Information processing device, information processing system, and method of controlling information processing device

1. An information processing device, comprising:

a first wireless USB unit capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data;

a second wireless USB unit capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data;

a data processing unit that executes printing processing of data input from at least one of the first wireless USB unit and the second wireless USB unit; and

a control unit, wherein

when the first wireless USB unit is connected with a first external electronic equipment, the first wireless USB unit cannot process connection request initiated from a second external electronic equipment, and

when the second wireless USB unit receives the connection request initiated from the second external electronic equipment and execution of printing processing requested by the second external electronic equipment while the first wireless USB unit is connected to the first external electronic equipment, the control unit:

releases the connection with the first external electronic equipment when the printing processing is not executed with the first external electronic equipment;

executes connection to the second external electronic device, wherein the connection to the second external electronic equipment is executed on the first wireless USB unit; and

executes the printing processing with the second external electronic equipment after the connection to the second external electronic device is executed.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit transmits an execution state of the data processing unit to the second external electronic, and raises connection priority of the second external electronic equipment when a connection release command is received from the second external electronic equipment based on the connection priority.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the data processing unit serves as one or more of a print processing unit that prints image data to a print medium, an image reading processing unit that reads a document medium to generate image data, and a data storage processing unit that stores data in a storage medium.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein when a lock command has been received at the time of the connection request from the second external electronic equipment, the control unit makes connection with the second external electronic equipment in a lock state such that the connection with the second external electronic equipment is not released by a connection request from other electronic equipment.

5. An information processing system, comprising:

the information processing device according to claim 2 capable of executing data processing; and

the second external electronic equipment including a transmission control unit that:

transmits the connection request to the information processing device at the time of executing data processing,

receives the execution state of the data processing unit from the information processing device, and

when the received execution state is a state where the data processing is not executed, transmits a command for raising self-connection priority and the connection release command for releasing the connection with the first external electronic equipment to the information processing device.

6. A method of controlling an information processing device including a first wireless USB unit capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data, a second wireless USB unit capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data, and a data processing unit that executes printing processing of data input from at least one of the first wireless USB unit and the second wireless USB unit, the method comprising:

when the first wireless USB unit is connected with a first external electronic equipment such that the first wireless USB unit cannot process connection request initiated from a second external electronic equipment:

receiving, by the second wireless USB unit, the connection request initiated from the second external electronic equipment and execution of printing processing requested by the second external electronic equipment while the first wireless USB unit is connected to the first external electronic equipment;

releasing the connection with the first external electronic equipment when the printing processing is not executed with the first external electronic equipment;

executing connection to the second external electronic device, wherein the connection to the second external electronic device is executed on the first wireless USB unit; and

executing the printing processing with the second external electronic equipment after the connection to the second external electronic device is executed.

7. An information processing device, comprising:

a first wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data;

a second wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data;

a data processing unit that executes printing processing of data input from at least one of the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit; and

a control unit, wherein

when the first wireless communication unit is connected with a first external electronic equipment, the first wireless communication unit cannot process connection request initiated from a second external electronic equipment, and

when the second wireless communication unit receives the connection request initiated from the second external electronic equipment and execution of printing processing requested by the second external electronic equipment while the first wireless communication unit is connected to the first external electronic equipment, the control unit:

releases the connection with the first external electronic equipment when the printing processing is not executed with the first external electronic equipment;

executes connection to the second external electronic device, wherein the connection of the second external electronic device is executed on the first wireless communication unit; and

executes the printing processing with the second external electronic equipment after the connection to the second external electronic device is executed.

8. The information processing device according to claim 7 , wherein the first wireless communication unit is used only for transmission and reception of data for the data processing, and the second wireless communication unit is used only for transmission and reception of data for switching electronic equipment.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein when the first wireless communication unit is connected with the first external electronic equipment, and when the request for connection from the second external electronic equipment is received on the second wireless communication unit, the second external electronic equipment connects to the first wireless communication unit after the connection with the first external electronic equipment is released.

10. The information processing device according to claim 7 , wherein the first wireless communication unit is specialized for transmission and reception of data for information processing, and the second wireless communication unit is specialized for switching connections to external electronic equipment.

11. The information processing device according to claim 7 , wherein the first wireless communication unit has a higher performance data throughput transceiver than the second wireless communication unit.