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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Masahiro Hayashi, Nagoya, JP;
Toshikazu Hori, Nagoya, JP;
Toshiki Motoyama, Konan, JP;
Thanh Nguyenvan, Nagoya, JP;
Satoru Yanagi, Obu, JP;
Akihito Uno, Iwakura, JP;
Tomomi Shiraki, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Matsushita, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroya Nojiri, Nagoya, JP;
Daisuke Matsumoto, Nagoya, JP;
Taiga Mizumori, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A function executing device may be configured to receive a related instruction related to execution of a scan from an external device, and in a case where the related instruction is received from the external device via a first communication path for executing an encrypted communication, send an authentication information request to the external device. In a case where the related instruction is received from the external device via a second communication path for executing an unencrypted communication, the function executing device may be configured not to send the authentication information request to the external device.
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