Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-kaisha

Tatsuhiko Sone

Kunihito Terashita

Naoki Yoshida

Ken Saito

Masayuki Ishibashi

Hirokazu Sato

Takeshi Shiotani

Naoki Kusumoto

Hiroyuki Yamaoka

Keishi Naka

A first communication apparatus may repeat a broadcast transmission of a trigger signal via a second interface, which is a signal to be used by a second communication apparatus as a trigger for sending a wireless connection request to the first communication apparatus. The wireless connection request may be for forming a first wireless network to which both the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus belong. The first wireless network may be a network for performing a wireless communication via a first interface. The first communication apparatus may receive the wireless connection request via the first interface from the second communication apparatus which has received the trigger signal, and establish a first wireless connection via the first interface with the second communication apparatus so as to form the first wireless network.

Communication apparatus

Computer-readable instructions, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, may cause the terminal device to: repeatedly execute a first-type communication process using first-type communication via Internet, wherein the first-type communication process is for receiving related information which is related to a communication device; and repeatedly execute a second-type communication process using second-type communication not via the Internet, wherein the second-type communication process is for receiving the related information. A first interval for repeatedly executing the first-type communication process may be longer than a second interval for repeatedly executing the second-type communication process.

Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing application program including computer-readable instructions for terminal device and method for controlling terminal device

A terminal device may obtain specific information stored in a memory. The specific information may include at least one of region information indicating a region where the terminal device is used and model information of a printing device used by the terminal device. The printing device may be configured to execute printing by using a plurality of cartridges corresponding to a plurality of colors. The terminal device may determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied or not by using the specific information, and in a case where it is determined that the condition is satisfied, send a first page request and color information to a server. The color information may indicate a selected color selected from the plurality of colors.

Communication system for purchasing cartridge of printing device, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for terminal device, and method performed by terminal device

Communication system, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for terminal device, and method performed by terminal device

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program, when executed by a computer, causing an information processing device to perform: selecting a target device for executing predetermined data processing based on an operation received by an operation unit; receiving an execution instruction by a user, which is for causing the selected target device to execute the predetermined data processing; acquiring identification information of the target device; generating a display URL which is for displaying a specific page on a display by a Web browser, the specific page being a Web page corresponding to the acquired identification information; determining whether a specific condition is satisfied, the specific condition being a condition for displaying the specific page on the display; and opening the Web browser by designating the generated display URL after the execution instruction is received and in a case where it is determined that the specific condition is satisfied.

Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and information processing device

A terminal device may acquire first connection information including a plurality of parameters, and send the first connection information to a communication device by using a first wireless connection and not via an access point. The first connection information is used in the communication device to execute a process for establishing a wireless connection with a target access point. The terminal device may receive a failure notification indicating that the process has failed from the communication device by using the first wireless connection and not via an access point in a case where the process in the communication device has failed, and display a cause screen indicating that the process has failed due to the specific parameter on a display unit in a case where the failure notification is received from the communication device.

Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for terminal device, terminal device, and communication device

A terminal device may register first device information of a first image processing device in a memory; specify by using the first device information, N applications corresponding to one or more types of image processes that the first image processing device is capable of executing from among M applications; display a first menu screen on a display unit, the first menu screen including N icons indicating the specified N applications, each of the N icons having a first type of displaying state that is capable of accepting a selecting operation for using an application, the first menu screen not including each of (M-N) icons having the first type of displaying state, the (M-N) icons indicating (M-N) applications; send an execution instruction to the first image processing device by using a target application indicated by a target icon selected from among the N icons in the first menu screen.

Terminal device and non-transitory computer-readable medium for terminal device

A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable program instructions executable by a controller of a mobile terminal. The program instructions are configured to, when executed, cause the controller to control a device to perform image data processing, obtain, in response to receipt of an update notification from a server via a communication interface, the update notification, the update notification representing that the program instructions are updatable and containing urgency level information representing an urgency level showing how urgently the program instructions need to be updated, determine whether user informing conditions concerning the obtained update notification are satisfied, the user informing conditions being satisfied depending on the urgency level, and display, when determining that the user informing conditions are satisfied, an update object representing that the program instructions are updatable.

Computer-readable medium, mobile terminal, and method for informing user of updatability of program

A portable terminal has a memory having a program stored thereon and readably by a computer. The program causes the portable terminal to perform acquiring group ID and setting information, storing the group ID and the setting information in association with each other, receiving first instruction information for instructing execution of association processing for the stored group ID, acquiring device ID to identify the device, to which the portable terminal is brought close, from the device through the data acquisition interface, executing the association processing of associating the stored group ID and the device ID acquired through the data acquisition interface after receiving the first instruction information and acquiring the device ID through the data acquisition interface, and storing the association, and after executing the association processing, transmitting the setting information associated with the group ID to the device associated with the group ID, through the network interface.

Computer-readable medium having program for portable terminal and information processing apparatus configured to group devices and perform setting thereof, and portable terminal and information processing apparatus for same

In an information processing terminal, a processor receiving identification information from another program. The identification information is for identifying an image processing operation. The processor performs a first determination process determining whether the specified apparatus is capable of executing the image processing operation identified by the identification information. The processor performs a first display process displaying determination information indicating a result of the first determination process. The processor receives operation condition information from the external program in a case where the first determination process determines that the specified apparatus is capable of executing the image processing operation. The operation condition information indicates a condition for executing the image processing operation. The processor transmits a command to the specified apparatus. The command instructs execution of the image processing operation under the operation condition information.

Information processing terminal transmitting command instructing execution of image processing operation to specified apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program for the information processing terminal

A communication system including an image processing apparatus configured to, in response to receiving acquisition instruction information from a server via indirect communication, receive authentication information from an information processing terminal device via near-field wireless communication, transmit the received authentication information to the server via the indirect communication, and in response to receiving communication instruction information, which indicates a method for data communication with a service providing apparatus, from the server via the indirect communication, perform data communication with the service providing apparatus in accordance with the received communication instruction information.

System comprising a server for providing a service to an image forming apparatus, and authentication thereof

A terminal device may register first device information of a first image processing device in a memory; specify by using the first device information, N applications corresponding to one or more types of image processes that the first image processing device is capable of executing from among M applications; display a first menu screen on a display unit, the first menu screen including N icons indicating the specified N applications, each of the N icons having a first type of displaying state that is capable of accepting a selecting operation for using an application, the first menu screen not including each of (M&#x2212;N) icons having the first type of displaying state, the (M&#x2212;N) icons indicating (M&#x2212;N) applications; send an execution instruction to the first image processing device by using a target application indicated by a target icon selected from among the N icons in the first menu screen.

A terminal device may be configured to acquire a first signal from a hardware of the terminal device, determine, by using the first signal, whether the distance between the terminal device and a communication device is less than or equal to a threshold value, and in a case where it is determined that the distance between the terminal device and the communication device is less than or equal to the threshold, supply a trigger instruction to an Operating System (OS) program of the terminal device even if a button that may be displayed on a display of the terminal device for supplying the trigger instruction to the OS program is not selected. The OS program may (1) display a notification screen on the display unit and (2) supply a change instruction to the first wireless interface.

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Nagoya, Japan

Tatsuhiko Sone