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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiharu Takahashi, Setagaya Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3234 (2019.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 1/3215 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3284 (2013.01); G06F 1/3215 (2013.01); G06F 3/1229 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a portable terminal capable of receiving a signal from a transmitter in a detection area. A processor of the apparatus is configured to determine whether to shift to an operable state from a sleep state based on user information contained in proximity information when the proximity information, containing the user information indicating that a user enters the detection area, is received by the communication interface from the portable terminal receiving a signal from the transmitter.