Communication system, image forming apparatus, server, and storage medium storing program

A communication system comprising an image processing apparatus, a storage, a server on Internet, and a mobile terminal, the communication system being configured to receive a service from a service providing apparatus on the Internet,

• the mobile terminal comprising:
• a first mobile communication interface;
• a second mobile communication interface;
• an operating interface;
• a mobile processor;
• and
• a mobile memory storing instructions, the instructions, when executed by the mobile processor, causing the mobile terminal to:
• execute a receiving process of receiving a user operation through the operating interface;
• and
• in response to receiving an instruction operation in the receiving process, execute a mobile-side preparing process including:
• an issuance requesting process of transmitting issuance requesting information to the server through the first mobile communication interface and through the Internet, the issuance requesting information being information for requesting issuance of authentication information indicative of authority to perform data communication with the service providing apparatus, the instruction operation being a user operation of instructing execution of a preparing process for connecting the image processing apparatus to the service providing apparatus;
• a storage-instruction receiving process of receiving storage instructing information from the server through the first mobile communication interface and through the Internet, the storage instructing information being information including the authentication information issued by the service providing apparatus;
• and
• a first transmitting process of, in response to detection of the storage through the second mobile communication interface, transmitting the authentication information included in the storage instructing information to the storage through the second mobile communication interface;
• the image processing apparatus comprising:
• an image forming device configured to form an image;
• a first communication interface;
• a second communication interface;
• an apparatus processor;
• and
• an apparatus memory storing instructions, the instructions, when executed by the apparatus processor, causing the image processing apparatus to:
• in response to detection of a storage storing the authentication information through the second communication interface, execute a service usage process including:
• a first receiving process of receiving the authentication information from the storage through the second communication interface;
• and
• a data communication process of performing data communication with the service providing apparatus through the first communication interface and through the Internet by using the authentication information,
• the storage comprising:
• a storage communication interface;
• a storage processor;
• and
• a storage memory storing instructions, the instructions, when executed by the storage processor, causing the storage to:
• in response to detection of the mobile terminal through the storage communication interface, execute a storage-side preparing process including:
• a second receiving process of receiving the authentication information from the mobile terminal through the storage communication interface;
• and
• a first storing process of storing the received authentication information in the storage memory;
• and
• in response to determining that the authentication information is stored in the storage memory and to detection of the image processing apparatus through the storage communication interface, execute a second transmitting process of transmitting the authentication information stored in the storage memory to the image processing apparatus through the storage communication interface,
• the server comprising:
• a server communication interface;
• a server processor;
• and
• a server memory storing instructions, the instructions, when executed by the server processor, causing the server to:
• execute an issuance-request receiving process of receiving the issuance requesting information from the mobile terminal through the server communication interface and through the Internet;
• and
• in response to receiving the issuance requesting information, execute a server-side preparing process including:
• an authentication-information receiving process of receiving the authentication information from the service providing apparatus through the server communication interface and through the Internet;
• and
• a storage instructing process of transmitting the storage instructing information to the mobile terminal through the server communication interface and through the Internet.

An image processing apparatus configured to perform communication with a storage and a server on Internet, the image processing apparatus being configured to receive a service from a service providing apparatus on the Internet, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• an image forming device configured to form an image;
• a first communication interface;
• a second communication interface;
• an operating interface;
• an apparatus processor;
• and
• an apparatus memory storing instructions, the instructions, when executed by the apparatus processor, causing the image processing apparatus to:
• execute a receiving process of receiving a user operation through the operating interface;
• in response to receiving an instruction operation in the receiving process, execute an apparatus-side preparing process including:
• an issuance requesting process of transmitting issuance requesting information to the server through the first communication interface and through the Internet, the issuance requesting information being information for requesting issuance of authentication information indicative of authority to perform data communication with the service providing apparatus, the instruction operation being a user operation of instructing execution of a preparing process for connecting the image processing apparatus to the service providing apparatus;
• a storage-instruction receiving process of receiving storage instructing information from the server through the first communication interface and through the Internet, the storage instructing information being information including the authentication information issued by the service providing apparatus;
• and
• a first transmitting process of, in response to detection of the storage through the second communication interface, transmitting the authentication information included in the storage instructing information to the storage through the second communication interface;
• in response to detection of a storage storing the authentication information through the second communication interface, execute a service usage process including:
• a first receiving process of receiving the authentication information from the storage through the second communication interface;
• and
• a data communication process of performing data communication with the service providing apparatus through the first communication interface and through the Internet by using the authentication information.

A server configured to execute a preparing process of allowing the image processing apparatus to receive a service provided by a service providing apparatus on Internet, the server comprising:

• a server communication interface;
• a server processor;
• and
• a server memory storing instructions, the instructions, when executed by the server processor, causing the server to:
• execute an issuance-request receiving process of receiving an issuance requesting information from an external apparatus through the server communication interface and through the Internet, the issuance requesting information being information for requesting issuance of authentication information indicative of authority to perform data communication with the service providing apparatus;
• and
• in response to receiving the issuance requesting information, execute a server-side preparing process including:
• an authentication-information receiving process of receiving the authentication information issued by the service providing apparatus from the service providing apparatus through the server communication interface and through the Internet;
• a first determining process of determining a first condition of whether the external apparatus is configured to perform communication compatible with a communication protocol and a second condition of whether the external apparatus is other than the image processing apparatus;
• and
• a storage instructing process of, in response to determining in the first determining process that both of the first condition and the second condition are positive, transmitting first storage instructing information to the image processing apparatus through the server communication interface and through the Internet, the first storage instructing information including the authentication information issued by the service providing apparatus, the first storage instructing information being storage instructing information of instructing transmitting the authentication information to a storage for storing the authentication information in the storage.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions readable by a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal being configured to perform communication with a storage and a server on Internet and configured to allow an image processing apparatus to receive a service provided by a service providing apparatus on the Internet, the mobile terminal having a first mobile communication interface, a second mobile communication interface, an operating interface, and a processor, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the mobile terminal to:

• execute a receiving process of receiving a user operation through the operating interface;
• and
• in response to receiving an instruction operation in the receiving process, execute a mobile-side preparing process including:
• an issuance requesting process of transmitting issuance requesting information to the server through the first mobile communication interface and through the Internet, the issuance requesting information being information for requesting issuance of authentication information indicative of authority to perform data communication with the service providing apparatus, the instruction operation being a user operation of instructing execution of a preparing process for connecting the image processing apparatus to the service providing apparatus;
• a storage-instruction receiving process of receiving storage instructing information from the server through the first mobile communication interface and through the Internet, the storage instructing information being information including the authentication information issued by the service providing apparatus;
• and
• a first transmitting process of, in response to detection of the storage through the second mobile communication interface, transmitting the authentication information included in the storage instructing information to the storage through the second mobile communication interface.