Image Processing Device Executing Communication Processing with Push Notification Server and Information Processing Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017187914-A1
Application number	US-201615389527-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 23, 2016
Priority date	Dec 24, 2015
Publication date	Jun 29, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image processing device may first-receive print data and device identifying information from an information processing device. The image processing device may determine whether or not a particular event is occurring. The image processing device may first-store the received print data in a memory when the particular event is not occurring. The image processing device may second-store the received device identifying information in the memory when the particular event is occurring. The image processing device may send the device identifying information to a push notification server when the particular event has ended. The image processing device may second-receive print data from the information processing device corresponding to the sent device identifying information. The image processing device may third-store the received print data in the memory. The image processing device may print using the print data stored in the memory at least one of the first-storing and the third-storing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image processing device comprising:
a controller; a communication interface configured to communicate with a push notification server and an information processing device; a memory; and a printer; wherein the controller is configured to perform: a first-receiving of receiving print data and device identifying information for identifying the information processing device through the communication interface; determining whether or not a particular event in which printing cannot be executed in the image processing device is occurring in the image processing device; a first-storing of storing the received print data in the first-receiving in the memory in a case where it is determined that the particular event is not occurring at the time when the device identifying information was received; a second-storing of storing the received device identifying information in the memory in a case where it is determined that the particular event is occurring at the time when the device identifying information was received; sending the device identifying information to the push notification server through the communication interface in a case where the device identifying information is stored in the memory and it is determined that the particular event has ended; a second-receiving of receiving print data from the information processing device corresponding to the sent device identifying information; a third-storing of storing the received print data in the second-receiving in the memory; and printing by the printer using the print data stored in the memory in at least one of the first-storing and the third-storing.

2 . The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is further configured to perform deleting the device identifying information from the memory in accordance with the printing being started.

3 . The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, in the determining, it is determined that the particular event is occurring in a case where the printing is being executed using first print data received from the first information processing device at the time when second device identifying information that identifies the second information processing device is received from the second information processing device, the second-storing includes storing the second device identifying information in the memory, the controller is further configured to perform sending, to the push notification server through the communication interface, first device identifying information that identifies the first information processing device in a case where it is determined in the determining that the printing using the first print data has been completed, the sending of the device identifying information includes sending the second device identifying information to the push notification server in a case where it is determined in the determining that the printing by the printer using the first print data has been completed and the second device identifying information is stored in the memory, the controller is further configured to perform:
receiving second print data from the second information processing device after having sent the second device identifying information to the push notification server; and
printing by the printer using the received second print data.

4 . The image processing device according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller is further configured to perform sending first information to the second information processing device in the case where the printing is being executed using the first print data at the time when the second device identifying information is received from the second information processing device,
the first information indicating that the particular event is occurring,
the second-storing includes storing the second device identifying information in the memory in a case where second information is received from the second information processing device after having sent the first information,
the second information instructing the image processing device to wait to print.

5 . The image processing device according to claim 3 , wherein
the information processing device further includes a third information processing device, in the determining, it is determined that the particular event is occurring in a case where the second device identifying information is stored in the memory at the time when third device identifying information that identifies the third information processing device is received from the third information processing device, the second-storing includes storing the third device identifying information in the memory, the controller is further configured to perform sending, to the push notification server through the communication interface, the second device identifying information that identifies the second information processing device in a case where it is determined in the determining that the printing using the second print data is completed, the sending of the device identifying information includes sending the third device identifying information to the push notification server in a case where it is determined that the printing using the second print data is completed and the third device identifying information is stored in the memory, the controller is further configured to perform:
receiving third print data from the third information processing device after having sent the third device identifying information to the push notification server; and
printing by the printer using the received third print data.

6 . The image processing device according to claim 5 , wherein
the controller is further configured to perform:
deleting the second device identifying information from the memory in a case where the second print data is not received from the second information processing device within a predetermined period since when the second device identifying information was sent to the push notification server; and
sending the second device identifying information to the push notification server in a case where the second device identifying information is deleted in the deleting.

7 . The image processing device according to claim 6 , wherein
the controller is further configured to perform sending the third device identifying information to the push notification server in a case where the third device identifying information is stored in the memory at the time when the second device identifying information was deleted.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for an information processing device, wherein the information processing device comprises a controller; a communication interface configured to communicate with a push notification server and an image processing device; and a memory,
the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the controller of the information processing device, causing the information processing device to perform: receiving first device identifying information from the push notification server through the communication interface,
the first device identifying information being information for informing the push notification server that the information processing device is a destination of a push notification;
accepting an input of a first print instruction that instructs an execution of printing using print data stored in the memory to the image processing device; sending the first device identifying information and the print data to the image processing device through the communication inter

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Fujiwara Susumu

Classifications

• H04N1/32448 Primary

  Controlling data flow to or from the memory in relation to the available memory capacity · CPC title

• H04N2201/3205

  of identification information, e.g. name or ID code (H04N2201/3209 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00344

  with a management, maintenance, service or repair apparatus (monitoring H04N1/00002) · CPC title

• H04N1/00228

  Image push arrangements, e.g. from an image reading device to a specific network destination (push-based network services H04L67/55) · CPC title

• H04N1/00307

  with a mobile telephone apparatus (constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00) · CPC title