Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US9523953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus may include an image forming unit configured to form an image on a printing medium and a control unit configured to perform at least one of a user authentication operation, an image forming preparation operation, and an image forming operation according to distance information between a portable electronic device and the image forming apparatus.
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