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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Kiwamu Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiwamu Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication system includes: a terminal device; and a communication device. The communication device includes: a first communication unit configured to perform communication with the terminal device through first wireless communication based on connection information; a second communication unit configured to perform communication via a network; and a connection control unit configured to permit the terminal device, which performs communication with the first communication unit based on the connection information, to connect to the network via the second communication unit. The terminal device includes: a third communication unit configured to perform the first wireless communication; a fourth communication unit configured to perform second wireless communication having a communication range smaller than the first wireless communication; and a communication control unit configured to cause the third communication unit to transmit the connection information received by the fourth communication unit, to the first communication unit.