Communication apparatus for utilizing a plurality of application based on a communication partner

• US 9,836,250 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2015
• Issued: 12/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nago, Hidetada
• Primary Examiner(s): Dulaney, Benjamin O
• Application Number:
  US14/842,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20150370509A1
• Time in Patent Office: 826 Days
• 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 3/1236 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00137 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00177 from a user terminal, e.g. personal computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• 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 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device

Abstract

An apparatus includes a recognition unit configured to recognize a function included in a communication partner and a determination unit configured to determine processing, which the communication partner performs on transmission data, according to the recognized function and a type of the transmission data.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store a plurality of applications including a first application for printing, a second application for display and a third application for streaming data transmission;

a selector configured to select data to be transmitted to a communication partner apparatus;

a transmitter configured to transmit, to the communication partner apparatus, capability information that indicates that the communication apparatus has the first application and the second application in a case where the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus in a state in which still image data is selected by the selector,

wherein, if the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus in a state in which moving image data is selected by the selector, the transmitter transmits, to the communication partner apparatus, capability information that indicates that the communication apparatus has the third application for streaming data transmission without transmitting capability information that indicates that the communication apparatus has the first application;

a receiver configured to wirelessly receive an instruction for starting up an application from the communication partner apparatus; and

a processor configured to start up, automatically, the first application if the instruction received by the receiver is an instruction for starting up the first application, and to start up, automatically, the second application if the instruction received by the receiver is an instruction for starting up the second application,

wherein if the processor starts up the first application, the communication apparatus starts communication for printing image data according to control by the first application, and

wherein if the processor starts up the second application, the communication apparatus starts communication for display of image data according to control by the second application.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiver receives the instruction for starting up the first application from a first communication partner apparatus, and

wherein the receiver receives the instruction for starting up the second application from a second communication partner apparatus.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiver receives the instruction if the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus by using a communication method that performs communication using electromagnetic induction or an induced electric field.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiver receives the instruction via a near field communication using an induced electric field.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second application is an application for displaying image data communicated between the communication apparatus and a communication partner apparatus while the application is running.

6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit configured to provide a notification about a function included in the communication apparatus to a communication partner apparatus,

wherein the instruction is information for identifying an application selected by the communication partner apparatus based on the notification provided by the notification unit.

7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction is information for specifying an application selected based on a function included in the communication partner apparatus and a type of data to be communicated between the communication apparatus and the communication partner apparatus.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiver receives the instruction from the communication partner apparatus if the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus using TransferJet (trademark).

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiver receives the instruction if the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus while data to be communicated is selected.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus transmits image data selected using the communication apparatus to the communication partner apparatus according to the control by the first application, and causes the communication partner apparatus to print the image data.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus transmits image data selected using the communication apparatus to the communication partner apparatus according to the control by the second application, and causes the communication partner apparatus to display the image data.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus is a mobile phone.

13. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiver receives the instruction for starting up the first application if the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with a printer.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiver receives the instruction for starting up the second application if the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with a display or an information processing apparatus.

15. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus while image data is selected, the receiver receives the instruction for starting up the first application, and the processor starts up the first application, the communication apparatus transmits the image data to the communication partner apparatus according to the control by the first application without receiving a user operation after the wireless connection, and causes the communication partner apparatus to print the image data.

16. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor starts up the first or second application without requiring the communication apparatus to receive a user operation.

17. The communication apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the transmitter transmits the capability information to the communication partner apparatus via a near field communication, and

wherein the receiver receives the instruction from the communication partner apparatus via the near field communication.

18. A method for controlling a communication apparatus including a storage unit configured to store a plurality of applications including a first application for printing, a second application for display and a third application for streaming data transmission, and a reception unit configured to wirelessly receive an instruction for starting up an application from the communication partner apparatus, the method comprising:

selecting data to be transmitted to a communication partner apparatus;

transmitting, to the communication partner apparatus, capability information that indicates that the communication apparatus has the first application and the second application in a case where the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus in a state in which still image data is selected by the selector;

transmitting, to the communication partner apparatus, capability information that indicates that the communication apparatus has the third application for streaming data transmission without transmitting capability information that indicates that the communication apparatus has the first application if the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus in a state in which moving image data is selected by the selecting;

starting up, automatically, the first application if the instruction received by the reception unit is an instruction for starting up the first application, and starting up, automatically, the second application if the instruction received by the reception unit is an instruction for starting up the second application;

starting communication for printing image data according to control by the first application if the first application is started up; and

starting communication for displaying of image data according to control by the second application if the second application is started up.

19. A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions for controlling a communication apparatus including a storage unit configured to store a plurality of applications including a first application for printing, and a second application for display and a third application for streaming data transmission, and a reception unit configured to wirelessly receive an instruction for starting up an application from the communication partner apparatus, the instructions comprising:

selecting data to be transmitted to a communication partner apparatus;

transmitting, to the communication partner apparatus, capability information that indicates that the communication apparatus has the first application and the second application in a case where the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus in a state in which still image data is selected by the selector;

transmitting, to the communication partner apparatus, capability information that indicates that the communication apparatus has the third application for streaming data transmission without transmitting capability information that indicates that the communication apparatus has the first application if the communication apparatus establishes wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus in a state in which moving image data is selected by the selecting;

starting up, automatically, the first application if the instruction received by the reception unit is an instruction for starting up the first application, and starting up, automatically, the second application if the instruction received by the reception unit is an instruction for starting up the second application;

starting communication for printing image data according to control by the first application if the first application is started up; and

starting communication for displaying of image data according to control by the second application if the second application is started up.