CN102547031B - Mobile printing system - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile printing system includes a cloud server apparatus, a mobile terminal device, a device management server apparatus, a print-control device, and an image forming apparatus. The cloud server apparatus stores a document data file. The mobile terminal device includes a wireless communication interface, and a short-range communication interface of which the maximum communicable distance is shorter than that of the wireless communication interface, and transmits the document data file with its device ID to the cloud server apparatus. The device management server apparatus receives the document data file in association with the device ID, and converts the document data file to print data and stores it. The print-control device detects the mobile terminal device using a short-range communication interface, and receives its device ID, and receives the print data from the document management server apparatus, and transmits the print data to the image forming apparatus for printing.

Description

mobile printing system

technical field

The present invention relates to mobile printing systems.

Background technique

In recent years, portable terminal devices such as mobile phones and smart phones are becoming popular. And a printing system using such a portable phone has been proposed.

In a typical printing system using a cellular phone, when a user (sending user) sends a document to another user (receiving user), the client PC performs the following operations: (a) number, and use the location detection service of the mobile phone network to determine the company or floor where the mobile phone of the receiving user is located, (b) use the bluetooth communication device connected to the printer configured on the company or floor to search for the receiving user's The mobile phone (that is, the mobile phone whose number is specified), (c) selects the printer connected to the Bluetooth communication device that has found the mobile phone of the receiving user as the printer for printing the document, (d) sends the document to the receiving user's The mobile phone transmits an e-mail asking the user whether to use the printer to print, and (e) prints the document on the selected printer in response to a response indicating printing from the user's mobile phone.

In another typical printing system using a mobile phone, a multifunction peripheral (MFP) establishes a connection with the mobile phone using Bluetooth, receives image data from the mobile phone, and performs printing based on the image data.

In the printing system described above, since the unique device identifiers of portable terminal devices such as mobile phones are not managed, it is difficult to centrally carry out individual Different processing related to printing (billing processing, printing setting, etc.).

In addition, for example, when it is desired to perform the above-mentioned printing-related processing in a printer, in the case where a plurality of printers may be used, it is necessary to manage the device identifier of the portable terminal device in each of these printers, and the administrator or user For example, it is necessary to register the device identifier of the portable terminal device, register or change the print setting information, etc. for all the printers, and the operation becomes complicated and unrealistic.

Contents of the invention

The present invention relates to a mobile printing system that centrally performs printing-related processing (charging processing, printing setting, permission information setting, etc.) that differs for each mobile terminal device.

A mobile printing system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a cloud server device, a portable terminal device, a device management server device, a printing control device, and an image forming device. The cloud server device stores document data files. The portable terminal device includes a wireless communication interface, and a first short-distance communication interface whose maximum communicable distance is shorter than the wireless communication interface, and the portable terminal device transmits the document data file and the device identifier through the wireless communication interface. Send them to the cloud server device together. The device management server device receives the document data file associated with the device identifier from the cloud server device, converts and saves the print data corresponding to the document data file, and transmits the print data to the printing control device. The printing control device has a second short-distance communication interface with the same communication method as the first short-distance communication interface, and when the printing control device detects the portable terminal device through the second short-distance communication interface , receiving the detected device identifier of the portable terminal device, receiving print data corresponding to the document data file associated with the device identifier from the device management server device, and sending the received print data to the image forming device. The image forming device receives the print data from the print control device, and prints the print data.

A mobile printing system according to another aspect of the present invention includes a cloud server device, a portable terminal device, a device management server device, and an image forming device. The cloud server device stores document data files. The portable terminal device includes a wireless communication interface, and a first short-distance communication interface whose maximum communicable distance is shorter than the wireless communication interface, and the portable terminal device transmits the document data file and the device identifier through the wireless communication interface. Send them to the cloud server device together. The device management server device receives the document data file associated with the device identifier from the cloud server device, converts and saves the print data corresponding to the document data file, and transmits the print data to the image forming device. The image forming apparatus has a second short-distance communication interface having the same communication method as the first short-distance communication interface, and when the image forming apparatus detects the portable terminal device through the second short-distance communication interface receiving the detected device identifier of the portable terminal device, receiving and printing print data corresponding to the document data file associated with the device identifier from the device management server device.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image forming system according to Embodiment 1;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal device in the image forming system according to Embodiment 1;

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an equipment management server device in the image forming system according to Embodiment 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a structure of registered equipment data stored in storage means of the equipment management server means;

5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital multifunction peripheral in the image forming system according to Embodiment 1;

6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a set-top box (STB) in the image forming system of Embodiment 1;

7 is a sequence diagram showing a first operation of the image forming system according to Embodiment 1;

8 is a sequence diagram showing a second operation of the image forming system according to Embodiment 1;

9 is a sequence diagram showing a third operation of the image forming system according to Embodiment 1;

10 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen for printing confirmation in a third operation of the image forming system according to Embodiment 1;

11 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen showing a print list in a third operation of the image forming system according to Embodiment 1;

12 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image forming system according to Embodiment 2;

13 is a sequence diagram showing a first operation of the image forming system according to Embodiment 2;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of an example of a set-top box in Embodiment 1. FIG.

Detailed ways

<Embodiment 1>

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image forming system according to Embodiment 1 disclosed in the present application. In the image forming system, a portable terminal device 1 carried by a user is connected to a network 2 via a base station 2 a by wireless communication. The equipment management server device 201 and the cloud server device 202 are connected to the network 2, and the set-top box 6A or 6B is also connected to the network 2. Multiple digital composite machines 5A or 5B are connected. In addition, in FIG. 1 , only one portable terminal device 1 is drawn, but when there are multiple users, the multiple users may carry the portable terminal device 1 , respectively.

The network 2 is a wide area network such as the Internet. The network 2 may also be a LAN, or a network composed of a wide area network and a LAN (Local Area Network) connected thereto.

The portable terminal device 1 is a small and portable terminal device such as a smart phone, which has a wireless communication interface and a short-distance communication interface whose maximum communicable distance is shorter than the wireless communication interface, and transmits data from the portable terminal device through the wireless communication interface. 1 unique device identifier and document data file.

The MFP 5A is an image forming apparatus that has a printer function, a scanner function, a copy function, a facsimile function, etc., and executes various jobs through these functions in accordance with commands from the operation panel of the MFP 5A, the set-top box 6A, and the like. In particular, in the first embodiment, the MFP 5A is connected to the set-top box 6A, and the set-top box 6A supplies printing data to the MFP 5A, and printing is executed by the printer function of the MFP 5A. The multifunction peripheral 5B has the same or similar structure as the multifunction peripheral 5A.

When the set-top box 6A detects the portable terminal device 1 that exists around, it acquires the device identifier of the detected portable terminal device 1 , requests and obtains the device identifier identified by the device management server device 3 and the device via the network 2 to the device management server device 3 . The print data received together with the symbol is provided to the digital multi-functional peripheral 5A to execute printing. The set-top box 6A has a short-range communication interface having the same communication method as the short-range communication interface of the portable terminal device 1 , and detects the portable terminal device 1 present around through the short-range communication interface. The set top box 6B has the same or similar structure as the set top box 6A.

The device management server device 201 downloads from the cloud server device 202 a document data file associated with a device identifier unique to a predetermined portable terminal device 1, and transmits print data corresponding to the document data file in response to a request from the set-top box 6A or 6B. This print data is data in a data format that can be handled by the multifunction peripheral 5A or 5B. The device management server device 201 stores the print data in association with the device identifier of the portable terminal device 1 in an internal storage device, an external database server, etc., and when a data transmission request accompanied by the device identifier is sent, sends The print data associated with the device identifier is sent to the requesting set-top box 6A or 6B. In addition, it is preferable that the device management server device 201 converts the document data file into print data before receiving a request from the set-top box 6A or 6B.

The cloud server device 202 is a server of a cloud service having a storage function such as Evernote, Dropbox, Google Docs, Picasa Web Album, and the like. In the cloud service, an account is set for each user, and when the user uploads a document data file to the cloud server device 202 by operating the portable terminal device 1, etc., the document data file is stored in the cloud service in association with the account. middle. In addition, in this cloud service, an account for the device management server device 201 is set in advance so that the device management server device 201 can access the document data files in the cloud service, and the device management server device 201 relies on the user authority of the account The document data file of the user of the mobile terminal device 1 can be read out from the cloud server device 202 . The cloud server device 202 stores the document data file designated by the user among the document data files stored in the cloud service in association with the device identifier of the user's mobile terminal device 1 (hereinafter, this process is referred to as "print reservation"). Designation of the document file by the user is performed through the mobile terminal device 1 or the like. For example, the portable terminal device 1 obtains from the cloud server device 202 a list of document data files stored in the cloud service, displays the list, and notifies the cloud server device 202 of a document data file selected from the list by the user, thereby making it This document data file is stored in association with the device identifier of the user's mobile terminal device 1 .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile terminal device in the image forming system according to Embodiment 1. FIG.

The portable terminal device 1 includes a wireless network interface 11, a short-distance communication interface 12, an arithmetic processing device 13, a display device 14, an input device 15, a storage device 16, and a GPS device 17 (an example of a first position specifying device).

The wireless network interface 11 is a circuit connected to the network 2 via a wireless LAN. The wireless network interface 11 has a unique MAC (Media Access Control, Media Access Control) address 11a of the wireless network interface 11. The wireless network interface 11 is, for example, a wireless LAN interface of IEEE802.11. The wireless LAN interface of IEEE802.11 is a general device, and has a maximum communication distance of about 50 meters if there is no obstacle. In addition, in order to connect to the network 2, a baseband circuit of a mobile phone in the mobile terminal device 1 may be used instead of the wireless network interface 11. In this case, the mobile terminal device 1 is connected to the network 2 via a mobile phone line.

The short-range communication interface 12 is a circuit that has a shorter maximum communicable distance than the wireless network interface 11 and performs wireless communication with an interface of the same communication method that exists at a relatively short distance (for example, within about 10 meters). In Embodiment 1, the short-distance communication interface 12 is a Bluetooth communication circuit of PowerClass2 or PowerClass3. The Bluetooth communication circuit of PowerClass2 has a maximum communication distance of about 10 meters if there is no obstacle. The Bluetooth communication circuit of PowerClass3 has a maximum communication distance of about 10 centimeters if there is no obstacle.

The short-range communication interface 12 has a MAC address 12 a specific to the short-range communication interface 12 . Since a MAC address is assigned to each interface, the MAC address 11a and the MAC address 12a have mutually different values.

The arithmetic processing device 13 is configured as a computer having, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit, central processing unit), ROM (Read Only Memory, read only memory), RAM (Random Access Memory, random access memory) and the like. In the arithmetic processing unit 13 , the CPU implements various processing units by loading the program 16 a stored in the ROM or the storage unit 16 into the RAM and executing it. In this arithmetic processing device 13 , a network communication processing unit 21 , a short-distance communication processing unit 22 , a file transmission processing unit 23 , a device specifying unit 24 , and the like can be realized. In addition, in the first embodiment, the program 16 a is stored in the nonvolatile storage device 16 . The program 16a may be recorded on a removable recording medium such as a CD-ROM and installed from the recording medium to the storage device 16, or may be downloaded and installed from an application store server (not shown) on the network 2 or the like.

The network communication processing unit 21 controls the wireless network interface 11 to perform data communication with devices connected to the network 2 (device management server device 3, etc.) through a predetermined communication protocol (HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Hypertext Transfer Protocol) etc.).

The short-range communication processing unit 22 controls the short-range communication interface 12, establishes a connection with the short-range communication interface of another device within the communicable range, and performs data communication with the device. The short-range communication processing unit 22 sends a device identifier to a device (set-top box 6A or 6B) having the same short-range communication interface as the short-range communication interface 12, and the device identifier will be received by the device management server device 3 together with the device identifier. The print data corresponding to the document data file is acquired from the device management server device 3 to the device to perform printing based on the print data.

The file transmission processing unit 23 reads the MAC address 12a of the short-distance communication interface 12 through the short-distance communication processing unit 22, uses the MAC address 12a as the device identifier of the portable terminal device 1, and passes the wireless network interface together with the document data file. 11 and the network communication processing unit 21 to send to the equipment management server device 3. The document data file is, for example, a file generated using an office application program of Microsoft Corporation, a text file, a PDF (Portable Document Format, Portable Document Format) file, and an image file such as a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, Joint Photographic Experts Group), etc. .

When one or more short-range communication interfaces (short-range communication interfaces of the set-top box 6A or 6B) existing nearby are detected by the short-range communication interface 12, the device specifying section 24 selects the set-top box (set-top box 6A or 6B) to be used for printing.

For example, the device specifying unit 24 displays a list of detected short-range communication interfaces on the display device 14, and selects a short-range communication interface (set-top box 6A or 6B) selected from the list by an operation of the input device 15 as a printout. The set-top box to use.

Alternatively, the device specifying unit 24 automatically selects one of the detected short-range communication interfaces. In this case, for example, when there is one short-distance communication interface detected, the short-distance communication interface is selected; when there are multiple short-distance communication interfaces detected, the short-distance communication interface detected by The interface with the strongest signal strength.

In addition, the display device 14 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, various indicators, and the like. The input device 15 is, for example, a touch panel, a key switch, or the like. The storage device 16 is a nonvolatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk drive that stores programs and/or data.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the equipment management server device 201 in the image forming system according to Embodiment 1. As shown in FIG.

The equipment management server device 201 includes a storage device 31 , a network interface 32 , and an arithmetic processing device 211 .

The storage device 31 is a device that stores programs and/or data. The storage device 31 can use a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, a hard disk drive, or the like. The storage device 31 stores registered device data 31a and location data 31b.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of registered equipment data 31 a stored in the storage device 31 of the equipment management server device 201 .

The registered device data 31a includes device identifiers (for example, MAC addresses) unique to one or more mobile terminal devices 1 registered in advance. Furthermore, the registered device data 31 a includes print setting data, billing data, a print data list, and the like associated with the device identifier.

The print setting data is data specifying print settings to be applied to the document data file from the device identifier. The printing setting data includes, for example: number of copies, paper setting (paper size, paper orientation, etc.), color setting (color printing or monochrome printing), combined printing setting, single-sided/double-sided printing setting, Values of setting items such as resolution setting and economical printing setting. The print setting data may include, for example, permission information settings associated with device identifiers registered using a terminal device for an administrator connected to the network 2 (for example, limit settings for the upper limit of the number of printed pages, monochrome printing only, etc.) The value of the limit setting item of limit setting, limit setting of economy printing only, limit setting of joint printing only, limit setting of double-sided printing only, etc.).

The charging data includes information on the charging method, information on charging objects, information on the total charging amount (or information corresponding to the charging amount such as a page counter), and the like.

The print data list is a list of print data for which print processing has not yet been completed.

With respect to each of the set-top boxes 6A and 6B, the location data 31b includes an identifier and current location information (eg, latitude, longitude, and altitude) associated with the identifier.

The network interface 32 is connected to the network 2 and performs data communication with other devices connected to the network 2 (for example, the mobile terminal device 1 , the set-top box 6A or 6B, and the like).

In addition, the print setting data in the registered device data 31 a is default print setting data, and when the print setting data is registered in the cloud server device 202 , the print setting data can be used. For example, the user operates the mobile terminal device 1 to edit or register print setting data to the cloud server device 202 .

The arithmetic processing device 211 is configured as a computer including, for example, a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like. In the arithmetic processing device 211 , the CPU implements various processing units by loading programs stored in the ROM or the storage device 31 into the RAM and executing them. In this arithmetic processing unit 211, a network communication processing unit 41, a job registration processing unit 221, a data conversion unit 43, a job transmission processing unit 44, a charging processing unit 45, a location management unit 46, and queue dump (spool) processing can be realized. Section 222 et al.

The network communication processing unit 41 performs data communication with other devices connected to the network 2 through a predetermined communication protocol using the network interface 32 .

The job registration processing unit 221 repeatedly (for example, periodically) logs in to the cloud server device 202 via the network 2 using the network communication processing unit 41 at a predetermined timing, and confirms the association with the device identifier stored in the storage device 31 as the registered device data 31a. Whether the document data file is stored by the cloud server device 202, when the document data file has been stored by the cloud server device 202, the document data file is downloaded. In addition, the job registration processing unit 221 registers the print data corresponding to the downloaded document data file in the queue dump processing unit 222 .

The queue dump processing unit 222 stores print data in the storage device 31 or reads print data from the storage device 31 .

The data conversion unit 43 converts the document data file into print data. When the print data that can be handled by the multifunction peripheral 5A or 5B is PDL (Page Description Language) data, the data conversion unit 43 converts the document data file into PDL data. In addition, the data converting unit 43 may convert data other than PDL data, such as PDF data. Then, the data conversion unit 43 extracts print setting data associated with the device identifier received with the document data file from the registered device data 31a, and generates print data based on the print settings specified by the print setting data.

The job transmission processing unit 44 transmits the print data corresponding to the document data file that the MFP 5A or 5B can process in response to the request. The job transmission processing unit 44 receives the request and the device identifier of the portable terminal device 1 from the requester of the print data (the set-top box 6A or 6B in Embodiment 1), and transmits to the request source the print data received by the job registration processing unit 221. The print data corresponding to the document data file received by the portable terminal device 1 of the device identifier. The print data is specified, for example, by registering the print data list in the device data 31a.

The billing processing unit 45 generates billing data (charging amount, number of printed pages, etc.) related to printing based on the transmitted print data for a certain device identifier, and updates the device in the registered device data 31a based on the generated billing data. Charging data (for example, cumulative value) for the identifier.

The location management unit 46 receives the identifier and current location information from the set-top boxes 6A and 6B using the network communication processing unit 41, and registers the identifier and the current location information in the location data 31b. Furthermore, the location management unit 46 specifies the set-top box closest to the current location of the mobile terminal device 1 among the plurality of set-top boxes 6A and 6B based on the location data 31 b , and transmits the identifier of the set-top box to the mobile terminal device 1 . Specifically, the position management unit 46 calculates the difference between the current position of the portable terminal device 1 indicated by the current position information from the portable terminal device 1 and the current positions (for example, installation positions) of the set-top boxes 6A and 6B registered in the position data 31b. Determine the set-top box with the shortest distance, read the identifier of the set-top box from the location data 31b, and send the identifier.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multifunction peripheral 5A in the image forming system according to Embodiment 1. As shown in FIG. In addition, the multifunction peripheral 5B has the same or similar structure as the multifunction peripheral 5A.

The digital multifunction machine 5A includes: an operation panel 81 , a network interface 82 , a peripheral device interface 83 , a printer 84 , and an arithmetic processing device 85 .

The operation panel 81 is provided on the housing of the digital multifunction peripheral 5A, and includes a display device 81a for displaying various information to the user and an input device 81b for accepting user operations. The display device 81a is, for example, a liquid crystal display, various indicators, and the like. The input device 81b is, for example, a touch panel, a key switch, or the like.

The network interface 82 is a device that can be connected to the network 2 and perform data communication with other devices connected to the network 2 .

The peripheral device interface 83 is a communication circuit of a predetermined method such as USB (Universal Serial Bus, Universal Serial Bus).

The printer 84 is an internal device that prints on paper based on print data and discharges the printed matter. In the case of electrophotography, after the printer 84 charges the photosensitive drum, it emits light from the light source based on the print data, thereby forming an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the photosensitive drum, developing the electrostatic latent image with toner, and toning the photosensitive drum. The toner image is transferred to the paper and fixed, and then the paper is ejected as a printed matter.

The arithmetic processing device 85 is a device that controls each unit of the multifunction peripheral 5A and performs data processing. The arithmetic processing device 85 is configured as a computer including, for example, a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like. In the arithmetic processing unit 85 , the CPU implements various processing units by loading programs stored in the ROM or other storage devices (flash memory, etc.) into the RAM and executing them. The network communication processing unit 91 , the control unit 92 , and the like can be realized in the arithmetic processing device 85 .

The network communication processing unit 91 is capable of performing data communication with a device connected to the network 2 using a predetermined communication protocol using the network interface 82 .

When receiving print data via the network interface 82, the peripheral device interface 83, etc., the control unit 92 performs necessary data processing (rasterization, halftone, etc.) The printer 84 executes printing.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a set-top box 6A in the image forming system according to the first embodiment. The set top box 6B has the same or similar structure as the set top box 6A.

The set-top box 6A includes: network interface 101, short-distance communication interface 102, peripheral equipment interface 103, display device 104, input device 105, storage device 106, arithmetic processing device 107, and GPS device 108 (an example of the second position determination device) .

The network interface 101 is a circuit connected to the network 2 and performing data communication with other devices connected to the network 2 .

The short-range communication interface 102 has the same communication method as the short-range communication interface 12 of the portable terminal device 1 , and can establish a connection with the short-range communication interface 12 .

The peripheral device interface 103 is a peripheral device interface of the same type as the peripheral device interface 83 of the digital multi-function peripheral 5A, and is connected to the peripheral device interface 83 .

The display device 104 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, various indicators, and the like. The input device 105 is, for example, a touch screen, a key switch, or the like. The storage device 106 is a nonvolatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk drive that stores programs and/or data. The GPS device 108 receives radio waves from GPS satellites, measures the current position of the set-top box 6A, and outputs the current position information (latitude, longitude, and altitude) obtained by the measurement.

The arithmetic processing device 107 is constituted by, for example, a computer including a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like. In the arithmetic processing unit 107 , the CPU implements various processing units by loading programs stored in the ROM or the storage unit 106 into the RAM and executing them. The network communication processing unit 111 , the short-range communication processing unit 112 , the print data acquisition unit 113 , the position registration unit 114 , and the like can be implemented in the arithmetic processing device 107 .

The network communication processing unit 111 controls the network interface 101 to perform data communication with devices (the device management server device 201 and the like) connected to the network 2 by a predetermined communication protocol (HTTP and the like).

The short-range communication processing unit 112 controls the short-range communication interface 102, establishes a connection with the short-range communication interface of another device within the communicable range, and executes data communication with the device.

After establishing a connection with the portable terminal device 1 through the short-range communication interface 102, the short-range communication processing unit 112 acquires the device identifier (MAC address 12a) of the portable terminal device 1 .

After the print data acquisition unit 113 acquires the device identifier of the portable terminal device 1 through the short-range communication processing unit 112, it attaches the device identifier and sends a data transmission request to the device management server device 3 through the network communication processing unit 111, and receives it as The print data of the device ID in response to the request is sent to the multifunction peripheral 5A through the peripheral device interface 103 .

The location registration unit 114 acquires the current location information from the GPS device 108 when the set-top box 6A is installed or periodically, and uses the network communication processing unit 111 to send the current location information and the identifier of the set-top box 6A to the equipment management server apparatus 3, and registers into the location data 31b. The identifier of the set-top box 6A is the identifier of the short-range communication interface 102 that can be detected before establishing a connection through the short-range communication interface 12 .

<first action>

7 is a sequence diagram illustrating a first operation of the image forming system according to Embodiment 1. FIG.

The user carrying the portable terminal device 1 first operates the portable terminal device 1 to upload the document data file stored in the portable terminal device 1 to the cloud server device 202 . At this time, in the portable terminal device 1, when the input device 15 detects a predetermined operation by the user, the file transmission processing unit 23 uses the wireless network interface 11 and the network communication processing unit 21 to transfer the file specified by the user's operation via the network 2. The document data file is sent to the cloud server device 202 (step S101).

After receiving the document data file, the cloud server device 202 stores it in association with the user's account (step S102). Afterwards, when desiring to print using the system, the user operates the portable terminal device 1 to "reserve printing" for the document data file that the user wishes to print out of the document data files stored in the cloud service (step S103). For example, when making a "print reservation", the user operates the mobile terminal device 1 to access the cloud server device 202, registers the print setting data in association with the device identifier of the mobile terminal device 1, or edits the registered print setting data. .

On the other hand, the job registration processing unit 221 of the device management server device 201 monitors whether the cloud server device 202 stores a document data file associated with the device identifier registered in the registered device data 31a. associated document data file, the document data file is downloaded from the cloud server device 202 (step S104). At this time, if the cloud server device 202 stores the print setting data associated with the document data file, the user, or the device identifier, the job registration processing unit 221 associates the print setting data with the document data. The file is downloaded together.

After the document data file is downloaded, the data conversion unit 43 generates print data from the document data file based on the print settings specified by the downloaded print setting data (or the print setting data in the registered device data 31a) (step S105). .

Then, the job registration processing unit 221 saves the print data in the queue dump processing unit 222 (step S106 ). Also, when the document data file has a data format that can be handled by the MFP 5A or 5B, the data conversion by the data conversion unit 43 is not performed, and the document data file is stored in the queue dump processing unit 222 as print data. .

Next, the user carrying the portable terminal device 1 uploads the document data file to the cloud server device 202 and makes a "print reservation", and then takes the portable terminal device 1 to the digital multifunction machine and set-top box (digital multifunction machine) that he wants to use for printing. 5A and set-top box 6A, or digital multifunction machine 5B and set-top box 6B).

According to the user's action, the short-range communication interface 12 of the mobile terminal device 1 enters the communication area of the short-range communication interface 102 of the set-top box 6A or 6B. And, at this time, the short-range communication interface 102 establishes a connection with the short-range communication interface 12, and the short-range communication processing part 22 of the portable terminal device 1 sends the device identifier of the portable terminal device 1 through the short-range communication interface 12, and the set-top box 6A or the set-top box The short-range communication processing unit 112 of 6B receives the device identifier of the mobile terminal device 1 through the short-range communication interface 102 (step S107). In the case of using the MAC address 12a as the device identifier, if the short-range communication processing unit 112 receives the MAC address 12a when establishing a connection with the portable terminal device 1, the MAC address 12a is determined as the portable terminal immediately after the connection is established. The device identifier of device 1 is used.

Then, the print data acquisition unit 113 of the set-top box sends a print data transmission request to the device management server apparatus 201 together with the device identifier using the network communication processing unit 111 and the network interface 101 (step S108 ). When the received device identifier is not registered in the registered device data 31a, the device management server apparatus 201 may discard the print data transmission request received together with the device identifier. As a result, printing from unregistered mobile terminal devices 1 is prohibited.

In the device management server device 201, the job transmission processing unit 44 receives the print data transmission request and the device identifier using the network interface 32 and the network communication unit 41, and reads information about the received device identifier from the queue dump processing unit 222. print data, and use the network interface 32 and the network communication unit 41 to transmit the print data to the set-top box which is the request source of the print data (step S109).

In the set-top box, the print data acquiring unit 113 uses the network communication processing unit 111 and the network interface 101 to receive the print data, and sends the print data to the MFP connected to the set-top box through the peripheral device interface 103 (step S110).

In this digital multifunction peripheral, the control unit 92 receives the print data through the peripheral device interface 83, and executes printing based on the print data through the printer 84 (step S111). Thus, the user can obtain printed matter printed based on the document data file of the portable terminal device 1 carried by the user.

After the printing is completed, the control unit 92 transmits a printing completion notification regarding the print data to the device management server device 201 directly via the network 2 via the set-top box or not via the set-top box (step S112 ).

In the device management server device 201, when the billing processing unit 45 receives the print completion notice using the network interface 32 and the network communication unit 41, it executes a billing process for the print data corresponding to the print completion notice (step S113).

When a slot machine (not shown) is connected to the set-top box 6A or 6B, the charging processing unit 45 controls the slot machine to perform charging processing. In addition, in the case of a charging method using an external server such as credit payment, the charging processing unit 45 accesses the external server to perform charging processing.

As described above, according to Embodiment 1, the portable terminal device 1 includes the wireless communication interface 11 and the short-range communication interface 12 whose maximum communicable distance is shorter than the wireless communication interface 11, and the portable terminal device 1 communicates to the cloud through the wireless communication interface 11. The server device 202 transmits the document data file. The device management server device 201 downloads from the cloud server device 202 a document data file associated with a device identifier unique to a predetermined portable terminal device, and in response to the request, sends a file corresponding to the document data file that the digital multifunction machine 5A or 5B can handle. print data. The set-top box 6A or 6B has a short-range communication interface 102 having the same communication method as the short-range communication interface 12 of the portable terminal device 1, and when a portable terminal device 1 that exists around is detected through the short-range communication interface 102, the detected The device identifier of the portable terminal device 1, requests and obtains the print data corresponding to the document data file associated with the device identifier from the device management server device 201, and provides the print data to the digital multifunction machine 5A or 5B to make it Execute printing.

In this way, printing-related processing (charging processing, printing setting, permission information setting, etc.) that differs for each mobile terminal device 1 is collectively performed in the device management server device 201 . In addition, since the portable terminal device 1 transmits the device identifier through the short-range communication interface 12 to perform printing, a device located far away such as the set-top box 6A or 6B may not be detected as a candidate for a transmission destination of the device identifier. Furthermore, printing can be performed on a device (the multifunction peripheral 5A or the multifunction peripheral 5B) intended by the user carrying the mobile terminal device 1 . Furthermore, by providing another print control device (set-top box 6A or 6B) separate from the image forming device (digital multifunction peripheral 5A or 5B), detection and installation of the portable terminal device can be performed without modifying or changing the existing image forming device. Acquisition and sending of identifiers. Furthermore, since the device management server device 201 acquires the document data file via the cloud service, if the portable terminal device 1 has software such as a web browser that can utilize the cloud service, the user can enjoy the print service provided by the system.

<second action>

8 is a sequence diagram illustrating a second operation of the image forming system according to Embodiment 1. FIG.

Steps S201 to S206 of the second operation are the same as the first operation. In the second action, the action different from the first action is that the user who carries the portable terminal device 1 uploads the document data file to the cloud server device 202, makes a "print reservation", and then takes the portable terminal device 1 to the digital terminal desired for printing. Actions after installation of MFPs and STBs. This operation will be described below.

In the case where the multifunction peripheral 5A and the set-top box 6A, and the multifunction peripheral 5B and the set-top box 6B are installed adjacently, the short-distance communication interface 12 of the portable terminal device 1 enters the short-distance communication interfaces of the set-top boxes 6A and 6B by the action of the user. 102 within the communication area.

At this time, the short-range communication processing unit 22 of the mobile terminal device 1 detects the set-top boxes 6A and 6B (step S207 ).

When a plurality of set-top boxes 6A and 6B are detected by the short-distance communication processing unit 22, the device specifying unit 24 sends the current location information from the GPS device 17 together with the device identifier to the device management server device through the network communication processing unit 21. 3 (step S208).

In the device management server device 201, when the location management unit 46 receives the current location information and the device identifier from the portable terminal device 1, if the device identifier exists in the registered device data 31a, it refers to the location data 31b to Determine the set-top box at the closest location to the location indicated by the current location information (step S209). The location management unit 46 reads the identified set-top box identifier from the location data 31b, and transmits the identifier to the mobile terminal device 1 using the network communication processing unit 41 (step S210).

In the portable terminal device 1, the device specifying unit 24 uses the network communication processing unit 21 to receive the identifier, and selects the set-top box (such as 6A) with the identifier from the detected set-top boxes 6A and 6B, so that the short-range communication processing unit 22 to establish a connection with the set-top box 6A (step S211). After the connection is established, the short-range communication interface 102 of the set-top box 6A receives the device identifier (MAC address 12a) of the portable terminal device 1 from the short-range communication interface 12 of the portable terminal device 1 (step S212), and the second action thereafter ( Steps 213 to 218) are the same as the first action.

As described above, the device management server device 201 downloads from the cloud server device 202 a document data file associated with a device identifier unique to a predetermined portable terminal device, and in response to the request, transmits a print file corresponding to the document data file that can be processed by the image forming device. data.

In addition, when the portable terminal device 1 detects that there are a plurality of set-top boxes 6A or 6B around, it transmits the current position information based on the GPS device 17 to the device management server device 201, and receives the distance from the portable terminal device 1 from the device management server device 201. The identifier of the set-top box near the current location, and the identifier is used to establish a connection with the set-top box near the current location of the portable terminal device 1 . At this time, the device management server device 3 selects the set-top box closest to the current position of the mobile terminal device 1 from the plurality of set-top boxes 6A or 6B based on the position data 31b. In addition, the set-top box 6A or 6B is connected to a plurality of multi-functional peripherals 5A or 5B, respectively, and when a portable terminal device 1 is detected in the surroundings, after establishing a connection with the portable terminal device 1, it requests the device management server device 201 to communicate with the device management server device 201. The print data corresponding to the document data file associated with the device identifier of the portable terminal device 1 is acquired, and the print data is provided to the connected digital multifunction peripheral to execute printing.

As a result, processing related to printing from the mobile terminal device 1 (billing processing, print setting, etc.) that differs for each mobile terminal device is collectively performed in the device management server device 201 . In addition, by using the device identifier instead of the user ID, the user does not need to input the identifier, and impersonation due to leakage of the identifier or the like can be prevented. Also, when selecting an image forming apparatus to be used for printing by short-range wireless communication, an image forming apparatus (here, MFP 5A or MFP 5B) near the user is selected. Furthermore, since the server device acquires the document data file via the cloud service, if the portable terminal device has software that can utilize the cloud service, such as a web browser, the user can enjoy the print service provided by the system.

In addition, in the second operation, the device management server device 201 may select a plurality of set-top boxes existing within a predetermined range from the portable terminal device 1 from among the plurality of set-top boxes 6A and 6B based on the location data 31b, and generate the selected The set-top boxes are arranged in the order from the portable terminal device 1 to the farthest, and the list is sent to the portable terminal device 1, instead of selecting the set-top box closest to the portable terminal device 1. In this case, the mobile terminal device 1 receives the list, and establishes a connection with any set-top box in the list using the identifier of any set-top box among the plurality of set-top boxes included in the list. For example, the portable terminal device 1 displays the received list on the display device 14 , and uses the identifier of the set-top box selected by the user's operation on the input device 15 to establish a connection with the set-top box.

In addition, in the second operation, when the multifunction machine 5 and the set-top box 6A, and the multifunction machine 5B and the set-top box 6B do not have the GPS function, the mobile terminal device 1 may be brought close to the multifunction machine 5A or 5B, the location information obtained by the GPS device 17 of the mobile terminal device 1 is registered in the equipment management server device 201 as the location information of the multifunction peripheral 5A or 5B.

<Third action>

9 is a sequence diagram illustrating a third operation of the image forming system according to the first embodiment.

Steps S301 to S306 of the third action are the same as the first action. An operation different from the first operation in the third operation is an operation performed after the job registration processing unit 221 saves the print data in the queue dump processing unit 222 . This operation will be described below.

When the job registration processing unit 221 saves the print data in the queue dump processing unit 222, the charging processing unit 45 calculates the charging amount when printing is executed using the printing data, and combines the charging amount information with the device identifier or the printing data. The data is associated and held in the storage device 31 or the like (step S307).

After the user carrying the portable terminal device 1 uploads the document data file to the cloud server device 202 and makes a "print reservation", the user carries the portable terminal device 1 to the digital multifunction machine and set-top box (the digital multifunction peripheral 5A and the set-top box 6A) that are desired to be used for printing. , or the installation location of the digital composite machine 5B and the set-top box 6B).

By this user's action, the short-range communication interface 12 of the mobile terminal device 1 enters the communication area of the short-range communication interface 102 of the set-top box 6A or 6B. And, at this time, after the short-distance communication interface 102 establishes a connection with the short-distance communication interface 12, the short-distance communication interface 102 of the set-top box (set-top box 6A or 6B) with which the connection is established is transmitted from the short-distance communication interface 12 of the portable terminal device 1. The device identifier (MAC address 12a) of the portable terminal device 1 is received (step S308).

The set-top box 6A or 6B uses the network communication processing unit 111 to transmit the charging amount information request together with the device identifier to the device management server device 201 (step S309). In the device management server device 201, the billing processing unit 45 receives the billing amount information request and the device identifier, and transmits the billing amount information for printing based on the print data corresponding to the document data file associated with the received device identifier to The STB 6A or 6B (step S310).

The set-top box 6A or 6B uses the network communication processing unit 111 to receive the charging amount information, and uses the short-range communication processing unit 112 and the short-range communication interface 102 to send the charging amount information and the display command of the input screen to the portable terminal device 1 (step S311 ).

When the portable terminal device 1 receives the display command and the charge amount information of the input screen through the short-range communication processing part 22 and the short-range communication interface 12, as shown in FIG. screen (step S312).

If the print confirmation button 402 is pressed (step S313), the portable terminal device 1 sends the operation information to the connected set-top box 6A or 6B using the short-range communication processing unit 22 and the short-range communication interface 12 (step S314). Similarly, when the print cancel button 403 or the file delete button 404 is pressed, the portable terminal device 1 transmits the operation information to the connected set-top box 6A or 6B.

When the set-top box 6A or 6B receives the operation information using the short-range communication processing unit 112 and the short-range communication interface 102, if the operation information indicates that the print confirmation button 402 is pressed (step S315), as follows, Acquisition and printing of print data are performed by the print data acquisition unit 113 .

On the other hand, when the operation information indicates that the print cancel button 403 is pressed, the set-top box 6A or 6B ends the processing for detecting the portable terminal device 1 this time, and after a predetermined time elapses, or when the next detection In this portable terminal device 1, the same input screen for printing confirmation is displayed again. Also, when the operation information indicates that the file delete button 404 has been pressed, the set-top box 6A or 6B transmits the device identifier and file deletion request to the device management server apparatus 201 using the network communication processing unit 111 . When receiving the device identifier and file deletion request, the device management server apparatus 201 deletes the document data file and print data held in association with the device identifier.

When the set-top box 6A or 6B receives the print confirmation (step S316), the print data acquisition unit 113 uses the network communication processing unit 111 and the network interface 101 to transmit a print data transmission request together with the device identifier to the device management server device. 201 (step S317). The subsequent third operation (steps S318 to S321) is the same as the first operation.

In addition, in the above-mentioned third operation, the set-top box 6A or 6B may acquire a list of print data associated with the detected device identifier of the portable terminal device 1 from the device management server device 201, and transmit the list through the short-distance communication interface. This is displayed on the portable terminal device 1 , and the print data selected by the user from the list is acquired from the device management server device 201 . FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a list of print data. For example, as shown in FIG. 11 , a list 401 of file names of document data files corresponding to print data and billing amounts corresponding to the print data is displayed.

In the above-mentioned 3rd action, the display command of charging amount information and input screen is sent to portable terminal device 1, and charging amount information and input screen are displayed on the display device 14 of portable terminal device 1, but also can be displayed on set-top box 6A or on the display device 104 of 6B, or on the display device 81a of the multifunction peripheral 5A or 5B.

As described above, the device management server device 201 downloads from the cloud server device 202 a document data file associated with a device identifier unique to a predetermined portable terminal device, and transmits a document data file that can be processed by the digital multifunction machine 5A or 5B in response to a request. The printing data corresponding to the data file. When the set-top box 6A or 6B detects the portable terminal device 1 that exists around, it acquires the device identifier of the detected portable terminal device 1, requests the device management server device 201 and obtains the document data file corresponding to the device identifier. print data, and provide the print data to the digital multi-functional peripheral 5A or 5B to execute printing. Then, before sending the print data, the equipment management server device 201 calculates the charge amount for printing based on the print data, and transmits the charge amount information to the set-top box 6A or 6B. The set-top box 6A or 6B receives the charging amount information, and displays the charging amount represented by the charging amount information on any one of the set-top box 6A or 6B, the portable terminal device 1, and the digital multifunction machine 5A or 5B, and upon detecting After the user operation of the set-top box 6A or 6B, the portable terminal device 1, and the digital multi-functional peripheral 5A or 5B for printing confirmation, the device management server device 201 is requested for a document data file associated with the obtained device identifier. The corresponding printing data is acquired, and then the printing data is provided to the digital multifunction machine 5A or 5B to execute printing.

As a result, processing related to printing from the mobile terminal device 1 (billing processing, print setting, etc.) that differs for each mobile terminal device is collectively performed in the device management server device 201 . Furthermore, by providing another print control device (set-top box 6A or 6B) separate from the image forming device (digital multifunction peripheral 5A or 5B), detection and installation of the portable terminal device can be performed without modifying or changing the existing image forming device. Acquisition of the identifier. Furthermore, since the device management server device 201 acquires the document data file via the cloud service, if the portable terminal device 1 has software such as a web browser that can use the cloud service, the user can enjoy the print service provided by the system.

In addition, in the image forming system according to Embodiment 1 described above, although the second operation and the third operation have been described separately, the image forming system may perform an operation in which the second operation and the third operation are combined.

<Embodiment 2>

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image forming system according to Embodiment 2 of the present application. In the image system, the multifunction peripherals 5C and 5D have the functions of the set-top boxes 6A and 6B in Embodiment 1 in addition to the functions of the multifunction peripherals 5A and 5B.

In Embodiment 2, the device management server device 201 has the same or similar structure as that of the device management server device 201 in Embodiment 1, downloads the document data file associated with the unique device identifier of the portable terminal device 1, and responds to the In response to the request from the MFP 5C or 5D, print data corresponding to the document data file that the MFP 5C or 5D can process is transmitted.

The MFP 5C or 5D is connected to the network 2, and after establishing a connection with the portable terminal device 1, it acquires print data from the device management server device 201 and executes printing by the same or similar method as in the first embodiment.

The configuration of the multifunction peripheral 5C or 5D is the same as or similar to that of the multifunction peripheral 5A or 5B of the first embodiment. The mobile terminal device 1 and cloud server device 202 according to the second embodiment have the same or similar configurations as the mobile terminal device 1 and the cloud server device 202 according to the first embodiment.

In addition, the configuration of the image forming system according to the second embodiment is applicable to the first operation, the second operation, the third operation, and the combined operation of the second operation and the third operation of the image forming system according to the first embodiment. Next, a case where the configuration of the image forming system according to Embodiment 2 is applied to the first operation of the image forming system according to Embodiment 1 will be described.

13 is a sequence diagram illustrating a first operation of the image forming system according to the second embodiment.

After the user carrying the portable terminal device 1 uploads the document data file to the cloud server device 202 and makes a "print reservation", the user carries the portable terminal device 1 to the installation of the digital multifunction machine (multifunctional machine 5C or 5D) desired to be used for printing. Place.

This user action causes the short-range communication interface 12 of the mobile terminal device 1 to enter the communication area of the short-range communication interface 121 of the digital multifunction peripheral 5C or 5D. And, at this time, after the short-range communication interface 121 establishes a connection with the short-range communication interface 12, the short-range communication processing unit 22 of the portable terminal device 1 sends the device identifier of the portable terminal device 1 through the short-range communication interface 12, and the digital The short-range communication processing unit 122 of the multifunction peripheral 5C or 5D receives the device identifier of the mobile terminal device 1 through the short-range communication interface 121 (step S407 ). In addition, when using the MAC address 12a as the device identifier, if the short-distance communication processing unit 122 receives the MAC address 12a when establishing a connection with the portable terminal device 1, the MAC address 12a is determined immediately after the connection is established as The device identifier of the portable terminal device 1 is used.

Then, the print data acquisition unit 123 of the MFP sends a print data transmission request to the device management server device 201 together with the device identifier using the network communication processing unit 91 and the network interface 82 (step S408 ).

In the device management server device 201, the job transmission processing unit 44 receives the print data transmission request and the device identifier using the network interface 32 and the network communication unit 41, and reads the received device identifier from the queue dump processing unit 222. related print data, and send the print data to the MFP which is the request source of the print data by using the network interface 32 and the network communication unit 41 (step S409).

In this MFP, after the print data acquisition unit 123 receives the print data using the network communication processing unit 91 and the network interface 82, the control unit 92 executes printing based on the print data via the printer 84 (step S410).

The other operations of each device (steps S401 to S406, steps S411 to S412) are the same as those in Embodiment 1, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, according to the above-mentioned second embodiment, the portable terminal device 1 has the wireless communication interface 11 and the short-distance communication interface 12 whose maximum communicable distance is shorter than the wireless communication interface 11, and transmits a document to the cloud server device 202 through the wireless communication interface 11. data file. The device management server device 201 downloads from the cloud server device 202 a document data file associated with a device identifier unique to a predetermined portable terminal device, and in response to the request, sends a file corresponding to the document data file that the digital multifunction machine 5C or 5D can handle. print data. The multifunction peripheral 5C or 5D has a short-range communication interface 121 having the same communication method as the short-range communication interface of the portable terminal device 1. When a portable terminal device 1 around is detected through the short-range communication interface 121, the detected device identifier of the portable terminal device 1, requests the device management server device 201 for print data corresponding to the document data file received by the device management server device 201 together with the device identifier to obtain the print data, and based on the print data Data is printed.

As a result, printing-related processing (charging processing, printing setting, permission information setting, etc.) that differs for each mobile terminal device is collectively performed in the device management server device 201 . In addition, since the portable terminal device 1 executes printing by sending the device identifier through the short-distance communication interface 12, it is not necessary to detect a device located far away (for example, the digital multifunction peripheral 5C or 5D) as the transmission destination of the device identifier. candidate. Furthermore, printing can be performed on a device (multi-function peripheral 5C or 5D) intended by the user carrying the mobile terminal device 1 . Furthermore, since the device management server device 201 acquires the document data file via the cloud service, if the portable terminal device 1 has software such as a web browser that can utilize the cloud service, the user can enjoy the print service provided by the system.

The above-mentioned embodiments are preferred examples of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in Embodiments 1 and 2, the set-top box 6A or 6B and the digital multifunction peripheral 5C or 5D may include a mobile terminal detection device. The portable terminal detection device is a device that detects an operation performed by a user carrying the portable terminal device 1 . The portable terminal detection means detects a user's operation of arranging the portable terminal device 1 to a predetermined position. The portable terminal detection device detects that the portable terminal device 1 is placed at a predetermined position through a non-contact switch such as a contact switch or an infrared sensor.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing an example of a set-top box 6A in the first embodiment. An arrangement area 501 for the portable terminal device 1 is provided on the upper surface of the set-top box 6A, and the portable terminal detection means detects an operation placed in the arrangement area 501 .

In addition, the short-distance communication interface 102 may also be provided close to the configuration area 501 (for example, directly below the configuration area 501 ). In this case, even if there are many portable terminal devices 1 around, the strength of the wireless signal received from the portable terminal device 1 placed in the placement area 501 through the short-range communication interface 102 is greater than that of wireless signals from other portable terminal devices. strength, the user's mobile terminal device 1 that has been operated can be correctly selected.

For example, in Embodiments 1 and 2, the document data file or print data stored in the device management server device 201 may be deleted immediately after transmission based on a transmission request, may be deleted upon receipt of completion of printing, or may be deleted after data After the mail is sent or after the notification of the completion of printing, it is deleted after a fixed period of time in order to be able to print again.

For example, in Embodiment 1, it may also be as follows: the set-top box 6A or 6B sends the device type information of the digital multi-function peripheral 5A or 5B connected to the set-top box 6A or 6B together with the data transmission request to the device management server device 201, and the device management server The device 201 generates and transmits print data corresponding to the device type indicated by the device type information from the document data file. Similarly, in Embodiment 2, the MFP 5C or 5D may send its own device type information together with a transmission data transmission request to the device management server device 201, and the device management server device 201 generates a data file from the document data file. The print data corresponding to the device type indicated by the device type information is sent. In addition, the equipment type information may include option information indicating whether optional functions such as a finisher are equipped.

For example, in Embodiment 1, the set-top box 6A and the multifunction peripheral 5A are connected through the peripheral interfaces 83 and 103 , but instead of this connection, they may be connected through the network interfaces 82 and 101 to send and receive print data via the network 2 .

For example, in Embodiments 1 and 2, instead of the digital multifunction peripherals 5A, 5B, 5C, or 5D, other image forming apparatuses having a printing function such as a printer may be used.

For example, in Embodiments 1 and 2, the device management server device 201 has a queue dump function, but a server device (job management server device) different from the device management server device may be installed to queue and dump print data. (spooling) in the job management server device.

For example, in Embodiments 1 and 2, it may be as follows: the user wants to input a code (for example, 4-digit English letters and numbers) into the portable terminal device 1, and the portable terminal device 1 sends the code together with the device identifier to the set-top box 6A or 6B, or the digital multifunction machine 5C or 5D, the user inputs the code into the set-top box 6A or 6B, or the digital multifunction machine 5C or 5D, and the set-top box 6A or 6B, or the digital multifunction machine 5C or 5D only receives the code from the portable terminal device 1 If it matches the code directly input by the user, the print data transmission request is sent, otherwise, the print data transmission request is not sent.

For example, in Embodiments 1 and 2, the set-top box 6A or 6B or the MFP 5C or 5D may obtain a list of print data associated with the detected device identifier of the mobile terminal device 1 from the device management server device 201 , the list is transmitted to the portable terminal device 1 through the short-distance communication interface and displayed, and the print data selected by the user from the list is acquired from the device management server device 201 . In addition, the list can also be displayed on the display device 104 of the set-top box 6A or 6B, or on the display device 81a of the digital multifunction machine 5A, 5B, 5C, or 5D.

For example, in Embodiment 1, all the functions of the equipment management server apparatus 201 may be built in the set-top box 6A or 6B, and the equipment management server apparatus 201 may be omitted.

Claims (4)

1. a Mobile Printing System Using A Device Management Server, it is printed by mobile terminal device and is registered to the document data file in Cloud Server device by image processing system, and described Mobile Printing System Using A Device Management Server is characterised in that,

Described mobile terminal device comprise wireless communication interface and maximum can communication distance first near field communication interface shorter than described wireless communication interface, and described mobile terminal device sends to described Cloud Server device by described wireless communication interface in the lump by being registered in document data file in described Cloud Server device and the device identifier of described mobile terminal device

Described Mobile Printing System Using A Device Management Server comprises:

Device management server device, described device management server device and described device identifier be memory print setting data explicitly, charge data and printed data, unified intensively charge processed and printing setting, from described Cloud Server device, receive the described document data file associated with described device identifier, by the printing setting of carrying out according to the described printing setting data being associated with described device identifier, described document data file being transformed into described printed data preserves, and before described printed data is sent to print control, the toll amount of the printing of calculating based on described printed data, described toll amount is sent to described print control, and

Print control, described print control has the second near field communication interface that communication mode is identical with described the first near field communication interface, and described print control is when described mobile terminal device being detected by described the second near field communication interface, receive the device identifier of detected described mobile terminal device, the described device identifier obtaining is sent to described device management server device, the toll amount of the corresponding printed data of described document data file being associated with this device identifier is presented to described print control, described mobile terminal device, and on the arbitrary device in described image processing system, from described device management server device, receive described printed data, send to described image processing system that it is printed the described printed data receiving,

Described mobile terminal device detects the near field communication interface of closing on the one or more described print controls that exist with the near field communication interface of described mobile terminal device, when the near field communication interface of the described print control detecting is one, select this print control, when the near field communication interface of the described print control detecting is while being a plurality of, selection is by the strongest described print control of the detected signal strength signal intensity of near field communication interface of described mobile terminal device, the described print control of being selected by described mobile terminal device is by described near field communication interface, obtain the device identifier of described mobile terminal device.

2. Mobile Printing System Using A Device Management Server according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described device identifier is the MAC Address of the described near field communication interface of described mobile terminal device.

3. Mobile Printing System Using A Device Management Server according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the described first and second near field communication interface is the bluetooth communication circuit of PowerClass2 or PowerClass3.

4. a Mobile Printing System Using A Device Management Server, it is printed by mobile terminal device and is registered to the document data file in Cloud Server device by image processing system, and described Mobile Printing System Using A Device Management Server is characterised in that,

Described mobile terminal device comprise wireless communication interface and maximum can communication distance first near field communication interface shorter than described wireless communication interface, and described mobile terminal device sends to described Cloud Server device by described wireless communication interface in the lump by being registered in document data file in described Cloud Server device and the device identifier of described mobile terminal device

Described Mobile Printing System Using A Device Management Server comprises device management server device, described device management server device and described device identifier be memory print setting data explicitly, charge data and printed data, unified intensively charge processed and printing setting, from described Cloud Server device, receive the described document data file associated with described device identifier, by the printing setting of carrying out according to the described printing setting data being associated with described device identifier, described document data file being transformed into described printed data preserves, and before described printed data is sent to described image processing system, the toll amount of the printing of calculating based on described printed data, described toll amount is sent to described image processing system,

Described image processing system has the second near field communication interface that communication mode is identical with described the first near field communication interface, and described image processing system is when described mobile terminal device being detected by described the second near field communication interface, receive the device identifier of detected described mobile terminal device, the described device identifier obtaining is sent to described device management server device, the toll amount of the corresponding printed data of described document data file being associated with this device identifier is presented on the arbitrary device in described mobile terminal device and described image processing system, from described device management server device, receiving described printed data prints,

Described mobile terminal device detects the near field communication interface of the one or more described image processing systems that close on existence by the near field communication interface of described mobile terminal device, when the near field communication interface of the described image processing system detecting is one, select this image processing system, when the near field communication interface of the described image processing system detecting has when a plurality of, selection is by the strongest described image processing system of the detected signal strength signal intensity of near field communication interface of described mobile terminal device, the described image processing system of being selected by described mobile terminal device obtains the device identifier of described mobile terminal device by described near field communication interface.