Non-transitory storage medium storing image-forming-data transmitting program, mobile terminal, and control method therefor transmitting movement and orientation information of mobile terminal

• US 8,937,735 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2012
• Issued: 01/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Mori, Hiromi
• Primary Examiner(s): Mushambo, Martin
• Application Number:
  US13/361,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20120250082A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,086 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.15, 358/1.1
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• 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 3/1252 for sheet based media
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1253 Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing

Abstract

A nonvolatile storage medium storing an image-forming-data transmitting program readable by a computer of a mobile terminal including: a sensor for outputting sensor information indicating at least one of a movement and an orientation of the mobile terminal; a communication portion for communicating with an image forming apparatus for forming image based on image forming data; and a display for displaying an image based on image data. The image-forming-data transmitting program has the computer function as: a parameter determining section for determining a parameter for image forming based on the sensor information; an image-forming-data-creation controlling section for controlling a first creating section to create image forming data based on the image data, by using the determined parameter; and an image-forming-data-transmission controlling section for controlling the communication portion to transmit the created image forming data to the image forming apparatus.

Claims

1. A non-transitory storage medium storing an image-forming-data transmitting program readable by a computer of a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:

an operation portion configured to accept a starting operation;

a sensor configured to output sensor information indicating at least one of a movement and an orientation of the mobile terminal;

a communication portion configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus that is configured to form an image based on image forming data;

a data storage portion storing image data; and

a display configured to display thereon an image on the basis of the image data, the image-forming-data transmitting program being designed to have the computer function as;

a parameter determining section configured to determine a parameter for image forming on the basis of the sensor information outputted by the sensor;

an image-forming-data-creation controlling section configured to control a first creating section to create image forming data based on the image data stored in the data storage portion, by using the parameter determined by the parameter determining section;

an image-forming-data-transmission controlling section configured to control the communication portion to transmit, to the image forming apparatus, the image forming data created by the first creating section;

a preview-data-creation controlling section configured to control a second creating section to create preview data based on the image data stored in the data storage portion, by using the parameter determined by the parameter determining section; and

a preview-image display section configured to display, on the display, a preview image based on the preview data created by the second creating section,

wherein the image-forming-data-transmission controlling section is configured to control the communication portion to execute a processing for transmitting the image forming data created by the first creating section to the image forming apparatus on condition that the preview-image display section has displayed the preview image,

wherein the parameter determining section is configured to determine the parameter for the image forming when image data selected by a function of the computer according to an external program has been stored into the data storage portion in response to the acceptance of the starting operation by the operation portion when an operation screen is being displayed on the display by the function of the computer according to the external program, and

wherein, when the parameter determining section has determined the parameter, the preview-data-creation controlling section controls the second creating section to create the preview data based on the image data stored in the data storage portion, by using the parameter determined by the parameter determining section.

2. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the operation portion is further configured to accept an operation for selecting the image displayed on the display,

wherein the parameter determining section is configured to determine the parameter for the image forming when the data storage portion has stored image data corresponding to the image selected by the operation, and

wherein, when the parameter determining section has determined the parameter, the image-forming-data-creation controlling section controls the first creating section to create image forming data on the basis of the image data stored in the data storage portion.

3. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 1,

wherein the image-forming-data transmitting program is designed to have the computer further function as:

a user interface data-creating controlling section configured to control a third creating section to create user interface data, including the preview data created by the second creating section, by using the parameter determined by the parameter determining section,

wherein the preview-image display section is configured to display, on the display, a user interface image including the preview image based on the user interface data, including the preview data, created by the third creating section.

4. A non-transitory storage medium storing an image-forming-data transmitting program readable by a computer of a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:

a sensor configured to output sensor information indicating at least one of a movement and an orientation of the mobile terminal;

a communication portion configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus that is configured to form an image based on image forming data;

a data storage portion storing image data; and

a display configured to display thereon an image on the basis of the image data, the image-forming-data transmitting program being designed to have the computer function as;

a parameter determining section configured to determine a parameter for image forming on the basis of the sensor information outputted by the sensor;

an image-forming-data-creation controlling section configured to control a first creating section to create image forming data based on the image data stored in the data storage portion, by using the parameter determined by the parameter determining section; and

an image-forming-data-transmission controlling section configured to control the communication portion to transmit, to the image forming apparatus, the image forming data created by the first creating section,

wherein the parameter determining section is configured to determine the parameter for the image forming such that, when the orientation of the mobile terminal which is indicated by the sensor information outputted by the sensor is a first terminal orientation, the parameter is a parameter for commanding creation of image forming data for forming a first-orientation image having a first image orientation with respect to a recording medium, and

wherein the parameter determining section is configured to determine the parameter for the image forming such that, when the orientation of the mobile terminal which is indicated by the sensor information outputted by the sensor is a second terminal orientation that is different from the first terminal orientation, the parameter is a parameter for commanding creation of image forming data for forming a second-orientation image having a second image orientation with respect to the recording medium, the second image orientation being different from the first image orientation.

5. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 4,

wherein each of the recording medium and the image has a rectangular shape,

wherein, when the mobile terminal is in the first terminal orientation, the parameter determining section determines a parameter for forming the first-orientation image, such that a direction in which a long side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which a long side of the first-orientation image extends and such that a direction in which a short side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which a short side of the first-orientation image extends, and

wherein, when the mobile terminal is in the second terminal orientation, the parameter determining section determines a parameter for forming the second-orientation image, such that the direction in which the short side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which the long side of the second-orientation image extends and such that the direction in which the long side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which the short side of the second-orientation image extends.

6. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 4,

wherein each of the recording medium and the image has a rectangular shape,

wherein, when the mobile terminal is in the first terminal orientation, the parameter determining section determines a parameter for forming the first-orientation image, such that a direction in which a long side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which a short side of the first-orientation image extends and such that a direction in which a short side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which a long side of the first-orientation image extends, and

wherein, when the mobile terminal is in the second terminal orientation, the parameter determining section determines a parameter for forming the second-orientation image, such that the direction in which the short side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which the short side of the second-orientation image extends and such that the direction in which the long side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which the long side of the second-orientation image extends.

7. A non-transitory storage medium storing an image-forming-data transmitting program readable by a computer of a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:

a sensor configured to output sensor information indicating at least one of a movement and an orientation of the mobile terminal;

a communication portion configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus that is configured to form an image based on image forming data;

a data storage portion storing image data; and

a display configured to display thereon an image on the basis of the image data, the image-forming-data transmitting program being designed to have the computer function as;

a parameter determining section configured to determine a parameter for image forming on the basis of the sensor information outputted by the sensor;

an image-forming-data-creation controlling section configured to control a first creating section to create image forming data based on the image data stored in the data storage portion, by using the parameter determined by the parameter determining section;

an image-forming-data-transmission controlling section configured to control the communication portion to transmit, to the image forming apparatus, the image forming data created by the first creating section;

a preview-data-creation controlling section configured to control a second creating section to create preview data based on the image data stored in the data storage portion, by using the parameter determined by the parameter determining section; and

a preview-image display section configured to display, on the display, a preview image based on the preview data created by the second creating section,

wherein the image-forming-data-transmission controlling section is configured to control the communication portion to execute a processing for transmitting the image forming data created by the first creating section to the image forming apparatus on condition that the preview-image display section has displayed the preview image,

wherein the preview-data-creation controlling section is configured to control the second creating section to create, as the preview data, preview data that allows identification of an orientation of the image with respect to a recording medium,

wherein the parameter determining section is configured to determine a parameter for creating the preview data, such that, when the orientation of the mobile terminal which is indicated by the sensor information outputted by the sensor is a first terminal orientation, the parameter is a parameter for commanding creation of preview data for a first-orientation image having a first image orientation with respect to a recording medium, and

wherein the parameter determining section is configured to determine the parameter for creating the preview data, such that, when the orientation of the mobile terminal which is indicated by the sensor information outputted by the sensor is a second terminal orientation that is different from the first terminal orientation, the parameter is a parameter for commanding creation of preview data for a second-orientation image having a second image orientation with respect to the recording medium, the second image orientation being different from the first image orientation.

8. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 7,

wherein each of the recording medium and the image has a rectangular shape,

wherein, when the mobile terminal is in the first terminal orientation, the parameter determining section determines a parameter for forming the first-orientation image, such that a direction in which a long side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which a long side of the first-orientation image extends and such that a direction in which a short side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which a short side of the first-orientation image extends, and

wherein, when the mobile terminal is in the second terminal orientation, the parameter determining section determines a parameter for forming the second-orientation image, such that the direction in which the short side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which the long side of the second-orientation image extends and such that the direction in which the long side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which the short side of the second-orientation image extends.

9. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 7,

wherein each of the recording medium and the image has a rectangular shape,

wherein, when the mobile terminal is in the first terminal orientation, the parameter determining section determines a parameter for forming the first-orientation image, such that a direction in which a long side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which a short side of the first-orientation image extends and such that a direction in which a short side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which a long side of the first-orientation image extends, and

wherein, when the mobile terminal is in the second terminal orientation, the parameter determining section determines a parameter for forming the second-orientation image, such that the direction in which the short side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which the short side of the second-orientation image extends and such that the direction in which the long side of the recording medium extends coincides with a direction in which the long side of the second-orientation image extends.

10. A non-transitory storage medium storing an image-forming-data transmitting program readable by a computer of a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:

a sensor configured to output sensor information indicating at least one of a movement and an orientation of the mobile terminal;

a communication portion configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus that is configured to form an image based on image forming data;

a data storage portion storing image data; and

a display configured to display thereon an image on the basis of the image data, the image-forming-data transmitting program being designed to have the computer function as;

a parameter determining section configured to determine a parameter for image forming on the basis of the sensor information outputted by the sensor;

an image-forming-data-creation controlling section configured to control a first creating section to create image forming data based on the image data stored in the data storage portion, by using the parameter determined by the parameter determining section; and

an image-forming-data-transmission controlling section configured to control the communication portion to transmit, to the image forming apparatus, the image forming data created by the first creating section,

wherein, where the sensor information has detected that a first edge of a display face of the display extends in a horizontal direction, the parameter determining section is configured to determine the parameter for the image forming, such that the image based on the image forming data is drawn on a print area in such a manner that the image is accurately identified where the print area is disposed such that a first side thereof extends in the horizontal direction, and

wherein, where the sensor information has detected that a second edge of the display face that intersects the first edge extends in a horizontal direction, the parameter determining section is configured to determine the parameter for the image forming, such that the image based on the image forming data is drawn on the print area in such a manner that the image is accurately identified where the print area is disposed such that a second side thereof that intersects the first side extends in the horizontal direction.