Image processing device and portable terminal

• US 9,189,179 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2012
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Brother Industries Limited)
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Brother Industries Limited)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Nobuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Dehkord, Saeid Ebrahimi
• Application Number:
  US13/626,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20130083358A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,148 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.15
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• 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 3/122 with regard to computing resources, e.g. memory, CPU
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1236 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1253 Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1284 Local printer device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00395 Arrangements for reducing operator input input arrangements for job or mode instructions or parameters H04N1/00962; intelligent menu interfaces H04N1/00437
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00419 Arrangements for navigating between pages or parts of the menu
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2338 according to user specified instructions, e.g. user selection of reproduction mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0041 Point to point H04N2201/0039 takes precedence
• 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: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

An image processing device configured to establish bidirectional communication with a portable terminal using short-range wireless communication includes: a processor; and a memory that stores computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions may cause the image processing device to transmit first selection information to the terminal during a first communication session, the first selection information including information representing a plurality of first setting options for image processing carried out by the device; receive first item data from the terminal during a second communication session established after the first communication session is disconnected, the first item data representing a particular first setting option designated by a user of the terminal from among the plurality of first setting options; and carry out particular image processing in accordance with the particular first setting option represented by the first item data.

Claims

1. An image processing device comprising:

a wireless interface configured to establish a bidirectional short-range wireless communication session with a portable terminal when the portable terminal is within a radio wave range of the image processing device;

a processor; and

a memory configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the image processing device to;

transmit first selection information to the portable terminal during a first short-range wireless communication session established by the wireless interface, the first selection information including information which represents a plurality of first setting options for image processing performed by the image processing device;

receive first item data from the portable terminal during a second short-range wireless communication session established after the first short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, the first item data representing a particular first setting option designated by a user of the portable terminal from among the plurality of first setting options; and

perform image processing in accordance with the particular first setting option represented by the first item data,

wherein a first communication system is used to transmit the first selection information during the first short-range wireless communication session and receive the first item data during the second short-range wireless communication session.

2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the image processing device to:

transmit second selection information to the portable terminal during the second short-range wireless communication session, the second selection information including information which represents a plurality of second setting options related to the particular first setting option;

receive second item data from the portable terminal during a third short-range wireless communication session established after the second short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, the second item data representing a particular second setting option designated by the user from among the plurality of second setting options; and

perform the image processing further in accordance with the particular second setting option represented by the second item data.

3. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the image processing device to:

transmit the second selection information and third selection information to the portable terminal during the second short-range wireless communication session, the third selection information including information which represents a plurality of third setting options related to the particular second setting option;

receive the second item data and third item data from the portable terminal during the third short-range wireless communication session, the third item data representing a particular third setting option designated by the user from among the plurality of third setting options; and

perform the image processing further in accordance with the particular third setting option represented by the third item data.

4. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of second setting options comprises lower-level setting options of the particular first setting option.

5. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the image processing device to:

receive, from the portable terminal, identification information for identifying the portable terminal communicating with the image processing device during the second short-range wireless communication session;

store the identification information and the first item data in a storage area of the image processing device in a manner in which the identification information and the first item data are correlated with each other;

receive the identification information from the portable terminal during the third short-range wireless communication session; and

store the second item data in the storage area in a manner in which the second item data is correlated with the identification information and the first item data already stored in the storage area,

wherein the image processing is performed by referring to the first item data and the second item data correlated with the identification information of the portable terminal in response to a start command received from the portable terminal.

6. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication system is a near field communication system.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause an image processing device to:

transmit first selection information to a portable terminal during a first short-range wireless communication session which is established when the portable terminal is within a radio wave range of the image processing device, the first selection information including information which represents a plurality of first setting options for image processing performed by the image processing device;

receive first item data from the portable terminal during a second short-range wireless communication session established after the first short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, the first item data representing a particular first setting option designated by a user of the portable terminal from among the plurality of first setting options; and

perform image processing in accordance with the particular first setting option represented by the first item data

wherein a first communication system is used to transmit the first selection information during the first short-range wireless communication session and receive the first item data during the second short-range wireless communication session.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, storing additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the image processing device to:

transmit second selection information to the portable terminal during the second short-range wireless communication session, the second selection information including information which represents a plurality of second setting options related to the particular first setting option;

receive second item data from the portable terminal during a third short-range wireless communication session established after the second short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, the second item data representing a particular second setting option designated by the user from among the plurality of second setting options; and

perform the image processing further in accordance with the particular second setting option represented by the second item data.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the first communication system is a near field communication system.

10. A portable terminal comprising:

a wireless interface configured to establish a bidirectional short-range wireless communication session with an image processing device when the portable terminal is within a radio wave range of the image processing device;

a processor;

a display unit and

a memory configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the portable terminal to;

receive first selection information from the image processing device during a first short-range wireless communication session, the first selection information including information which represents a plurality of first setting options for image processing performed by the image processing device;

display a first selection screen on the display unit of the portable terminal in accordance with the first selection information, the first selection screen displaying at least one first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options;

in a state in which the first short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, select a particular first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options when a user designates the particular first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options using the first selection screen; and

transmit first item data to the image processing device during a second short-range wireless communication session established after the first short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, the first item data representing the particular first setting option,

wherein a first communication system is used to receive the first selection information during the first short-range wireless communication session and transmit the first item data during the second short-range wireless communication session.

11. The portable terminal according to claim 10, wherein the first communication system is a near field communication system.

12. The portable terminal according to claim 10, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the portable terminal to:

receive second selection information from the image processing device during the second short-range wireless communication session, the second selection information including information which represents a plurality of second setting options related to the particular first setting option;

display a second selection screen on the display unit in accordance with the second selection information, the second selection screen representing at least one second setting option from among the plurality of second setting options;

in a state in which the second short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, select a particular second setting option from among the plurality of second setting options when the user designates the particular second setting option from among the plurality of second setting options using the second selection screen; and

transmit second item data to the image processing device during a third short-range wireless communication session established after the second short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, the second item data representing the particular second setting option.

13. The portable terminal according to claim 12, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the portable terminal to:

transmit identification information for identifying the portable terminal to the image processing device during the second short-range wireless communication session; and

transmit the identification information to the image processing device during the third short-range wireless communication session.

14. The portable terminal according to claim 12, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the portable terminal to:

receive the second selection information and third selection information from the image processing device during the second short-range wireless communication session, the third selection information including information which represents a plurality of third setting options related to the particular second setting option;

display a third selection screen on the display unit in accordance with the third selection information, the third selection screen representing at least one third setting option from among the plurality of third setting options;

in a state in which the second short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, select a particular third setting option from among the plurality of third setting options when the user designates the particular third setting option from among the plurality of third setting options using the third selection screen; and

transmit the second item data and third item data, which represents the particular third setting option, to the image processing device during the third short-range wireless communication session.

15. The portable terminal according to claim 10, wherein the memory stores additional computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the portable terminal to:

generate the first selection screen using a plurality of pieces of text data, wherein the plurality of pieces of text data represents the plurality of first setting options, respectively.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a portable terminal, cause the portable terminal to:

receive first selection information from an image processing device during a first short-range wireless communication session, the first selection information including information which represents a plurality of first setting options for image processing performed by the image processing device;

display a first selection screen on a display unit of the portable terminal in accordance with the first selection information, the first selection screen displaying at least one first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options;

in a state in which the first short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, select a particular first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options when a user designates the particular first setting option from among the plurality of first setting options using the first selection screen; and

transmit first item data to the image processing device during a second short-range wireless communication session established after the first short-range wireless communication session is disconnected, the first item data representing the particular first setting option,

wherein a first communication system is used to receive the first selection information during the first short-range wireless communication session and transmit the first item data during the second short-range wireless communication session.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the first communication system is a near field communication system.