Image processing apparatus

A state switching method of switching a state of an image processing apparatus between a first state and a second state, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• a processing unit configured to perform processing for image data, processing performed in the first state being different from processing performed in the second state;
• a communicator configured to communicate with a mobile terminal;
• and
• a storage configured to store a terminal identifier for identifying the mobile terminal, first orientation information indicating a first orientation of the mobile terminal, and second orientation information indicating a second orientation of the mobile terminal which is different from the first orientation, in association with each other,
• the method comprising steps of:
• successively receiving orientation information indicating an orientation of the mobile terminal through the communicator, and
• switching the state of the image processing apparatus from one of the first state and the second state to another of the first state and the second state when the image processing apparatus successively receives the first orientation information and the second orientation information from the mobile terminal identified by the terminal identifier, the first orientation information and the second orientation information having been stored in the storage in association with the terminal identifier.

A non-transitory storage medium configured to store a plurality of instructions which are executed by a processor of an image processing apparatus configured to switch a state of the image processing apparatus between a first state and a second state, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• a processing unit configured to perform processing for image data, processing performed in the first state being different from processing performed in the second state;
• a communicator configured to communicate with a mobile terminal;
• and
• a storage configured to store a terminal identifier for identifying the mobile terminal, first orientation information indicating a first orientation of the mobile terminal, and second orientation information indicating a second orientation of the mobile terminal which is different from the first orientation, in association with each other,
• wherein, when the plurality of instructions are executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the image processing apparatus to:
• successively receive orientation information indicating an orientation of the mobile terminal through the communicator;
• and
• switch the state of the image processing apparatus from one of the first state and the second state to another of the first state and the second state when the image processing apparatus successively receives the first orientation information and the second orientation information from the mobile terminal identified by the terminal identifier, the first orientation information and the second orientation information having been stored in the storage in association with the terminal identifier.