OPERATION INPUT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20150181050A1
• Filed: 11/13/2014
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nishii, Yasuto
• Granted Patent: US 9,729,753 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00973 from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/387 Composing, repositioning or otherwise geometrically modifying originals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0041 Point to point H04N2201/0039 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/006 Using near field communication, e.g. an inductive loop
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0096 Portable devices

Abstract

Electronic device is linked with a mobile terminal, screen transition of the electronic device is eliminated, and various operation input is performed while confirming operation content from the mobile terminal on a screen of the electronic device. When proximity of the mobile terminal is detected in a state of displaying a specific screen on an operation display portion, an image forming apparatus transmits operation input information associated with the specific screen in advance to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays an operation input screen based on the operation input information transmitted from the image forming apparatus and transmits operation content instructed by a user from the operation input screen to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus updates the specific screen in accordance with the operation content transmitted from the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. An operation input system, comprising an electronic device having a display portion and a mobile terminal capable of near distance wireless communication with the electronic device, wherein

the electronic device is provided with a transmitting portion which, when proximity of the mobile terminal is detected in a state of displaying a specific screen on the display portion, transmits operation input information associated with the specific screen in advance to the mobile terminal,

the mobile terminal is provided with a display portion which displays an operation input screen based on the operation input information transmitted from the electronic device, and a transmitting portion which transmits operation content instructed by a user from the operation input screen to the electronic device, and

the electronic device is provided with an updating portion which updates the specific screen in accordance with the operation content transmitted from the mobile terminal.

2. The operation input system according to claim 1, wherein

when connection of the near distance wireless communication with the mobile terminal is established, the electronic device establishes connection of other wireless communication capable of longer-distance wireless communication than the near distance wireless communication with the mobile terminal.

3. The operation input system according to claim 1, wherein

as the operation input information, the transmitting portion of the electronic device transmits ID information of an operation input item associated with the specific screen in advance to the mobile terminal,

the mobile terminal is provided with a storage portion in which operation input screen information associated with the ID information of the operation input item is stored, and

the display portion of the mobile terminal displays the operation input screen in accordance with the operation input screen information stored in the storage portion.

4. The operation input system according to claim 1, wherein

as the operation input information, the transmitting portion of the electronic device transmits operation input screen information including ID information of an operation input item associated with the specific screen in advance to the mobile terminal, and

the display portion of the mobile terminal displays the operation input screen in accordance with the operation input screen information.

5. The operation input system according to claim 3, wherein

the operation input item is set by the user in advance.

6. The operation input system according to claim 3, wherein

in a case where the electronic device is an image forming apparatus, the specific screen is a preview screen, and the operation input item is an item concerning editing of a print preview image displayed on the preview screen.

7. The operation input system according to claim 3, wherein

in a case where the electronic device is an electronic blackboard, the specific screen is a handwriting input screen, and the operation input item is an item concerning editing of a handwriting input image displayed on the handwriting input screen.

8. An electronic device having a display portion and capable of near distance wireless communication with a mobile terminal, wherein

the electronic device is provided with a transmitting portion which, when proximity of the mobile terminal is detected in a state of displaying a specific screen on the display portion, transmits operation input information associated with the specific screen in advance to the mobile terminal,

a receiving portion which receives operation content instructed by a user for the operation input information from the mobile terminal, and

an updating portion which updates the specific screen in accordance with the operation content received by the receiving portion.

9. A mobile terminal capable of near distance wireless communication with an electronic device having a display portion, wherein

the mobile terminal is provided with a receiving portion which, when coming close to the electronic device in a state of having a specific screen displayed on the display portion, receives ID information of an operation input item associated with the specific screen in advance from the electronic device,

a storage portion which stores operation input screen information associated with the ID information of the operation input item,

a display portion which displays an operation input screen in accordance with the operation input screen information stored by the storage portion, and

a transmitting portion which transmits operation content instructed by a user from the operation input screen to the electronic device, and

causes the specific screen of the electronic device to be updated in accordance with the operation content transmitted by the transmitting portion.