Mobile terminal capable of instructing transmission of fax, image forming apparatus, methods of controlling mobile terminal and image forming apparatus, communication system, and storage medium

An image forming apparatus that is capable of communicating with a mobile terminal, comprising:

• a request reception unit configured to receive a request for transmitting a fax document, from the mobile terminal;
• a response unit configured to transmit a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting the fax document, to the mobile terminal;
• an instruction reception unit configured to receive from the mobile terminal an instruction for reading an original to be transmitted by fax and transmitting the fax document, together with transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which the fax document is to be transmitted and reading and transmission information concerning fax transmission and reading of the original;
• a fax document transmission unit configured to read the original according to the reading and transmission information received by said instruction reception unit, and transmit the fax document representing the original to the transmission destination indicated by the transmission destination information, according to the reading and transmission information;
• and
• a status setting unit configured to set a status indicative of a result of transmission of the fax document by said fax document transmission unit.

A communication system including a mobile terminal and an image forming apparatus, in which the mobile terminal and the image forming apparatus can communicate with each other,

• wherein the mobile terminal comprises:
• a transmission destination-setting unit configured to set transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which a fax document is to be transmitted;
• a reading and transmission-setting unit configured to set reading and transmission information concerning fax transmission and reading of an original to be transmitted by fax;
• a request transmission unit configured to transmit a request for transmitting the fax document, to the image forming apparatus;
• an original setting instruction-displaying unit configured to display, on a display section, a message for prompting a user to set the original on the image forming apparatus when a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting a fax document is received from the image forming apparatus to which the request has been transmitted by said request transmission unit;
• an instruction transmission unit configured to transmit, when it is detected that the original has been set on the image forming apparatus, and an instruction for transmitting the fax document is received from the user, an instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, together with the transmission destination information set by said transmission destination-setting unit, and the reading and transmission information set by said reading and transmission-setting unit, to the image forming apparatus;
• and
• a transmission result-displaying unit configured to display a result of transmission of the fax document by the image forming apparatus, which is instructed by said instruction transmission unit, on the display section, and
• wherein the image forming apparatus comprises:
• a request reception unit configured to receive the request for transmitting the fax document, from the mobile terminal;
• a response unit configured to transmit the response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting the fax document, to the mobile terminal;
• an instruction reception unit configured to receive from the mobile terminal the instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, together with the transmission destination information and the reading and transmission information;
• a fax document transmission unit configured to read the original according to the reading and transmission information received by said instruction reception unit, and transmit the fax document representing the original to the transmission destination indicated by the transmission destination information, according to the reading and transmission information;
• and
• a status setting unit configured to set the status indicative of the result of transmission of the fax document by said fax document transmission unit.

A method of controlling a mobile terminal that is capable of communicating with an image forming apparatus, comprising:

• setting transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which a fax document is to be transmitted;
• setting reading and transmission information concerning fax transmission and reading of an original to be transmitted by fax;
• transmitting a request for transmitting the fax document, to the image forming apparatus;
• displaying a message for prompting a user to set the original on the image forming apparatus when a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting a fax document is received from the image forming apparatus to which the request has been transmitted by transmitting;
• transmitting, when it is detected that the original has been set on the image forming apparatus, and an instruction for transmitting the fax document is received from the user, an instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, together with the transmission destination information set by said first-mentioned setting, and the reading and transmission information set by said second-mentioned setting, to the image forming apparatus;
• and
• displaying a result of transmission of the fax document by the image forming apparatus, which is instructed by said second-mentioned transmitting, on the display section.

A method of controlling an image forming apparatus that is capable of communicating with a mobile terminal, comprising:

• receiving a request for transmitting a fax document, from the mobile terminal;
• transmitting a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting the fax document, to the mobile terminal;
• receiving from the mobile terminal an instruction for reading an original to be transmitted by fax and transmitting the fax document, together with transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which the fax document is to be transmitted, and reading and transmission information concerning fax transmission and reading of the original;
• reading the original according to the reading and transmission information received by said second-mentioned receiving, and transmitting the fax document representing the original to the transmission destination indicated by the transmission destination information, according to the reading and transmission information;
• and
• setting a status indicative of a result of transmission of the fax document by said transmitting.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for executing a method of controlling a mobile terminal that is capable of communicating with an image forming apparatus,

• wherein the method comprises:
• setting transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which a fax document is to be transmitted;
• setting reading and transmission information concerning fax transmission and reading of an original to be transmitted by fax;
• transmitting a request for transmitting the fax document, to the image forming apparatus;
• displaying a message for prompting a user to set the original on the image forming apparatus when a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting a fax document is received from the image forming apparatus to which the request has been transmitted by transmitting;
• transmitting, when it is detected that the original has been set on the image forming apparatus, and an instruction for transmitting the fax document is received from the user, an instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, together with the transmission destination information set by said first-mentioned setting, and the reading and transmission information set by said second-mentioned setting, to the image forming apparatus;
• and
• displaying a result of transmission of the fax document by the image forming apparatus, which is instructed by said second-mentioned transmitting, on the display section.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for executing a method of controlling an image forming apparatus that is capable of communicating with a mobile terminal,

• wherein the method comprises:
• receiving a request for transmitting a fax document, from the mobile terminal;
• transmitting a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting the fax document, to the mobile terminal;
• receiving from the mobile terminal an instruction for reading an original to be transmitted by fax and transmitting the fax document, together with transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which the fax document is to be transmitted, and reading and transmission information concerning fax transmission and reading of the original;
• reading the original according to the reading and transmission information received by said second-mentioned receiving, and transmitting the fax document representing the original to the transmission destination indicated by the transmission destination information, according to the reading and transmission information;
• and
• setting a status indicative of a result of transmission of the fax document by said transmitting.