Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus including short-distance wireless communication unit, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
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Application No.: US15291555Application Date: 2016-10-12
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Publication No.: US10171698B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Masamichi Tanji
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP
- Priority: JP2014-168364 20140821
- Main IPC: H04N1/00
- IPC: H04N1/00 ; G06F3/12 ; H04N1/327 ; H04W4/80 ; H04N1/32
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus equipped with a plurality of service applications for providing respective services, in a state enabling a selected one of the service applications to be automatically started from a terminal apparatus. An image forming apparatus capable of performing printing includes a NFC unit. An NFC controller generates data to be read out by an external apparatus, according to selection of one of a plurality of applications. The NFC controller writes the generated data into the NFC unit.
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