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Granted Patent B2
US 10,284,745 · App. 16/021,672 · Granted May 7, 2019

Management system including communication interface and controller

Inventor: Ken Saito (Tokoname, JP)
Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N1/32101H04N1/00307H04N1/00344H04N1/32358H04N2201/006H04N2201/0094
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Patent No.
US 10,284,745
App. No.
16/021,672
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A controller in a management system performs: in response to receiving a first request, transmitting first information to an image-processing apparatus, the transmitted first information being acquired by a terminal apparatus; receiving the first information acquired by the terminal apparatus and original image data stored in the terminal apparatus; storing the received original image data at a first storage location in the image data storage, the first storage location being specified by the received first information; receiving a second request; in response to receiving the second request, transmitting the second information to the image-processing apparatus; receiving the second information and a third request from the image-processing apparatus; and in response to receiving the third request; transmitting target image data based on the received original image data to the image-processing apparatus, the target image data being stored in the second storage location specified by the received second information.

Claims (49)

1. A printer comprising:

a communication interface;

a print device; and

a controller capable of communicating with a management system via the communication interface, the controller being configured to perform:

transmitting a first request to the management system, the first request requesting to transmit first information specifying a first storage location in an image data storage, the first storage location being for storing original image data;

after receiving the first information from the management system, setting the received first information to an obtainable state in which the received first information is obtainable by a terminal apparatus;

after performing the setting, transmitting a second request to the management system, the second request requesting to transmit target image data, the target image data being based on the original image data that is transmitted to the management system from the terminal apparatus and then is stored at the first storage location specified by the first information; and

after receiving the target image data from the management system, controlling the print device to print a target image represented by the received target image data.

2. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to further perform:

after performing the setting and prior to performing the transmitting the second request, transmitting a third request to the management system, the third request requesting to transmit second information, the second information specifying a second storage location in the image data storage, the second storage location being for storing the target image data, and

wherein, after receiving the second information from the management system, the transmitting the second request is performed using the received second information.

3. The printer according to claim 2 , wherein the target image data is the same as the original image data, and the second storage location is the same as the first storage location.

4. The printer according to claim 1 , further comprising a display,

wherein the receiving the first information is performed by receiving code data including the first information, the code data representing a code image indicating the first information, and

wherein the setting is performed by displaying the code image on the display.

5. The printer according to claim 1 , further comprising an interface different from the communication interface,

wherein, in the obtainable state, the first information is obtainable via the interface by the terminal apparatus.

6. The printer according to claim 5 , wherein the interface is for establishing a communication with the terminal apparatus using Near Field Communication.

7. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to further perform:

prior to performing the transmitting the second request, transmitting a third request to the management system, the third request requesting to confirm whether or not the target image data is stored in the image data storage, and

wherein, when the target image data is stored in the image data storage, the receiving the target image data is performed after performing the transmitting the second request.

8. The printer according to claim 7 , further comprising a user interface,

wherein the controller is further capable of receiving a user instruction via the user interface,

wherein, in response to receiving the user instruction after performing the setting, the transmitting the third request is performed.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a set of program instructions for a printer,

the printer comprising:

a processor;

a print device; and

a communication interface, the printer being capable of communicating with a management system using the communication interface,

the set of program instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the printer to perform:

transmitting a first request to the management system, the first request requesting to transmit first information specifying a first storage location in an image data storage, the first storage location being for storing original image data;

after receiving the first information from the management system, setting the received first information to an obtainable state in which the received first information is obtainable by a terminal apparatus;

after performing the setting, transmitting a second request to the management system, the second request requesting to transmit target image data, the target image data being based on the original image data that is transmitted to the management system from the terminal apparatus and then is stored at the first storage location specified by the first information; and

after receiving the target image data from the management system, printing using the print device a target image represented by the received target image data.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the set of program instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the printer to further perform:

after performing the setting and prior to performing the transmitting the second request, transmitting a third request to the management system, the third request requesting to transmit second information, the second information specifying a second storage location in the image data storage, the second storage location being for storing the target image data, and

wherein, after receiving the second information from the management system, the transmitting the second request is performed using the received second information.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 10 , wherein the target image data is the same as the original image data, and the second storage location is the same as the first storage location.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the printer further comprises a display,

wherein the receiving the first information is performed by receiving code data including the first information, the code data representing a code image indicating the first information, and

wherein the setting is performed by displaying the code image on the display.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the printer further comprises an interface different from the communication interface, and

wherein, in the obtainable state, the first information is obtainable via the interface by the terminal apparatus.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the interface is for establishing a communication with the terminal apparatus using Near Field Communication.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the set of program instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the printer to further perform:

prior to performing the transmitting the second request, transmitting a third request to the management system, the third request requesting to confirm whether or not the target image data is stored in the image data storage, and

wherein, when the target image data is stored in the image data storage, the receiving the target image data is performed after performing the transmitting the second request.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the printer further comprises a user interface and is further capable of receiving a user instruction via the user interface, and

wherein, in response to receiving the user instruction after performing the setting, the transmitting the third request is performed.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-213916 · Oct 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15336175 · Oct 27, 2016
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