Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus, information processing apparatus, and image forming system with switchable connection interfaces
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Application No.: US16054592Application Date: 2018-08-03
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Publication No.: US10671335B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Makoto Harigae
- Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00 ; G06F3/12 ; H04N1/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a print medium based on print data supplied from an information processing apparatus; a first communication interface configured to perform wireless communication with the information processing apparatus by a first communication method in which the number of connectable apparatuses is set; a second communication interface configured to perform wireless communication with the information processing apparatus by a second communication method; and a system controller. The system controller is configured to cause the second communication interface to transmit a notification to the information processing apparatus when the number of apparatuses which are connected by the first communication interface has reached the number of connectable apparatuses, the notification representing that the number of apparatuses which are connected by the first communication interface has reached the number of connectable apparatuses.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200042262A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2020-02-06
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