JP2002118698A - Storage medium and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To suppress an increase in the traffic of a wireless channel, suppress power consumption, and further, depending on factors such as whether the state of the wireless channel is poor or the power supply of the image forming apparatus is turned off. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage medium that allows a user to determine whether a wireless channel is unavailable. SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus and P
A connection state (Bl) in which data can be exchanged with the PC only when it is necessary to exchange commands with C.
In the case of Bluetooth, the mode is set to the active mode. Normally, a low power consumption state (Bl
In the case of Bluetooth, the mode is set to Park mode), and the connection status with the image forming apparatus is displayed on a monitor.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a system and an apparatus for performing data communication with an image forming apparatus by a wireless protocol, and a storage medium storing a program therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an image input / output device such as a facsimile device is connected to an information processing terminal via an interface, and a reading function of the facsimile device is used as a scanner, a recording function is used as a printer, or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-288625 / 1995-288630 describes a multifunction system for performing services such as facsimile transmission from an information processing terminal using a communication function.
JP, JP-A-7-288637 to JP-A-7-2886
45, JP-A-7-288671, JP-A-8-30
It is disclosed in JP 7702.

As disclosed in these publications, a conventional multi-function system uses a serial interface such as RS232 and a bidirectional parallel port (IEEE128) such as Centronics as interfaces.
4 or Universal Serial Bus (Uni)
Versa1 Serial BUS (USB)) or other wired system.

[0004] In such a facsimile apparatus,
Control and data are exchanged in such a manner that the information processing terminal takes the initiative and the facsimile device returns a response to a command from the information processing terminal.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, the length of the cable is limited. For example, a PC and a facsimile machine must be installed adjacent to each other. Not done.

Further, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional facsimile machine, depending on the function to be realized, it becomes necessary to constantly poll the state of the facsimile machine from the information processing terminal side.
It is necessary to periodically send and receive a command for polling the status of the facsimile apparatus and its response.

Therefore, a PC and a facsimile machine are connected to a Blu-ray printer.
It is conceivable to connect and communicate with a standard wireless interface such as Bluetooth.

In this case, when the interface between the information processing terminal and the facsimile machine is changed from a wired to a wireless interface, the communication between the information processing terminal and the facsimile machine becomes
A command for polling the above state and its response are always transmitted and received wirelessly, occupying a wireless channel, and power is consumed by transmitting and receiving the command and response.

Then, by performing polling,
When the transmission and reception of image data and command data is stopped after the connection state for transmitting and receiving image data and command data to the external information processing terminal is once established, the wireless channel remains occupied. If the connection is not a wired connection using a cable, it is necessary to release the wireless channel promptly.However, there is no command related to the control of the wireless channel in the command system between the conventional information processing terminal and the facsimile machine. However, if a command system to which a control command for a wireless channel is added is adopted, there is a problem that compatibility with a wired connection cannot be obtained.

Further, in the case of wireless communication, due to its nature, the communication state of the wireless channel deteriorates and wireless communication becomes impossible, or even if the power is turned off on the PC side, the facsimile does not know it. There is a problem that an error may occur even when trying to perform wireless communication.

[0011] The above problem is a problem that also occurs in an image forming apparatus other than the facsimile apparatus.

A first object of the present invention is to suppress an increase in traffic on a radio channel, suppress power consumption, and determine whether the radio channel is in a bad condition or the power of the image forming apparatus is turned off. Is to allow the user to know whether or not the wireless channel is unusable due to the above factor.

[0013] A second object of the present invention is to, when an initial connection is made with an image forming apparatus, display a connection failure on a monitor when the connection is not established, thereby notifying the user of a problem. It is to be.

A third object of the present invention is to, when there is an image to be uploaded on the image forming apparatus side, display the image on a monitor so as to prompt the user to perform an operation.

[0015] A fourth object of the present invention is to display an image on a monitor when an image has been uploaded from the image forming apparatus so that the user can store the image. .

[0016]

According to the present invention, there is provided a connection state in which data can be transmitted / received to / from the PC only when it is necessary to exchange commands between the image forming apparatus and the PC. (Active mode), and is usually in a low power consumption state where data cannot be transmitted / received (in Bluetooth, Park mode), and a connection state with the image forming apparatus is displayed on a monitor. .

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a facsimile apparatus 201 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

The facsimile apparatus 201 is an example of an image forming apparatus.

In the facsimile apparatus 201, the CPU
Reference numeral 101 denotes a system control unit, and the facsimile apparatus 2
01 is controlled entirely. The ROM 102 is a CPU 101
Control programs and operating systems (OS)
It stores programs and the like. RAM 103 is
It is composed of an SRAM or the like and stores program control variables and the like. Also, the set values registered by the operator, the management data of the apparatus, and various work buffers are stored in the RAM 1.
03 is stored. The image memory 104 includes a DRAM or the like, and stores image data.

In the above embodiment, the control programs stored in the ROM 102 are controlled by software such as scheduling and task switches under the control of an OS (operating system) stored in the ROM 102. The operation unit 108 includes various keys, LEDs, and LCs.
D, etc., for performing various input operations by the operator, displaying the operation status of the image forming apparatus, and the like.

A reading control unit 106 optically reads a document by a CS image sensor (contact type image sensor) in the reading unit 107 and binarizes an image signal converted into electrical image data by an image processing control unit. It performs various image processing such as processing and halftone processing, and outputs high-definition image data. Note that the reading control unit 106 in the above-described embodiment is compatible with both sheet reading control for performing reading while transporting a document and book reading control for scanning a document placed on a document table.

The recording control unit 113 includes a color printer 11 such as a laser beam printer or an ink jet printer.
The image data to be recorded in step 4 is subjected to various image processing such as smoothing processing, recording density correction processing, and color correction by an image processing control unit, converted into high-definition image data, and output to a color printer.

The communication control unit 109 is composed of a MODEM (modulator / demodulator), an NCU (network controller) and the like. The communication control unit 109 in the above embodiment is connected to an analog communication line (PSTN) 203, and performs communication control according to the T30 protocol and line control such as outgoing and incoming calls for the communication line. In addition, the answering machine control unit 110
Is composed of a voice IC, a voice recording / reproducing control unit, etc., and provides an answering machine function.

The code decoding processing unit 112 performs a code decoding process and a scaling process of image data handled by the image forming apparatus. The resolution conversion processing unit 111 performs resolution conversion control such as millimeter-inch resolution conversion of image data. Note that the resolution conversion unit 111 can also perform image data scaling processing. further,
The data conversion unit 105 performs conversion of image data, such as analysis of a page description language (PDL), CG expansion of character data, and the like.

The Bluetooth control unit 115 controls the BL
Performs Bluetooth communication control and performs Bluetooth communication.
h, the protocol is controlled in accordance with the standard
A command from the Bluetooth control task is packetized and sent to the Bluetooth base band processing unit 116 or, conversely, the Bluetooth base band processing unit 1
The packet is sent to the CPU from 16 as a command.

Bluetooth baseband processing section 1
Reference numeral 16 performs Bluetooth frequency hopping processing and frame assembly / disassembly processing. Further, a 2.4 GHz high frequency unit 117 for transmitting and receiving radio waves is provided.

The expansion slot 118 is a slot for inserting an option board into the facsimile apparatus 201 as an image forming apparatus, and can mount various option boards such as an expansion image memory, a SCSI interface board, and a video interface board.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system in which the above embodiment is incorporated.

In this system, the facsimile machine 20
1, an information processing terminal 202 such as a PC (personal computer), and P
A communication line 203 such as an STN and a partner terminal 204 are provided.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 201 is wirelessly connected, and is connected to the information processing terminal 2 by Bluetooth.
02 is connected. The information processing terminal 202 has Bl
Since the unit for the Bluetooth communication is built in, transmission and reception of images and exchange of data and programs with the facsimile apparatus 201 are also possible.

Further, in the above embodiment, an image forming apparatus such as a scanner or a multi-function apparatus having a printer function may be provided in place of the facsimile apparatus 201, or an image forming apparatus having a scanner or print function. -Another image forming apparatus such as a mail terminal may be provided.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display of the Bluetooth connection mode on the display unit of the information processing terminal 202. In FIG. Reference numeral 1101 denotes an icon area where icons are displayed. When the Bluetooth connection mode is Standby, the icon area is displayed as shown in FIG. 12B, and when the Bluetooth connection mode is Park, the icon area is displayed as shown in FIG. In the case of, the display is as shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 shows a display when the connection with the facsimile apparatus 201 has failed. A warning window opens and displays "Could not connect."

FIG. 14 shows a display when there is an image to be uploaded to the facsimile machine. Message Wi
The window opens and the message “There is a received image” is displayed. After issuing this message, the information processing terminal 202 can select a setting to go to the image upload process by a user operation or a setting to go to the image upload process without waiting for the user operation.

FIG. 15 shows a display when the upload of the image is completed. A message window is opened and “image upload completed” is displayed.

FIG. 16 is a display when an error occurs in the facsimile apparatus. In FIG. 16, the message "Facsimile machine error" is displayed. However, if the status of the error is determined by the response to the status acquisition command, such as "paper out, memory full", or "paper out" or "paper out". "Memory full" can also be displayed.

FIGS. 12 to 16 show examples of display.
The display method is not limited to this, and for example, a warning sound or all displays may be performed by icons.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a software hierarchy in the facsimile apparatus 201.

Scanner control task 301, Pri
inter control task 302, Fax control task 303,
MMI control task 304, Phone control task 305
Is a control task of the highest layer of the facsimile apparatus 201, and controls a facsimile device control and a user operation portion.

The job control task 306 analyzes and distributes the job from the event control task 307, which is a lower layer, and queues the job in the uppermost layer control task.

The event control task 307 analyzes an event received from a lower Bluetooth control task, and queues a command for a corresponding control task in the uppermost layer.

When the Bluetooth control task 308 receives information to be transmitted to the information processing terminal 202 from the upper event control task 307,
The information is transferred to a lower-level Bluetooth controller.

When information addressed to the upper layer is received from the lower Bluetooth controller 309, the information is transferred to the upper event control task 307 (command through mode).

Further, the Bluetooth control task 30
8, even if the information to be transmitted to the information processing terminal 202 is received from the upper event control task 307, if the task itself determines that a response can be immediately returned to the upper layer, the task returns to the lower layer. Returns a response to the upper layer without passing information (command return mode).

Regarding the Bluetooth controller 309 and the Bluetooth driver 310,
The information received from the upper layer of the Bluetooth controller 309 is stored in the Generic A of Bluetooth.
access Profile and its subordinate concept Se
According to the real Port Profile, an air interface is formed as wireless information. Since the air interface is a known technique, its description is omitted here.

The OS 311 is a device embedded operating system of the facsimile machine 201, and has a known function of performing task switching, event management, and memory management of the software layer used in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a software hierarchy as an embodiment in the information processing terminal 202.

Interface module 408, Blu
Bluetooth control task 409, Bluetooth controller 410, Bluetooth driver 411
Via the information processing terminal 202 and the facsimile machine 20
1 shows an operation structure between the two.

Information processing terminal 202 and facsimile machine 2
The control information between the facsimile manager 401 and the printer application 40 in the upper layer
4. The interface module 408 exchanges information between the information processing terminal 202 and the facsimile apparatus 201 via the inbox 402, the outbox 403, the printer driver 405, and the scanner driver 407 via the inbox 402, the outbox 403, and the like. Control.

Regardless of whether the control is performed by the facsimile manager 410 or by one of the drivers, transfer of a file such as a facsimile image to be transmitted or an image to be scanned, reading of a received facsimile image, The interface module 408 manages the transfer of the image to be printed.

[0051] The Bluetooth control task 409 includes:
When the information to be transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 201 is received from the upper interface module, the lower B
The information is transferred to the Bluetooth controller (command through mode).

Further, the Bluetooth control task 40
In 9, when the task itself determines that a response can be immediately returned to the upper layer even when information to be transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 201 is received from the upper interface module, the information is passed to the lower layer. Without returning a response to the upper layer (command return mode).

Regarding the Bluetooth controller 410 and the Bluetooth driver 411, the Bluetooth
The information received from the upper layer of the Bluetooth controller 410 is stored in the Generic A of Bluetooth.
access Profile and its subordinate concept Se
An air interface is formed as wireless information in accordance with the real port profile.

The OS 412 is an operating system in the information processing terminal 202. The OS 412 is an operating system in the software hierarchy MMI and the application control service used in the above embodiment.
2 to receive services for controlling MMI and applications.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation at the time of start-up of the above embodiment. When the power of the information processing terminal 202 is turned on, initialization processing with the facsimile apparatus 201 and transition to a standby state are performed. FIG.

At this time, the facsimile apparatus 201
It is assumed that the power has already been started.

When the power of the information processing terminal 202 is turned on, the Bluetooth compatible facsimile manager 401 is activated and performs processing for connecting to the facsimile apparatus 201.

In order to confirm that the connected facsimile apparatus 201 is in a communicable state, Bluetooth
The th control task 409 sends an inquiry sending request,
Transmit to the Bluetooth controller 410. At this time, Class o in the Inquiry command
f Device information is transmitted as a serial communication terminal. When receiving an inquiry transmission request, the Bluetooth
The Bluetooth controller 410 performs an inquiry procedure in accordance with the Bluetooth connection procedure, and transmits the result (Inquiry Result) to the Bluetooth.
Notify the h control task 409.

The Bluetooth control task 409 includes:
When the inquiry result is received, it is determined whether or not it is possible to connect to the facsimile apparatus 201 from the contents thereof.
And a connection request is made to the Bluetooth controller 410. Inquiry Re
If the connection fails or the connected facsimile machine is not found from the contents of the “sult”, a message as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the display unit of the information processing terminal 202.

[0060] Bluetooth controller 410
Receives the connection request, the B of the facsimile
Bluetooth controller 309 and Bluetooth
th Serial Port Pr
Establish a connection using the file and form a piconet.

Once the connection is established, the result is
Notify the Bluetooth control task 409. Bl
When detecting that the connection with the facsimile apparatus 201 has been established from the connection result, the Bluetooth control task 409 notifies the facsimile manager 401 of a Ready signal, and passes the command from the facsimile manager 401 to the Bluetooth controller 410 as it is. Transitions the state to the mode.

Further, the Bluetooth control task 40
9 receives a message indicating that connection establishment has failed from the connection result,
Are displayed as shown in FIG.

The Bluetooth of the facsimile apparatus 201
The th controller 309 notifies the Bluetooth control task 308 of the result of the procedure for establishing a connection with the information processing terminal 202. When the Bluetooth control task 308 confirms that a connection has been established from the result of the connection establishment procedure, the Bluetooth
In order to pass the command from the terminal 2 directly to the event control task 307, the system enters the command through mode and waits for a command from the information processing terminal 202. When the connection fails, the Bluetooth control task 308 waits until a connection is established.

The facsimile manager 401 is a Blu-ray
When a Ready signal is received from the Bluetooth control task 409, a command for transferring data such as the date of the information processing terminal 202 and the name registered in the facsimile manager 401 to the facsimile apparatus 201 is transmitted to the Bluetooth device.
Send to tooth control task 409.

[0065] The Bluetooth control task 409 includes:
The received command is transferred to the Bluetooth controller 410 as it is, and the Bluetooth controller 41
“0” is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 201 using the Serial Port Profile.

The Bluetooth of the facsimile apparatus 201
The controller 309 transmits the command transmitted from the information processing terminal 202 to the Bluetooth control task 30
8, and the Bluetooth control task 308 passes the command to the event control task 307 as it is. The event control task 307 analyzes the received command and sends the result to the Bluetooth control task 308.

When the initialization process is completed, the facsimile manager 401 issues a reception information acquisition command to check whether or not the facsimile apparatus 201 has a received image. The event control task 307 that has received the reception information acquisition command searches the image management record stored in the RAM 103 for a received image.

If there is a received image, Bluetooth
In response to the reception information acquisition command issued by the h control task 308, a response of “image present” is returned, and when there is no received image, a response of “image no” is returned.

When the facsimile manager 401 determines that there is an image in response to the received information acquisition command, the facsimile manager 401 performs a received image transfer process according to the process of FIG.

If there is no received image, the facsimile manager 401 issues a status information acquisition command to store the status of the facsimile apparatus 201. The event control task 307 that has received the status information acquisition command checks the status of the facsimile apparatus 201 such as the status of the printer, the status of the scanner, and the status of the memory, and returns a response to that effect.

When the facsimile manager 401 determines from the response to the status information acquisition command that the status is an error status, it displays a message indicating the error status on the display unit of the information processing apparatus 202 as shown in FIG. Until the error is corrected, the reception information acquisition command and the status information acquisition command are periodically issued to the event control task 307.

There is no received image and the facsimile apparatus 201
Is normal, there is no need to connect the communication between the information processing terminal 202 and the facsimile apparatus 201 until the facsimile apparatus 201 receives the data.
The facsimile machine 201 shifts to the Park mode. The “Park mode” is a low power consumption mode in which the information processing terminal 202 and the facsimile machine 201 are not connected to each other and low power consumption is maintained.

At this time, the Bluetooth connection mode is set to “P” in the icon area of the display unit of the information processing terminal 202.
ark mode (low power consumption mode)
It is displayed as shown in FIG.

First, the Blue of the facsimile apparatus 201
The tooth control task 308 requests the Bluetooth controller 309 to shift to the Park mode.
The Bluetooth controller 309 that has received the Park mode shift request, together with the Bluetooth controller 410, according to the Bluetooth standard,
Perform the Park mode transition procedure.

When the Park mode transition procedure is completed, B
The Bluetooth controllers 309 and 410
Notifying that the mode has shifted to rk mode
Notify the th control tasks 308 and 409.

Upon receiving the transition to the Park mode, the Bluetooth control tasks 308 and 409
Each becomes the command return mode.

[0077] The Bluetooth control task 409 of the information processing terminal 202 in the command return mode is:
The same process as that of the event control task 307 of the facsimile machine 201 connected by wire, such as a serial interface such as RS232C or a parallel interface such as Centronics (standard interface defined by IEEE1284 or the like), is performed. Blue
The tooth control task 409 responds to the information acquisition command and the received information acquisition command periodically issued from the facsimile
A response is returned based on the facsimile status information stored in the AM 103.

The Bluetooth of the facsimile apparatus 201
The th control task 308 is a function of the facsimile manager 4 in the information processing terminal 202 when it is connected by wire.
01 performs the same operation as the operation at 01. The Bluetooth control task 308 of the facsimile apparatus 201 obtains reception information by the event control task 307 in order to constantly monitor a change in the state of the facsimile apparatus 201 and whether or not an image has been received from another facsimile apparatus via the communication line 203. Commands and status information acquisition commands are issued periodically.

At the time of initialization processing, or when the information processing terminal 20
When the registration data is changed in the facsimile apparatus 201 and the received image is transferred to the facsimile
02 is set not to be forwarded to the facsimile manager 401 and the Bl of the facsimile apparatus 201.
The Bluetooth control task 308 does not issue the reception information acquisition command and the status information acquisition command.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a communication operation in a received image transfer process in which the facsimile apparatus 201 receives an image from another facsimile apparatus through the communication line 203 and transfers the image data to the information processing terminal 202.

The Bluetooth of the facsimile apparatus 201
The th control task 308 is in a command return mode during standby, and periodically monitors the status of the facsimile apparatus 201 by transmitting a status information acquisition command and a reception information acquisition command to the event control task 3.
07. Event control task 30
7 searches the image management record stored in the RAM 103 for the presence or absence of the received image. If there is a received image, a response “image present” is returned to the reception information acquisition command issued by the Bluetooth control task 308.

When a response of “image present” is received, B
The Bluetooth control task 308 is the information processing terminal 2
At 02, a piconet is formed again to transfer the received image data, and communication between the facsimile apparatus 201 and the information processing terminal 202 is restored.

In order to restore communication, Bluetooth
An active return request is sent to the th controller 309. Bluetooth receiving Active return request
The controller 309 follows the Bluetooth communication return procedure and executes the Bluetooth of the information terminal process 202.
By communicating with the controller 410, Park
Cancel the mode. When communication is restored, Bluetooth
The th controller 309 sends a mode change notification to the Bluetooth control task 308. When the Bluetooth control task 308 that has received the mode change notification determines that the communication has been restored from the contents, the Bluetooth control task 308 shifts from the command return mode to the command through mode. If it is determined that communication cannot be restored, the state of the command return mode is maintained.

As described above, Bl of the information processing terminal 202
The Bluetooth controller 410 is a Bluetooth controller.
A mode change notification is sent to the th control task 409. Bluetooth control task 409 receiving the mode change notification
When it is determined from the contents that the communication has been restored, the mode shifts from the command return mode to the command through mode. If it is determined that the communication cannot be restored, the state of the command return mode is maintained and the information processing terminal 202
A message to that effect is displayed as shown in FIG.

The communication is restored, and the respective Bluetooth
When the th control tasks 308 and 409 are in the command through mode, they are the same as command interfaces when they are connected by wire, such as a serial interface such as RS232C or a parallel interface such as Centronics (standard interface such as IEEE1284). The received image data transfer processing is performed by the command interface.

At this time, the active mode is displayed in the icon area 1101 of the display unit of the information processing terminal 202 as shown in FIG. 12D.

When the reception image data transfer processing is completed, the facsimile manager 401 issues a reception information acquisition command to the facsimile apparatus 201 in order to check whether there is a reception image. The event control task 307 that has received the reception information acquisition command stores in the RAM 1
A search is performed to determine whether or not the received image exists in the image management record stored in 03. If there is a received image, a response of “image present” is returned, and if there is no received image, a response of “no image” is returned.

When the facsimile manager 401 determines that there is an image in the response to the received information acquisition command,
The received image transfer process is executed again.

If there is no received image, facsimile manager 401 issues a status information acquisition command to store the status of facsimile apparatus 201. The event control task 307 that has received the status information acquisition command checks the status of the facsimile apparatus 201 such as the status of the printer, the status of the scanner, and the status of the memory, and returns a response to that effect.

If the facsimile manager 401 determines that an error has occurred based on the response to the status information acquisition command, a message indicating the error status is displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus 202 as shown in FIG. The received information acquisition command and the status information acquisition command are periodically issued to the event control task 307 until the error is corrected. Facsimile machine 20
When it is determined that the state of No. 1 is normal, a state information acquisition command and a reception information acquisition command are periodically issued until the mode shifts again to the Park mode which is the power consumption mode.

When the facsimile apparatus 201 determines that the state is normal, it again sets the low power consumption mode Pa
Shift to rk mode.

The Bluetooth of the facsimile apparatus 201
The th control task 308 issues the above-described Park mode shift request to the Bluetooth controller 309. P
The Bluetooth controller 309 that has received the ark mode transition request, according to the Bluetooth specification,
The Bluetooth controller 410 executes a Park mode transition procedure.

When the Park mode transition procedure is completed, each Bluetooth controller 309, 410
In the Bluetooth control tasks 308 and 409, Par
Each is notified that the mode has shifted to the k mode.

At this time, the fact that the mode is the Park mode is displayed in the icon area of the display unit of the information processing terminal 202 as shown in FIG.

Upon receiving the shift to the Park mode, the Bluetooth control tasks 308 and 409
Each becomes the command return mode.

The command return mode is maintained until the user starts a service such as facsimile transmission, scanning, or printing at the information processing terminal 202 or the facsimile apparatus 201 receives the information.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic operation of controlling transfer of commands and data between the information processing terminal 202 and the facsimile apparatus 201 in the received image data transfer processing.

In the operation of the received image data transfer service,
First, the file ID acquisition command is
Sent from 2 When the facsimile apparatus 201 receives the file ID acquisition command, the facsimile apparatus 201 examines the RAM 103, sets a reception number for the received image data as a parameter as a file ID from the management information stored in the RAM 103, and returns an OK response to the information processing terminal 202. Send with.

If the file ID is set in the response parameter of the file ID acquisition command, the information processing terminal 2
02 sets a file ID to be transferred and sends a file information acquisition command. Upon receiving the file information acquisition command, the facsimile apparatus 201 sets the file attribute of the designated file ID and the number of pages as parameters, and sends the parameters to the information processing terminal 202 together with a response of OK. If the designated file ID does not exist, a reply of NG is returned.

Next, when the facsimile apparatus 201 receives the page information acquisition command in which the file ID and the page number are specified, the information such as the main / sub-scanning resolution of the page specified from the management information of the RAM 103 is used as a parameter. Set and send OK response. The specified file ID,
If there is no page, a reply of NG is sent.

When receiving an OK response with the page information acquisition command, the information processing terminal 202 sends a page transfer request command, and then sends a parameter in which a file ID and a page number to be transferred are set. If the page of the designated file ID is stored in the image memory 104, the facsimile apparatus 201 sends an OK response,
If not in the image memory 104, a reply of NG is sent.

When the information processing terminal 202 receives an OK response to the page transfer request command, it sends a request page designation command, and then, changes the main / sub-scanning resolution and data format acquired by the page information acquisition command. The set parameters are sent to the facsimile apparatus 201. The facsimile apparatus 201 checks whether or not the received parameters match the contents of the management information in the RAM 103. If the contents match, an OK reply is sent. Send.

After that, the information processing terminal 202 issues an image data transfer request. The facsimile apparatus 201 transfers image data of a predetermined size from the image memory 104 to the information processing terminal 202, and also sends an OK response.

After the transfer of one page is completed, the information processing apparatus 202 places the transferred received image data in the inbox 402, and displays the received image in a manner that the transfer has been completed and the contents of the received image can be recognized. Display is performed (FIG. 15).

Then, a page erase command is issued.
Facsimile machine 20 receiving page erase command
1 stores image data of a designated page in an image memory 1
04, the management information in the RAM 103 is corrected,
Send K's reply.

The above operation is repeated until the received image data for all pages is transferred. When the received image data for all pages is transferred, a file delete instruction command is received, and the management information of the designated file is deleted. The process ends.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart when the power of the facsimile apparatus 201 is turned on.

Referring to FIG. 8, when the power of the facsimile apparatus 201 is turned on, in step S701, the Blu
The initialization process of the Bluetooth control task 308 is performed. Here, the operation mode is set to the “command through mode”.
Also, the variable for storing the presence / absence of the received image managed by the Bluetooth control task 308 is set to no image.

The “command through mode” is a mode in which the Blu-ray
When the Bluetooth control task 409 receives a command from the facsimile manager 401, the command is transmitted to the Bluetooth controller 410, and when a response is received from the Bluetooth controller 410, the facsimile manager 40
1 is an operation mode to be sent.

The above processing is performed, and the system waits until the information processing terminal 202 starts up.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the power ON process of the Bluetooth control task 409 of the information processing terminal 202 in the above embodiment.

When the power of the information processing terminal 202 is turned on,
The facsimile manager 401 is started, and step S
At 801, the Bluetooth control task 409
The inquiry is sent to the facsimile apparatus 201 via the Bluetooth controller 410.

At this point, Pi of Bluetooth is
Since the “conet” has not yet been set, the icon area 1101 of the display unit of the information processing terminal 202 is displayed in FIG.
The standby is displayed as shown in FIG.

In S802, it is determined whether or not the facsimile apparatus 201 has responded to the sent inquiry. If the response is normal, the process proceeds to S804, and if not, the process proceeds to S803.

In step S803, the display device of the information processing terminal 202 informs the display device of the information processing terminal 202 that there is no connectable facsimile device.
The notification is performed by displaying as shown in FIG. 3, and the process is terminated.

In S804, a connection request is issued to the Bluetooth controller 410, and the flow advances to S805.

In step S 805, a response to the connection request is waited, and via the Bluetooth controller 410,
If the facsimile apparatus 201 notifies the user that the connection request has failed, the process advances to step S806.
Proceed to 7.

In step S806, the fact that the connection with the facsimile apparatus 201 has failed is displayed on the display device of the information processing terminal 202 as shown in FIG. 13, and the process is terminated.

In S807, Ready indicating that the connection with the facsimile apparatus has been established is transmitted to the Bluetooth device.
The ooth control task 409 notifies the facsimile manager 401, and shifts to “command through mode” in S808.

The “command through mode” is, as described above, when the Bluetooth control task 409 receives a command from the facsimile manager 401, the command is transmitted to the Bluetooth controller 4.
10 and the Bluetooth controller 410
This is an operation mode in which a response is received from the facsimile manager 401 when a response is received from the facsimile manager 401.

The facsimile manager 401 uses the R
When receiving the ready signal, the Serial Port P
The facsimile manager 40 using the file
1 is performed between the event control task 307 and the event control task 307 of the facsimile apparatus 201.

When the initialization process is completed, the facsimile manager 401 periodically issues a reception information acquisition command,
Bluetooth control task 409, Bluetooth
facsimile machine 20 via the th controller 410
1 and monitors whether the facsimile apparatus 201 has a received image. In step S809, it is determined whether a response to the received information acquisition command has been received.
Bluetooth control task 409, Bluetooth
The facsimile machine 20 via the h controller 410
When a response is received from S1, in S810,
The information on the presence / absence of the received image in it is
It is stored inside the oot control task 409.

In S811, as described in the latter half of FIG. 5, the notification that the facsimile apparatus 201 has shifted to the Park mode under the initiative of the facsimile apparatus 201 is transmitted to the Bluetooth controller 410.
It is determined whether or not the notification has been received from the terminal area.
At 101, as shown in FIG. 12C, “Park” is displayed, the process advances to S812, the mode is shifted to the command return mode, and the power ON process ends.

Next, “Bluetooth control task 4
09 command return mode ".

FIG. 10 shows the Bluetooth control task 308 of the facsimile apparatus 201 in the above embodiment.
9 is a flowchart showing a received image upload process of FIG.

The Bluetooth control task 308 is
When there is no received image, the mode is the command return mode.

At S901 in the command return mode,
Event control task 3
07, and a response from the event control task 307 is received in S902. Upon receiving the response, in step S <b> 903, the received information (image present / absent) stored in the response is stored in the Bluetooth control task 308.

In S904, it is determined whether or not the received information includes an image. If there is an image, the process advances to S906, and
Shift from command return mode to command through mode. If there is no image, in step S905, a wait is performed to periodically transmit the reception information acquisition command.
Return to 1.

In S906, an Active return request is set to B
S90 to the Bluetooth controller 309,
At 7, it is determined whether or not a command has been received. This command is an operation instruction command from the facsimile manager 401 to the event control task 307 as described with reference to FIG. If a command is received,
Proceeding to step 908, the received command is sent to the event control task 307.
Proceed to 11.

In S911, it is determined whether a response has been received. This response is a response (response) from the event control task 307 to the facsimile manager 401 as described in FIG. If not received, the process proceeds to S907, and if received,
In step S912, it is determined whether the received response is a response to the received information acquisition command. If the received response is a response to the received information acquisition command, the received information (image present / absent) is transmitted to the Bluetooth control task 308 in step S913. To memorize.

In S914, the received response is set to Bl
Send to the Bluetooth controller 309 and S915
Then, the Bluetooth control task 308 determines whether or not the received information stored in the image does not include an image. If there is no image, the process proceeds to step S916, the process proceeds to the command return mode. If the image exists, the process returns to step S907. Continue command through mode.

In S916, a Park mode shift request is sent to the Bluetooth controller 309, and
Move to command return mode.

In step S917, the mode shifts to the command return mode when the mode shift notification is received from the information processing terminal 202 side.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the received image uploading process of the Bluetooth control task 409 of the information processing terminal 202 in the above embodiment.

[0135] The Bluetooth control task 409 includes:
When there is no received image, the mode is the command return mode.

At this time, the Bluetooth connection mode is set to P in the icon area of the display unit of the information processing terminal 202.
The ark mode is displayed as shown in FIG.

In S1001 of the command return mode, it is determined whether or not a reception information acquisition command has been received from the facsimile manager 401.
The process proceeds to 1002, and if not received, proceeds to S1003.

In step S1002, the received information (image present / absent) stored in the Bluetooth control task 409 is used as a response, and the facsimile manager 40
Send to 1.

In step S1003, the facsimile apparatus 201
Active return procedure by initiative (Active shown in FIG. 6)
ve return procedure) is executed, and a Mode transfer notification from the Bluetooth controller 410 is transmitted to the Bluetooth device.
It is determined whether or not the th control task 409 has received the information. If it has not been received, the process proceeds to S1001. If it has been received, the icon area 11 of the display unit of the information processing terminal 202 has been received.
For 01, as shown in FIG. 12D, "Active" is displayed, the flow advances to S1004, and the mode shifts to the command through mode.

In S1004, the facsimile apparatus 201
Initiated Park mode transition is performed, and Bluetooth
Notification of Mode transfer from Bluetooth
It is determined whether the other control task 409 has been received. If not, the process proceeds to S1005. If received, the icon area 11 on the display unit of the information processing terminal 202 is displayed.
At 01, as shown in FIG. 12C, Park is displayed, the flow advances to S1001, and the flow shifts to the command return mode.

In S1005, it is determined whether a command has been received. This command is an operation instruction command from the facsimile manager 401 to the event control task 307 as described with reference to FIG. If the command has been received, the process advances to step S1006 to send the received command to the Bluetooth controller 410. If the command has not been received, the process advances to step S1009. In step S1009, it is determined whether a response has been received. If a response has been received, the process advances to step S1010. If a response has not been received, the process advances to step S1004. This response is a response (response) from the event control task 307 to the facsimile manager 401 as described in FIG.
It is.

In S1010, it is determined whether or not the response is a response to a received information acquisition command.
If it is a response to the received information acquisition command, S1
The process proceeds to S11, otherwise proceeds to S1012.
In step S1011, the reception information (image presence / absence) included in the response is transmitted to the Bluetooth control task 409.
The response is sent to the facsimile manager 401 in step S1012. If the received information included in the response is “image present”, a message shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the display unit.

At S1013, if there is no valid data within a predetermined time in the command through mode, a timeout occurs, and at S1014, a Park Mode shift request is transmitted to the facsimile machine.

The above embodiment may be applied to another image forming apparatus such as a personal computer having an image communication function.

Although FIGS. 9, 10 and 11 illustrate only the processing of a task, the processing of a controller or a driver conforms to the Bluetooth standard as mentioned in the description of FIGS. 3 and 4. Control commands (command generation, hardware control) are executed.

According to the above embodiment, the facsimile apparatus 2
01, etc., from the information processing terminal 202, and a wireless connection process for wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal 202 by a standardized wireless protocol. The wireless connection process includes a process of establishing a connection state in which data can be exchanged with the image forming device, and a process of connecting to the image forming device with low power consumption. When the connection is made in the low power consumption state, in response to the status information acquisition request of the image forming apparatus from the image forming apparatus control process, the status information acquisition request is transmitted to the image forming apparatus by the wireless connection. Not output using the processing, without waiting for the response of the image forming apparatus, notifying the image forming apparatus control processing as the state of the image forming apparatus, and data with the image forming apparatus If the connection state is such that transmission and reception are possible, the status information acquisition request is output to the image forming apparatus, a response from the image forming apparatus is waited, and further transmitted from the image forming apparatus to the information processing terminal 202. Based on a request from the image forming apparatus performed when there is an image to be performed, a connection state in which image data can be exchanged with the information processing terminal 202 from the low power consumption state is shifted.

In this manner, in the standby state, power is not consumed by transmitting and receiving a command for polling the state of an image forming apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus and its response, and furthermore, the wireless channel is occupied. Disappears.

In the above embodiment, FIGS.
As described in 1, if no data is transmitted / received for a predetermined time, a Park mode is set.

[0149]

According to the first to eighth and thirty-eighth aspects of the present invention, a connection that can exchange data with the PC only when it is necessary to exchange commands between the image forming apparatus and the PC. State (If Bluetooth, Acti
ve mode), and in a low power consumption state where data cannot be transmitted / received (Park in Bluetooth).
Mode), it is possible to suppress an increase in the traffic of the wireless channel and suppress the power consumption. Further, by displaying the connection state with the image forming apparatus on a monitor, the state of the wireless channel is poor. Or the user can determine whether or not the wireless channel is unusable due to factors such as whether the power of the image forming apparatus is turned off or the like.

According to the ninth to fifteenth, thirty-ninth, and forty-seventh aspects of the present invention, when the connection to the image forming apparatus is initially made, if the connection cannot be made, a message indicating that the connection has failed is displayed on the monitor and the user is notified. This has the effect of notifying a defect.

According to the present invention, when there is an image to be uploaded to the image forming apparatus, it can be displayed on a monitor to prompt the user to perform an operation. It works.

According to the inventions described in claims 31 to 37 and 43, when uploading of an image from the image forming apparatus is completed, it is displayed on the monitor, and the image can be stored by the user. This has the effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a facsimile apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a system in which the embodiment is incorporated.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a software hierarchy in the facsimile apparatus 201.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a software hierarchy as an embodiment in the information processing terminal 202.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation at the time of start-up of the embodiment. When a power supply of the information processing terminal 202 is turned on, an initialization process with the facsimile apparatus 201 and a process until shifting to a standby state are performed. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a communication operation in a reception image transfer process in which the facsimile apparatus 201 receives an image from another facsimile apparatus via the communication line 203 and transfers the image data to the information processing terminal 202.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a schematic operation of controlling transfer of a command and data between the information processing terminal 202 and the facsimile apparatus 201 in the received image data transfer processing.

FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically illustrating transfer control of commands and data between the information processing terminal 202 and the facsimile apparatus 201 in the received image data transfer processing.

FIG. 9 shows the information processing terminal 202 side B in the above embodiment.
9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a power ON process of a Bluetooth control task 409.

FIG. 10 shows a facsimile apparatus 20 in the embodiment.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a received image upload process of a first-side Bluetooth control task 308.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a received image upload process of the Bluetooth control task 409 of the information processing terminal 202 in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a Blu in the display unit of the information processing terminal 202;
It is a figure showing the display of the ethoth connection mode.

FIG. 13 shows a display when connection with the facsimile apparatus 201 fails.

FIG. 14 shows a display when there is an image to be uploaded on the facsimile machine side.

FIG. 15 is a display when uploading of an image is completed.

FIG. 16 is a display when an error occurs in the facsimile machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 201: a facsimile machine as an image forming apparatus; 202, an information processing terminal; 203, a communication line such as a PSTN;

Continued on front page (72) Inventor Muneki Nakao 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (72) Inventor Koji Okamura 3-30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. F term (reference) 5B021 AA05 BB00 MM00 5C062 AA02 AA14 AA37 AB17 AB22 AB23 AB38 AB49 AC02 AC04 AC05 AC35 AC58 BA00 5C075 AB06 CE01 CE14 FF01

Claims (43)

[Claims] An image forming apparatus control process for using a function of an image forming apparatus from an information processing terminal; a wireless connection process for wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal by a standardized wireless protocol; A computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute: the wireless connection processing includes: an initial connection processing for connecting to the image forming apparatus; and transmission and reception of data to and from the image forming apparatus. A process of establishing a possible connection state; a process of connecting to the image forming apparatus with low power consumption; and a state of wireless connection with the image forming apparatus that is a connection state capable of transmitting and receiving data, or low power consumption. A display process of displaying a connection state that is connected in a state or a state indicating that the connection is not possible, so that the display can be distinguished on the display screen of the information processing terminal. Storage medium characterized by at. 2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the standardized wireless protocol is Bluetooth.
h. A storage medium characterized by conforming to the h standard. 3. The storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the connection in the low power consumption state is a state in which the state information of the image forming apparatus cannot be obtained. 4. The low power consumption state according to claim 1, wherein the low power consumption state is a state in which an initial connection procedure of a wireless connection is not required to change the state to a connection state capable of exchanging data with the image forming apparatus. A storage medium characterized by the following. 5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the connection state in which data can be exchanged with the image forming apparatus is an active mode of the Bluetooth standard, and the image forming apparatus and the low power consumption state are bluetooth.
a storage mode characterized by a Park mode of the other standard. 6. The storage medium according to claim 1, wherein said image forming apparatus is a facsimile machine. 7. The storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the display process is a process having a detection process for detecting whether or not a connection with the image forming apparatus can be made in the initial connection process. 8. The storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the initial connection process is a process performed based on power-on of the information processing terminal. 9. An image forming apparatus control process for using the functions of the image forming apparatus from the information processing terminal; and a wireless connection process for wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal using a standardized wireless protocol. And a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the program; wherein the wireless connection processing includes: an initial connection processing for connecting to the image forming apparatus; A detection process for detecting whether connection is possible; and a display process for displaying on the display screen of the information processing terminal that connection to the image forming apparatus is not possible when the connection to the image forming apparatus cannot be established in the detection processing. A storage medium characterized by the following: 10. An image forming apparatus control process for using a function of the image forming apparatus from an information processing terminal; wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal with a standardized wireless protocol; Wireless connection processing for establishing a connection state capable of exchanging data with the information processing terminal; processing for connecting to the image forming apparatus in a state of low power consumption; and data exchange based on the wireless connection state for the image forming apparatus. Display processing for displaying, on the display screen of the information processing terminal, a display indicating whether the connection is possible or the connection is being made in a low power consumption state. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed. 11. The wireless communication system according to claim 10, wherein the standardized wireless protocol is bluetooth.
h. A storage medium characterized by conforming to the h standard. 12. The storage medium according to claim 10, wherein the low power consumption state is a state in which status information of the image forming apparatus cannot be obtained. 13. The low power consumption state according to claim 10, wherein the low power consumption state is a state in which an initial connection procedure of a wireless connection is unnecessary in order to establish a connection state capable of exchanging data with the image forming apparatus. Characteristic storage medium. 14. The device according to claim 13, wherein the connection state in which data can be exchanged with the image forming apparatus is an active mode of the Bluetooth standard, and the image forming apparatus and the low power consumption state are bluetooth.
a storage mode characterized by a Park mode of the other standard. 15. The storage medium according to claim 13, wherein said image forming apparatus is a facsimile machine. 16. An image forming apparatus control process for using functions of the image forming apparatus from an information processing terminal; and wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal with a standardized wireless protocol, Wireless connection processing for establishing a connection state in which data can be exchanged with the information processing terminal;
Initial connection processing for connecting to the image forming apparatus; processing for connecting to the image forming apparatus with low power consumption;
A detection process of detecting whether there is image information to be received from the image forming apparatus; and a wireless connection state with the image forming apparatus being a connection state capable of transmitting and receiving data or being connected in a low power consumption state. In addition to displaying the connected state or the unreachable state so that it can be distinguished, if it is detected that there is an image to be received in the detection processing, the information processing terminal display screen And a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a display process for displaying the fact. 17. The wireless communication system according to claim 16, wherein the standardized wireless protocol is bluetooth.
h. A storage medium characterized by conforming to the h standard. 18. The storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the low power consumption state is a state in which status information of the image forming apparatus cannot be obtained. 19. The image forming apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the low power consumption state is a state in which an initial connection procedure for wireless connection is unnecessary in order to establish a connection state in which data can be exchanged with the image forming apparatus. Characteristic storage medium. 20. The image forming apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the connection state in which data can be exchanged with the image forming apparatus is an active mode of the Bluetooth standard, and the image forming apparatus and the low power consumption state are bluetooth.
a storage mode characterized by a Park mode of the other standard. 21. The storage medium according to claim 16, wherein said image forming apparatus is a facsimile machine. 22. The storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the display process is a process having a detection process for detecting whether or not connection with the image forming apparatus can be made in the initial connection process. 23. The storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the initial connection process is a process performed based on power-on of the information processing terminal. 24. An image forming apparatus control process for using a function of the image forming apparatus from an information processing terminal; wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal by a standardized wireless protocol; Wireless connection processing for establishing a connection state capable of exchanging data with the image forming apparatus; processing for connecting to the image forming apparatus with low power consumption; and whether there is image information to be received from the image forming apparatus. Detection processing for detecting whether or not the image forming apparatus is connected to the image forming apparatus in a state of low power consumption, based on a transition to a connection state in which data can be exchanged with the image forming apparatus.
Executing the detection processing, and, if it is detected that there is an image to be received in the detection processing, causing the computer to execute display processing for displaying the fact on the display screen of the information processing terminal; A computer-readable storage medium that records a program. 25. The wireless communication system according to claim 24, wherein the standardized wireless protocol is bluetooth.
h. A storage medium characterized by conforming to the h standard. 26. The storage medium according to claim 24, wherein the low power consumption state is a state in which status information of the image forming apparatus cannot be obtained. 27. The low power consumption state according to claim 24, wherein the low power consumption state is a state in which an initial connection procedure of a wireless connection is unnecessary in order to establish a connection state capable of exchanging data with the image forming apparatus. Characteristic storage medium. 28. The connection mode according to claim 25, wherein the connection state capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from the image forming apparatus is the active mode of the Bluetooth standard, and the state of the image forming apparatus and the low power consumption is bluetooth.
a storage mode characterized by a Park mode of the other standard. 29. The storage medium according to claim 24, wherein said image forming apparatus is a facsimile machine. 30. The storage medium according to claim 24, wherein the display process is a process of displaying a transition of a connection state with the image forming apparatus so as to be distinguished. 31. An image forming apparatus control process for using a function of the image forming apparatus from an information processing terminal; wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal by a standardized wireless protocol; Wireless connection processing for establishing a connection state capable of exchanging data with the image forming apparatus; processing for connecting to the image forming apparatus with low power consumption; and whether there is image information to be received from the image forming apparatus. A detection process of detecting whether or not the image forming apparatus has received the image from the image forming apparatus in a memory of the information processing terminal; and a state in which the image forming apparatus is connected to the image forming apparatus with low power consumption. When the detection processing is executed based on a transition to a connection state in which data can be exchanged with the image forming apparatus, and the detection processing detects that there is an image to be received. And a display process for storing the image received from the image forming apparatus in the information processing terminal using the storage process, and displaying the fact on a display screen of the information processing terminal; Computer readable storage medium. 32. The wireless communication system according to claim 31, wherein the standardized wireless protocol is bluetooth.
h. A storage medium characterized by conforming to the h standard. 33. The storage medium according to claim 31, wherein the low power consumption state is a state in which status information of the image forming apparatus cannot be obtained. 34. The image forming apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the low power consumption state is a state in which an initial connection procedure of a wireless connection is unnecessary in order to establish a connection state in which data can be exchanged with the image forming apparatus. Characteristic storage medium. 35. The connection mode according to claim 34, wherein the connection state in which data can be exchanged with the image forming apparatus is an active mode of the Bluetooth standard, and the image forming apparatus and the low power consumption state are bluetooth.
a storage mode characterized by a Park mode of the other standard. 36. The storage medium according to claim 31, wherein said image forming apparatus is a facsimile machine. 37. The storage medium according to claim 31, wherein the display process is a process of displaying a transition of a connection state with the image forming apparatus so as to be distinguished. 38. Image forming apparatus control means for using the function of the image forming apparatus from the information processing terminal; and wireless connection means for wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal by a standardized wireless protocol. The wireless connection means; an initial connection means for connecting to the image forming apparatus; a means for establishing a connection state capable of exchanging data with the image forming apparatus; Means for connecting in a state of power consumption; state in which the wireless connection state with the image forming apparatus is a connection state in which data can be exchanged, a connection state in which connection is made in a low power consumption state, or a state in which connection is impossible And a display means for displaying a display indicating whether the information is distinguishable on the display screen of the information processing terminal. 39. Image forming apparatus control means for using the function of the image forming apparatus from the information processing terminal; and wireless connection means for wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal by a standardized wireless protocol. The wireless connection means; initial connection means for connecting to the image forming apparatus; detection means for detecting whether or not the initial connection means can connect to the image forming apparatus; Display means for displaying on the display screen of the information processing terminal that connection to the image forming apparatus is not possible when the means cannot connect to the image forming apparatus. 40. An image forming apparatus control means for using a function of the image forming apparatus from an information processing terminal; wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal by a standardized wireless protocol; Wireless connection means for establishing a connection state capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from the information processing terminal; means for connecting to the image forming apparatus in a low power consumption state; Display means for displaying, on the display screen of the information processing terminal, a display indicating whether the information processing terminal is in a connectable state or connected in a low power consumption state. An information processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 41. An image forming apparatus control means for using a function of the image forming apparatus from an information processing terminal; and wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal by a standardized wireless protocol, Wireless connection means for establishing a connection state capable of exchanging data with the information processing terminal;
Initial connection means for connecting to the image forming apparatus; means for connecting to the image forming apparatus with low power consumption;
Detecting means for detecting whether there is image information to be received from the image forming apparatus; connecting to the image forming apparatus in a wireless connection state in which data can be exchanged or in a low power consumption state In addition to displaying the connected state or the unreachable state so that it can be distinguished, if the detecting means detects that there is an image to be received, it is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal. And a display means for displaying the fact. 42. An image forming apparatus control means for using a function of the image forming apparatus from an information processing terminal; wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal by a standardized wireless protocol; Wireless connection means for establishing a connection state capable of exchanging data with the image forming apparatus; means for connecting to the image forming apparatus with low power consumption; and whether there is image information to be received from the image forming apparatus. Detecting means for detecting whether or not the image forming apparatus is connected to the image forming apparatus in a state of low power consumption;
Display means for executing the detection means, and when the detection means detects that there is an image to be received, displaying the fact on a display screen of the information processing terminal. Information processing device. 43. Image forming apparatus control means for using the function of the image forming apparatus from the information processing terminal; wirelessly connecting the image forming apparatus and the information processing terminal with a standardized wireless protocol; Wireless connection means for establishing a connection state capable of exchanging data with the image forming apparatus; means for connecting to the image forming apparatus with low power consumption; and whether there is image information to be received from the image forming apparatus. Detecting means for detecting whether or not the image forming apparatus has received the image from the image forming apparatus in a memory of the information processing terminal; and When the detection unit is executed based on a state transition to a connection state in which data can be exchanged with the image forming apparatus, and the detection unit detects that there is an image to be received. Display means for storing an image received from the image forming apparatus in the information processing terminal using the storage means, and displaying the fact on a display screen of the information processing terminal. Processing equipment.