Cooperation system, information processing apparatus, cooperation method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with cooperation program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018115660-A1
Application number	US-201715722931-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 2, 2017
Priority date	Oct 21, 2016
Publication date	Apr 26, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a display, a position detector that detects a position in a display surface of the display and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor, in response to detection of the position with which an object has been in contact, detects a portable device, establishes a communication path with the portable device, detects a continuation state based on a state of the portable device or a state of the information processing apparatus, and in the case where the communication path is established with the portable device, and the portable device is detected, switches to a cooperation mode, and in the case where the portable device is no longer detected, if the continuation state is detected, maintains the cooperation mode, and in the case where the portable device is no longer detected, if the continuation state is not detected, switches from the cooperation mode to the single mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a display that displays an image; a position detector that detects a position with which an object has been in contact in a display surface of the display; and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor, in response to detection by the position detector of the position with which the object has been in contact, detects a portable device, establishes a communication path with the portable device, detects a continuation state based on a state of the portable device or a state of the information processing apparatus, in the case where the communication path is established with the portable device, and the device detector detects the portable device, switches from a single mode to a cooperation mode, the single mode being an operation mode in which the information processing apparatus is not in cooperation with the portable device, and the cooperation mode being an operation mode in which the information processing apparatus is in cooperation with the portable device, in the case where the device detector no longer detects the portable device in the cooperation mode, if the continuation state is detected, maintains the cooperation mode, and in the case where the device detector no longer detects the portable device in the cooperation mode, if the continuation state is not detected, switches from the cooperation mode to the single mode.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the hardware processor, in response to the detection of the position with which the object has been in contact by the position detector, further accepts an operation by a user, in the cooperation mode, in accordance with the accepted operation, further sets a device-side setting value used for execution of a device-side process defined as a process, executed by the information processing apparatus, of a cooperation process defining a series of a plurality of processes executed by the information processing apparatus and the portable device that are in cooperation with each other, in the single mode, in accordance with the accepted operation, further sets a device single setting value used for execution of a device single process different from the device-side process, further executes the device-side process in the cooperation mode in accordance with the device-side setting value in cooperation with the portable device, further executes the device single process in the single mode in accordance with the device single setting value, in the cooperation mode after the portable device is no longer detected, in the case where the communication path established with the portable device is disconnected, further stores the device-side setting value set in association with the portable device, in the case where the communication path established with the portable device during the cooperation mode is disconnected, further switches from the cooperation mode to the single mode, in the case where the operation mode is switched from the single mode to the cooperation mode, if the device-side setting value associated with the portable device is stored, further restarts setting of the device-side setting value, and in the case where the operation mode is switched from the single mode to the cooperation mode, if the device-side setting value associated with the portable device is not stored, further sets a device-side setting value from its beginning.

3 . An information processing apparatus comprising a hardware processor, wherein
the hardware processor establishes a communication path with a portable device, accepts an operation by a user, detects a continuation state based on a state of the portable device or a state of the information processing apparatus, in response to satisfaction of a cooperation start condition corresponding to the portable device, switches from a single mode to a cooperation mode, the single mode being an operation mode in which the information processing apparatus is not in cooperation with the portable device, and the cooperation mode being an operation mode in which the information processing apparatus is in cooperation with the portable device, in response to satisfaction of a predetermined cooperation end condition for ending the cooperation mode, switches from the cooperation mode to the single mode, in the cooperation mode, sets a device-side setting value used for execution of a device-side process defined as a process, executed by the information processing apparatus, of a cooperation process defining a series of a plurality of processes executed by the information processing apparatus and the portable device that are in cooperation with each other, in the single mode, sets a device single setting value used for execution of a device single process different from the device-side process in accordance with an accepted operation, in the cooperation mode, executes the device-side process in accordance with the device-side setting value in cooperation with the portable device, in the single mode, executes the device single process in accordance with the device single setting value, in the case where the cooperation end condition includes disconnection of a communication path established with the portable device, and the continuation state is detected in a stage where the operation mode is switched from the cooperation mode to the single mode, in response to the disconnection of the communication path established with the portable device, stores the device-side setting value set in association with the portable device, in the case where the operation mode is switched from the single mode to the cooperation mode, if the device-side setting value associated with the portable device is stored, restarts setting of the device-side setting value associated with the portable device, and in the case where the operation mode is switched from the single mode to the cooperation mode, if the device-side setting value associated with the portable device is not stored, sets a device-side setting value from its beginning.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the hardware processors, in the case where the portable device is executing a predetermined application program, detects the continuation state.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the predetermined application program is an application program different from an application program for execution of a process in cooperation with the information processing apparatus.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the hardware processor, in the case where a predetermined time period has not elapsed since a portable-side setting value used for execution of a portable-side process defined as a process, executed by the portable device, of the cooperation process, is accepted in the portable device, detects the continuation state.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the hardware processor, in the case where a predetermined time period has not elapsed since the device-side setting value is accepted, detects the continuation state.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the hardware processor, in the case where a defect of a hardware resource occurs, detects the continuation state.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the hardware processor, in the case where a remaining amount of battery that stores power for driving the portable device is equal to or less than a predetermined value, detects the continuation state.

10 . A

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Haba Shoko
• Kurumasa Yoichi
• Tomiyasu Kazuhiro
• Nishimura Ryosuke
• Kawabata Mie
• Qu Zhenhuan

Classifications

• H04N1/00411

  the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen · CPC title

• H04N1/00307 Primary

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

• G06F3/1236

  Connection management · CPC title

• G06F3/1292

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

• H04N2201/0055

  By radio · CPC title