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Composite service providing system

  • US 9,569,158 B2
  • Filed: 10/09/2013
  • Issued: 02/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A composite service providing system including:

  • a plurality of electronic devices which are communicatively interconnected, the plurality of electronic devices being independent of each other and including a first electronic device and a second electronic device,the first electronic device including a first independent service execution unit which is configured to execute at least one independent service from among a plurality of independent services including a scan service to obtain image data by scanning an original, andthe second electronic device including a second independent service execution unit which is configured to execute at least one independent service from among a plurality of independent services including a forming service to form an object based on image data, a storage service to store image data, and an image data transmission/reception service to transmit image data to a remote image data receiving device and to obtain image data by receiving the image data from a remote image data transmission device; and

    a wireless communication terminal comprising;

    a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with the plurality of electronic devices;

    a user input receiving unit;

    a notification unit;

    a storage unit; and

    a terminal side control device configured to;

    acquire, with the user input receiving unit, a first user input designating the first electronic device and the second electronic device used for providing a composite service,the composite service including a copy service, an image data storage service and an image data transfer service,the copy service being performed as (i) the first electronic device obtains the image data using the first independent service execution system, (ii) the second electronic device obtains the image data from the first electronic device, and (iii) the second electronic device executes the forming service with respect to the image data using the second independent service execution system,the image data storage service being performed as (a) the first electronic device obtains the image data using the first independent service execution system, (b) the second electronic device obtains the image data from the first electronic device, and (c) the second electronic device executes the storage service with respect to the image data using the second independent service execution system, andthe image data transfer service being performed as (1) the first electronic device obtains the image data with the first independent service execution system, (2) the second electronic device obtains the image data from the first electronic device, and (3) the second electronic device executes the image data transmission/reception service with respect to the image data using the second independent service execution system;

    store device designation information indicating that the first electronic device and the second electronic device designated by the first user input are used for providing the composite service in the storage unit;

    acquire a second user input with the user input receiving unit,the second user input designating a first execution parameter of a first independent service executed by the first independent service execution unit of the first electronic device and a second execution parameter of a second independent service executed by the second independent service execution unit of the second electronic device for providing the composite service;

    acquire first device information transmitted from the first electronic device and second device information transmitted from the second electronic device with the wireless communication unit;

    notify that the independent services are executed by the first independent service execution unit of the first electronic device and the second independent service execution unit of the second electronic device in a predetermined order for providing the composite service;

    acquire, with the user input receiving unit, a third user input instructing an execution of the composite service after notifying that the independent services are executed by the first independent service execution unit of the first electronic device and the second independent service execution unit of the second electronic device in the predetermined order;

    generate first parameter information and second parameter information,the first parameter information being used for executing the first independent service by the first independent service execution unit of the first electronic device designated by the first user input in accordance with the first execution parameter designated by the second user input and the second parameter information being used for executing the second independent service by the second independent service execution unit of the second electronic device designated by the first user input in accordance with the second execution parameter designated by the second user input; and

    transmit the generated first parameter information, first execution instruction information for the independent service of the first electronic device, the generated second parameter information and second execution instruction information for the independent service of the second electronic device with the wireless communication unit,wherein the first electronic device obtains the image data necessary for providing the composite service using the first independent service execution system in accordance with the first parameter information and the first execution instruction information, andwherein the second electronic device obtains the image data which is necessary for providing the composite service and obtained by the first electronic device, and executes the independent service with respect to the obtained image data using the second independent service execution system in accordance with the second parameter information and the second execution instruction information.

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