Mobile device implementing near field communication to print with multifunction peripheral device

• US 8,896,868 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2013
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Daos, Brenda, Lee, Sheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Rust, Eric A
• Application Number:
  US13/754,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20130201515A1
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.15
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1203 Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1222 Increasing security of the print job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1228 Printing driverless or using generic drivers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1259 Print job monitoring, e.g. job status
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1268 Job submission, e.g. submitting print job order or request not the print data itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5038 for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00095 Systems or arrangements for the transmission of the picture signal
• 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 2201/0015 Control of image communication with the connected apparatus, e.g. signalling capability
• 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 2201/3208 of an e-mail or network address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3209 of a telephone number
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 : of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 : Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 : Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

There is disclosed a method of, mobile device for and apparatus for using a mobile device to actuate a multifunction peripheral device using near field communication. The mobile device includes a user interface for receiving a selection of an electronic document and instructions regarding a selected document processing operation to be performed by the multifunction peripheral and for receiving a selection of an electronic address to which the electronic document is to be directed by the multifunction peripheral. The mobile device also includes a first near field communications transceiver for receiving input indicating that the mobile device is within range of a second near field communication transceiver, for receiving communication, at the first near field transceiver from the second near field communication transceiver, indicating that the first near field communication transceiver is ready to accept the electronic document, instructions pertaining to the selected document processing operation, and the electronic address.

Claims

1. A method of using a mobile device to actuate a multifunction peripheral device using near field communication comprising:

receiving, via the mobile device, a selection of an electronic document and instructions regarding a selected document processing operation to be performed by the multifunction peripheral;

receiving, via the mobile device, selection of an electronic address including one of a server location and a network storage location to which the electronic document is to be directed by the multifunction peripheral;

receiving, at the mobile device, communication indicating that the mobile device is within operable range of a near field communication transceiver used by the multifunction peripheral and communication indicating that the multifunction peripheral is ready to accept the electronic document, instructions pertaining to the selected document processing operation, and the electronic address;

commencing transmission of the electronic document, the instructions, and the electronic address from the mobile device to the multifunction peripheral;

receiving, at the mobile device, confirmation that the selected document processing operation has begun transmission of the electronic document to the electronic address in accordance with the instructions.

2. The method of claim 1 where in the electronic address is obtained from software operating on the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the electronic address is obtained from a contact list stored on the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the electronic address is provided in conjunction with authentication data necessary to access the electronic address.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the electronic address is provided in conjunction with authentication data necessary to access the electronic address.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the communication indicating that the mobile device is within operable range of the near field communication transceiver used by the multifunction peripheral comprises a user tapping the mobile device on the multifunction peripheral.

7. A mobile device for actuating a multifunction peripheral device using near field communication comprising:

a user interface for receiving a selection of an electronic document and instructions regarding a selected document processing operation to be performed by the multifunction peripheral and for receiving a selection of an electronic address including one of a server location and a network storage location to which the electronic document is to be directed by the multifunction peripheral; and

a first near field communications transceiver for

receiving input indicating that the mobile device is within range of a second near field communication transceiver used by the multifunction peripheral,

for receiving communication, at the first near field transceiver from the second near field communication transceiver and communication indicating that the multifunction peripheral is ready to accept the electronic document, instructions pertaining to the selected document processing operation, and the electronic address;

commencing transmission of the electronic document, the instructions, and the electronic address to the multifunction peripheral, and

receiving at the mobile device confirmation that the selected document processing operation has begun transmission of the electronic document to the electronic address in accordance with the instructions.

8. The mobile device of claim 7 where in the electronic address is obtained from software operating on the mobile device.

9. The mobile device of claim 8 wherein the electronic address is obtained from a contact list stored on the mobile device.

10. The mobile device of claim 8 wherein the electronic address is provided in conjunction with authentication data necessary to access the electronic address.

11. The mobile device of claim 7 wherein the input indicating that the mobile device is within range of the near field communication transceiver comprises a user tapping the mobile device on the multifunction peripheral.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the communication indicating that the mobile device is within operable range of the near field communication transceiver used by the multifunction peripheral comprises a user tapping the mobile device on the multifunction peripheral.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising:

a processor

a memory

wherein the processor and the memory comprise circuits and software for performing the instructions on the storage medium.

14. An apparatus comprising a storage medium storing a mobile device program having instructions which when executed by a processor will cause the processor to actuate a multifunction peripheral device using near field communication, the instructions of the mobile device program for:

receiving, via a mobile device, a selection of an electronic document and instructions regarding a selected document processing operation to be performed by the multifunction peripheral;

receiving, via the mobile device, selection of an electronic address including one of a server location and a network storage location to which the electronic document is to be directed by the multifunction peripheral;

receiving communication indicating that the mobile device is within operable range of a near field communication transceiver used by the multifunction peripheral;

receiving, at the mobile device, communication from the near field communication transceiver indicating that the multifunction peripheral is ready to accept the electronic document, instructions pertaining to the selected document processing operation, and the electronic address;

commencing transmission of the electronic document, the instructions, and the electronic address from the mobile device to the multifunction peripheral;

receiving, at the mobile device, confirmation that the selected document processing operation has begun transmission of the electronic document to the electronic address in accordance with the instructions.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 where in the electronic address is obtained from software operating on the mobile device.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the electronic address is obtained from a contact list stored on the mobile device.