Method and storage medium for controlling image-forming devices through network
US11729337B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0055
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling image-forming devices includes acquiring currently-available wireless networks, including detecting the currently-available wireless networks and acquiring broadcast information transmitted by each wireless access point by a wireless communication module in an electronic terminal; searching image-forming devices through the currently-available wireless networks and establishing a 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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