Information-processing apparatus, control method of information-processing apparatus, program, recording medium, portable terminal, and information-processing system

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a display;
• an NFC tag;
• and
• a writing unit configured to write first information in the NFC tag in a case where a status of the printing apparatus is a first status, and write second information in the NFC tag in a case where the status of the printing apparatus is a second status.

A control method for controlling a printing apparatus which comprises a display and an NFC tag, and which is able to communicate with a portable terminal, comprising:

• writing first information in the NFC tag in a case where a status of the printing apparatus is a first status;
• and
• writing second information in the NFC tag in a case where a status of the printing apparatus is a second status,
• wherein a first application of the portable terminal is automatically activated when information acquired from the NFC tag by the portable terminal is the first information;
• and
• a second application of the portable terminal is automatically activate when the information is acquired from the NFC tag by the portable terminal is the second information.