Printing apparatus for skipping user authentication for an external device when communicating through a direct wireless connection, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
US9888144B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3233
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus provided with an authentication function to request user information for an external apparatus has a direct wireless communication function, and does not request user information for the external apparatus under a condition that a user is logged into the printing apparatus and the external apparatus connects to the printing apparatus with the wireless communication using the direct wireless communication function.
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