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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017192725-A1
Application number	US-201515314238-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 4, 2015
Priority date	Jun 5, 2014
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

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

1 . An image forming device connectable to an electronic device, the image forming device comprising:
a speaker; a storage unit configured to store connection information necessary for wireless connection to the electronic device; a control unit configured 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; a communication unit configured 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 link with the electronic device which transmits the wireless connection request; and a printing unit configured to print printing data received through the formed wireless connection link.

2 . The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein in case of one of a case where power of the image forming device is turned on, a case where a user command of an output of the connection information is input, and a case where a period associated with the output of the connection information elapses, the control unit controls the speaker to output the sound.

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 through the speaker, the control unit controls the speaker to output the sound by increasing a volume level of the sound.

4 . The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein in response to an error occurring in the image forming device, the control unit controls the speaker to output a sound corresponding to the error in a preset frequency band supported by the speaker.

5 . The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein the storage unit stores contact information of a plurality of users,
wherein the image forming device further comprises a fax unit configured 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.

6 . The image forming device of claim 5 , wherein the control unit 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.

7 . The image forming device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a scanning unit configured 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 control unit controls the speaker to output a sound indicating that the scan job is completed.

8 . The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein the connection information is address information on an URL comprising a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the image forming device, a Personal Identification Number (PIN), and passwords set by a user.

9 . The image forming device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a microphone configured to record a sound, wherein the control unit 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.

10 . The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein the sound is an inaudible frequency band sound.

11 . An electronic device connectable to an image forming device, the electronic device comprising:
a microphone; a wireless communication unit; and a control unit configured 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 link between the image forming device and the electronic device.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the connection information is address information on an URL comprising a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the image forming device, a Personal Identification Number (PIN), and passwords set by a user.

13 . A wireless connection method of an image forming device, the wireless connection method comprising:
in case of a preset condition, outputting a sound corresponding to connection information necessary for connection to the image forming device in a preset frequency band supported by a speaker through 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 link with the electronic device which transmits the wireless connection request; and in response to printing data being received through the formed wireless connection link, outputting the received printing data.

14 . The wireless connection method of claim 13 , wherein the outputting the sound comprises, in case of one of a case where power of the image forming device is turned on, a case where a user command of an output of the connection information is input, and a case where a period associated with the output of the connection information elapses, outputting the sound through the speaker.

15 . The wireless connection method of claim 13 , wherein the outputting the sound comprises, if the wireless connection request is not received for a preset time after initially outputting the sound through the speaker, outputting the sound by increasing a volume level of the sound.

Assignees

• S Printing Solution Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H04M1/7253

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06F3/1284

  Local printer device · CPC title

• H04W40/246

  Connectivity information discovery · CPC title

• G06F3/1238

  Secure printing, e.g. user identification, user rights for device usage, unallowed content, blanking portions or fields of a page, releasing held jobs · CPC title

• G06F3/1207

  resulting in the user being informed about print result after a job submission · CPC title