Image forming device, method for wireless connection for same, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10209933-B2
Application number	US-201515314238-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2015
Priority date	Jun 5, 2014
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed is an image forming device which can be connected to an electronic device. An image forming device comprises: a speaker; a storage unit for storing connection information necessary for connection to the image forming device; a control unit for controlling, in case of a predetermined condition, a speaker so as to output sound that corresponds to the connection information; and a wireless connection unit for, if a wireless connection request with respect to the connection information is received, connecting by means of Wi-Fi Direct to an electronic device which transmitted the wireless connection request.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An image forming device connectable to an electronic device, the image forming device comprising:
a speaker;
a storage unit to store connection information for wireless connection to the electronic device;
a processor to:
in case of a preset condition, control the speaker to output a sound corresponding to the connection information in a preset frequency band supported by the speaker, and
in case of an error of an image forming job occurring in the image forming device, control the speaker to output a sound corresponding to the error of the image forming job in a preset frequency band supported by the speaker;

a communication unit to, in response to a wireless connection request with respect to the connection information being received from the electronic device receiving the sound, form a wireless connection with the electronic device which transmits the wireless connection request; and
a printing unit to print data received through the formed wireless connection,
wherein the connection information includes address information on a uniform resource locator (URL) comprising a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the image forming device, a Personal Identification Number (PIN), and a password set by a user.

2. The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein if at least one of power of the image forming device is turned on, a user command of an output of the connection information is input, or a period associated with the output of the connection information elapses, the processor controls the speaker to output the sound corresponding to the connection information.

3. The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein if the wireless connection request is not received for a preset time after initially outputting the sound corresponding to the connection information through the speaker, the processor controls the speaker to output the sound corresponding to the connection information by increasing a volume level of the sound corresponding to the connection information.

4. The image forming device of claim 1 ,
wherein the storage unit stores contact information of a plurality of users, and
wherein the image forming device further comprises a fax unit to receive fax data and notify the receiving of the fax data to an electronic device corresponding to sending information of the received fax data based on the contact information.

5. The image forming device of claim 4 , wherein the processor controls the wireless communication unit to transmit the fax data received through the fax unit to a preset URL and controls the fax unit to notify information on the URL storing the fax data to an electronic device corresponding to sending information of the received fax data.

6. The image forming device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a scanning unit to generate scan data by scanning a document,
wherein in response to the scan data being generated by a scan job of the scanning unit, the processor controls the speaker to output a sound indicating that the scan job is completed.

7. The image forming device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a microphone to record a sound,
wherein the processor analyzes the sound recorded through the microphone and, in response to the sound being a sound corresponding to a preset control command, performs an operation according to the preset control command.

8. The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein each of the sound corresponding to the connection information and the sound corresponding to the error of the image forming job is an inaudible frequency band sound.

9. The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein the processor controls the speaker to output a sound corresponding to at least one of device state information associated with the image forming device or consumable state information associated with a consumable unit installed in the image forming device.

10. The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein the sound corresponding to the error of the image forming job includes at least one of information about the image forming device, error contents, a solving method, or a service center contact number.

11. An electronic device connectable to an image forming device, the electronic device comprising:
a microphone;
a wireless communication unit; and
a processor to, in response to a sound corresponding to connection information necessary for connection to the image forming device being recorded through the microphone,
extract the connection information by analyzing the recorded sound, and
transmit a wireless connection request to the image forming device by using the extracted connection information to form a wireless connection between the image forming device and the electronic device,

wherein, in response to an error of an image forming job occurring in the image forming device, the microphone receives a sound corresponding to the error of the image forming job in a preset frequency band output by the image forming device, and
wherein the connection information includes address information on a uniform resource locator (URL) comprising a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the image forming device, a Personal Identification Number (PIN), and a password set by a user.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the microphone receives a sound corresponding to at least one of device state information associated with the image forming device or consumable state information associated with a consumable unit installed in the image forming device.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the sound corresponding to the error of the image forming job includes at least one of information about the image forming device, error contents, a solving method, or a service center contact number.

14. A wireless connection method of an image forming device, the wireless connection method comprising:
in case of a preset condition, outputting, through a speaker, a sound corresponding to connection information necessary for connection to the image forming device in a preset frequency band supported by the speaker;
in response to a wireless connection request with respect to the connection information being received from an electronic device receiving the sound, forming a wireless connection with the electronic device which transmits the wireless connection request;
in response to data being received from the electronic device through the formed wireless connection, outputting the received data by the image forming device; and
in response to an error of an image forming job occurring in the image forming device, outputting, through the speaker, a sound corresponding to the error of the image forming job in a preset frequency band supported by the speaker,
wherein the connection information includes address information on a uniform resource locator (URL) comprising a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the image forming device, a Personal Identification Number (PIN), and a password set by a user.

15. The wireless connection method of claim 14 , wherein the outputting of the sound corresponding to the connection information comprises, if at least one of power of the image forming device is turned on, a user command of an output of the connection information is input, or a period associated with the output of the connection information elapses, outputting, through the speaker, the sound corresponding to the connection information.

16. The wireless connection method of claim 14 , wherein the outputting of the sound corresponding to the connection information comprises, if the wireless connection request is not received for a preset

Assignees

• S Printing Solution Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Chang-Seok
• Kim Yong-Im
• Kim Sung-Jae
• Kim Hye-Soo
• Jung Yeon-Hee

Classifications

• G06F3/1284

  Local printer device · CPC title

• H04N2201/0075

  by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset · CPC title

• G06F3/1204

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• G06F3/1225

  Software update, e.g. print driver, modules, plug-ins, fonts · CPC title

• H04M1/7253

  Electricity · mapped topic