IP Library Granted Patent US 10,123,193
Granted Patent B2
US 10,123,193 · App. 15/473,130 · Granted Nov 6, 2018

Communication device

Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki (Nagoya, JP); Hirotaka Asakura (Nagoya, JP); Munehisa Matsuda (Nagoya, JP); Satoshi Tanaka (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
H04W4/80G06F3/1204G06F3/1236G06F3/1292H04N1/00307H04W4/008H04W76/021H04W76/11H04N2201/006H04N2201/0039H04N2201/0094
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,123,193
App. No.
15/473,130
Granted
Nov 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication device may include a first type of interface and a second type of interface. The communication device may execute the communication of object data with a mobile device using the second type of interface after executing a specific process for causing the communication device to shift to a communication-enabled state, in a case where it is determined that the communication device is not currently in the communication-enabled state. Also, the communication device may execute the communication of the object data with the mobile device using the second type of interface without executing the specific process, in a case where it is determined that the communication device is currently in the communication-enabled state.

Claims (32)

1. A communication device comprising:

a first type of interface configured to send specific information to a mobile device;

a second type of interface;

one or more processors; and

a memory that stores computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the communication device to:

in a case where the communication device is not currently in a communication-enabled state,

execute a specific process using the specific information in order for the communication device to shift to a communication-enabled state, the communication-enabled state being a state in which the communication device is currently capable of executing a communication of object data with the mobile device by the second type of interface, the specific information being information for establishing a wireless connection using the second type of interface with the communication device, and the specific process including a process of establishing the wireless connection with the mobile device using the specific information; and

execute the communication of the object data with the mobile device using the second type of interface after executing the specific process; and

in a case where the communication device is currently in the communication-enabled state, execute communication of the object data with the mobile device using the second type of interface without executing the specific process.

2. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein

the communication device is capable of selectively operating in one of a plurality of states including a parent station state in which the communication device functions as a parent station of a wireless network and a non-parent station state in which the communication device does not function as the parent station of the wireless network, and

the specific process includes a process of setting the parent station state to the communication device in a wireless connection with the mobile device.

3. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein the specific information includes Service Set Identifier.

4. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein

the first type of interface is configured to execute a wireless communication according to a Near Field Communication system, and

the second type of interface is configured to execute a wireless communication according to a system based on IEEE 802.11 standard.

5. The communication device as in claim 1 , wherein a communication speed of the second type of interface is faster than a communication speed of the first type of interface.

6. The communication device as in claim 1 , further comprising:

a print executing unit,

wherein the executing of the communication of the object data with the mobile device includes receiving the object data from the mobile device, and

the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication device to further execute:

causing the print executing unit to execute a print using the object data.

7. The communication device as in claim 1 , further comprising:

a scan executing unit,

wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication device to further execute:

causing the scan executing unit to execute a scan of a document set on the scan executing unit and generate the object data,

wherein the executing of the communication of the object data with the mobile device includes sending the object data to the mobile device.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions for a communication device comprising a first type of interface configured to send specific information to a mobile device, and a second type of interface, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by one or more processors mounted on the communication device, cause the communication device to:

in a case where the communication device is not currently in a communication-enabled state,

execute a specific process using specific information in order for the communication device to shift to a communication-enabled state the communication-enabled state being a state in which the communication device is currently capable of executing a communication of object data with the mobile device by the second type of interface, the specific information being information for establishing a wireless connection using the second type of interface with the communication device, and the specific process including a process of establishing the wireless connection with the mobile device using the specific information; and

execute the communication of the object data with the mobile device using the second type of interface after executing the specific process; and

in a case where the communication device is currently in the communication-enabled state, execute communication of the object data with the mobile device using the second type of interface without executing the specific process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2017
From: SUZUKI, TAKANOBU; ASAKURA, HIROTAKA; MATSUDA, MUNEHISA; TANAKA, SATOSHI
To: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 041788/0337 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-082817 · Mar 30, 2012 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14789644 · Jul 1, 2015
Continuation 13832035 · Mar 15, 2013
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