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US 12,113,942 B2Granted
Voice control device, printing apparatus, control methods thereof, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAkira Okamoto, Takuho Taguchi, Ryohei Saito
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Abstract
In the case where a voice control device can communicate with a printing apparatus and a display apparatus, a user is provided with visual presentations of notifications on the display apparatus where print processing instructions are provided to the printing apparatus based on user instructions issued to the voice control device by voice.
Claims21
A control method of a notification system comprising:
- a voice control device;
- and
- a mobile terminal external to the voice control device, the control method comprising:
- accepting, by the voice control device, a predetermined instruction to cause a printing apparatus to perform printing by voice from a user, wherein the printing apparatus is external to the voice control device and external to the mobile terminal;
- receiving, by the voice control device, predetermined data to cause the printing apparatus to perform printing from a server system based on the voice control device having accepted the predetermined instruction by voice from the user, wherein the server system is external to the voice control device, external to the mobile terminal, and external to the printing apparatus;
- transmitting, by the voice control device, data based on the predetermined data, received from the server system, to the printing apparatus;
- outputting, by the voice control device, a message relating to printing to be performed based on the predetermined instruction by voice, in a case where the voice control device has accepted the predetermined instruction by voice from the user;
- displaying, by the mobile terminal, an input screen for inputting a predetermined user ID, wherein sign-in is performed based on the predetermined user ID inputted on the input screen;
- and
- outputting, by the mobile terminal, the message relating to the printing to be performed based on the predetermined instruction by displaying the message after the sign-in is performed in the mobile terminal, in a case where the voice control device has accepted the predetermined instruction by voice from the user.
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A notification system comprising:
- a voice control device;
- and
- a mobile terminal external to the voice control device, wherein the voice control device comprises:
- one or more processors that control:
- an acceptance unit configured to accept a predetermined instruction to cause a printing apparatus to perform printing by voice from a user, wherein the printing apparatus is external to the voice control device and external to the mobile terminal;
- a receiving unit configured to receive predetermined data to cause the printing apparatus to perform printing from a server system based on the voice control device having accepted the predetermined instruction by voice from the user, wherein the server system is external to the voice control device, external to the mobile terminal, and external to the printing apparatus;
- a transmission unit configured to transmit data based on the predetermined data, received from the server system, to the printing apparatus;
- and
- a first output unit configured to output a message relating to printing to be performed based on the predetermined instruction by voice, in a case where the voice control device has accepted the predetermined instruction by voice from the user, and
- wherein the mobile terminal comprises:
- one or more processors that control:
- a displaying unit configured to display an input screen for inputting a predetermined user ID, wherein sign-in is performed based on the predetermined user ID inputted on the input screen;
- and
- a second output unit configured to output the message relating to the printing to be performed based on the predetermined instruction by displaying the message after the sign-in is performed in the mobile terminal, in a case where the voice control device has accepted the predetermined instruction by voice from the user.
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A voice control device comprising:
- one or more processors that control:
- an acceptance unit configured to accept a predetermined instruction to cause a printing apparatus to perform printing by voice from a user, wherein the printing apparatus is external to the voice control device;
- a receiving unit configured to receive predetermined data to cause the printing apparatus to perform printing from a server system based on the voice control device having accepted the predetermined instruction by voice from the user, wherein the server system is external to the voice control device and external to the printing apparatus;
- a transmission unit configured to transmit data based on the predetermined data, received from the server system, to the printing apparatus;
- and
- a first output unit configured to output a message relating to printing to be performed based on the predetermined instruction by voice, in a case where the voice control device has accepted the predetermined instruction by voice from the user,
- wherein a mobile terminal displays an input screen for inputting a predetermined user ID,
- wherein sign-in is performed based on the predetermined user ID inputted on the input screen, and
- wherein the mobile terminal having performed the sing-in outputs the message relating to the printing to b performed based on the predetermined instruction by displaying the message, in a case where the voice control device has accepted the predetermined instruction by voice from the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.