IP Library Patent Application 16564713
Patent Application
App. No. 16/564,713

IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM

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16/564,713
Abstract

An image reading apparatus includes a memory, a first transmission unit, a reception unit, and a second transmission unit. The memory stores a read image read by an image reading part. The first transmission unit transmits identification information identifying the image reading apparatus to a mobile terminal. The reception unit receives a transfer request for transferring the read image. The transfer request is received from an image forming apparatus receiving the identification information from the mobile terminal. The second transmission unit transmits the read image stored in the memory to the image forming apparatus. The read image is transmitted after the transfer request is received.

Claims (53)

1 . An image reading apparatus comprising:

a memory that stores a read image read by an image reading part;

a first transmission unit that transmits identification information identifying the image reading apparatus to a mobile terminal;

a reception unit that receives a transfer request for transferring the read image, the transfer request being received from an image forming apparatus receiving the identification information from the mobile terminal; and

a second transmission unit that transmits the read image stored in the memory to the image forming apparatus, the read image being transmitted after the transfer request is received.

2 . The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second transmission unit decides whether to transmit the read image to the image forming apparatus depending on whether the reception unit receives the identification information from the image forming apparatus.

3 . The image reading apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein if the reception unit receives the identification information from the image forming apparatus, the second transmission unit decides to transmit the read image to the image forming apparatus.

4 . The image reading apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein if the reception unit does not receive the identification information from the image forming apparatus, the second transmission unit decides not to transmit the read image to the image forming apparatus.

5 . The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a deletion unit that deletes the read image at deletion time predetermined as time to delete the read image stored in the memory.

6 . The image reading apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a generation unit that generates the identification information after the image reading part reads the read image; and

a setting unit that sets the deletion time on a basis of generation time when the identification information is generated and predetermined elapsed time.

7 . The image reading apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a changing unit that changes the deletion time in response to a request for changing the deletion time, the request being transmitted from the mobile terminal.

8 . The image reading apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein if the changing unit changes the deletion time, the first transmission unit transmits, to the mobile terminal, information indicating that the changing unit changes the deletion time.

9 . An image forming apparatus comprising:

a first reception unit that receives identification information identifying an image reading apparatus, the identification information being received from a mobile terminal receiving the identification information from the image reading apparatus;

a transmission unit that transmits, to the image reading apparatus, a transfer request for transferring a read image that is read by the image reading apparatus identified by the identification information and that is stored in the image reading apparatus;

a second reception unit that receives, from the image reading apparatus, the read image transmitted by the image reading apparatus in response to the transfer request; and

an image forming unit that forms an image on a basis of the read image.

10 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the second reception unit receives the read image from the image reading apparatus depending on whether the read image is decided to be transmitted, the read image being decided in the image reading apparatus depending on whether the transmission unit transmits the identification information to the image reading apparatus.

11 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein if the read image is decided to be transmitted in the image reading apparatus if the transmission unit transmits the identification information to the image reading apparatus, the second reception unit receives the read image from the image reading apparatus.

12 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein if the read image is decided not to be transmitted in the image reading apparatus if the transmission unit does not transmit the identification information to the image reading apparatus, the second reception unit does not receive the read image from the image reading apparatus.

13 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process comprising:

first receiving in which identification information identifying an image reading apparatus is received from the image reading apparatus; and

first transmitting in which the identification information is transmitted to an image forming apparatus as information for identifying the image reading apparatus that stores a read image read by the image reading apparatus, the read image being to be transferred to the image forming apparatus to form an image.

14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , storing the program causing the computer to execute the process further comprising:

displaying reception information indicating that the identification information is received from the image reading apparatus.

15 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14 ,

wherein in the displaying, after the identification information is transmitted to the image forming apparatus in the first transmitting, the reception information is cancelled.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , storing the program causing the computer to execute the process further comprising:

displaying deletion time predetermined as time to delete the read image stored in the image reading apparatus.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 16 , storing the program causing the computer to execute the process further comprising:

second transmitting in which an instruction to delete the read image stored in the image reading apparatus at changed deletion time is transmitted in response to an operation for changing the deletion time displayed in the displaying of the deletion time.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 17 , storing the program causing the computer to execute the process further comprising:

second receiving in which if the deletion time to delete the read image stored in the image reading apparatus is changed to the changed time, information indicating that the read image is to be deleted at the changed deletion time is received from the image reading apparatus.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 17 ,

wherein if the deletion time to delete the read image stored in the image reading apparatus is changed to the changed deletion time by transmitting the identification information to the image reading apparatus in the second transmitting, information indicating that the read image is to be deleted at the changed deletion time is received from the image reading apparatus in the second receiving.

20 . An image processing system comprising:

an image reading apparatus that reads an image from a medium; and

an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a medium,

wherein the image reading apparatus stores a read image read from a medium and transmits identification information identifying the image reading apparatus to a mobile terminal,

wherein the image forming apparatus receives the identification information from the mobile terminal and transmits, to the image reading apparatus, a transfer request for transferring the read image read by and stored in the image reading apparatus identified by the identification information,

wherein the image reading apparatus receives the transfer request from the image forming apparatus and transmits the read image stored in the image reading apparatus to the image forming apparatus, the read image being transmitted after the transfer request is received, and

wherein the image forming apparatus receives the read image from the image reading apparatus and forms an image on a medium on a basis of the read image.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2019
From: ISHII, AKIHIRO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050316/0156 →