# US 12,214,606 B2 · Printing system, operation system, printer, and terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,214,606 B2 - Document ID: US12214606B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/460,301 - Filed: 2023-09-01 - Published: 2023-12-28 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-27 - Assignees: FUJIFILM Corporation - Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation - Inventors: Ryuichiro Takai; Saki Takeyama - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214606B2 ## CPC - B41J 3/445: {Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras} - B41J 3/36: for portability {, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers (B41J3/4075 takes precedence)} - B41J 3/4075: {Tape printers; Label printers} - G06F 1/1694: {the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer} - G06F 1/3206: Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality - B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A printing system includes a printer and a terminal capable of wirelessly communicating with each other. The printer include a portable printer main body, a movement detection unit that detects a movement of the printer main body, and a first processor configured to transmit a first control signal to the terminal in a case where a first movement is detected by the movement detection unit, and transmit a second control signal to the terminal in a case where a second movement is detected by the movement detection unit. The terminal includes a display unit, a second processor configured to receive the control signals from the printer; and display a first operation screen on the display unit in a case where the first control signal is received, and display a second operation screen on the display unit in a case where the second control signal is received. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An operation system comprising: a terminal; and a portable electronic device capable of wirelessly communicating with the terminal, wherein the portable electronic device includes: a main body; a movement detection unit that detects a movement of the main body; and a first processor configured to transmit an operation signal corresponding to the movement detected by the movement detection unit to the terminal, wherein the terminal includes: a second processor configured to receive the operation signal from the portable electronic device and control an operation of the terminal according to the received operation signal, wherein the first processor is further configured to: set the operation of the terminal to be controlled by the second processor according to the received operation signal; and assign the movement of the main body that is being detected by the movement detection unit to the set operation of the terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The operation system according to claim 1, wherein: the terminal further includes a camera unit; and the second processor is configured to control an operation of a zoom of the camera unit according to the received operation signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The operation system according to claim 2, wherein: the movement detected by the movement detection unit is a movement indicating that the main body is tilted; and the first processor is configured to transmit the operation signal for the zoom of the camera unit according to the detected movement indicating that the main body is tilted. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The operation system according to claim 3, wherein the first processor is configured to transmit the operation signal for the zoom at a predetermined zoom magnification whenever the movement indicating that the main body is tilted is detected. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The operation system according to claim 3, wherein the first processor is configured to transmit the operation signal for the zoom while the movement indicating that the main body is tilted is being detected. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The operation system according to claim 3, wherein the first processor is configured to transmit the operation signal for the zoom in a case where the movement indicating that the main body is tilted within a predetermined angle range is detected. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The operation system according to claim 3, wherein the first processor is configured to: transmit the operation signal for the zoom to zoom-in in a case where the movement indicating that the main body is tilted toward a first direction is detected; and transmit the operation signal for the zoom to zoom-out in a case where the movement indicating that the main body is tilted toward a second direction opposite to the first direction is detected. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The operation system according to claim 3, wherein: the portable electronic device further includes an operation member on the main body; and the first processor is configured to transmit the operation signal for the zoom according to the detected movement indicating that the main body is tilted while the operation member is operated. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The operation system according to claim 1, wherein: the terminal further includes a camera unit; and the second processor is configured to control an operation of a release of the camera unit according to the received operation signal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The operation system according to claim 9, wherein: the movement detected by the movement detection unit is a movement indicating that the main body is shaken; and the first processor is configured to transmit the operation signal for the release of the camera unit according to the detected movement indicating that the main body is shaken. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The operation system according to claim 10, wherein: the portable electronic device further includes an operation member on the main body; and the first processor is configured to transmit the operation signal for the release according to the detected movement indicating that the main body is shaken while the operation member is operated. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The operation system according to claim 1, wherein: the terminal further includes a display unit; and the second processor is configured to control an operation of image reproduction of the display unit according to the received operation signal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The operation system according to claim 12, wherein: the movement detected by the movement detection unit is a movement indicating that the main body is tilted; and the first processor is configured to transmit the operation signal for frame-frame advance and/or frame-frame return in the image reproduction of the display unit according to the detected movement indicating that the main body is tilted. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The operation system according to claim 1, wherein: the terminal further includes a camera unit; and the second processor is configured to control an operation of a zoom, a release, a switching of imaging modes, a switching of shutter speeds, a switching of F numbers, or a switching of sensitivity, of the camera unit according to the received operation signal. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The operation system according to claim 1, wherein: the portable electronic device further includes an operation member on the main body; and the first processor is configured to assign the movement of the main body combined with an operation of the operation member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The operation system according to claim 1, wherein: the portable electronic device further includes a light emitting unit; and the first processor is configured to control the light emitting unit to emit light according to the movement detected by the movement detection unit. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The operation system according to claim 1, wherein: the terminal is composed of a smartphone, a tablet type terminal, a personal data assistant, a mobile computer including a laptop personal computer, a digital camera, a portable game machine, a cellular phone, or a mobile printer; and the portable electronic device is composed of a smartphone, a tablet type terminal, a personal data assistant, a mobile computer including a laptop personal computer, a digital camera, a portable game machine, a cellular phone, or a mobile printer. ### Claim 18 An operation method of operating a terminal with a portable electronic device capable of wirelessly communicating with the terminal, the method comprising: at a side of the portable electronic device, detecting a movement of a main body of the portable electronic device, and transmitting an operation signal corresponding to the detected movement to the terminal; and at a side of the terminal, receiving the operation signal from the portable electronic device, and controlling an operation of the terminal according to the received operation signal, wherein the method further comprises, at a side of the portable electronic device: setting the operation of the terminal to be controlled at the side of the terminal according to the received operation signal; and assigning the movement of the main body that is being detected to the set operation of the terminal.