Printer and medium storing programs executable by mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10748044-B2
Application number	US-201916362602-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2019
Priority date	Jun 1, 2018
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

A printing apparatus communicates with a weight measuring apparatus and a mobile terminal. The weight measuring apparatus transmits measuring data of weight of a measurement object, and the mobile terminal transmits a data acquisition command requesting for transmission of the measuring data. The printing apparatus includes a head to execute printing on a print medium, and a controller. The controller is configured to: receive the data acquisition command from the mobile terminal; change a state of the printer from an instruction waiting state to a data reception waiting state; receive a second measuring data transmitted from the weight measuring apparatus; transmit the second measuring data to the mobile terminal; receive a print command corresponding to the second measuring data from the mobile terminal; and control the head based on the received print command to perform the printing, on the print medium, corresponding to the second measuring data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printer configured to communicate with a weight measuring apparatus and a mobile terminal, the weight measuring apparatus being configured to transmit a measuring data of weight of a measurement object, the mobile terminal being configured to transmit a data acquisition command requesting for transmission of the measuring data, the printer comprising:
a head configured to perform printing on a print medium; and
a controller,
wherein the controller is configured to:
receive the data acquisition command from the mobile terminal;
change a state of the printer from an instruction waiting state to a data reception waiting state after receiving the data acquisition command, the instruction waiting state being a state in which a first measuring data transmitted from the weight measuring apparatus is not received by the printer;
receive a second measuring data transmitted from the weight measuring apparatus after changing the state of the printer from the instruction waiting state to the data reception waiting state;
transmit the second measuring data to the mobile terminal;
receive a print command corresponding to the second measuring data from the mobile terminal; and
control the head based on the received print command to perform the printing, on the print medium, corresponding to the second measuring data.

2. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the weight measuring apparatus is configured to transmit the measuring data repeatedly at a predetermined period.

3. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to stand by for a first predetermined period after changing the state of the printer to the data reception waiting state and to determine whether the second measuring data received from the weight measuring apparatus during the first predetermined period is stabilized.

4. The printer according to claim 3 , wherein based on determining that the second measuring data received from the weight measuring apparatus during the first predetermined period is stabilized, the controller is configured to transmit, to the mobile terminal, the second measuring data which is stabilized.

5. The printer according to claim 4 , wherein based on determining that the second measuring data received from the weight measuring apparatus during the first predetermined period is not stabilized, the controller is configured to transmit a time-out notification to the mobile terminal.

6. The printer according to claim 4 , wherein based on determining that the second measuring data received from the weight measuring apparatus during the first predetermined period is not stabilized, the controller is configured to transmit, to the mobile terminal, a third measuring data determined based on the second measuring data received from the weight measuring apparatus during the first predetermined period.

7. The printer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
determine whether a state in which the second measuring data transmitted from the weight measuring apparatus is not identified is continued for a second predetermined period after changing the state of the printer to the data reception waiting state; and
transmit a connection error notification to the mobile terminal based on determining that the state in which the second measuring data transmitted from the weight measuring apparatus is not identified is continued for the second predetermined period.

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Ohashi Yosuke

Classifications

• G06K15/024 Primary

  for printing on segmented surfaces, e.g. sticker sheets, label rolls · CPC title

• G06K15/405

  Choosing a data source, e.g. on a network · CPC title

• G06K15/1805

  Receiving printer configuration commands · CPC title

• G01G23/42 Primary

  electrically operated · CPC title

• G01G19/415

  combined with recording means · CPC title