JP2020205541A - Information processing system, control method of the same, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To solve the problem in which, when a mobile terminal vibrates in a mobile terminal storage area of an MFP, the mobile terminal is damaged by noise or falling.SOLUTION: When a mobile terminal is connected to an MFP by short-range wireless communication, if the mobile terminal is in a mobile terminal storage area, a vibration function of the mobile terminal is disabled.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device linked with a terminal, a control method and a program thereof.

In recent years, an increasing number of image forming devices installed in offices have a function of linking with mobile terminals. As an example, there is known a technique of transmitting print data from a mobile terminal to an image forming apparatus to execute a printing process, or importing a manuscript image read by a scanner of an image forming apparatus into a mobile terminal (for example, a patent document). 1).
In addition, some mobile terminals so far are equipped with a vibration function. By vibrating the vibrating part in response to the detection of an incoming call or email reception on the mobile terminal, the user is notified that the incoming call or email reception has been detected. As a result, the user can easily know the incoming call.
However, when the mobile information terminal is placed on the communication table of the communication device, if the vibration function operates, there is a problem that the mobile information terminal is displaced from the antenna position of the communication device. Therefore, it has been proposed to turn off the vibration function of the mobile information terminal when short-range wireless communication is being performed in order to avoid deviation from the antenna position and communication is not possible (). Patent Document 2).

Patent No. 5655896 Public Relations Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-24172

However, personal digital assistants have become indispensable in the office environment as a means of communicating with individuals. The vibration function of the mobile information terminal is one of the important means for notifying an incoming call or the like when the user cannot see the screen. In the above-mentioned prior art, the vibration function of the mobile terminal cannot be used when the image forming apparatus is approached during short-range wireless communication in order to use the apparatus. Then, there is a problem that an important means for notifying the user does not work, and an important contact may be missed.

The present invention is an information processing device that cooperates with a terminal by short-range wireless communication to acquire information on the terminal, and when the connection between the terminal and the short-range wireless communication is established, the terminal is the information processing device. The setting of the vibration function of the terminal when it is determined by the first determination means for determining whether or not the terminal is placed in the predetermined position and the first determination means. When the second determination means for determining whether is valid or invalid and the second determination means determine that the setting of the vibration function of the terminal is valid, the setting of the vibration function of the terminal is valid. It is characterized by having a control means which is held in a storage means and requests to invalidate the vibration function of the terminal.
Information processing system featuring

According to the present invention, by turning off the vibration function only when the mobile terminal is placed in the mobile terminal storage place, it is possible to suppress the vibration only in a situation where the user of the mobile terminal can see it. It is possible to reduce the situation where the user cannot be notified by the vibration function from the mobile information terminal.

The figure which shows the structural example of the information processing system of the Example of this invention. The block diagram which shows the hardware configuration example of the MFP of the Example of this invention. The block diagram which shows the hardware configuration example of the mobile terminal of the Example of this invention. The block diagram which shows the software structure example of the MFP of the Example of this invention. The block diagram which shows the software structure example of the mobile terminal of the Example of this invention. The figure which shows the example of the processing flow of the Example of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of the information processing system of this embodiment. This system is composed of an information processing device (MFP) 101 connected via LAN 110, a mobile terminal 102 connected via WAN 120, and a management server 103 (not shown). The device on LAN110 and the device on WAN120 can communicate with each other through each other's network. FIG. 1 is an example of a typical network configuration, and each device may be in either LAN110 or WAN120.
The MFP 101 is an image forming apparatus having a scanner function and a printer function. The MFP101 has an application platform for adding and executing an application (hereinafter referred to as "MFP application") that runs on the device. The mobile terminal 102 is a portable information processing device, typically a smartphone or tablet terminal. The mobile terminal 102 has an application platform for adding and executing an application (hereinafter referred to as "mobile application") running on the device. The MFP 101 and the mobile terminal 102 can communicate directly by short-range wireless communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication) or Bluetooth (registered trademark) (not shown).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the MFP 101. The control unit 210 including the CPU 211 controls the operation of the entire MFP 101.
The CPU 211 reads a control program stored in the ROM 212 or the HDD 214 and executes various control processes such as read control and transmission control.
The RAM 213 is used as a temporary storage area for the main memory of the CPU 211, a work area, and the like.
HDD 214 stores various programs including image data and installed MFP applications.
The short-range wireless communication I / F 215 is an interface for short-range wireless communication such as NFC and Bluetooth, and communicates with a mobile terminal 102 or the like to exchange data.
The operation unit I / F 216 connects the operation unit 221 and the control unit 210. The operation unit 221 is provided with a liquid crystal display unit having a touch panel function, a keyboard, and the like.
The printer I / F 217 connects the printer 222 and the control unit 210. The image data to be printed by the printer 222 is transferred from the control unit 210 to the printer 222 via the printer I / F 217, and is printed on the recording medium by the printer 222.
The scanner I / F 218 connects the scanner 223 and the control unit 210. The scanner 223 reads an image on a document, generates image data, and inputs the image data to the control unit 210 via the scanner I / F 218.
The sensor I / F 219 connects the proximity detection sensor 224, the contact detection sensor 225, and the control unit 210. The proximity detection sensor 224 is a sensor for detecting whether or not a person holding a mobile terminal is close to the MFP 101, and the contact detection sensor 225 detects whether or not the mobile terminal 102 has touched a predetermined position of the MFP 101. It is a sensor of. In this embodiment, a mobile storage place (not shown) for placing the mobile terminal on the MFP 101 is prepared as a predetermined position, and the contact detection sensor 225 detects that the mobile terminal is placed there.
The network I / F 220 connects the control unit 210 (MFP101) to the LAN 110. The network I / F 220 transmits and receives various information to and from other devices on the LAN 110 or WAN 120.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 102. The control unit 310 including the CPU 311 controls the operation of the entire device.
The CPU 311 reads the control program stored in the ROM 312 or the flash memory 314 and executes various control processes.
The RAM 313 is used as a temporary storage area for the main memory, work area, etc. of the CPU 311.
The flash memory 314 stores various programs and data.
The operation unit I / F 315 connects the operation unit 318 and the control unit 310.
The operation unit 318 is provided with a liquid crystal display unit having a touch panel function.
The short-range wireless communication I / F316 is an interface for short-range wireless communication such as NFC and Bluetooth, and communicates with the MFP101 and the like to exchange data.
The network I / F 317 connects the control unit 310 to the WAN 120 or LAN 110. The network I / F 317 transmits and receives various information to and from other devices on the WAN 120 or the LAN 110.

FIG. 4 is a software configuration diagram of the MFP 101 of this embodiment. When the CPU 211 reads, analyzes, and executes the program stored in the HDD 214 of the MFP 101 into the RAM 213, the processing described later is executed.
The login management unit 401 manages user authentication in the MFP 101.
The menu display unit 402 displays the menu screen on the operation unit 221. The menu display unit 402 displays an application button for calling an MFP application or a Web application on the menu screen. The menu display unit 402 may acquire the information of the application button to be displayed from, for example, an external service.
The Web browser 403 accesses the Web server and displays the Web content.
The mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 performs processing for linking with the mobile terminal. For example, the contact detection sensor 225 is used to detect that the mobile terminal is placed in a mobile storage place at a predetermined position, and the short-range wireless communication I / F 215 is used to communicate with the mobile terminal.
The scan function providing unit 405 provides an API (Application Programming Interface) for calling a scan function and a scan function to an MFP application or a Web application.
The print function providing unit 406 provides an API for calling the print function and the print function to the MFP application or the Web application.
The MFP application management unit 407 is a software platform for running the MFP application on the MFP 101. FIG. 4 shows a state in which two MFP applications, a transmission MFP application 408 and a print MFP application 409, are installed.
The transmission MFP application 408 is an MFP application that transmits scanned image data to the outside through the LAN 110.
The printing MFP application 409 is an MFP application that prints print data received from the outside. These two applications are examples of MFP applications, and another MFP application may be installed.

FIG. 5 is a software configuration diagram of the mobile terminal 102 of this embodiment. When the CPU 311 reads, analyzes, and executes the program stored in the flash memory 314 of the mobile terminal 102 into the RAM 313, the processing described later is executed.
The short-range communication receiver 501 receives a beacon signal (cooperation signal) through the short-range wireless communication I / F 316 and calls a mobile application corresponding to the cooperation signal. In this embodiment, the mobile application corresponding to the cooperation signal transmitted by the MFP 101 is the MFP cooperation management application 503.
The mobile application management unit 502 is a software platform for operating a mobile application on the mobile terminal 102. FIG. 5 shows a state in which five mobile applications (503 to 506) are installed.
The MFP linkage management application 503 performs processing for linking the MFP and the target application. For example, the target application linked with the MFP is specified, or the management server 103 (not shown) is instructed to create the linked button.
The cloud document management application 504 is a mobile application for operating a cloud storage service that manages document data from a mobile terminal.
The cloud photo management application 505 is a mobile application for operating a cloud storage service that manages photo data from a mobile terminal.
The address book application 506 is a mobile application for managing contacts, and manages names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses as contacts.
The document creation application 507 is a mobile application for creating document data. 504 to 507 other than the MFP cooperation management application 503 are examples of mobile applications, and another mobile application may be installed.

An example of the processing operation of the MFP 101 in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In this embodiment of the flowchart of FIG. 6, an example will be described in which a process in which the MFP 101 and the mobile terminal 102 cooperate with each other is started after the proximity detection sensor 224 of the MFP 101 detects it.
The mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 in the MFP 101 detects a person by the proximity detection sensor 224.
First, in step S601, the mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 transmits a BLE advertising packet as a cooperation signal for cooperation with the mobile terminal 102 via the short-range wireless communication I / F 215.
In the following step S602, the mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 waits for a connection request for short-range wireless communication from the mobile terminal 102. If there is no connection request from the mobile terminal 102, the mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 returns to step S601 and transmits the cooperation signal again. The mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 proceeds to step S603 if there is a connection request from the mobile terminal 102.
If the link cannot be linked with the mobile terminal, the transmission of the link signal is stopped. In that case, the determination is made based on the condition that the number of transmission retries reaches the specified number of times and the condition that the proximity detection sensor does not detect a person.
Subsequently, in step S603, the mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 receives a connection request from the mobile terminal 102 and establishes a connection with the mobile terminal 102. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, it is assumed that the communication between the MFP 101 and the mobile terminal 102 is performed using short-range wireless communication.
In the following step S604, it is determined whether or not the mobile terminal 102 is placed in the mobile terminal storage area in the MFP 101. The presence or absence of a mobile terminal is detected by the contact detection sensor 225 provided in the mobile terminal storage area of the MFP 101. If the contact detection sensor 225 in the mobile terminal storage area detects that the contact is in contact with the mobile terminal storage area while short-range wireless communication is established, it is determined that the mobile terminal 102 is in the mobile terminal storage area (YES). , Proceed to step S605. On the other hand, if the contact detection sensor 225 in the mobile terminal storage area does not detect that the contact is in contact (NO), the process proceeds to step S608.
In step S605, the mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 of the MFP 101 accesses the MFP cooperation management application 503 of the mobile terminal 102 and acquires the setting of the vibration function of the mobile terminal. If it is determined that the vibration function setting of the mobile terminal is invalid (OFF), proceed to step S608 while establishing short-range wireless communication, and the vibration function setting of the mobile terminal is valid (ON). If it is determined that (YES), the process proceeds to step S606.
In step S606, the mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 of the MFP 101 stores and holds the state of the vibration function setting of the mobile terminal in the internal memory.
In the following step S607, the MFP cooperation management application 503 of the mobile terminal 102 is requested to disable the vibration function of the mobile terminal 102. Then, the MFP cooperation management application 503 requests the system service of the mobile terminal 102 to disable the vibration function, and proceeds to step S608 while establishing the short-range wireless communication.
In step S608, it is determined whether or not the short-range wireless communication is connected, and if the short-range wireless communication is continuing, the process returns to step S604 and confirms whether or not the mobile terminal 102 is placed in the mobile terminal storage area. To continue. On the other hand, when the mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 receives the intentional disconnection instruction by the user operation, the mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 proceeds to step S609.
In step S609, the setting of the vibration function of the mobile terminal 102 stored and held in the internal memory in step S606 is read out, and it is determined whether the original setting of the vibration function of the mobile terminal is valid (ON) or invalid (OFF). .. If the original setting of the vibration function is invalid (OFF), this process ends, and if the original setting of the vibration function is valid (ON), the process proceeds to step S610.
In step S610, the mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 requests the MFP cooperation management application 503 to enable the vibration function, and ends this process.

When determining the position of the mobile terminal in step S604, the operation of only the contact detection sensor 225 is described as an example in the embodiment. In addition to that, the radio wave intensity of the short-range wireless communication may be measured, and a determination as to whether or not it is within the threshold value may be added to improve the accuracy of the position determination of the mobile terminal.
Further, as another method of determining the position of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal cooperation unit 404 of the MFP 101 accesses the MFP cooperation management application 503 of the mobile terminal 102 and acquires the sensor information of the mobile terminal 102. The sensor information includes information such as a horizontal sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a gravity sensor of the mobile terminal 102. From the information of these sensors, a method of determining whether or not the mobile terminal 102 is in a stationary state may be used. If the mobile terminal 102 is in a stationary state while the short-range wireless communication is established, there is also a method of determining that the mobile terminal 102 is placed in the mobile terminal storage area. These methods may be used as a single means or may be judged by using a plurality of means.

According to the procedure described above, it is possible to disable the vibration function of the mobile terminal only when it is placed in the mobile terminal storage area. This allows the vibration function to remain enabled when the mobile device is not placed in the storage area, for example, in a pocket of clothes, which is not visible to the user, and makes important notifications vibration. It will be possible to inform.

(Other Examples)
The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiment to a system or device via a network or storage medium, and one or more processors in the computer of the system or device reads and executes the program. It can also be realized by the processing to be performed. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

101 MFP
102 Mobile device
225 Contact detection sensor

Claims (6)

An information processing device that acquires terminal information by linking with the terminal via short-range wireless communication.
When a short-range wireless communication connection with the terminal is established, a first determination means for determining whether or not the terminal is placed at a predetermined position of the information processing device, and
When it is determined by the first determination means that the terminal is placed in a predetermined position, the second determination means for determining whether the setting of the vibration function of the terminal is valid or invalid, and the second determination means.
When the setting of the vibration function of the terminal is determined to be valid by the second determination means, the storage means retains that the setting of the vibration function of the terminal is valid, and invalidates the vibration function of the terminal. Control measures that require
An information processing device characterized by having. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first determination means determines based on the detection of the contact detection sensor that the terminal is placed at a predetermined position. The first determination means determines based on the determination that the terminal is in a stationary state from the acquired information of the terminal.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The control means receives a disconnection instruction from the terminal, and requests that the vibration function of the terminal be enabled when the setting of the vibration function of the terminal held in the storage means is valid. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. It is a control method of an information processing device that has a storage means, cooperates with a terminal by short-range wireless communication, and acquires information on the terminal.
When a short-range wireless communication connection with the terminal is established, the first determination step of determining whether or not the terminal is placed at a predetermined position of the information processing device, and
The second determination step of determining whether the setting of the vibration function of the terminal is valid or invalid when it is determined that the terminal is placed at a predetermined position in the first determination step.
When it is determined that the setting of the vibration function of the terminal is valid in the second determination step, the storage means holds that the setting of the vibration function of the terminal is valid, and invalidates the vibration function of the terminal. The control process that requires you to do
A control method for an information processing device, which comprises the above. A program for causing a computer to execute the control method of the information processing apparatus according to claim 5.

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