Mobile terminal capable of setting cover sheet and header of fax, image forming apparatus, methods of controlling mobile terminal and image forming apparatus, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

A mobile terminal capable of setting a cover sheet and a header of a fax document and causing an image forming apparatus to transmit the fax document. Cover data representative of a cover sheet is created according to the settings of a cover sheet of a fax document, and header data representative of a header is created according to the settings of a header of the fax document. Upon receipt of an instruction for transmitting a fax document from the user, the mobile terminal transmits an instruction to the image forming apparatus for reading an original and transmitting the fax document, together with transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which the fax document is to be transmitted and at least one of the cover data and the header data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile terminal that is capable of communicating with an image forming apparatus, comprising:
 a transmission destination setting unit configured to set transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which a fax document is to be transmitted;   a cover sheet creation unit configured to create, according to settings of a cover sheet of the fax document, cover sheet data representative of the cover sheet;   a header creation unit configured to create, according to settings of a header of the fax document, header data representative of the header;   a request transmission unit configured to transmit a request for transmitting the fax document, to the image forming apparatus;   an original setting instruction-displaying unit configured to display a message for prompting a user to set an original on the image forming apparatus when a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting a fax document is received from the image forming apparatus to which the request has been transmitted by said request transmission unit;   an instruction transmission unit configured to transmit, when it is detected that the original has been set on the image forming apparatus, and an instruction for transmitting a fax document is received from the user, an instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, together with the transmission destination information set by said transmission destination setting unit, and at least one of the cover sheet data created by said cover sheet creation unit and the header data created by said header creation unit, to the image forming apparatus; and   a transmission result-displaying unit configured to display a result of transmission of the fax document by the image forming apparatus, which is instructed by said instruction transmission unit, on the display section.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the settings of the cover sheet of the fax document include a setting of the transmission destination, a setting of a title of respect, a setting of multi-transmission destination delivery, a setting of a date, a setting of a subject, a setting of the number of sheets, and a setting of a transmission source, which are to be written on the cover sheet. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the settings of the header of the fax document include a setting of whether or not to use information on a user himself/herself who uses the mobile terminal, which has been registered in advance, a setting of whether or not to use a fax number of the image forming apparatus in the header, a setting of whether or not to use the header created by the mobile terminal as the header, and a setting of whether or not to add information created by the mobile terminal to the header. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein a preview image of the cover sheet represented by the cover sheet data created by said cover sheet creation unit is displayed on the display section. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile terminal according to  claim 1 , further comprising an address acquisition unit configured to acquire, when the mobile terminal is brought by the user close to a range communicatable with the image forming apparatus by short-range wireless communication, an address for performing communication which is different from the short-range wireless communication, from the image forming apparatus by the short-range wireless communication, and
 wherein the mobile terminal communicates with the image forming apparatus using an address acquired by said address acquisition unit.   
     
     
         6 . An image forming apparatus that is capable of communicating with a mobile terminal, comprising:
 a request reception unit configured to receive a request for transmitting a fax document, from the mobile terminal;   a response unit configured to transmit a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting the fax document, to the mobile terminal;   an instruction reception unit configured to receive from the mobile terminal an instruction for reading an original and transmitting the fax document, together with transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which the fax document is to be transmitted and at least one of cover sheet data and header data of the fax document;   a fax document transmission unit configured to read the original, and transmit the fax document representing the original to the transmission destination indicated by the transmission destination information, together with data generated based on at least one the cover sheet data and the header data, according to the instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, received by said instruction reception unit; and   a status setting unit configured to set a status indicative of a result of transmission of the fax document by said fax document transmission unit.   
     
     
         7 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the cover sheet data is data created according to a setting of the transmission destination, a setting of a title of respect, a setting of multi-transmission destination delivery, a setting of a date, a setting of a subject, a setting of the number of sheets, and a setting of a transmission source, which are to be written on the cover sheet. 
     
     
         8 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the header data is data created according to a setting of whether or not to use information on a user himself/herself who uses the mobile terminal, which has been registered in advance, a setting of whether or not to use a fax number of the image forming apparatus in the header, a setting of whether or not to use the header created by the mobile terminal as the header, and a setting of whether or not to add information created by the mobile terminal to the header. 
     
     
         9 . The image forming apparatus according to claim  6 , further comprising an address providing unit configured to provide, when the mobile terminal is brought by the user close to a range communicatable with the image forming apparatus by short-range wireless communication, an address for performing communication which is different from the short-range wireless communication, to the mobile terminal by the short-range wireless communication. 
     
     
         10 . A communication system including a mobile terminal and an image forming apparatus, in which the mobile terminal and the image forming apparatus can communicate with each other,
 wherein the mobile terminal comprises:   a transmission destination setting unit configured to set transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which a fax document is to be transmitted;   a cover sheet creation unit configured to create, according to settings of a cover sheet of the fax document, cover sheet data representative of the cover sheet;   a header creation unit configured to create, according to settings of a header of the fax document, header data representative of the header;   a request transmission unit configured to transmit a request for transmitting the fax document, to the image forming apparatus;   an original setting instruction-displaying unit configured to display a message for prompting a user to set an original on the image forming apparatus when a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting a fax document is received from the image forming apparatus to which the request has been transmitted by said request transmission unit;   an instruction transmission unit configured to transmit, when it is detected that the original has been set on the image forming apparatus, and an instruction for transmitting a fax document is received from the user, an instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, together with the transmission destination information set by said transmission destination setting unit, and at least one of the cover sheet data created by said cover sheet creation unit and the header data created by said header creation unit, to the image forming apparatus; and   a transmission result-displaying unit configured to display a result of transmission of the fax document by the image forming apparatus, which is instructed by said instruction transmission unit, on the display section, and   wherein the image forming apparatus comprises:   a request reception unit configured to receive the request for transmitting the fax document, from the mobile terminal;   a response unit configured to transmit a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting the fax document, to the mobile terminal;   an instruction reception unit configured to receive from the mobile terminal the instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, together with the transmission destination information and at least one of the cover sheet data and the header data;   a fax document transmission unit configured to read the original, and transmit the fax document representing the original to the transmission destination indicated by the transmission destination information, together with data generated based on at least one of the cover sheet data and the header data, according to the instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, received by said instruction reception unit; and   a status setting unit configured to set a status indicative of a result of transmission of the fax document by said fax document transmission unit.   
     
     
         11 . A method of controlling a mobile terminal that is capable of communicating with an image forming apparatus, comprising:
 setting transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which a fax document is to be transmitted;   creating, according to settings of a cover sheet of the fax document, cover sheet data representative of the cover sheet;   creating, according to settings of a header of the fax document, header data representative of the header;   transmitting a request for transmitting the fax document, to the image forming apparatus;   displaying a message for prompting a user to set an original on the image forming apparatus when a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting a fax document is received from the image forming apparatus to which the request has been transmitted by said transmitting;   transmitting, when it is detected that the original has been set on the image forming apparatus, and an instruction for transmitting a fax document is received from the user, an instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, together with the transmission destination information set by said setting, and at least one of the cover sheet data created by said first-mentioned creating and the header data created by said second-mentioned creating, to the image forming apparatus; and   displaying a result of transmission of the fax document by the image forming apparatus, which is instructed by said transmitting, on the display section.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the settings of the cover sheet of the fax document include a setting of the transmission destination, a setting of a title of respect, a setting of multi-transmission destination delivery, a setting of a date, a setting of a subject, a setting of the number of sheets, and a setting of a transmission source, which are to be written on the cover sheet. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the settings of the header of the fax document include a setting of whether or not to use information on a user himself/herself who uses the mobile terminal, which has been registered in advance, a setting of whether or not to use a fax number of the image forming apparatus in the header, a setting of whether or not to use the header created by the mobile terminal as the header, and a setting of whether or not to add information created by the mobile terminal to the header. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising displaying a preview image of the cover sheet represented by the cover sheet data created by said first-mentioned creating on the display section. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising acquiring, when the mobile terminal is brought by the user close to a range communicatable with the image forming apparatus by short-range wireless communication, an address for performing communication which is different from the short-range wireless communication, from the image forming apparatus by the short-range wireless communication, and
 communicating with the image forming apparatus using an address acquired by said acquiring.   
     
     
         16 . A method of controlling an image forming apparatus that is capable of communicating with a mobile terminal, comprising:
 receiving a request for transmitting a fax document, from the mobile terminal;   transmitting a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting the fax document, to the mobile terminal;   receiving from the mobile terminal an instruction for reading an original and transmitting the fax document, together with transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which the fax document is to be transmitted and at least one of cover sheet data and header data of the fax document;   reading the original, and transmitting the fax document representing the original to the transmission destination indicated by the transmission destination information, together with data generated based on at least one the cover sheet data and the header data, according to the instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, received by said receiving; and   setting a status indicative of a result of transmission of the fax document by said transmitting.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the cover sheet data is data created according to a setting of the transmission destination, a setting of a title of respect, a setting of multi-transmission destination delivery, a setting of a date, a setting of a subject, a setting of the number of sheets, and a setting of a transmission source, which are to be written on the cover sheet. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the header data is data created according to a setting of whether or not to use information on a user himself/herself who uses the mobile terminal, which has been registered in advance, a setting of whether or not to use a fax number of the image forming apparatus in the header, a setting of whether or not to use the header created by the mobile terminal as the header, and a setting of whether or not to add information created by the mobile terminal to the header. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 16 , further comprising providing, when the mobile terminal is brought by the user close to a range communicatable with the image forming apparatus by short-range wireless communication, an address for performing communication which is different from the short-range wireless communication, to the mobile terminal by the short-range wireless communication. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for executing a method of controlling a mobile terminal that is capable of communicating with an image forming apparatus,
 wherein the method comprises:   setting transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which a fax document is to be transmitted;   creating, according to settings of a cover sheet of the fax document, cover sheet data representative of the cover sheet;   creating, according to settings of a header of the fax document, header data representative of the header;   transmitting a request for transmitting the fax document, to the image forming apparatus;   displaying a message for prompting a user to set an original on the image forming apparatus when a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting a fax document is received from the image forming apparatus to which the request has been transmitted by said transmitting;   transmitting, when it is detected that the original has been set on the image forming apparatus, and an instruction for transmitting a fax document is received from the user, an instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, together with the transmission destination information set by said setting, and at least one of the cover sheet data created by said first-mentioned creating and the header data created by said second-mentioned creating, to the image forming apparatus; and   displaying a result of transmission of the fax document by the image forming apparatus, which is instructed by said transmitting, on the display section.   
     
     
         21 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for executing a method of controlling an image forming apparatus that is capable of communicating with a mobile terminal,
 wherein the method comprises:   receiving a request for transmitting a fax document, from the mobile terminal;   transmitting a response notifying that the image forming apparatus is capable of transmitting the fax document, to the mobile terminal;   receiving from the mobile terminal an instruction for reading an original and transmitting the fax document, together with transmission destination information indicative of a transmission destination to which the fax document is to be transmitted and at least one of cover sheet data and header data of the fax document;   reading the original, and transmitting the fax document representing the original to the transmission destination indicated by the transmission destination information, together with data generated based on at least one the cover sheet data and the header data, according to the instruction for reading the original and transmitting the fax document, received by said receiving; and   setting a status indicative of a result of transmission of the fax document by said transmitting.