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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2019
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takaaki Suzuki, Tagata Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a short-range wireless communication device to communicate with a portable terminal via short-range wireless communication, a first wireless communication device to communicate with the portable terminal via a direct wireless connection, a second wireless communication device to communicate via a network connected to the image forming apparatus, and a control device. The control device includes an authentication unit that determines whether o a device within short-range wireless communication range has been authenticated. The control device sets up a connection for data communication via the network when the portable terminal has been authenticated and set up the direct wireless connection for data communication when the portable terminal has not been authenticated.