US2015248265A1PendingUtilityA1

System and method of mobile printing using near field communication

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Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTDPriority: Jun 3, 2013Filed: Apr 29, 2015Published: Sep 3, 2015
Est. expiryJun 3, 2033(~6.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Kyung-Hoon KangHak-Ju Lee
G06F 3/1284H04N 2201/006H04N 2201/0094H04N 2201/3205G06F 3/1229H04W 12/04G06F 3/1236H04N 2201/0055G06F 3/1292H04N 1/00395H04W 12/00H04W 4/80G06F 3/1204G06F 3/1211H04W 76/14H04W 84/12H04W 12/043H04W 12/50H04B 5/26H04B 5/48H04B 5/20H04B 5/0025H04B 5/70
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Abstract

A method of mobile printing using near field communication (NFC) includes executing a mobile printing application installed in a mobile device; setting a wireless connection for data transmission between the mobile device and an image forming apparatus by performing NFC tagging on the image forming apparatus with the mobile device; and automatically performing a function corresponding to a status of the mobile printing application when NFC tagging is performed.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface configured to provide information via a first communication to an external device for establishing a second communication; and   a Wi-Fi interface configured to:
 establish the second communication based on the information provided via the first communication, and 
 receive data, via the second communication, corresponding to one of a plurality of image forming functions, 
   wherein the one of a plurality of image forming functions is selected by a user.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one of the plurality of image forming functions is one of a printing function, a scanning function, or a fax function. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi interface is further configured to establish the second communication if the external device, containing the data corresponding to one of a plurality of image forming functions, is detected. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one of the plurality of image forming functions is selected by a user before the external device is detected. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the data comprises at least one of image data and a command to perform the one of image forming functions. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the data comprises print image data and a print command if the one of image forming functions is a printing function. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the data comprises a scan command if the one of the plurality of image forming functions is a scanning function. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi interface transmits, to the external device, scan image data generated based on the scan command. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the data is generated in the external device based on the one of the plurality of image forming functions. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi interface receives the data generated by external device executing an application. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first communication is an NFC. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first communication is established via a unidirectional NFC. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first communication is established via a bidirectional NFC. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second communication is a Wi-Fi connection. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second communication is a Wi-Fi direct connection. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second communication provides a data rate faster than a data rate provided by the first communication. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second communication is established automatically based on the information provided via the NFC. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second communication is established without a user input if the external device transmits the information to the apparatus. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address, a Service Set Identity (SSID), a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and a device name. 
     
     
         20 . A method of performing an image forming function in an apparatus, the method comprising:
 providing information via a first communication to an external device for establishing a second communication based on the information provided via the first communication;   receiving data, via the second communication, corresponding to one of a plurality of image forming functions; and   performing the one of the plurality of image forming functions based on the received data,   wherein the one of a plurality of image forming functions is selected by a user.   
     
     
         21 . An apparatus comprising:
 a processor configured to process data corresponding to one of a plurality of image forming functions selected by a user;   a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface configured to obtain information for establishing a second communication via a first communication; and   a Wi-Fi interface configured to transmit, to an external device, the data via the second communication.   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the one of the plurality of image forming functions is one of a printing function, a scanning function, or a fax function. 
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the Wi-Fi interface is further configured to establish the second communication if the external device, containing the data corresponding to one of a plurality of image forming functions, is detected. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the data comprises at least one of image data and a command to perform the one of image forming functions. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the data comprises print image data and a print command if the one of image forming functions is a printing function. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the data comprises a scan command if the one of the plurality of image forming functions is a scanning function. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the second communication is established automatically based on the information provided via the NFC. 
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the second communication is established without a user input if the external device transmits the information to the apparatus. 
     
     
         29 . A method of performing an image forming function in an apparatus, the method comprising:
 obtaining, from an external device, information for establishing a second communication via a first communication;   establishing the second communication based on the obtained information; and   transmitting, to the external device via the second communication, data corresponding to one of a plurality of image forming functions selected by a user.

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