Image-forming system and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9223527-B2
Application number	US-201514691595-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2015
Priority date	Apr 22, 2014
Publication date	Dec 29, 2015
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015

Abstract

An image forming system includes a user terminal apparatus of a first user registered for a peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service, and a user terminal apparatus of a second user registered for the peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service and included in a contact list of the first user. The user terminal apparatus of the first user distributes operation data including (a) identification information of the first user, (b) identification information of the image forming apparatus, and (c) setting information or image information of printing to the identified user. The user terminal apparatus of the second user transmits, on the basis of an operation of the second user, an additional print request for additionally printing the same printed material for the printing of the first user, which was communicated by the received operation data, to an image forming apparatus of the identification information communicated by the received operation data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image forming system comprising:
a user terminal apparatus of a first user registered for a peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service;
a user terminal apparatus of a second user registered for the peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service and included in a contact list of the first user; and
an image forming apparatus, wherein
the user terminal apparatus of the first user and the user terminal apparatus of the second user execute a peer-to-peer type inter-user communication program that realizes inter-user communication using the peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service,
if the user terminal apparatus of the first user requests the image forming apparatus to perform printing on the basis of an operation of the first user, the user terminal apparatus of the first user identifies a user included in the contact list of the first user, on the basis of registration information of the first user registered for the peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service, and distributes operation data including (a) identification information of the first user, (b) identification information of the image forming apparatus, and (c) setting information or image information of the printing to the identified user,
the user terminal apparatus of the second user receives the operation data, displays the received operation data, and transmits, on the basis of an operation of the second user, an additional print request for additionally printing the same printed material for the printing of the first user, which was communicated by the received operation data, to the image forming apparatus of the identification information communicated by the received operation data, and
the image forming apparatus executes the printing on the basis of a request sent from the user terminal apparatus of the first user and, if the image forming apparatus receives the additional print request from the user terminal apparatus of the second user, the image forming apparatus executes additional printing for the printing based on a request sent from the user terminal apparatus of the first user.

2. An image forming system comprising:
an image forming apparatus at which a first user registered for a peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service logs in; and
a user terminal apparatus of a second user registered for the peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service and included in a contact list of the first user, wherein
the image forming apparatus and the user terminal apparatus of the second user execute a peer-to-peer type inter-user communication program that realizes inter-user communication using the peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service,
if the image forming apparatus executes document scanning or document copying on the basis of an operation of the first user in a log-in state, the image forming apparatus identifies, on the basis of registration information of the first user registered for the peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service, a user included in the contact list of the first user in a log-in state, and distributes operation data including (a) identification information of the first user, (b) identification information of the image forming apparatus, and (c) setting information or image information of the document scanning or the document copying,
the user terminal apparatus of the second user receives the operation data, displays the received operation data, and transmits, on the basis of an operation of the second user, an additional print request for additionally printing the same printed material for the document copying of the first user or a transmission request for transmitting read image data acquired by the document scanning or the document copying to the image forming apparatus of the identification information communicated by the received operation data, and
if the image forming apparatus receives the additional print request or the transmission request from the user terminal apparatus of the second user, the image forming apparatus executes additional printing for the document copying of the first user or transmission of the read image data to user terminal apparatus of the second user.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded an inter-user cooperation program executable by a computer of an electronic apparatus, wherein
the inter-user cooperation program for causing a computer provided in a user terminal apparatus of a user registered for a peer-to-peer type communication service to execute:
a user identification step of identifying, if a request for printing is made to an image forming apparatus on the basis of an operation of the user, a user included in a contact list of the user on the basis of registration information of the user registered for the peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service;
a distribution step of distributing operation data including (a) identification information of the user, (b) identification information of the image forming apparatus, and (c) setting information or image information of the printing to the identified user; and
a request transmission step of receiving the operation data from a user terminal apparatus of another user, displaying the received operation data, and transmitting, on the basis of an operation of the user, an additional print request for additionally printing the same printed material for the printing of the another user, which was communicated by the received operation data, to the image forming apparatus of the identification information communicated by the received operation data.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein
if the image forming apparatus executes document scanning or document copying on the basis of an operation of a logged-in user, the image forming apparatus identifies a user included in a contact list of the logged-in user on the basis of registration information of the logged-in user registered for the peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service, distributes operation data including (a) identification information of the logged-in user, (b) identification information of the image forming apparatus, and (c) setting information or image information of the document scanning or the document copying, and
the inter-user cooperation program further causes the computer to execute a step of receiving the operation data, displaying the received operation data from the image forming apparatus, and transmitting, on the basis of an operation of the user, an additional print request for additionally printing the same printed material for the document copying of the logged-in user or a transmission request for transmitting read image data acquired by the document scanning or the document copying, which was communicated by the received operation data, to the image forming apparatus of the identification information communicated by the operation data.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein
the inter-user cooperation program causes, when the operation data is received, the computer to further execute
a dispersion user identification step of identifying, on the basis of the registration information of the user of the user terminal apparatus, registered for the peer-to-peer type inter-user communication service, a user included in the contact list of the user of the user terminal apparatus, and
a dispersion and distribution step of dispersing and distributing the operation data to the identified user.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein
in the dispersion user identification step, a user included in a specific category in the contact list of the user of the user terminal ap

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Utsumi Daisuke

Classifications

• G06F3/1285

  Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server · CPC title

• G06F3/1268 Primary

  Job submission, e.g. submitting print job order or request not the print data itself · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · 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

• H04N1/32016

  according to the caller's identification, e.g. fax number (H04N1/3201 takes precedence) · CPC title