DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DEVICE COOPERATION METHOD

• US 20140062675A1
• Filed: 08/08/2013
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: MURATA, Yumiko, Masuda, Akira, Fujita, Takeshi, Yanamura, Yasuharu, Fujita, Yohei, Kutsuwada, Tetsuro, Murata, Jun, Nishide, Kohichi, Fujii, Michiko
• Application Number:
  US13/962,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20140062675A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/12.5
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device

Abstract

A data processing apparatus includes a motion determining unit and a data processing unit. The motion determining unit detects a predetermined motion of a mobile terminal. The data processing unit selects a device to perform a device cooperation process with and to communicate with the mobile terminal based on a predetermined sound output by one or more devices, which are positioned nearby the mobile terminal, when the motion determining unit detects the predetermined motion of the mobile terminal. The predetermined sound are different for each of the devices.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus, comprising:

a motion determining unit that detects a predetermined motion of a mobile terminal; and

a data processing unit that selects a device to perform a device cooperation process with and to communicate with the mobile terminal based on a predetermined sound output by one or more devices, which are positioned nearby the mobile terminal, when the motion determining unit detects the predetermined motion of the mobile terminal, the predetermined sound being different for each of the devices.

2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an identification data sending unit that sends identification data identifying one or more devices that are candidates to perform the device cooperation process with and to communicate with, to the devices, respectively, and

wherein the data processing unit selects the device to perform the device cooperation process with and to communicate with the mobile terminal among the devices that receive the identification data.

3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the identification data sending unit sends sound data including a predetermined pattern corresponding to the respective device to each of the devices, as the identification data.

4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the identification data sending unit sends the sound data in a form of an animation file to each of the devices.

5. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data processing unit selects the device based on connection information sound including information specifying an address of the device output by the device as the predetermined sound.

6. The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a destination determining unit that determines whether the device to perform the device cooperation process with and to communicate with is designated, and

wherein the identification data sending unit sends the identification data to the devices, respectively, when it is determined by the destination determining unit that the device to perform the device cooperation process with and to communicate with.

7. The data processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the data processing unit selects a device designated as a destination when it is determined by the destination determining unit that the device to communicate with is designated.

8. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data processing unit controls to send predetermined test data to the device selected to perform the device cooperation process with and to communicate with the mobile terminal when starting a communication with the device.

9. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the data processing apparatus is the mobile terminal,

the data processing apparatus further including a communication unit that communicates with the device selected by the data processing unit.

10. A device cooperation method performed by a data processing apparatus, comprising:

a motion detection step of detecting a predetermined motion of a mobile terminal; and

a device selection step of selecting a device to perform a device cooperation process with and to communicate with the mobile terminal based on a predetermined sound output by one or more devices, which are positioned nearby the mobile terminal, when the predetermined motion of the mobile terminal is detected in the motion detection step, the predetermined sound being different for each of the devices.

11. The device cooperation method according to claim 10, further comprising:

an identification data sending step of sending identification data identifying one or more devices that are candidates to perform the device cooperation process with and to communicate with, to the devices, respectively, and

wherein in the device selection step, the device to perform the device cooperation process with and to communicate with the mobile terminal is selected among the devices that receive the identification data.

12. The device cooperation method according to claim 11, wherein in the identification data sending step, sound data including a predetermined pattern corresponding to the respective device is sent to each of the devices, as the identification data.

13. The device cooperation method according to claim 12, wherein in the identification data sending step, the sound data in a form of an animation file is sent to each of the devices.

14. The device cooperation method according to claim 10, wherein in the device selection step, the device is selected based on connection information sound including information specifying an address of the device output by the device as the predetermined sound.

15. The device cooperation method according to claim 11, further comprising:

a destination determining step of determining whether the device to perform the device cooperation process with and to communicate with is designated, and

wherein in the identification data sending step, the identification data are sent to the devices, respectively, when it is determined in the destination determining step that the device to perform the device cooperation process with and to communicate with.

16. The device cooperation method according to claim 15, wherein in the device selection step, a device designated as a destination is selected when it is determined in the destination determining step that the device to communicate with is designated.

17. The device cooperation method according to claim 10, wherein the device selection step includes controlling to send predetermined test data to the device selected to perform the device cooperation process with and to communicate with the mobile terminal when starting a communication with the device.

18. The device cooperation method according to claim 10,

wherein the data processing apparatus is the mobile terminal,

the method further including a communication step of communicating with the device selected in the device selection step.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program that causes a computer to execute a device cooperation method comprising:

a motion detection step of detecting a predetermined motion of a mobile terminal; and

a device selection step of selecting a device to perform a device cooperation process with and to communicate with the mobile terminal based on a predetermined sound output by one or more devices, which are positioned nearby the mobile terminal, when the predetermined motion of the mobile terminal is detected in the motion detection step, the predetermined sound being different for each of the devices.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 19,

wherein the data processing apparatus is the mobile terminal,

the method further including a communication step of communicating with the device selected in the device selection step.