Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and recording medium

An image forming system comprising:

• an external terminal;
• and
• an image forming apparatus,
• wherein said external terminal has
• a position information detection part for detecting terminal position information which is position information of said external terminal;
• and
• a transmitting part capable of transmitting said terminal position information,
• said image forming apparatus has
• a communication part for receiving said terminal position information which is position information of said external terminal from said external terminal;
• and
• an acquisition part for acquiring apparatus position information which is position information of said image forming apparatus on the basis of said terminal position information,
• said terminal position information includes first terminal position information received from said external terminal by communication in accordance with a proximity communication mode in which communication can be performed only when a transmitting unit and a receiving unit are in a proximity state, and
• said acquisition part acquires said first terminal position information itself as said apparatus position information.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a communication part for receiving terminal position information which is position information of an external terminal from said external terminal;
• and
• an acquisition part for acquiring apparatus position information which is position information of said image forming apparatus on the basis of said terminal position information,
• wherein said communication part receives a plurality of terminal position information from at least one external terminal, and
• said acquisition part acquires an average value of a plurality of terminal positions included in said plurality of terminal position information as said apparatus position information.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a communication part for receiving terminal position information which is position information of an external terminal from said external terminal;
• and
• an acquisition part for acquiring apparatus position information which is position information of said image forming apparatus on the basis of said terminal position information,
• wherein said terminal position information includes first terminal position information received from said external terminal by communication in accordance with a proximity communication mode in which communication can be performed only when a transmitting unit and a receiving unit are in a proximity state, and
• said acquisition part acquires said first terminal position information itself as said apparatus position information.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for recording therein a computer program to be executed by a computer embedded in an image forming apparatus to cause said computer to perform the steps of;

• a) receiving terminal position information which is position information of an external terminal from said external terminal;
• and
• b) acquiring apparatus position information which is position information of said image forming apparatus on the basis of said terminal position information,
• wherein a plurality of terminal position information are received from at least one external terminal in said step a), and
• an average value of a plurality of terminal positions included in said plurality of terminal position information is acquired as said apparatus position information in said step b).

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for recording therein a computer program to be executed by a computer embedded in an image forming apparatus to cause said computer to perform the steps of;

• a) receiving terminal position information which is position information of an external terminal from said external terminal;
• and
• b) acquiring apparatus position information which is position information of said image forming apparatus on the basis of said terminal position information,
• wherein said terminal position information includes first terminal position information received from said external terminal by communication in accordance with a proximity communication mode in which communication can be performed only when a transmitting unit and a receiving unit are in a proximity state, and
• said first terminal position information itself is acquired as said apparatus position information in said step b).