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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Morikazu Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1236 (2013.01); G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); G06F 3/1292 (2013.01); H04N 1/00307 (2013.01); H04N 1/00413 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0055 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0075 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile terminal with which an intended image forming apparatus can be easily paired is provided. A search unit searches for an image forming apparatus. A display unit displays, as a result of searching by the search unit, a list containing a plurality of image forming apparatuses. A specifying unit specifies, from the plurality of image forming apparatuses, one image forming apparatus to which the mobile terminal is brought closer. A connection unit connects to the image forming apparatus specified by the specifying unit.