Method and device for controlling image-forming devices, and electronic terminal through network using the method
US11445086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0055
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a device for controlling image-forming devices, and an electronic terminal using the method are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes acquiring currently-available wireless networks; when a wireless network is provided by an image-forming device, acquiring a first network identifier of the wireless network; when a wireless network is not provided by the image-forming device, connecting to the wireless network and acquiring a first device identifier of the image-forming device connected to the wireless network; adding the first network identifier and the first device identifier acquired to the list of the image-forming devices; according to the list of the image-forming devices, selecting a target image-forming device; and connecting to a wireless network corresponding to the target image-forming device and establishing a communication with the target image-forming device, thereby controlling the target image-forming device to execute an image-forming task.
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