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US 2016/0077778 A1Published application
Information processing terminal, information processing method, and computer-readable medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasanori Aritomi
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Abstract
According to this invention, in printing from a mobile terminal to a printer, the distance between them is measured in an LE mode, and when the distance reaches a predetermined distance, print data is transmitted to the printer in a normal mode and held in the printer. When the distance becomes shorter, a print execution instruction is issued to the printer in the normal mode, thereby causing the printer to execute printing.
Claims12
An information processing terminal comprising:
- a reception unit configured to receive wirelessly a signal in a first communication mode, which is transmitted from one of a printer and an accessory apparatus of the printer;
- a specifying unit configured to specify, based on the signal in the first communication mode, a positional relationship with the printer as one of a first distance range, a second distance range closer than the first distance range, and a third distance range further closer than the second distance range;
- a selection unit configured to select the printer specified based on reception of the signal in the first communication mode;
- and
- a control unit configured to perform print control for the selected printer in accordance with the positional relationship with the selected printer specified by said specifying unit,
- wherein said control unit transfers print data when the positional relationship with the printer falls within the second distance range, and then instructs the printer to delete the transferred print data when the positional relationship with the printer is farther than the first distance range.
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An information processing terminal comprising:
- a first reception unit configured to receive wirelessly a signal in a first communication mode, which is transmitted from one of a printer and an accessory apparatus of the printer;
- a specifying unit configured to specify, based on the signal in the first communication mode, a positional relationship with the printer as one of a first distance range, a second distance range closer than the first distance range, and a third distance range further closer than the second distance range;
- a selection unit configured to select the printer specified based on reception of the signal in the first communication mode;
- a second unit configured to receive information of a congestion status of the printer from the printer;
- and
- a control unit configured to perform print control for the selected printer in accordance with the positional relationship with the selected printer specified by said specifying unit,
- wherein when the positional relationship with the selected printer falls within the first distance range, said control unit displays the congestion status before a print instruction is issued to the printer.
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An information processing method comprising:
- wirelessly receiving a signal in a first communication mode, which is transmitted from one of a printer and an accessory apparatus of the printer;
- specifying, based on the signal in the first communication mode, a positional relationship with the printer as one of a first distance range, a second distance range closer than the first distance range, and a third distance range further closer than the second distance range;
- selecting a printer specified based on reception of the signal in the first communication mode;
- and
- performing print control for the selected printer in accordance with the positional relationship with the selected printer specified in the specifying,
- wherein in the performing print control, print data is transferred when the positional relationship with the printer falls within the second distance range, and then the printer is instructed to delete the transferred print data when the positional relationship with the printer is farther than the first distance range.
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An information processing method comprising:
- wirelessly receiving a signal in a first communication mode, which is transmitted from one of a printer and an accessory apparatus of the printer;
- specifying, based on the signal in the first communication mode, a positional relationship with the printer as one of a first distance range, a second distance range closer than the first distance range, and a third distance range further closer than the second distance range;
- selecting the printer specified based on reception of the signal in the first communication mode;
- receiving information of a congestion status of the printer from the printer;
- and
- performing print control for the selected printer in accordance with the positional relationship with the selected printer specified in the specifying,
- wherein in the performing print control, when the positional relationship with the selected printer falls within the first distance range, the congestion status is displayed before a print instruction is issued to the printer.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program therein for causing a computer to execute an information processing method, comprising:
- wirelessly receiving a signal in a first communication mode, which is transmitted from one of a printer and an accessory apparatus of the printer;
- specifying, based on the signal in the first communication mode, a positional relationship with the printer as one of a first distance range, a second distance range closer than the first distance range, and a third distance range further closer than the second distance range;
- selecting a printer specified based on reception of the signal in the first communication mode;
- and
- performing print control for the selected printer in accordance with the positional relationship with the selected printer specified in the specifying,
- wherein in the performing print control, print data is transferred when the positional relationship with the printer falls within the second distance range, and then the printer is instructed to delete the transferred print data when the positional relationship with the printer is farther than the first distance range.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program therein for causing a computer to execute an information processing method, comprising:
- wirelessly receiving a signal in a first communication mode, which is transmitted from one of a printer and an accessory apparatus of the printer;
- specifying, based on the signal in the first communication mode, a positional relationship with the printer as one of a first distance range, a second distance range closer than the first distance range, and a third distance range further closer than the second distance range;
- selecting the printer specified based on reception of the signal in the first communication mode;
- receiving information of a congestion status of the printer from the printer;
- and
- performing print control for the selected printer in accordance with the positional relationship with the selected printer specified in the specifying,
- wherein in the performing print control, when the positional relationship with the selected printer falls within the first distance range, the congestion status is displayed before a print instruction is issued to the printer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.