminal out of the radio wave range of the image processing device.

3. The portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein a first communication system is used to receive the first selection information during the first communication session and transmit the first item data during the second communication session.

4. The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein the first communication system is a near field communication system.

5. The portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein the selection of the particular first setting option is triggered by the establishment of the second communication session.

6. The portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the portable terminal to:

receive the first selection information and second selection information from the image processing device during the first communication session, the second selection information including information which represents a plurality of second setting options related to the particular first setting option;

display a second selection screen on the display unit in accordance with the second selection information, the second selection screen displaying at least one second setting option from among the plurality of second setting options;

select a particular second setting option from among the plurality of second setting options based on movement of the entire portable terminal; and

transmit second item data which represents the particular second setting option to the image processing device during the second communication session.

7. The portable terminal according to claim 6, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the portable terminal to:

select the particular first setting option with the user manipulation of a button of the portable terminal as a trigger in a state in which the first selection screen is displayed on the display unit; and

select the particular second setting option with the user manipulation of a button of the portable terminal as a trigger in a state in which the second selection screen is displayed on the display unit.

8. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed, further cause the portable terminal to:

display the first selection screen on the display unit in a manner that indicates one of the plurality of first setting options as a designated first setting option; and

update the first selection screen to indicate another one of the plurality of first setting options as the designated first setting option in accordance with a change in orientation of the portable terminal.

9. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the portable terminal to:

generate the first selection screen using a plurality of pieces of text data, wherein the plurality of pieces of text data represent the plurality of first setting options, respectively.

10. The portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a posture sensor configured to detect a posture of the portable terminal,

wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the portable terminal to;

select the particular first setting option in accordance with the posture of the portable terminal detected by the posture sensor.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a portable terminal to:

receive first selection information from an image processing device, the first selection information including information which represents a plurality of first setting options for image processing performed by the image processing device;

display a first selection screen on a display unit of the portable terminal in accordance with the first selection information, the first selection screen displaying at least one first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options;

select a particular first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options based on movement of the entire portable terminal; and

transmit first item data which represents the particular first setting option to the image processing device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, storing additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the portable terminal to:

receive the first selection information from the image processing device during a first communication session; and

transmit the first item data to the image processing device during a second communication session established after the first communication session is disconnected, wherein the first communication session is disconnected by moving the portable terminal out of a radio wave range of the image processing device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein a first communication system is used to receive the first selection information during the first communication session and transmit the first item data during the second communication session.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the first communication system is a near field communication system.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the selection of the particular first setting option is triggered by the establishment of the second communication session.

16. A method of controlling a portable terminal that communicates wirelessly with an image processing device, the method comprising:

receiving first selection information from the image processing device, the first selection information including information which represents a plurality of first setting options for image processing performed by the image processing device;

displaying a first selection screen on a display unit of the portable terminal in accordance with the first selection information, the first selection screen displaying at least one first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options;

selecting a particular first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options based on movement of the entire portable terminal; and

transmitting first item data which represents the particular first setting option to the image processing device.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving the first selection information from the image processing device during a first communication session; and

transmitting the first item data to the image processing device during a second communication session established after the first communication session is disconnected, wherein the first communication session is disconnected by moving the portable terminal out of a radio wave range of the image processing device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein a first communication system is used to receive the first selection information during the first communication session and transmit the first item data during the second communication session.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first communication system is a near field communication system.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the selection of the particular first setting option is triggered by the establishment of the second communication session.