Image forming apparatus equipped with NFC tag, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
US9516458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B5/77
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique enabling automatic start of a desired application without being dependent on an OS of a mobile terminal only by causing the terminal to touch an image forming apparatus. The apparatus is equipped with an NFC tag capable of performing short-range wireless communication with the terminal. A Web browser operating on the terminal accesses an RUI of the apparatus. User agent information is acquired from the Web browser having accessed the RUI. The OS of the terminal is determined based on the acquired user agent information. Application information is written in the NFC tag based on the determined OS. A mobile NFC reader/writer of the terminal reads the application information, and if the associated application has been installed in the terminal, the application is started, whereas if not, an application download service is started to download the application.
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