TERMINAL DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20190317704A1
• Filed: 04/11/2019
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Yanagi, Masahiro, Watanabe, Sumio, Wakui, Takeshi, Koyama, Toshiya, Oguchi, Tatsuya
• Granted Patent: US 10,754,589 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/36 for portability , i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers B41J3/4075 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/44 Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1696 the I/O peripheral being a printing or scanning device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1229 Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1237 Print job management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1284 Local printer device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

A terminal device includes an operation part, a touching part, a communication module, and a retrieval module. The retrieval module is configured to retrieve an object displayed on a first apparatus equipped with a touch panel from the first apparatus, in response to the operation part being operated while the object is selected by the touching part.

Claims

1. A terminal device comprising:

an operation part;

a touching part;

a communication module; and

a retrieval module configured to retrieve an object displayed on a first external apparatus, in response to an operation of the operation part made while the object is selected by the touching part.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit configured to print the object retrieved by the retrieval module.

3. The terminal device according to claim 2, further comprising a first main unit and a second main unit communicable with each other;

the second main unit including the operation part, the retrieval module, the communication module, and the printing unit;

the first main unit including another operation part, another retrieval module, the touching part, and another communication module.

4. The terminal device according to claim 3, further comprising a power supply unit connectable to any one of the first main unit and the second main unit;

wherein

the second main unit is operable by receiving electric power from an external power supply included in an expansion cassette for expanding a function of the printing unit, in a case in which the expansion cassette is attached to the second main unit instead of the power supply unit.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising an output control module configured to transmit the object retrieved by the retrieval module to a second external apparatus via the communication module, and to cause the second external apparatus to display the object at a selected position on a display of the second external apparatus.

6. A communication system comprising:

a first apparatus; and

a terminal device including an operation part,

a touching part,

a communication module, and

a retrieval module configured to retrieve an object displayed on the first apparatus from the first apparatus, in response to an operation of the operation part made while the object is selected on the first apparatus.

7. The communication system according to claim 6, further comprising a second apparatus;

wherein the terminal device includes an output control module configured to transmit the object retrieved by the retrieval module to the second apparatus, and

the second apparatus is configured to display the object received from the terminal device at a selected position on its display unit.