JP6943093B2 - Communication systems, mobile terminals, devices, programs, communication methods - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to communication systems, mobile terminals, devices, programs and communication methods.

A pull print service has been realized in which document data is transmitted to a print mediation server on the Internet from a PC (Personal Computer) or the like, and a user prints the document data of the print mediation server from an arbitrary multifunction machine.

In addition, there is also a demand for a service in which document data stored in a mobile terminal is directly transmitted to a multifunction device for printing. As a method of realizing such a service, a mobile terminal acquires connection information such as SSID and password by short-range wireless communication, connects to a local network by wireless LAN (for example, Wi-Fi), and connects to a complex device on the network. A method of transmitting document data can be considered.

A printing method has been devised in which the document data is transmitted from the mobile terminal to the print mediation server by combining these, and the multifunction device acquires the document data from the print mediation server (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 discloses a communication system in which file information of document data stored on the Internet is transmitted to a multifunction device by a short-range wireless device, and the multifunction device acquires and prints the document data on the Internet. There is.

However, the communication system disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that a dedicated print intermediary server is required. That is, in order for the multifunction device to acquire document data from the Internet using file information, the multifunction device needs to hold a communication method with the print mediation server in advance, and a dedicated print mediation server is inevitably required. become.

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication system capable of acquiring output data by a device without a dedicated server.

In view of the above problems, the present invention is a communication system in which a mobile terminal and an information processing device communicate with each other, a mobile terminal and a device communicate with each other, and the device and the information processing device communicate with each other. A first transmission means for transmitting output data to be output to the information processing device, an acquisition destination of the output data for the device to acquire the output data from the information processing device, and a communication method to the information processing device. The device has a second receiving means for transmitting the acquisition destination designation information to the device, and the device has a first receiving means for receiving the acquisition destination designation information from the mobile terminal and the acquisition destination. It has a second receiving means for acquiring the output data from the information processing apparatus according to designated information, and an output means for outputting the output data.

It is possible to provide a communication system in which a device can acquire output data without a dedicated server.

It is an example of the figure explaining the schematic operation of the communication system of this embodiment. This is an example of a system configuration diagram of a communication system. It is a hardware block diagram of an example of a mobile terminal. It is a hardware block diagram of an example of a multifunction device. This is an example of a cloud storage hardware configuration diagram. This is an example of a functional block diagram of a mobile terminal, a multifunction device, and a cloud storage possessed by a communication system. This is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure for a mobile terminal to register document data in cloud storage. This is an example of an access information input screen displayed on a display device of a mobile terminal. This is an example of a sequence diagram illustrating a procedure in which a mobile terminal communicates with a multifunction device and the multifunction device prints document data. This is an example of a sequence diagram illustrating a procedure in which a mobile terminal communicates with a multifunction device and the multifunction device prints document data. This is a modified example of a sequence diagram for explaining a procedure in which a mobile terminal communicates with a multifunction device and the multifunction device prints document data. This is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure for an administrator to set conditions for restricting the acquisition method of document data in cloud storage. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen for inputting the condition of the acquisition method. This is an example of a sequence diagram showing the processing performed by the multifunction device when the conditions of the acquisition method are not met.

Hereinafter, as an example of the embodiment for carrying out the present invention, the communication system 100 and the communication method performed by the communication system 100 will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Overview of operation>
FIG. 1 is an example of a diagram illustrating a schematic operation of the communication system 100 of the present embodiment. The user carries a mobile terminal 10, and the mobile terminal 10 has a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module Card) for connecting to a public line such as a mobile phone network.
(1) The user operates the mobile terminal 10 to create and save document data to be printed.
(2) The mobile terminal 10 connects to the Internet via a public line and stores document data in any cloud storage 50 that can be used by the user. In addition, the user can display, read, delete, and the like a list of document data. The cloud storage 50 is an online storage provided as a free or paid service.
(3) Further, the mobile terminal 10 can communicate with the multifunction device 30 by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or NFC (Near Filed Communication). The mobile terminal 10 transmits a method of acquiring document data to the multifunction device 30 using short-range wireless communication. The acquisition method is, for example, URL (Uniform Resource Locator or the like) and information for the cloud storage 50 to authenticate the user.
(4) The multifunction device 30 is connected to the Internet via a network such as Ethernet (registered trademark). The multifunction device 30 acquires the document data from the cloud storage 50 on the Internet by using the document data acquisition method.
(5) The multifunction device 30 prints document data.

As described above, in the communication system 100 of the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 stores the document data in the cloud storage 50 that can be arbitrarily used by the user on the Internet through the public line, and the document data is acquired by short-range wireless communication. Is one of the features. Therefore, there is no need for a server dedicated to the multifunction device 30. The hardware used by the mobile terminal 10 (communication I / F 107 described later) for connecting to the Internet via a public line is different from the hardware used for connecting to the multifunction device 30 and the short-range wireless communication device 109 described later. Since it is hardware, the mobile terminal 10 can be used simultaneously or in parallel.

Generally, since the mobile terminal 10 cannot be connected to the public line and the wireless LAN at the same time, the mobile terminal 10 is connected to the composite machine 30 in order to communicate with the composite machine 30 after the mobile terminal 10 registers the document data via the public line. In order to connect to the wireless LAN, the user needs to operate the mobile terminal 10 to switch the connection from the public line to the wireless LAN. Since short-range wireless communication is used in this embodiment, the user does not need to switch to the connection with the wireless LAN after transmitting the document data to the cloud storage 50.

<Terminology>
The output data is data that is subject to output processing by a device such as a multifunction device. Output processing refers to converting the device into a form that is recognized, detected, or grasped from the outside.

The output data is data created by word processing software, spreadsheet software, presentation software, browser software, or the like. In addition to this, the output data also includes data obtained by converting the data created by the software into a format that can be processed by the multifunction device 30 by using a printer driver or the like on the mobile terminal 10.

As described above, the output data may be any data that can be handled by the mobile terminal 10 and is an output target. For example, document data, image data, and the like can be mentioned. In this embodiment, document data will be described as an example.

The acquisition destination designation information is information that specifies the acquisition destination of the output data. For example, a storage location for document data. In addition, the multifunction device 30 may include a means or means for acquiring document data from the cloud storage 50, and may include a communication method (communication protocol or Web API). In addition, the cloud storage 50 may include a user name and password for authenticating the user. In this embodiment, the term “acquisition method” will be used.

<System configuration example>
FIG. 2 is an example of a system configuration diagram of the communication system 100 of the present embodiment. The communication system 100 has a mobile terminal 10, a cloud storage 50, and a multifunction device 30.

The mobile terminal 10 and the cloud storage 50 communicate with each other via the network N1. The network N1 of the present embodiment is a network using a public line such as 3G, 4G, LTE. The public line is a communication line connecting bases that is physically shared and used by unspecified users. For example, a mobile phone network and a PHS communication network can be mentioned. The mobile terminal 10 can also be connected to an access point via a wireless LAN such as Wi-Fi and communicate with the cloud storage 50 via the Internet.

The mobile terminal 10 and the multifunction device 30 communicate with each other via the network N2. The network N2 of the present embodiment is a network using short-range wireless communication such as NFC, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy. In addition, any network that can be used at the same time as public line communication such as infrared communication and visible light communication may be used.

The multifunction device 30 and the cloud storage 50 communicate with each other via the network N3. The network N3 of the present embodiment is constructed by a LAN constructed in a facility or the like where the multifunction device 30 is installed, a provider network of a provider that connects the LAN to the Internet, a line provided by a line operator, or the like. There is. When the network N3 has a plurality of LANs, the network N3 is called WAN or the Internet. The network N3 may be constructed either wired or wireless, and may be a combination of wired and wireless. Further, when the multifunction device 30 directly connects to the public line network, it can be connected to the provider network without going through the LAN.

The mobile terminal 10 has a function as an information processing device, and application software (hereinafter, simply referred to as an application) described later is operating. The application has a function of assisting the user in creating the document data, registering the document data in the cloud storage 50, and acquiring (downloading) the document data for editing or deleting. Further, the mobile terminal 10 has a function of causing the multifunction device 30 to print the document data stored in the cloud storage 50. Specific examples of the mobile terminal 10 include smartphones, mobile phones, tablet terminals, game machines, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), digital cameras, wearable PCs (Personal Computers), notebook PCs, game machines, and the like. Not limited.

The cloud storage 50 is storage on the Internet. It can also be said to be storage used in a service that provides users with disk space on the Internet. In addition to the cloud storage 50, it may also be called online storage. The cloud storage 50 can be used by both general users and companies. In the case of a company, it is not necessary to build a file server environment in-house, and the capacity can be increased or decreased as much as necessary. Further, the document data on the cloud storage 50 can be stored and retrieved by the mobile terminal 10 or the multifunction device 30 accessed via the Internet.

Although the cloud storage 50 has a large-capacity storage, it generally has a function as an information processing device as well as a storage function. In addition, cloud is a term used when a specific hardware resource is not intended. The cloud storage 50 does not need to be housed in one housing or provided as a group of devices, and is configured by dynamically connecting and disconnecting hardware resources according to the load. .. Further, it may be built in a virtual environment in one information processing device, or may be built across a plurality of information processing devices.

The multifunction device 30 is a device called an image forming device, a printer, or the like, but in the present embodiment, it may have a printer function. However, it may have one or more of a fax function, a scanner function, or a copy function. Further, the multifunction device 30 may be called an MFP (Multi-Function Peripheral), a copying machine, a copying machine, an office device, or the like.

Further, the multifunction device 30 may be a device having a function of outputting document data in addition to the printer function. For example, a facsimile machine, a projector, a HUD (Head Up Display) device, an electronic blackboard, a digital signage, and the like. In the case of these devices, the device faxes, projects, or displays the document data acquired from the cloud storage 50.

<Hardware configuration>
≪About the hardware of mobile terminal 10≫
The mobile terminal 10 according to this embodiment is realized by, for example, a hardware configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of the mobile terminal 10 according to this embodiment. The mobile terminal 10 shown in FIG. 3 includes an input device 101, a display device 102, an external I / F 103, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 104, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 105, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 106, and a communication I / F 107. , SSD (Solid State Drive) 108, short-range wireless communication device 109, etc., each of which is connected to each other by bus B.

The input device 101 is, for example, a touch panel, and is used to input each operation signal to the mobile terminal 10. The input device 101 may be a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The display device 102 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays a processing result by the mobile terminal 10.

The external I / F 103 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 103a and the like. Further, a USB cable, a recording medium 103a, or the like is connected to the external I / F 103. The recording medium 103a may store a program that realizes the display method of the present embodiment. The mobile terminal 10 can read and / or write to the recording medium 103a via the external I / F 103.

The recording medium 103a is, for example, a recording medium such as an SD memory card. The recording medium 103a may be a recording medium such as a USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a CD (Compact Disk), or a flexible disk.

The RAM 104 is a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily holds programs and data. The ROM 105 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) capable of holding programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 105 stores programs and data such as a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), an OS setting, and a network setting that are executed when the mobile terminal 10 is started.

The CPU 106 is an arithmetic unit that realizes control and functions of the entire mobile terminal 10 by reading programs and data from a storage device such as a ROM 105 or SSD 108 onto a RAM 104 and executing processing.

The communication I / F 107 is an interface for performing communication via the network N. For example, the communication I / F 107 is an interface for the mobile terminal 10 to connect to the cloud storage 50 via the network N1. That is, the communication I / F 107 is an interface for connecting to the Internet via the public switched telephone network.

The SSD 108 is a non-volatile storage device that stores the program 108p and data. The stored programs 108p and data include, for example, an OS (Operating System), which is basic software that controls the entire mobile terminal 10, and an application that provides various functions on the OS. The SSD 108 manages the stored programs and data by a predetermined file system and / or DB (database). The mobile terminal 10 may be provided with an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or the like instead of the SSD 108 or in combination with the SSD 108.

The short-range wireless communication device 109 is, for example, a communication device that conforms to the communication standards of NFC and Bluetooth (registered trademark). For example, in the case of NFC, it may be called a reader / writer or the like. As a result, the mobile terminal 10 can perform data communication with the multifunction device 30 via the short-range wireless communication device 109.

The mobile terminal 10 according to this embodiment can realize various processes as described later by the hardware configuration described above.

<< About the hardware of the multifunction device 30 >>
The multifunction device 30 according to this embodiment is realized by, for example, a hardware configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of the multifunction device 30 according to this embodiment. The multifunction device 30 shown in FIG. 4 includes a controller 201, an operation panel 202, an external I / F 203, a communication I / F 204, a printer 205, a scanner 206, a short-range wireless communication device 207, and the like.

The controller 201 has a CPU 211, a RAM 212, and a ROM 213, and an NVRAM 214 and an HDD 215. The ROM 213 stores various programs and data. The RAM 212 temporarily holds programs and data. NVRAM 214 stores, for example, setting information and the like. Further, the HDD 215 stores various programs 215p and data.

The CPU 211 realizes the control and functions of the entire multifunction device 30 by reading the program 215p, data, setting information, etc. from the ROM 213, NVRAM 214, HDD 215, etc. onto the RAM 212 and executing the processing.

The operation panel 202 has an input unit that receives input from the user and a display unit (provided with a touch panel) that displays. The external I / F 203 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 203a and the like. The recording medium 203a includes a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, an SD memory card, a USB memory, and the like.

The communication I / F 204 is an interface for performing communication via the network N. In the present embodiment, the cloud storage 50 is connected to the cloud storage 50 via the network N3.

The printer 205 is a printing device for printing and outputting data to be printed. The scanner 206 is a scanning device that optically reads a document and converts it into electronic data.

The short-range wireless communication device 207 is, for example, a communication device according to a communication standard of NFC or Bluetooth (registered trademark). For example, in the case of NFC, it may be called a reader / writer or the like. As a result, the multifunction device 30 can perform data communication with the mobile terminal 10 via the short-range wireless communication device 207.

The multifunction device 30 according to this embodiment can realize various processes as described later by the hardware configuration described above.

<< About the hardware of cloud storage 50 >>
FIG. 5 is an example of a hardware configuration diagram of the cloud storage 50. The cloud storage 50 includes a CPU 301, a ROM 302, a RAM 303, and an auxiliary storage device 304. Further, the cloud storage 50 includes an input unit 305, a display I / F306, a network I / F307, and an external device I / F308. Each part of the cloud storage 50 is connected to each other via the bus B. Therefore, the cloud storage 50 has a function as an information processing device.

The CPU 301 executes various programs 304p, an OS (Operating System), etc. stored in the auxiliary storage device 304. ROM 302 is a non-volatile memory. The ROM 302 stores a system loader, data, and the like.

The RAM 303 is a main storage device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or a SRAM (Static Random Access Memory). The program 304p stored in the auxiliary storage device 304 when executed by the CPU 301 is expanded in the RAM 303, and the RAM 303 becomes a work area of the CPU 301.

The auxiliary storage device 304 stores the program 304p executed by the CPU 301 and various databases used when the program 304p is executed by the CPU 301. The auxiliary storage device 304 is, for example, a non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).

The input unit 305 is an interface for the operator to input various instructions to the cloud storage 50. For example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a voice input device, and the like. However, the input unit 305 may be connected as needed.

Upon request from the CPU 301, the display I / F 306 displays various information contained in the cloud storage 50 on the display 310 in the form of a cursor, a menu, a window, characters, an image, or the like. The display I / F 306 is, for example, a graphic chip or a display I / F. However, the display I / F 306 may be connected if necessary.

The network I / F307 is a communication device that communicates with the mobile terminal 10 and the multifunction device 30 via the network. The network I / F307 is, for example, an Ethernet® card, but is not limited to this.

The external device I / F 308 is an interface for connecting a USB cable, various storage media 320 such as a USB memory, and the like.

<About the function of communication system 100>
FIG. 6 is an example of a functional block diagram of the mobile terminal 10, the multifunction device 30, and the cloud storage 50 included in the communication system 100.

<< Functions of mobile terminal 10 >>
The mobile terminal 10 has a public line communication unit 11, a short-range wireless communication unit 12, a data storage unit 13, and a user operation reception unit 14. Each of these functional units included in the mobile terminal 10 is a function realized by operating any of the components shown in FIG. 3 by a command from the CPU 106 according to the program 108p expanded from the SSD 108 to the RAM 104. Or a means. This program 108p includes an application corresponding to the communication system 100.

The public line communication unit 11 is realized by the CPU 106 shown in FIG. 3 executing the program 108p and controlling the communication I / F 107, and is connected to a public line (3G / 4G / LTE, etc.) for cloud storage. Communicate with 50.

The short-range wireless communication unit 12 is realized by the CPU 106 shown in FIG. 3 executing the program 108p and controlling the short-range wireless communication device 109, and the short-range wireless communication (NFC / Bluetooth (registered trademark) / Bluetooth). (Registered trademark) LE, etc.) communicates with the multifunction device 30.

The user operation reception unit 14 is realized by the CPU 106 shown in FIG. 3 executing the program 108p and controlling the input device 101, and is realized by inputting cloud storage access information, selecting the cloud storage 50, and printing a document, which will be described later. Receives instructions from the user such as selecting and starting printing.

Further, the user operation reception unit 14 has a display control unit 15 and a data operation unit 16. The display control unit 15 is realized by the CPU 106 shown in FIG. 3 executing the program 108p and controlling the display device 102, and generates and displays a screen serving as a UI (user interface).

The data operation unit 16 is realized by the CPU 106 shown in FIG. 3 executing the program 108p or the like, and according to the user's instruction received by the user operation reception unit 14, the cloud is based on the operation received by the user operation reception unit 14. The storage access information is analyzed and information for accessing the cloud storage 50 is generated. In addition, cloud storage access information and authentication information are stored in the data storage unit 13. It also manipulates document data such as creating, editing, saving, and deleting documents.

The data storage unit 13 is realized by the CPU 106 shown in FIG. 3 executing the program 108p and the RAM 104 or the SSD 108, and stores the cloud storage access information 13a, the authentication information 13b, and the document data 13c. Of these, the document data is document data created by the user operating the application or data acquired from the Internet or the like. Further, the authentication information 13b is information for the user to log in to the multifunction device, and is a user name (or user ID) and a password as will be described later. If the multifunction device does not require login, the authentication information 13b may not be present. Table 1 shows an example of the cloud storage access information 13a.

表１はクラウドストレージアクセス情報１３ａの一例をテーブル状に示す。クラウドストレージアクセス情報１３ａは、携帯端末１０又は複合機３０がクラウドストレージ５０にアクセスするための情報である。一例として、クラウドストレージＩＤ、ＵＲＬ、ユーザ名及びパスワードを有する。クラウドストレージＩＤは、クラウドストレージ５０を特定するための情報であり、クラウドストレージ５０を一意に識別するための情報とも言える。なお、ＩＤとは複数の対象から、ある特定の対象を一意的に区別するために用いられる名称、符号、文字列、数値などの組み合わせをいう。識別情報と呼ばれる場合ある。

Table 1 shows an example of the cloud storage access information 13a in a table. The cloud storage access information 13a is information for the mobile terminal 10 or the multifunction device 30 to access the cloud storage 50. As an example, it has a cloud storage ID, a URL, a user name and a password. The cloud storage ID is information for identifying the cloud storage 50, and can be said to be information for uniquely identifying the cloud storage 50. The ID is a combination of a name, a code, a character string, a numerical value, or the like used to uniquely distinguish a specific target from a plurality of targets. Sometimes called identification information.

The URL is information indicating the location and communication method of resources such as files and services that can be accessed on the network. The URL may include address information indicating the location of the resource. In this embodiment, the storage location of the document data is shown. The user name and password are information for the user to be authenticated by the cloud storage 50.

<< Functions of multifunction device 30 >>
Subsequently, the multifunction device 30 has a LAN communication unit 31, a short-range data communication unit 32, a data analysis unit 33, a printing unit 34, a data storage unit 35, and a user I / F unit 36. Each of these functional units included in the multifunction device 30 is a function realized by operating any of the components shown in FIG. 4 by a command from the CPU 211 according to a program developed from the HDD 215 to the RAM 212. It is a means.

The LAN communication unit 31 is realized by the CPU 211 shown in FIG. 4 executing the program 215p, controlling the communication I / F 204, and the like, connecting to a LAN (either wired or wireless), and cloud storage 50. Communicate with. That is, it connects to the Internet.

The LAN communication unit 31 has a document data acquisition unit 37. The document data acquisition unit 37 is realized by the CPU 211 shown in FIG. 4 executing the program 215p or the like. The document data acquisition unit 37 acquires document data from the cloud storage 50 using the URL or the like analyzed and acquired by the data analysis unit 33.

The short-range data communication unit 32 is realized by the CPU 211 shown in FIG. 4 executing the program 215p and controlling the short-range wireless communication device 207, and the short-range radio (NFC / Bluetooth (registered trademark) / Bluetooth). (Registered trademark) LE, etc.) to communicate. That is, it communicates with the mobile terminal 10 to acquire cloud storage access information 13a.

The data analysis unit 33 is realized by the CPU 211 shown in FIG. 4 executing the program 215p or the like, analyzes the cloud storage access information 13a received by the short-range data communication unit 32, creates a URL and a data URL, and creates document data. Instruct the acquisition unit 37.

The printing unit 34 is realized by the CPU 211 shown in 4 executing the program 215p, controlling the printer 205, and the like, and prints the document data acquired by the document data acquisition unit 37.

The user I / F unit 36 is realized by the CPU 211 shown in FIG. 4 executing the program 215p and controlling the operation panel 202, and provides an interface with the user and accepts an operation from the user. do. The user I / F unit 36 has a display control unit 38. The display control unit 38 displays a screen requesting the user to input a condition for the acquisition method. It also displays errors and other statuses until printing is complete. The condition of the acquisition method is a condition regarding whether or not the multifunction device 30 acquires the document data.

The data storage unit 35 is realized by the CPU 211 shown in FIG. 4 executing the program 215p and the RAM 212, ROM 213, HDD 215, etc., and stores cloud storage access information 13a and document data.

<< About cloud storage functions >>
The cloud storage 50 has a communication unit 51, a file processing unit 52, and a file storage unit 53. Each of these functional units included in the cloud storage 50 is realized by operating any of the components shown in FIG. 5 by an instruction from the CPU 301 according to a program expanded from the auxiliary storage device 304 to the RAM 303. Function or means.

The communication unit 51 is realized by the CPU 301 shown in FIG. 5 executing a program, controlling the network I / F 307, and the like, and transmits and receives various data to and from the mobile terminal 10 and the multifunction device 30. Since the communication unit 51 is connected to a LAN or the like, it is not necessary to connect to a public line when communicating with the mobile terminal 10.

The file processing unit 52 is realized by the CPU 301 shown in FIG. 5 executing a program or the like, stores the document data received from the mobile terminal 10 in the file storage unit 53, and files the file requested by the multifunction device 30. Read from the storage unit 53.

The file storage unit 53 is realized by the RAM 303 and the auxiliary storage device 304 shown in FIG. 5, and stores various files including document data.

<Operation procedure>
A method of registering document data in the cloud storage 50 by the mobile terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure in which the mobile terminal 10 registers document data in the cloud storage 50. FIG. 8 shows an example of an access information input screen displayed on the display device 102 of the mobile terminal 10.

S1: The user operates the mobile terminal 10 to activate the program 108p (application) on the mobile terminal 10.

S1.1: The user operation reception unit 14 of the started application inquires the data storage unit 13 whether or not the authentication information 13b for the multifunction device 30 to authenticate the user is registered. Since the authentication information 13b is not registered in the mobile terminal 10 at the time of the first activation, the user operation reception unit 14 determines that it is not registered.

S1.2: Since the authentication information 13b is not registered, the display control unit 15 of the user operation reception unit 14 displays a screen for inputting the authentication information 13b on the display device 102. The user inputs a user name, a password, and the like according to the instructions on this screen.

S1.3: When the input from the user is completed, the user operation reception unit 14 registers the input authentication information in the data storage unit 13. As a result, the authentication information 13b is stored in the data storage unit 13.

S1.4: Next, the user operation reception unit 14 requests the data storage unit 13 to acquire the registered cloud storage access information 13a. Since the cloud storage access information 13a is not registered at the time of the first startup, the user operation reception unit 14 determines that it is not registered.

S1.5: Since the cloud storage access information 13a is not registered, the display control unit 15 of the user operation reception unit 14 displays the access information input screen 501 for inputting the cloud storage access information 13a on the display device 102. The user inputs a cloud storage ID, a URL, a user name, a password, and the like according to the instructions on the access information input screen 501.

S1.6: The user operation reception unit 14 receives the cloud storage access information 13a, and the data operation unit 16 analyzes the access method to the cloud storage 50. For example, the communication method (mainly the communication protocol) is confirmed from the "type", the "URL" is acquired, and the data URL is determined from this URL.

S1.7: The user operation reception unit 14 confirms whether or not the connection to the cloud storage 50 can be actually performed by using the cloud storage access information 13a input by the user. That is, the public line communication unit 11 communicates with the cloud storage 50 access using the communication method, the "URL" and the data URL. Here, it is assumed that the connection is successful.

S1.8: When the connection is successful, the data operation unit 16 of the user operation reception unit 14 registers the cloud storage access information 13a in the data storage unit 13. In this way, the cloud storage access information 13a can be registered after confirming whether or not the connection can be actually made.

If the connection is not successful in step S1.7, the user operation reception unit 14 prompts the user to input the cloud storage access information 13a again.

<< About the access information input screen >>
In the access information input screen 501 shown in FIG. 8, the registered name (name that can be identified by the user) 502 used when the user selects the cloud storage 50, the cloud storage type 503, the URL 504 indicating the storage location, and when accessing the cloud storage The required user name input field 505 and password input field 506 are displayed. Hereinafter, the setting contents will be described for each cloud storage 50.

-FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Server An FTP server is known as an example of the cloud storage 50. An FTP server is a server that communicates with a client using a communication protocol called FTP. The settings in this case are as follows.
Registration name: ABC FTP site (file)
Type: FTP
URL: ftp://ftp.ABC.co.jp/public/printdata/mydata.dat
Username: user01
Password: password01
In this case, the data manipulation unit 16 can analyze by communicating by FTP from the "type", and since the resource specified by the URL is a file (mydata.dat), it is determined that this file is used as the cloud storage 50. In this case, the file name transmitted by the mobile terminal 10 to the cloud storage 50 is the specified file name (mydata.dat). When the information specified by the URL is a file in this way, the URL that specifies the data is called a "data URL".

On the other hand, when the URL is registered as follows, the folder becomes the cloud storage 50.
URL: ftp://ftp.ricoh.co.jp/public/printdata/
In this case, the resource specified by the URL is a folder, so the file is not registered. In this case, the data manipulation unit 16 sets the designated folder as the cloud storage 50 and assigns a unique file name to each document data. Therefore, in this case, the data manipulation unit 16 creates the data URL. Since the file name is unique, the mobile terminal 10 can handle a plurality of files at the same time. As a process of handling a plurality of files (printing at the same time), the data operation unit 16 generates a plurality of data URLs in which each unique file name is specified in the acquisition of the data URL in step 1.8 of FIG. 9A, which will be described later. Then, there is a method of notifying the multifunction device 30. Similarly, in step 1.8 of FIG. 9A, the data manipulation unit 16 uses this URL itself as the data URL and notifies the multifunction device 30, and all the data contained in this folder in step S3 of FIG. 9B. There is a way to make a request to receive.

WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) Server A WebDAV server is known as an example of cloud storage 50. A WebDAV server is a server that communicates with a client using a communication protocol called WebDAV. The settings in this case are as follows.
Registration name: ABC WebDAV Site type: WebDAV
URL: http://webDAV.ABC.co.jp/public/printdata/mydata.dat
Username: user01
Password: password01
In this case, since it can be seen from the "type" that the data manipulation unit 16 is using WebDAV, the cloud storage 50 is accessed using the WebDAV protocol. Further, since the location of the file to be the storage can be known from the URL, the data manipulation unit 16 uses this as the cloud storage 50. In this case as well, mydata.dat is the data URL.

・ Google (registered trademark, omitted below) storage service
It is a storage service provided by Google. This storage service is known as a service that allows a general user to save a file of himself / herself or a group.
Registered name: Google Drive user01
Type: Google Drive
URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/01234abcde
Username: user01
Password: password01
In this case, it can be seen from the "type" that the data manipulation unit 16 is Google Drive. In addition, the data manipulation unit 16 determines that a specific folder of Google Drive is used from the contents of the URL. Since "01234abcde" is a folder, the data manipulation unit 16 determines the data URL, but the data URL of Google Drive is determined when the file is registered. Details will be described with reference to FIG.

Further, since the data manipulation unit 16 has a "type" of Google Drive, it determines that the cloud storage 50 is accessed by Web API such as REST I / F. That is, the data manipulation unit 16 holds the correspondence between the cloud storage service such as Google Drive and the Web API in a table or the like. Web API is a procedure or rule for calling some program via the Internet. Representational State Transfer (REST) refers to a calling interface that requests data from a server or the like. Generally, when accessed by an HTTP method (POST / GET, etc.), a message described in XML is sent. REST is used because it is recommended by Google Drive, and REST is not required for cloud storage 50.

As described above, the data operation unit 16 can determine the access method to the cloud storage 50 based on the cloud storage access information 13a input by the user. That is, the data operation unit 16 determines the communication method such as the communication protocol and Web API according to the type of cloud storage access information 13a, determines the communication destination by the URL, and determines the desired file by the data URL. There are general ones such as FTP and WebDAV, and some that require a unique Web API such as GoogleDrive / Evernote / Dropbox, but the mobile terminal 10 can access the cloud storage 50 by judging as described above.

The cloud storage access information 13a is not limited to the above. In addition to the above, cloud storage 50 such as BOX.net and YahooBox (registered trademark) is known. There is also a cloud storage 50 that can store data by sending an e-mail, and an input screen suitable for such an e-mail format may be prepared by an application.

<Operation procedure at the time of printing>
Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the operation of the communication system 100 when the user causes the multifunction device 30 to print the document data using the mobile terminal 10 will be described. 9A and 9B are examples of sequence diagrams illustrating a procedure in which the mobile terminal 10 communicates with the multifunction device 30 and the multifunction device 30 prints document data.

S1: The user launches the application on the mobile terminal 10.

S1.1: The user operation reception unit 14 confirms that the authentication information 13b is registered in the data storage unit 13. Here, it is assumed that it is registered.

S1.2: Next, the user operation reception unit 14 confirms whether or not the cloud storage access information 13a is registered in the data storage unit 13. Here, it is assumed that it is registered.

S1.3: The display control unit 15 of the user operation reception unit 14 displays a list of cloud storage access information 13a acquired from the data storage unit 13 on the display device 102. This allows the user to determine which cloud storage 50 to use. The user selects one cloud storage access information 13a.

S1.4: The user operation reception unit 14 accepts the user's selection. Then, a list of document data that can be printed is acquired from the data storage unit 13. The document data that can be printed means data in a file format supported by the mobile terminal 10. Corresponding means the data recognized as a file by the mobile terminal 10.

S1.5: The display control unit 15 of the user operation reception unit 14 displays a list of printable document data on the display device 102. The user selects the document data to be printed.

S1.6: The user operation reception unit 14 accepts the user's selection, and then requests a print start instruction for this document data. For example, a message such as "Please press the start button displayed on the mobile terminal 10 to print" is displayed. The user performs an operation to start printing.

S1.7: The user operation reception unit 14 accepts the start of printing and requests the data storage unit 13 to transmit the specified document data.

S1.7.1: First, the data storage unit 13 makes a connection request to the public line communication unit 11. That is, the connection with the cloud storage 50 selected in step S1.3 is requested. This request includes cloud storage access information 13a.

S1.7.1.1: The public line communication unit 11 receives the cloud storage access information 13a to the designated cloud storage 50 from the data storage unit 13, and uses this to connect to the cloud storage 50. Here, it suffices that the communication destination can be specified by the URL and the user name and password can be authenticated.

S1.7.2: When the connection is successful, the data storage unit 13 requests the public line communication unit 11 to transmit the document data specified in step S1.5.

S1.7.2.1: The public line communication unit 11 transmits the document data to the cloud storage 50. As a result, the document data is accumulated in the cloud storage 50, and the success and response are returned from the cloud storage 50. This success means that it was able to be transmitted (200 OK in the case of HTTP), and the response is transmitted from the specific cloud storage 50 as described below.

S1.8: Next, when the connection is successful, the data manipulation unit 16 creates a data URL. For example, when the file is set to the cloud storage 50 by FTP, the file at the end of the URL saved in step S1.7 becomes the data URL. When the folder is specified as the cloud storage 50 by FTP, an arbitrary file name (for example, 001.dat) added by the data operation unit 16 to the URL specified by FTP becomes the data URL (<FTP folder). URL> /001.dat). The data URL does not necessarily have to be created by the data manipulation unit 16, and the data URL itself may be included in the response in step S1.7.2.1. That is, the cloud storage 50 may create a part or the whole of the data URL and transmit it to the mobile terminal 10. When a part of the data URL is created, the data manipulation unit 16 complements the remaining part.

In the case of GoogleDrive, the file ID of the document data (file) saved in the response is included, so create the data URL using the file ID. For example, the file ID of "http: // https://drive.google.com/open?id=<file ID>" is the data URL.

S1.9: Next, the display control unit 15 of the user operation reception unit 14 displays a message or screen instructing the user to bring the mobile terminal 10 closer to the multifunction device 30 on the display device 102 of the mobile terminal 10. As a result, the user brings the mobile terminal 10 closer to the multifunction device 30.

S1.10: FIG. 9B will be described. The user operation reception unit 14 requests a connection to the short-range wireless communication unit 12 at the same time or in parallel. When the user brings the mobile terminal 10 closer to the compound device 30, a short-range wireless communication connection is made, and the short-range wireless communication device 109 of the mobile terminal 10 and the short-range wireless communication device 207 of the compound device 30 can communicate with each other. It is confirmed whether or not there is. This is because communication is possible when the short-range wireless communication device 109 and the short-range wireless communication device 207 comply with NFC, but communication is not possible depending on the communication standard of the contactless card.

S1.10.1: If communication is possible, the short-range wireless communication unit 12 connects to the short-range data communication unit 32 of the multifunction device 30.

S1.11: When the connection is successful, the user operation reception unit 14 requests the short-range wireless communication unit 12 to transmit the authentication information 13b of the multifunction device 30, the cloud storage access information 13a, and the data URL. The QR code (registered trademark) encoded by these may be displayed on the display device 102 of the mobile terminal 10 and read by the image pickup device of the multifunction device.

S1.11.1: The short-range wireless communication unit 12 transmits the authentication information 13b of the multifunction device 30, the cloud storage access information 13a, and the data URL to the multifunction device 30. The short-range data communication unit 32 of the multifunction device 30 receives this information.

S1.11.2: The short-range data communication unit 32 sends the authentication information 13b, the cloud storage access information 13a, and the data URL to the data analysis unit 33.

S1.11.3: The data analysis unit 33 confirms (authenticates) whether or not it is possible to log in to the multifunction device 30 with the acquired authentication information 13b. If login is not possible, the user I / F section 36 is displayed to the effect of an authentication error to warn the user.

S2: Next, the data analysis unit 33 of the multifunction device 30 requests the LAN communication unit 31 to connect with the received cloud storage access information 13a and the data URL.

S2.1: The LAN communication unit 31 connects to the cloud storage 50 using the URL of the cloud storage access information 13a, and logs in using the user name and password (authenticates the cloud storage 50). Here, it is assumed that the communication is successful.

S3: Next, the data analysis unit 33 requests the LAN communication unit 31 to receive the document data together with the URL and the data URL.

S3.1: The LAN communication unit 31 acquires document data from the cloud storage 50 using the URL and the data URL.

S4: The data analysis unit 33 sends a print instruction to the print unit 34 together with the acquired document data.

S4.1: As a result, the printing unit 34 prints the document data on a recording medium such as paper.

S5: When the data analysis unit 33 receives the print result from the print unit 34, the data analysis unit 33 sends a print completion notification to the user I / F unit 36.

S5.1: The user I / F unit 36 displays the print completion on the operation panel 202.

As described above, the document data of the mobile terminal 10 can be transmitted to the cloud storage 50 and printed from the multifunction device 30.

Note that the sequence of FIG. 9 is only an example, and for example, the order of steps S1.1 and S1.3 may be reversed. You may do it at the same time.

It is also possible to generally set print settings (color / black and white, double-sided / single-sided, etc.) before S1.5.

<Omission of cloud storage selection>
In the processes of FIGS. 9A and 9B, the user selects the cloud storage 50 in step S1.3, but this selection can be omitted. When it is assumed that the user repeatedly uses the same cloud storage 50, it is not necessary to select the cloud storage 50 every time in the first place. In order to realize this, the user may select cloud storage access information in advance and save it in the mobile terminal 10.

FIG. 9C is an example of a sequence diagram illustrating a procedure in which a mobile terminal communicates with a multifunction device and the multifunction device prints document data. In the description of FIG. 9C, the difference from FIG. 9A will be mainly described. In FIG. 9C, the data storage unit 13 stores the priority cloud storage access information 13d. The priority cloud storage access information 13d is information for accessing the cloud storage 50 that the user preferentially uses, and is information input on the access information input screen (communication information such as the IP address and authentication information of the cloud storage 50). )It is included.

In FIG. 9C, steps S1.2 and S1.3 of FIG. 9A and related processes are not provided. Therefore, when the user starts the application in step S1, the processing performed by the user is only the display of the document list in step S1.4 and the selection of the document in step S1.5.

Further, the other processing of FIG. 9C may be automatically performed by the mobile terminal 10 without any instruction or operation by the user when the mobile terminal 10 approaches the multifunction device 30. First, the mobile terminal 10 activates the application in step S1 and acquires authentication information. Further, the user performs steps S1.4 and S1.5 in advance. Further, the mobile terminal 10 automatically transmits the document to the cloud storage 50 in steps S1.6 to S1.9.

Next, when the user brings the mobile terminal 10 close to the multifunction device 30, the process of FIG. 9B is performed when the short-range wireless communication is started. Therefore, the user can print by simply selecting a document and bringing the mobile terminal 10 closer to the multifunction device 30. The proximity of the mobile terminal 10 and the multifunction device 30 is detected by the start of short-range wireless communication between the mobile terminal 10 and the multifunction device 30 (detection of each other).

<About security>
As described above, the document data transmitted to the cloud storage 50 can be printed by the multifunction device 30. However, when the user can select an arbitrary cloud storage 50 as in the present embodiment, there is a possibility that a virus or the like has entered the cloud storage 50 or the document data is contaminated with the virus or the like.

For example, the multifunction device 30 may be infected with a virus just by accessing a malicious site, and the stored document data may be falsified. When a user uses such a cloud storage 50, the multifunction device 30 accesses a file stored in the malicious cloud storage 50, and the multifunction device 30 is infected with a virus or falsified document data. May be printed.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the security problem caused by the use of the arbitrary cloud storage 50 is solved as follows.

<Limitation of cloud storage 50 of access destination>
If the cloud storage 50 accessed by the multifunction device 30 is restricted, deterioration of security can be suppressed. Therefore, the administrator limits the cloud storage 50 accessed by the multifunction device 30 as follows. The administrator is a person who manages, operates, and maintains the use of the multifunction device 30.

FIG. 10 is an example of a sequence diagram showing a procedure in which the administrator sets to limit the acquisition method of the document data of the cloud storage 50 by a condition. The screen 511 for setting the conditions for the acquisition method of FIG. 11 will be described as appropriate.

S1: The administrator operates the multifunction device 30 to display the screen 511 for setting the conditions of the acquisition method. It is generally performed from the setting menu of the multifunction device 30, and it is recommended that only the administrator can set it in consideration of security. Therefore, the administrator is logged in with administrator privileges.

S1.1: The user I / F unit 36 accepts the operation of the administrator and confirms whether or not the conditions of the acquisition method are stored in the data storage unit 13. At the first time, the user I / F unit 36 determines that the user I / F unit 36 has not been registered because there is no condition of the registered acquisition method.

S1.2: The display control unit 38 of the user I / F unit 36 displays a screen 511 on the operation panel 202 for allowing the administrator to input the conditions of the acquisition method. On the other hand, the administrator inputs the conditions of the acquisition method. An example of the screen 511 is shown in FIG.

S1.3: The user I / F unit 36 accepts the input of the acquisition method condition by the administrator, and stores the acquisition method condition in the data storage unit 13. The display control unit 38 of the user I / F unit 36 displays the registration completion on the operation panel 202.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the screen 511 for inputting the conditions of the acquisition method. This screen 511 is a screen for the administrator to limit the cloud storage 50 accessed by the multifunction device 30. In FIG. 11, the message "a. Use only the address starting with the next" is displayed together with the radio button 512, and the message "b. Do not use the address starting with the next" is displayed together with the radio button 513. It also has an address input field 514.

For example, when the administrator selects the radio button 512 and inputs "* .storage. *" In the address input field 514, the multifunction device 30 is only in the cloud storage 50 of the address (URL) including ".storage." to access. That is, the cloud storage 50 that does not have this address is not accessed. When only the configured addresses are allowed, such addresses are called whitelists.

Further, for example, when the administrator selects the radio button 513 and inputs "* .free. *" In the address input field 514, the multifunction device 30 accesses the cloud storage 50 of the address including ".free.". do not. That is, the cloud storage 50 having this address is not accessed. If the configured address is not allowed, such an address is called a blacklist.

As a result, even if the URL of the cloud storage 50 whose reliability is unknown is transmitted from the mobile terminal 10, only the address of the white list is used, and the address of the blacklist is not used, so that the security is lowered. Can be suppressed.

In this example, only the conditions of the acquisition method by address have been described, but the conditions of the acquisition method are not limited to the address. For example, access can be restricted depending on the size or content of the document data. For example, it is possible to limit the document data acquired by the multifunction device 30, such as not being able to print document data of a certain size, or not being able to print document data containing specific words (for example, confidential information). .. For example, even if a user mistakenly transmits document data having a size larger than a predetermined size or document data having a very large number of pages to the cloud storage 50, it is possible to prevent the multifunction device 30 from printing. Further, by grasping the rule that the multifunction device 30 cannot print the document data written as "confidential", it is possible to prevent the confidential document data from being inadvertently registered in the cloud storage 50.

In these cases, since the multifunction device 30 may read the document data, it is preferable to check the document data in advance with a server or the like that performs a virus check.

Further, the user name of the mobile terminal 10 (for example, the user name of the authentication information 13b) may be used as a condition, or the user name of the cloud storage access information 13a may be used for restriction. For example, if the multifunction device 30 is in the company, only a predetermined user among the employees can access the multifunction device 30 to the cloud storage 50. As described above, if the information is acquired by the multifunction device 30 in the short-range wireless communication, the multifunction device 30 can use the information to restrict access.

Further, since the user is authenticated in the multifunction device 30, if the user name (user name of the authentication information 13b) for which the authentication is established in the multifunction device 30 and the user name of the cloud storage access information 13a do not match, the multifunction device 30 is combined. It is also conceivable that the machine 30 does not access the cloud storage 50.

Further, it is possible to restrict access by permitting access to the cloud storage 50 only in a specific time zone based on the time when the mobile terminal 10 and the multifunction device 30 communicate with each other by short-range wireless communication. Furthermore, the user and time may be combined, such as allowing access only to a specific user.

Further, only the mobile terminal 10 provided by the company in which the multifunction device 30 is installed may be permitted to print via the cloud storage 50. Since the mobile terminal 10 is designated by the company, the user name of the authentication information 13b is a user name fixed by the company. Therefore, the company can specify the user who uses the cloud storage 50.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a sequence diagram showing a process performed by the multifunction device 30 when the conditions of the acquisition method are not met. FIG. 12 is performed following step S1.11.1 of FIG. 9B.

S2: As described above, the data analysis unit 33 of the multifunction device 30 acquires the authentication information 13b, the cloud storage access information 13a, and the data URL from the mobile terminal 10, and the user authentication is completed. The data analysis unit 33 requests the data storage unit 13 for the conditions of the acquisition method.

S3: When the data analysis unit 33 acquires the acquisition method conditions stored in the data storage unit 13, the acquisition method conditions and authentication information 13b, the acquisition method conditions and cloud storage access information 13a, or the acquisition method conditions And the authentication information 13b and the cloud storage access information 13a are compared to determine whether or not the document data may be acquired from the cloud storage 50. If the document data can be acquired, step S2 and subsequent steps of FIG. 9B are carried out.

S4: When the data analysis unit 33 determines that the access is inaccessible, the data analysis unit 33 requests the user I / F unit 36 to display an error.

S4.1: The display control unit 38 of the user I / F unit 36 displays on the operation panel 202 that the access is inaccessible. As a result, the user can access the cloud storage 50 and grasp that the document data cannot be printed.

<Summary>
As described above, in the communication system 100 of the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 stores the document data in the cloud storage 50 that can be arbitrarily used by the user on the Internet through the public line, and the document data is stored in the short-range wireless communication. Since the acquisition method is transmitted, the compound machine 30 does not need a dedicated server. Further, since the device (communication I / F 107) used by the mobile terminal 10 for connecting to the Internet via a public line and the short-range wireless communication device 109 used for connecting to the multifunction device 30 are different devices, a document is provided. After transmitting the data to the cloud storage 50, the user does not need to switch to the connection with the wireless LAN.

<Other application examples>
Although the best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above with reference to examples, the present invention is not limited to these examples, and various modifications are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. And substitutions can be made.

For example, it is described that the mobile terminal 10 uses a public line when connecting to the Internet, but if it is an Internet connection that can be used at the same time as a short-range wireless communication device other than a public line such as 3G / 4G / LTE, this can be used. It is not limited. For example, WiMAX is known.

The public line communication unit 11 is an example of the first transmission means, the short-range wireless communication unit 12 is an example of the second transmission means, and the short-range data communication unit 32 is an example of the first reception means. Yes, the LAN communication unit is an example of the second receiving means, and the printing unit 34 is an example of the output means. The user I / F unit 36 is an example of the first reception means, and the user operation reception unit 14 is an example of the second reception means.

10 Mobile terminal 11 Public line communication unit 12 Short-range wireless communication unit 13 Data storage unit 14 User operation reception unit 30 Complex machine 31 LAN communication unit 32 Short-range data communication unit 33 Data analysis department 34 Printing department 36 User I / F department 50 Cloud storage 100 communication system

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-32026

Claims (15)

A communication system in which a mobile terminal and an information processing device communicate with each other, a mobile terminal and a device communicate with each other, and the device and the information processing device communicate with each other.
The mobile terminal
A first transmission means for transmitting output data to be output to the device to the information processing device, and
A second transmission means for transmitting to the device the acquisition destination of the output data for the device to acquire the output data from the information processing device and the acquisition destination designation information for designating the communication method to the information processing device. Have,
The device is
A first receiving means for receiving the acquisition destination designation information from the mobile terminal, and
A second receiving means for acquiring the output data from the information processing apparatus according to the acquisition destination designation information, and
An output means for outputting the output data and
Communication system with. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first transmitting means and the second transmitting means are communication devices that can be used simultaneously or in parallel by the mobile terminal. The communication system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the acquisition destination designation information is address information that identifies the output data held by the information processing apparatus connected to the network. The acquisition destination designation information further includes authentication information for receiving authentication by the information processing apparatus.
The communication system according to claim 3, wherein when the authentication based on the authentication information is established, the second receiving means acquires the output data from the information processing apparatus according to the acquisition destination designation information. The first transmission means transmits the output data to the information processing device using a public line, and transmits the output data to the information processing device.
The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second transmission means transmits the acquisition destination designation information to the device using short-range wireless communication. The device is
The second receiving means has a first receiving means for accepting the setting of conditions regarding whether or not to acquire the output data from the information processing apparatus.
The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second receiving means acquires the output data from the information processing apparatus when the acquisition destination designation information meets the conditions. The communication system according to claim 6, wherein the first receiving means receives information on a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that the device may access, or information on a URL that the device should not access. The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the acquisition destination designation information includes a URL, and the second receiving means acquires the output data designated by the URL. The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the mobile terminal has a second receiving means for receiving the setting of the acquisition destination designation information. The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the acquisition destination designation information includes identification information for identifying one information processing device from a plurality of information processing devices. Communication information for communicating with the information processing device is stored in the mobile terminal in advance.
The first transmission means transmits the output data specified by accepting a user's selection based on the communication information to the information processing apparatus.
The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the second transmission means transmits the acquisition destination designation information to the device when the communication with the device is started. A portable terminal that communicates with an information processing device and a device that outputs output data acquired from the information processing device.
A first transmission means for transmitting output data to be output to the device to the information processing device, and
A second transmission means for transmitting to the device the acquisition destination of the output data for the device to acquire the output data from the information processing device and the acquisition destination designation information for designating the communication method to the information processing device. ,
Mobile terminal with. A device that communicates with a mobile terminal and an information processing device that receives output data output by the device from the mobile terminal.
A first receiving means for receiving acquisition destination designation information from the mobile terminal, which specifies an acquisition destination of the output data for acquiring the output data from the information processing apparatus and a communication method to the information processing apparatus.
A second receiving means for acquiring the output data from the information processing apparatus according to the acquisition destination designation information, and
An output means for outputting the output data and
Equipment with. An information processing device and a mobile terminal that communicates with a device that outputs output data acquired from the information processing device.
A first transmission means for transmitting output data to be output to the device to the information processing device, and
A second transmission means for transmitting to the device the acquisition destination of the output data for the device to acquire the output data from the information processing device and the acquisition destination designation information that specifies the communication method to the information processing device. A program to function as. It is a communication method of a communication system in which a mobile terminal and an information processing device communicate with each other, a mobile terminal and a device communicate with each other, and the device and the information processing device communicate with each other.
Performed by the mobile terminal,
A step in which the first transmission means transmits output data to be output to the device to the information processing device,
The second transmission means transmits to the device the acquisition destination designation information that specifies the acquisition destination of the output data for the device to acquire the output data from the information processing device and the communication method to the information processing device. Steps to do and
Performed by said equipment,
A step in which the first receiving means receives the acquisition destination designation information from the mobile terminal,
A step in which the second receiving means acquires the output data from the information processing device according to the acquisition destination designation information, and
When the output means outputs the output data,
Communication method with.

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