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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryotaro Imine, Ibaraki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Communication setting information for use in UWB communication is exchanged between a mobile terminal and an image forming apparatus by BLE communication. Information for identifying a ranging target is transmitted from the mobile terminal to the image forming apparatus by BLE communication or UWB communication, and the ranging target is identified by the image forming apparatus based on the received information. Ranging is started when the ranging target is identified, and the ranging request data is transmitted to the identified ranging target. The ranging is continued until a measured distance satisfies a first condition, and when the measured distance satisfies the first condition and the ranging is terminated, login authentication is performed on a user having logged in the mobile terminal, for the image forming apparatus.