Network printer system, printer, control method for computer, computer readable medium and computer data signal

Abstract

A network printer system comprises a first printer and a second printer. The first printer comprises: a first network setting information storing unit that stores setting information of a previously designated network; a radio communication establishing unit that establishes a radio communication with the second printer; and a network setting information transmitting unit that transmits the stored setting information of the network to the second printer by the established radio communication. The second printer comprises: a network setting information receiving unit that receives the setting information of the network transmitted by the network setting information transmitting unit; a second network setting information storing unit that stores the received setting information of the network; and a unit that switches the setting of the network in accordance with the stored setting information of the network.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Exemplary embodiment(s) of the present invention will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of a network system including a printer system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram of a network printer system;

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the network printer system; and

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram of a network setting process in the network printer system.

Claims

1. A network printer system comprising: a first printer; anda second printer,wherein the first printer comprises:a first network setting information storing unit that stores setting information of a previously designated network;a radio communication establishing unit that establishes a radio communication with the second printer; anda network setting information transmitting unit that transmits the setting information of the network stored in the first network setting information storing unit to the second printer by the radio communication established by the radio communication establishing unit, andwherein the second printer comprises:a network setting information receiving unit that receives the setting information of the network transmitted by the network setting information transmitting unit;a second network setting information storing unit that stores the setting information of the network received by the network setting information receiving unit; anda unit that switches the setting of the network in accordance with the setting information of the network stored in the second network setting information storing unit.

2. A network printer system according to claim 1, wherein the first printer further comprises:a unit that switches the setting of the network in accordance with the setting information of the network stored in the first network setting information storing unit after the transmission of the setting information of the network is completed by the network setting information transmitting unit.

3. A network printer system according to claim 1, wherein the radio communication establishing unit comprises:an identifying information obtaining unit that obtains the identifying information of the second printer; anda password generating unit that generates a common network password by performing an encoding process common to the first printer and the second printer to the identifying information obtained by the identifying information obtaining unit, andwherein the radio communication establishing unit establishes the radio communication with the second printer by using the network password generated by the password generating unit.

4. A network printer system according to claim 1, wherein the radio communication establishing unit establishes a radio communication of an add-hook mode with the second printer.

5. A printer that stores setting information of a previously designated network, the printer comprising: a radio communication establishing unit that establishes a radio communication with other printer; anda network setting information transmitting unit that transmits the setting information of the network to other printer by the radio communication established by the radio communication establishing unit.

6. A control method for a computer that stores setting information of a previously designated network, the method comprising: establishing a radio communication with a printer; andtransmitting the setting information of the network to the printer by the established radio communication.

7. A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer that stores setting information of a previously designated network to execute a process comprising: establishing a radio communication with a printer; andtransmitting the setting information of the network to the printer by the established radio communication.

8. An image forming device comprising: a radio communication establishing unit that establishes a radio communication with a printer that stores setting information of a previously designated network;a network setting information receiving unit that receiving the setting information of the network from the printer by the radio communication established by the radio communication establishing unit;a network setting information storing unit that stores the setting information of the network received by the network setting information receiving unit; anda unit that switches the setting of the network in accordance with the setting information of the network stored in the network setting information storing unit.

9. A control method for a computer comprising: establishing a radio communication with a printer that stores setting information of a previously designated network;receiving the setting information of the network from the printer by the established radio communication;storing the received setting information of the network; andswitching the setting of the network in accordance with the stored setting information of the network.

10. A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process comprising: establishing a radio communication with a printer that stores the setting information of a previously designated network;receiving the setting information of the network from the printer by the established radio communication;storing the received setting information of the network; andswitching the setting of the network in accordance with the stored setting information of the network.

11. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave for enabling a computer to perform a process comprising: establishing a radio communication with a printer; andtransmitting the setting information of the network to the printer by the established radio communication.

12. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave for enabling a computer to perform a process comprising: establishing a radio communication with a printer that stores the setting information of a previously designated network;receiving the setting information of the network from the printer by the established radio communication;storing the received setting information of the network; andswitching the setting of the network in accordance with the stored setting information of the network.