Image forming apparatus that calls terminal device on other end indicated by predetermined destination number, when prespecified gesture is detected

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11949810-B2
Application number	US-202217591995-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2022
Priority date	Feb 9, 2021
Publication date	Apr 2, 2024
Grant date	Apr 2, 2024

Abstract

A communication apparatus includes a motion sensor, a communication device, and a control device. The motion sensor detects a gesture of a user. The communication device makes communication with a terminal device on another end, through a predetermined communication network. The control device acts as a controller. The controller causes the communication device to dispatch a call to the terminal device, when the motion sensor detects a prespecified gesture, in a state where a predetermined condition is satisfied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a motion sensor that detects a gesture of a user;
a communication device that includes a telephone set and makes communication with a telephone set on another end, through a predetermined communication network;
an operation device through which an instruction is inputted according to an operation of the user;
an image forming device that forms an image on a recording medium; and
a control device including a processor, and configured to act, when the processor operates according to a control program, as a controller that causes the communication device to dispatch a call to the telephone set on another end indicated by a predetermined telephone number and start communication with the telephone set on another end, upon receipt of an answer to the dispatched call from the telephone set on another end, when the motion sensor detects a prespecified gesture, in a state where log-in in the image forming apparatus is permitted, the instruction has not been inputted to the operation device, and an error has occurred in the image forming device.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a display device,
wherein the controller displays an image including a number on the display device, in the state where log-in in the image forming apparatus is permitted, the instruction has not been inputted to the operation device, and the error has occurred in the image forming device.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the controller detects a number of prespecified digits in the image displayed on the display device, and acquires the detected number as the predetermined telephone number.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein the controller causes the display device to display, as the image, a web browser screen including the number.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising a display device,
wherein the controller causes the display device to display an image representing the prespecified gesture, in the state where log-in in the image forming apparatus is permitted, the instruction has not been inputted to the operation device, and the error has occurred in the image forming device.

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Nakagawa Hiroshi

Classifications

• H04M3/02 Primary

  Calling substations, e.g. by ringing (selective calling H04Q) · CPC title

• G06F3/017 Primary

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• H04M2203/051

  technician dispatch system · CPC title

• H04M2201/52

  Telephonic communication in combination with fax communication · CPC title

• H04M2201/50

  Telephonic communication in combination with video communication · CPC title