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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2017
Applicant:

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;

Inventor:

Ryohji Murata, Sakai, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1291 (2013.01); G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); G06F 3/126 (2013.01); G06F 3/1226 (2013.01); G06F 3/1267 (2013.01); G06F 3/1268 (2013.01); G06F 3/1287 (2013.01); G06F 3/1292 (2013.01);
Abstract

When a print service is used in a print system, a user terminal transmits, to an image forming apparatus configured to be a sub apparatus, enquiry information to enquire of an Internet protocol (IP) address of an image forming apparatus configured to be a main apparatus. In response to the enquiry information from the user terminal, the sub apparatus transmits to the user terminal the IP address of the main apparatus stored on a memory of the sub apparatus.


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