Communication method and packing box
A communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed between a communication device and an electrical apparatus by use of non-contact short-range wireless communication method. The electrical apparatus includes a built-in antenna in the vicinity of a first region of a surface exposed to the outside of the electrical apparatus. The antenna is provided for non-contact short-range wireless communication with the communication device. The communication method includes the steps of: preparing a storage box to which information is provided at a predetermined position on an exterior surface of the storage box, the information indicating where the antenna is placed; storing the electrical apparatus in power-off state, into the storage box, and thereby placing the electrical apparatus in the storage box such that the first region of the electrical apparatus is close to the predetermined position of the storage box; and moving the communication device close to the predetermined position of the storage box to initiate communication between the communication device and the electrical apparatus.
1. A storage box configured to store a relatively small mobile printer therein, the mobile printer including a built-in antenna in the vicinity of a first region of a surface exposed to the outside of the mobile printer, the antenna being configured for non-contact short-range wireless communication with a communication device, the storage box comprising:
a first exterior surface configured to be opened when the mobile printer is inserted into the storage box; and
a second exterior surface including a predetermined position at which information is provided, the information indicating where the antenna is placed,
wherein the predetermined position corresponds to the first region of the mobile printer when the mobile printer is placed in the storage box,
wherein the first exterior surface is perpendicular to the second exterior surface when the storage box is in a closed state, and
wherein the second exterior surface is configured to permit configuration information to be transmitted from the communication device to the built-in antenna, when the mobile printer is in a power-off status, such that the mobile printer is configured based on the configuration information when the mobile printer is powered on.
2. The storage box of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the second exterior surface of the storage box and the antenna is less than a second distance between the antenna and a surface of the storage box other than the second exterior surface.
3. The storage box according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information is at least one of information regarding printer configuration, information of printer language selection, or information of printer interface configuration.
4. The storage box according to claim 1 , wherein the second exterior surface is configured to permit the mobile printer to transmit at least one of information regarding a model name, version information, or a serial number of the mobile printer via the second exterior surface.
5. The storage box according to claim 1 , further comprising a restriction part facing an interior surface inside the storage box, the interior surface corresponding to the second exterior surface, the restriction part being configured to restrict placement of the mobile printer in the storage box between the interior surface and the restriction part such that the first region of the mobile printer is close to the interior surface of the storage box when the mobile printer is placed in the storage box.
6. The storage box according to claim 1 , further comprising a label attached on the predetermined position, wherein the information indicating where the antenna is placed is printed on the label.
7. The storage box according to claim 1 ,
wherein a first mark is displayed at the first region of the mobile printer,
wherein the information indicating where the antenna is placed is a second mark, and
wherein the first mark and the second mark are identical in shape.
8. A shipping unit configured to ship a plurality of mobile printers, the shipping unit comprising:
a plurality of storage boxes, each storage box configured for storing a mobile printer therein, the mobile printer including a built-in antenna in the vicinity of a first region of a surface exposed to the outside of the mobile printer, the antenna being configured for non-contact short-range wireless communication with a communication device, each storage box including:
an exterior surface including a predetermined position at which information is provided, the information indicating where the antenna is placed,
wherein the predetermined position corresponds to the first region of the mobile printer when the mobile printer is placed in the storage box; and
a container box configured for storing the plurality of storage boxes, the container box having a surface configured to be opened;
wherein the plurality of storage boxes are arranged in the container box such that the information indicating where the antenna is placed is facing the surface configured to be opened,
wherein the built-in antenna is configured to permit configuration information to be received from the communication device when the mobile printer is in a power-off status, such that the mobile printer is configured based on the configuration information when the mobile printer is powered on.
9. The shipping unit of claim 8 , wherein each storage box further comprises
a first exterior surface configured to be opened when the mobile printer is inserted into the storage box,
wherein the exterior surface including the predetermined position is a second exterior surface,
wherein the first exterior surface is perpendicular to the second exterior surface when the storage box is in a closed state.
10. The shipping unit of claim 9 , wherein the built-in antenna is further configured to permit configuration information to be received from the communication device when the storage box is in the closed state.
11. The shipping unit according to claim 9 , further comprising a restriction part facing an interior surface inside the storage box, the interior surface corresponding to the second exterior surface, the restriction part being configured to restrict placement of the mobile printer in the storage box between the interior surface and the restriction part such that the first region of the mobile printer is close to the interior surface of the storage box when the mobile printer is placed in the storage box.
12. The shipping unit according to claim 8 , wherein the configuration information is at least one of information regarding printer configuration, information of printer language selection, or information of printer interface configuration.
13. The shipping unit according to claim 8 , wherein the exterior surface is configured to permit the mobile printer to transmit at least one of information regarding a model name, version information, or a serial number of the mobile printer via the exterior surface.
14. The shipping unit according to claim 8 , further comprising a label attached on the predetermined position, wherein the information indicating where the antenna is placed is printed on the label.
15. The shipping unit according to claim 8 ,
wherein a first mark is displayed at the first region of the mobile printer,
wherein the information indicating where the antenna is placed is a second mark, and
wherein the first mark and the second mark are identical in shape.