Wireless printing system, information processing apparatus, printing apparatus and methods of controlling same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShigeru Hiroki
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Abstract
In a system in which communication between an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus is possible, the information processing apparatus detects that communication with the printing apparatus has become possible and, in response to detection that such communication has become possible, generates print data based upon data that the information processing apparatus is displaying on a display unit connected to or built in the information processing apparatus, and transfers the generated print data to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus prints the data received from the information processing apparatus.
Claims24
-15. (canceled)
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication using NFC (Near Field Communication);
- a detection unit configured to detect that wireless connection with a communication partner apparatus through the wireless communication unit has established;
- and
- a transfer unit configured to, in a case where the detection unit detects that the wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus has established while a plurality of images are being displayed on a display unit of the information processing apparatus and at least one of the plurality of images is being selected, transfer, to the communication partner apparatus, print data for printing an image corresponding to the selected image,
- wherein the transfer unit starts transferring the print data without transfer start instruction from a user after detection by the detection unit.
A method of controlling an information processing comprising a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication using NFC (Near Field Communication), the method comprising;
- detecting that wireless connection with a communication partner apparatus through the wireless communication unit has established;
- and
- transferring, in a case where the detection unit detects that the wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus has established while a plurality of images are being displayed on a display unit of the information processing apparatus and at least one of the plurality of images is being selected, to the communication partner apparatus, print data for printing an image corresponding to the selected image,
- wherein the transferring the print data starts without transfer start instruction from a user after detecting that the wireless connection has established.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a method of controlling an information processing comprising a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication using NFC (Near Field Communication), the method comprising;
- detecting that wireless connection with a communication partner apparatus through the wireless communication unit has established;
- and
- transferring, in a case where the detection unit detects that the wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus has established while a plurality of images are being displayed on a display unit of the information processing apparatus and at least one of the plurality of images is being selected, to the communication partner apparatus, print data for printing an image corresponding to the selected image,
- wherein the transferring the print data starts without transfer start instruction from a user after detecting that the wireless connection has established.
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication using NFC (Near Field Communication);
- a detection unit configured to detect that wireless connection with a communication partner apparatus through the wireless communication unit has established;
- and
- a transfer unit configured to, in a case where the detection unit detects that the wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus has established while a plurality of applications are running of the information processing apparatus, transfer, to the communication partner apparatus, print data for printing data corresponding to data which is being displayed by an application that is being selected from the plurality of applications as an operation object,
- wherein the transfer unit starts transferring the print data without transfer start instruction from a user after detection by the detection unit.
A method of controlling an information processing apparatus comprising a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication using NFC (Near Field Communication), the method comprising:
- detecting that wireless connection with a communication partner apparatus through the wireless communication unit has established;
- and
- transferring, in a case where it is detected that the wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus has established while a plurality of applications are running of the information processing apparatus, to the communication partner apparatus, print data for printing data corresponding to data which is being displayed by an application that is being selected from the plurality of applications as an operation object,
- wherein the transferring the print data starts without transfer start instruction from a user after detecting that the wireless connection has established.
A non-transitory computer readable storage media storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an information processing apparatus comprising a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication using NFC (Near Field Communication), the method comprising:
- detecting that wireless connection with a communication partner apparatus through the wireless communication unit has established;
- and
- transferring, in a case where it is detected that the wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus has established while a plurality of applications are running of the information processing apparatus, to the communication partner apparatus, print data for printing data corresponding to data which is being displayed by an application that is being selected from the plurality of applications as an operation object,
- wherein the transferring the print data starts without transfer start instruction from a user after detecting that the wireless connection has established.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.