Printing method, sound control system, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10437526-B2
Application number	US-201816141836-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2018
Priority date	Oct 3, 2017
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

When sound data corresponding to predetermined sound is input to a sound control system, the sound control system transmits identification information of a printer to a terminal device. The terminal device transmits print data to the printer based on the identification information of the printer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printing method for a sound control system that receives sound data, a printer, and a terminal device, the printing method comprising:
a storage step at which the sound control system stores identification information of the printer;
a determination step at which the sound control system determines whether input sound data which is input to the sound control system is first sound data or second sound data different from the first sound data;
a first transmission step at which, in a case where it is determined that the input sound data is the first sound data, the sound control system transmits the stored identification information of the printer to the terminal device;
a second transmission step at which the terminal device transmits print data transmitted from a server to the terminal device, to the printer based on the transmitted identification information of the printer;
a first print step at which the printer executes printing based on the transmitted print data;
an acquisition step at which, in a case where it is determined that the input sound data is the second sound data, the printer acquires the print data from the server; and
a second print step at which the printer executes printing based on the acquired print data.

2. The printing method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where it is determined that the sound data that is input is the second sound data, the server performs predetermined notification to the printer and the printer acquires the print data from the server in response to the predetermined notification.

3. The printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the server is included in the sound control system.

4. The printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first sound data is data based on sound input to a microphone included in the sound control system.

5. The printing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third transmission step at which the terminal device transmits, to the sound control system, sound data based on sound input to a microphone included in the terminal device, wherein
the first sound data is the sound data transmitted at the third transmission step.

6. The printing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a generation step at which the terminal device generates the print data based on data displayed by the terminal device, wherein
at the second transmission step, the terminal device transmits the generated print data to the printer.

7. The printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the identification information of the printer is a Mac address of the printer.

8. A method for controlling a terminal device that communicates with a printer and a sound control system that receives sound data, the method comprising:
a first transmission step of, in a case where predetermined sound is input to the terminal device and identification information of the printer is registered in the terminal device, transmitting print data to the printer based on the identification information;
a second transmission step of, in a case where the predetermined sound is input to the terminal device and the identification information of the printer is not registered in the terminal device, transmitting sound data corresponding to the predetermined sound to the sound control system;
a reception step of receiving the identification information of the printer that is registered in the sound control system in response to transmission at the second transmission step; and
a third transmission step of transmitting the print data to the printer based on the identification information received in the reception step.

9. The method according to claim 8 further comprising a determination step of determining whether the identification information of the printer is registered.

10. The method according to claim 8 further comprising a generation step of generating the print data based on data that is displayed on the terminal device, wherein
the print data generated in the generation step is transmitted to the printer in the first transmission step and the third transmission step.

11. The method according to claim 8 further comprising a search step of searching for the printer based on the identification information of the printer received in the reception step, wherein the print data is transmitted to the printer detected in the search step in the third transmission step.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the identification information of the printer received in the reception step is a Mac address of the printer.

13. A method for a sound control system that receives sound data, a communication device, and a terminal device, the method comprising:
a storage step at which the sound control system stored identification information of the communication device;
a determination step at which the sound control system determines whether input sound data which is input to the sound control system is first sound data or second sound data different from the first sound data;
a first transmission step at which, in a case where it is determined that the input sound data is the first sound data, the sound control system transmits the stored identification information of the communication device to the terminal device;
a second transmission step at which the terminal device transmits data transmitted from a server to the terminal device, to the communication device based on the transmitted identification information of the communication device;
a first execution step at which the communication device executes predetermined process based on the transmitted data;
an acquisition step at which, in a case where it is determined that the input sound data is the second sound data, the communication device acquires the data from the server, and
a second execution step at which the communication device executes the predetermined process based on the acquired data.

14. A method for controlling a terminal device that communicated with a communication device and a sound control system that receives sound data, the method comprising:
a first transmission step of, in a case where predetermined sound is input to the terminal device and identification information of the communication device is registered in the terminal device, transmitting predetermined data to the communication device based on the identification information;
a second transmission step at which, in a case where the predetermined sound is input to the terminal device and the identification information of the communication device is not registered in the terminal device, the terminal device transmits sound data corresponding to the predetermined sound to the sound control system;
a reception step of receiving the identification information of the communication device that is registered in the sound control system in response to transmission at the second transmission step; and
a third transmission step of transmitting the predetermined data to the communication device based on the identification information received in the reception step.

15. A method for controlling a terminal device and a communication device each of which communicates with a sound control system that receives sound data, the method comprising:
a first transmission step at which, in a case where predetermined sound is input to the terminal device and identification information of the communication device is registered in the terminal device, the terminal device transmits predetermined data to the communication device based on the identification information; and
a second transmission step at which, in a case

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Fukumoto Takuji
• Hirota Jun

Classifications

• G06F3/1268

  Job submission, e.g. submitting print job order or request not the print data itself · CPC title

• G06F3/1236

  Connection management · CPC title

• G06F3/1204 Primary

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

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• G06F3/1292

  Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing · CPC title