TERMINAL, PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

• US 20160286530A1
• Filed: 08/21/2015
• Published: 09/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: ISHIMURA, Takanari
• Granted Patent: US 10,368,237 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• 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 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• 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 2201/326 relating to the rendering or output medium, device or process, e.g. monitor, paper or printer profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A terminal includes a connection unit, an acquisition unit, a memory, a detector, and a transmitting unit. The connection unit connects the terminal to a processing apparatus through a first communication channel for wireless communication using connection information. The acquisition unit acquires identification information of the processing apparatus. The memory stores the connection information for the first communication channel and the identification information such that the connection information is associated with the identification information. The detector detects that the connection to the processing apparatus through the first communication channel is cut off. The transmitting unit transmits, in a case where the detector detects that the connection to the processing apparatus is cut off, connection information used when the processing apparatus is connected to the terminal to the processing apparatus via a second communication channel using the connection information and the identification information stored in the memory.

Claims

1. A terminal comprising:

a connection unit that connects the terminal to a processing apparatus through a first communication channel for wireless communication using connection information;

an acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the processing apparatus, which is connected to the terminal through the first communication channel;

a memory that stores the connection information for the first communication channel and the identification information such that the connection information for the first communication channel is associated with the identification information;

a detector that detects that the connection to the processing apparatus through the first communication channel is cut off; and

a transmitting unit that transmits, in a case where the detector detects that the connection to the processing apparatus is cut off, connection information used when the processing apparatus is connected to the terminal to the processing apparatus via a second communication channel different from the first communication channel using the connection information and the identification information stored in the memory.

2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the identification information is an e-mail address, and

the transmitting unit transmits an e-mail including the connection information to the processing apparatus.

3. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the identification information is an Internet Protocol address, and

the transmitting unit transmits the connection information to the processing apparatus using the Transmission Control Protocol/the Internet Protocol.

4. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the identification information is a uniform resource locator, and

the transmitting unit transmits the connection information to the processing apparatus using the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.

5. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the connection unit includes key information indicating a key used to communicate encrypted information via the first communication channel, and a pass phrase used to generate the key.

6. The terminal according to claim 2, wherein the connection unit includes key information indicating a key used to communicate encrypted information via the first communication channel, and a pass phrase used to generate the key.

7. The terminal according to claim 3, wherein the connection unit includes key information indicating a key used to communicate encrypted information via the first communication channel, and a pass phrase used to generate the key.

8. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the detector detects that, in a case where there is no response for a connection through the first communication channel from the processing apparatus for a predetermined period, the connection to the processing apparatus is cut off.

9. The terminal according to claim 2, wherein the detector detects that, in a case where there is no response for a connection through the first communication channel from the processing apparatus for a predetermined period, the connection to the processing apparatus is cut off.

10. A processing apparatus comprising:

a connection unit that connects the processing apparatus to a terminal through a first communication channel for wireless communication using connection information;

a supplying unit that supplies identification information of the processing apparatus to the terminal, which is connected to the processing apparatus through the first communication channel; and

a receiving unit that receives, in a case where the connection to the terminal through the first communication channel is cut off, the connection information from the terminal via a second communication channel different from the first communication channel,

wherein the connection unit connects the processing apparatus to the terminal using the received connection information.

11. The processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

the identification information is an e-mail address, and

the receiving unit receives an e-mail including the connection information from the terminal.

12. The processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

the identification information is an Internet Protocol address, and

the receiving unit receives the connection information from the terminal using the Transmission Control Protocol/the Internet Protocol.

13. The processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

the identification information is a uniform resource locator, and

the receiving unit receives the connection information from the terminal using the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.

14. The processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

a detector that detects, in a case where the connection information stored in a memory of the processing apparatus is lost, that the connection to the terminal is cut off, wherein

in a case where the detector detects that the connection is cut off, the receiving unit causes the memory to store received connection information, and

the connection unit connects the processing apparatus to the terminal through the first communication channel using the connection information stored in the memory.

15. The processing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a detector that detects, in a case where the connection information stored in a memory of the processing apparatus is lost, that the connection to the terminal is cut off, wherein

in a case where the detector detects that the connection is cut off, the receiving unit causes the memory to store received connection information, and

the connection unit connects the processing apparatus to the terminal through the first communication channel using the connection information stored in the memory.

16. The processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

an accepting unit that accepts a command to perform a process from the terminal when the processing apparatus is connected to the terminal by the connection unit; and

a performing unit that performs the process in accordance with the command accepted by the accepting unit.

17. The processing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

an accepting unit that accepts a command to perform a process from the terminal when the processing apparatus is connected to the terminal by the connection unit; and

a performing unit that performs the process in accordance with the command accepted by the accepting unit.

18. A processing system comprising:

a terminal; and

a processing apparatus, wherein

the terminal includes

a first connection unit that connects the terminal to the processing apparatus through a first communication channel for wireless communication using first connection information,

an acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the processing apparatus, which is connected to the terminal through the first communication channel,

a memory that stores the first connection information for the first communication channel and the identification information such that the first connection information for the first communication channel is associated with the identification information,

a detector that detects that the connection to the processing apparatus through the first communication channel is cut off, and

a transmitting unit that transmits, in a case where the detector detects that the connection to the processing apparatus is cut off, second connection information used when the processing apparatus is connected to the terminal to the processing apparatus via a second communication channel different from the first communication channel using the first connection information and the identification information stored in the memory, and

the processing apparatus includes

a second connection unit that connects the processing apparatus to the terminal through the first communication channel for wireless communication using the second connection information,

a supplying unit that supplies identification information of the processing apparatus to the terminal, which is connected to the processing apparatus through the first communication channel,

a receiving unit that receives, in a case where the connection to the terminal through the first communication channel is cut off, the second connection information from the terminal via the second communication channel,

an accepting unit that accepts a command to perform a process from the terminal when the processing apparatus is connected to the terminal by the second connection unit, and

a performing unit that performs the process in accordance with the command accepted by the accepting unit, wherein

the second connection unit connects the processing apparatus to the terminal using the second connection information received by the receiving unit.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

connecting the computer to a processing apparatus through a first communication channel for wireless communication using connection information;

acquiring identification information of the processing apparatus, which is connected to the computer through the first communication channel;

storing the connection information for the first communication channel and the identification information such that the connection information for the first communication channel is associated with the identification information;

performing a detection operation for detecting that the connection to the processing apparatus through the first communication channel is cut off; and

transmitting, in a case where it is detected that the connection to the processing apparatus is cut off, connection information used when the processing apparatus is connected to the computer to the processing apparatus via a second communication channel different from the first communication channel using the stored connection information and the stored identification information.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

connecting the computer to a terminal through a first communication channel for wireless communication using connection information;

supplying identification information of the computer to the terminal, which is connected to the computer through the first communication channel; and

receiving, in a case where the connection to the terminal through the first communication channel is cut off, the connection information from the terminal via a second communication channel different from the first communication channel,

wherein the computer is connected to the terminal using the received connection information.