# US 2025/0146867 A1 · Control device, control system, and control program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0146867 A1 - Document ID: US20250146867A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/935,534 - Filed: 2024-11-03 - Published: 2025-05-08 - Earliest claimed: 2023-11-02 - Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation - Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation - Inventors: Katsuya TANAKA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250146867A1 ## CPC - G01J 3/0264: {Electrical interface; User interface} - G01J 3/027: {Control of working procedures of a spectrometer; Failure detection; Bandwidth calculation} - G01N 21/251: {Colorimeters; Construction thereof} - G06F 1/3209: Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections - G06F 1/3228: Monitoring task completion, e.g. by use of idle timers, stop commands or wait commands - G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04W 4/00: Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor - H04W 52/0251: {using monitoring of local events, e.g. events related to user activity} - G01J: MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY (light sources F21, H01J, H01K, H05B; investigating properties of materials by optical means G01N) - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A smartphone includes a communication I/F that communicates with a target device, a first setting unit that sets a first communication condition that is a condition for transition of the communication I/F from an active state communicating with the target device to a dormant state that does not communicate with the target device, an acquisition unit that acquires from the target device a second communication condition that is a condition of transition from an active state communicating with the communication I/F to a dormant state that does not communicate with the communication I/F, and a display control unit that controls a touch panel, and when the first setting unit receives a first change operation that makes difficult for the communication I/F to transition from the active state to the dormant state, the display control unit causes information indicating the second communication condition to be displayed on the touch panel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control device comprising: a first communication unit configured to communicate with a target device; a first setting unit configured to set a first communication condition, the first communication condition being a condition of transition of the first communication unit from an active state in which the first communication unit communicates with the target device to a dormant state in which the first communication unit does not communicate with the target device, in response to an operation from a user; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a second communication condition from the target device, the second communication condition being a condition of transition from an active state in which the target device communicates with the first communication unit to a dormant state in which the target device does not communicate with the first communication unit; and a display control unit configured to control a display unit, wherein when the first setting unit receives a first change operation being an operation for changing a setting of the first communication condition to make it difficult for the first communication unit to transition from the active state to the dormant state, the display control unit causes the display unit to display information indicating the second communication condition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The control device according to claim 1, wherein when the first setting unit receives a second change operation being an operation for changing the setting of the first communication condition to make it easy for the first communication unit to transition from the active state to the dormant state, the display control unit does not cause the display unit to display information indicating the second communication condition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The control device according to claim 1, wherein the second communication condition includes a first setting condition and a second setting condition, the second setting condition being a condition that makes it more difficult for the target device to transition to the dormant state than the first setting condition, and when the first setting unit receives the first change operation, in a case in which the second communication condition is the first setting condition, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the information indicating the second communication condition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The control device according to claim 3, wherein when the first setting unit receives the first change operation, in a case in which the second communication condition is the second setting condition, the display control unit does not cause the display unit to display the information indicating the second communication condition. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The control device according to claim 3, comprising a storage unit, wherein the acquisition unit acquires the second communication condition from the target device in advance in an initial communication with the target device, and causes the storage unit to store the second communication condition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The control device according to claim 5, comprising a prohibition unit configured to prohibit the target device from changing the second communication condition by operating an operation mechanism included in the target device when the second communication condition is the second setting condition. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The control device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires the second communication condition from the target device when the first setting unit receives the first change operation. ### Claim 8 A control system comprising a target device and a control device configured to control the target device, wherein the target device includes a second communication unit, and the control device includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with the second communication unit; a first setting unit configured to set a first communication condition, the first communication condition being a condition of transition of the first communication unit from an active state in which the first communication unit communicates with the target device to a dormant state in which the first communication unit does not communicate with the target device, in response to an operation from a user; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a second communication condition from the target device, the second communication condition being a condition of transition from an active state in which the second communication unit communicates with the first communication unit to a dormant state in which the second communication unit does not communicate with the first communication unit; and a display control unit configured to control a display unit, and when the first setting unit receives a change operation being an operation for changing a setting of the first communication condition to make it difficult for the first communication unit to transition from the active state to the dormant state, the display control unit causes the display unit to display information indicating the second communication condition. ### Claim 9 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program for causing a processor for controlling a first communication unit communicating with a target device to function as: a first setting unit configured to set a first communication condition, the first communication condition being a condition of transition of the first communication unit from an active state in which the first communication unit communicates with the target device to a dormant state in which the first communication unit does not communicate with the target device, in response to an operation from a user; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a second communication condition from the target device, the second communication condition being a condition of transition from an active state in which the target device communicates with the first communication unit to a dormant state in which the target device does not communicate with the first communication unit; and a display control unit configured to control a display unit, wherein when the first setting unit receives a change operation being an operation for changing a setting of the first communication condition to make it difficult for the first communication unit to transition from the active state to the dormant state, the display control unit causes the display unit to display information indicating the second communication condition.