Environment setup system, electronic apparatus, radio communication terminal, program

• US 7,567,173 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2007
• Issued: 07/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Takahashi, Kazuaki, Matsuda, Makoto
• Primary Examiner(s): Goins; Davetta W
• Application Number:
  US11/882,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20070279216A1
• Time in Patent Office: 728 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.1, 340/539.23, 340/825.49, 340/10.42, 340/10.6, 455/41.2, 455/41.3
• US Class Current: 340/539.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• 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 1/00501 Tailoring a user interface [UI] to specific requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0097 Storage of instructions or parameters, e.g. customised instructions or different parameters for different user IDs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• 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 2201/3207 of an address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3276 of a customised additional information profile, e.g. a profile specific to a user ID

Abstract

An MPF (Multi Function Peripheral) obtains a BD address and a device name from a communication partner search response when it receives the communication partner search response from a cellular phone. When the MFP successfully obtains the BD address and the BD address is stored in a device management database in a RAM of the MFP, the MFP obtains a user name corresponding to the BD address from the device management database. The MFP obtains settings associated with the user name from an environment database in the RAM of the MFP and stores the same in an environment storage area in the RAM. A display process, etc. in the MFP are performed according to the settings stored in the environment storage area.

Claims

1. An environment setup system for an electronic apparatus, comprising the electronic apparatus and a radio signal transmitting object,

the radio signal transmitting object including:

a storage unit that stores user interface setting specification information that is used to set up a user interface of the electronic apparatus; and

a transmission unit that transmits the user interface setting specification information stored in the storage unit to the electronic apparatus,

the electronic apparatus including;

the user interface;

a reception unit that receives the user interface setting specification information transmitted from the radio signal transmitting object; and

a setup unit that sets up the user interface of the electronic apparatus based on the user interface setting specification information received by the reception unit.

2. The environment setup system as set forth in claim 1 wherein

the radio signal transmitting object includes a predetermined user interface, and

the user interface setting specification information stored in the storage unit of the radio signal transmitting object includes settings of the predetermined user interface of the radio signal transmitting object.

3. The environment setup system as set forth in claim 1 wherein

the electronic apparatus includes as the user interface of the electronic apparatus a notification unit that supplies information with respect to the electronic apparatus,

the user interface setting specification information stored in the storage unit of the radio signal transmitting object includes information regarding a language setting,

the setup unit of the electronic apparatus sets up the user interface corresponding to the information regarding the language setting, and the notification unit supplies information with respect to the electronic apparatus in a language set by the setup unit.

4. The environment setup system as set forth in claim 1 wherein

the radio signal transmitting object includes:

an input unit that provides a command for changing the user interface setting specification information stored in the storage unit of the radio signal transmitting object; and

a setting change unit that changes the user interface setting specification information stored in the storage unit of the radio signal transmitting object based on the command for changing provided by the input unit.

5. The environment setup system as set forth in claim 1 wherein

the electronic apparatus includes a detection unit that detects presence of the radio signal transmitting object located within a predetermined communicable distance from the electronic apparatus, and a request unit that requests transmission of the user interface setting specification information from the radio signal transmitting object detected by the detection unit, and

the transmission unit of the radio signal transmitting object transmits the user interface setting specification information when there is a request for transmission of the user interface setting specification information from the request unit.

6. The environment setup system as set forth in claim 1 wherein

the electronic apparatus includes a search signal transmission unit that transmits a search signal for searching a radio signal transmitting object located within a predetermined communicable distance from the electronic apparatus, and

the transmission unit of the radio signal transmitting object transmits the user interface setting specification information when it receives the search signal.

7. The environment setup system as set forth in claim 1 wherein

the radio signal transmitting object includes a detection unit that detects presence of the electronic apparatus located within a predetermined communicable distance from the radio signal transmitting object, and the transmission unit transmits the user interface setting specification information to the electronic apparatus detected by the detection unit.

8. The environment setup system as set forth in claim 1 wherein

the radio signal transmitting object includes a search signal transmission unit that transmits a search signal for searching the electronic apparatus located within a predetermined communicable distance from the radio signal transmitting object,

the electronic apparatus includes a request unit that requests for transmission of the user interface setting specification information from the radio signal transmitting object which transmits the search signal, when the electronic apparatus receives the search signal from the search signal transmission unit, and

the transmission unit of the radio signal transmitting object transmits the user interface setting specification information when there is a request for transmission of the user interface setting specification information from the request unit.

9. The environment setup system as set forth in claim 1 wherein

the user interface setting specification information stored in the storage unit of the radio signal transmitting object includes address information regarding at least one of the radio signal transmitting object, a transmission destination of the radio signal transmitting object or a user of the radio signal transmitting object, and

the setup unit of the electronic apparatus sets up the electronic apparatus in such a way that the address information specified by the user interface setting specification information received by the reception unit is available in the electronic apparatus.

18. The environment setup system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the user interface setting specification information for a user includes at least one of a speaker volume or a display property of the user interface for the user, the display property including at least a display language, a font, or a font size of a display of the user interface.

10. An environment setup system that comprises a radio signal transmitting object and an electronic apparatus provided with a predetermined user interface and capable of communicating with the radio signal transmitting object, and that sets up the user interface of the electronic apparatus, wherein

the radio signal transmitting object includes:

a storage unit that stores settings of the user interface of the electronic apparatus; and

a transmission unit that transmits user interface setting specification information which specifies the settings of the user interface stored in the storage unit to the electronic apparatus,

the electronic apparatus includes;

a reception unit that receives the user interface setting specification information transmitted from the radio signal transmitting object; and

a setup unit that sets up the user interface of the electronic apparatus based on the user interface setting specification information received by the reception unit.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a user interface,

a reception unit that receives user interface setting specification information which specifies settings of the user interface of the electronic apparatus, the interface setting specification information being transmitted from a radio signal transmitting object which stores the user interface setting specification information, and

a setup unit that sets up the user interface of the electronic apparatus based on the user interface setting specification information received by the reception unit.

12. The electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein

the radio signal transmitting object includes a predetermined user interface,

the user interface setting specification information received by the reception unit includes information specifying settings of the predetermined user interface of the radio signal transmitting object, and

the setup unit sets up the user interface of the electronic apparatus based on the information specifying the settings of the predetermined user interface of the radio signal transmitting object.

13. The electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 11 further comprising

a notification unit that supplies information with respect to the electronic apparatus as the user interface, wherein

the user interface setting specification information received by the reception unit includes information regarding a language setting, and

the setup unit sets up the user interface according to the information regarding the language setting and the notification unit supplies the information with respect to the electronic apparatus in a language set by the setup unit.

14. The electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 11 further comprising

a detection unit that detects presence of the radio signal transmitting object located within a predetermined communicable distance from the electronic apparatus, and a request unit that requests for transmission of the user interface setting specification information from the radio signal transmitting object detected by the detection unit.

15. The electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 11 further comprising

a search signal transmission unit that transmits a search signal for searching the radio signal transmitting object located within a predetermined communicable distance from the electronic apparatus.

16. The electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 11 further comprising

a request unit that requests transmission of the user interface setting specification information from the radio signal transmitting object which transmits a search signal for searching the electronic apparatus located within a predetermined communicable distance from the radio signal transmitting object, when the electronic apparatus receives the search signal from the radio signal transmitting object.

17. The electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein

the user interface setting specification information received by the reception unit includes address information regarding at least one of the electronic apparatus, a transmission destination of the electronic apparatus or a user of the electronic apparatus, and

the setup unit sets up the electronic apparatus in such a way that the address information specified by the user interface setting specification information received by the reception unit is available in the electronic apparatus.

19. The electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein the user interface setting specification information for a user includes at least one of a speaker volume or a display property of the user interface for the user, the display property including at least a display language, a font, or a font size of a display of the user interface.

20. A computer-readable carrier having a computer-executable program embedded thereon for controlling an electronic apparatus provided with a user interface, the computer-executable program, when executed by the electronic apparatus, controlling the electronic apparatus to perform the following steps:

a reception step in which user interface setting specification information which specifies settings of the user interface transmitted from a radio signal transmitting object which stores the user interface setting specification information is received by the electronic apparatus, and

a setup step in which the user interface of the electronic apparatus is set up based on the user interface setting specification information received in the reception step.