Voice control device, printing apparatus, control methods thereof, and storage medium
In the case where a voice control device can communicate with a printing apparatus and a display apparatus, a user is provided with visual presentations of notifications on the display apparatus where print processing instructions are provided to the printing apparatus based on user instructions issued to the voice control device by voice.
1. A notification system comprising:
a printing apparatus that performs print processing; and
a server system comprising one or more servers and external to the printing apparatus, wherein the server system comprising:
one or more processors that controls:
a first performing unit configured to perform link processing for linking the printing apparatus and a predetermined user ID;
a causing unit configured to cause a mobile terminal, external to the printing apparatus and the one or more servers, to display an input screen for inputting the predetermined user ID, wherein sign-in for using a print service is performed based on the predetermined user ID inputted on the input screen;
a second performing unit configured to perform, based on receiving a voice indicating a predetermined instruction by a voice control device, external to the printing apparatus, the mobile terminal, and the one or more servers, after the link processing and the sign-in are performed, both of (i) screen notification control causing the mobile terminal that has displayed the input screen to display a screen regarding the printing apparatus, and (ii) voice notification control causing the voice control device that has received the voice indicating the predetermined instruction to output audio regarding the printing apparatus; and
a third performing unit configured to perform notification relating to printing,
wherein the printing apparatus comprising:
one or more processors that controls:
a printing unit configured to execute printing based on the notification relating to printing.
2. The notification system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the notification relating to printing is performed based on receiving a voice indicating a printing instruction by the voice control device after the link processing and the sign-in are performed.
3. The notification system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the voice indicating the predetermined instruction is the voice indicating the printing instruction.
4. The notification system according to claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors of the server system further controls:
a generating unit configured to generate print data based on receiving the voice indicating the printing instruction by the voice control device after the link processing and the sign-in are performed, and
wherein the one or more processors of the printing apparatus further controls:
an obtaining unit configured to obtain the generated print data,
wherein the printing is executed based on the generated print data.
5. The notification system according to claim 2 , wherein the voice indicating the predetermined instruction is a voice indicating a state check instruction different from the voice indicating the printing instruction.
6. The notification system according to claim 1 ,
wherein information relating to an access point is transmitted from the mobile terminal to the voice control device,
wherein a connection between the voice control device and the access point is established based on receiving the information relating to the access point, and
wherein the screen notification control causing the mobile terminal that has displayed the input screen transmits the information relating to the access point to the voice control device.
7. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors of the printing apparatus further controls:
a transmitting unit configured to transmit information regarding the printing apparatus, and
wherein the screen notification control and the voice notification control are executed based on the transmitted information regarding the printing apparatus.
8. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the screen regarding the printing apparatus is a screen relating to an error occurring in the printing apparatus, and the audio regarding the printing apparatus is an audio relating to the error occurring in the printing apparatus.
9. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the screen regarding the printing apparatus is a screen relating to a remaining level of a recording agent used in the printing apparatus, and
the audio regarding the printing apparatus is an audio relating to the remaining level of the recording agent used in the printing apparatus.
10. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the screen regarding the printing apparatus is a screen indicating completion of the print processing executed by the printing apparatus, and
the audio regarding the printing apparatus is an audio indicating the completion of the print processing executed by the printing apparatus.
11. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the screen regarding the printing apparatus is displayed on a display unit included in the printing apparatus based on receiving the voice indicating the predetermined instruction by the voice control device after the link processing and the sign-in are performed.
12. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the voice control device is a smart speaker.
13. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the printing unit prints information for the link processing.
14. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the information for the link processing is inputted into the mobile terminal by a user after the information for the link processing is printed.
15. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the information for the link processing is URL for inputting the predetermined user ID.
16. The notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the information for the link processing is printed based on data received from the server system.
17. The notification system according to claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors of the printing apparatus controls:
a transmitting unit configured to transmit information of the printing apparatus,
wherein the data is received based on transmitting the information of the printing apparatus.
18. A server system comprising one or more servers, the server system comprising:
one or more processors,
wherein the one or more processors of the server system controls:
a first performing unit configured to perform link processing for linking a printing apparatus and a predetermined user ID;
a causing unit configured to cause a mobile terminal, external to the printing apparatus and the one or more servers, to display an input screen for inputting the predetermined user ID, wherein sign-in for using a print service is performed based on the predetermined user ID inputted on the input screen;
a second performing unit configured to perform, based on receiving a voice indicating a predetermined instruction by a voice control device, external to the printing apparatus, the mobile terminal, and the one or more servers, after the link processing and the sign-in are performed, both of (i) screen notification control causing the mobile terminal that has displayed the input screen to display a screen regarding the printing apparatus, and (ii) voice notification control causing the voice control device that has received the voice indicating the predetermined instruction to output audio regarding the printing apparatus; and
a third performing unit configured to perform notification relating to printing.
19. A notification system comprising:
a voice control device; and
a server system comprising one or more servers and external to the voice control device, the server system comprising: one or more processors that controls:
a first performing unit configured to perform link processing for linking a printing apparatus and a predetermined user ID;
a causing unit configured to cause a mobile terminal, external to the printing apparatus, the voice control device, and the one or more servers, to display an input screen for inputting the predetermined user ID, wherein sign-in for using a print service is performed based on the predetermined user ID inputted on the input screen; and
a second performing unit configured to perform, based on receiving a voice indicating a predetermined instruction by the voice control device after the link processing and the sign-in are performed, both of (i) screen notification control causing the mobile terminal that has displayed the input screen to display a screen regarding the printing apparatus, and (ii) voice notification control causing the voice control device that has received the voice indicating the predetermined instruction to output audio regarding the printing apparatus,
wherein the voice control device comprising:
one or more processors that controls:
an outputting unit configured to output the audio regarding the printing apparatus based on the voice notification control.