Electronic device and method for printing based on information written by an external device in a power-off state

A control method for an electronic device comprising:

• performing short distance wireless communication with an external device for performing a read or write operation on a first storage unit with information for acquiring print data by the external device even when said electronic device is in a power-off state, wherein said electronic device operates in a card emulation mode for communicating with the external device that operates in a reader/writer mode;
• acquiring print data;
• printing the acquired print data;
• and
• controlling to acquire the print data in accordance with the information for acquiring the print data and to print the acquired print data when said electronic device transits from a power-off state to a power-on state and the information for acquiring the print data has been written in the first storage unit by the external device during the power-off state.

An information processing system comprising an electronic device and an external device, said electronic device comprising:

• a first communication unit configured to perform short distance wireless communication with an external device for performing a read or write operation on a first storage unit with information for acquiring print data by the external device even when the electronic device is in a power-off state, wherein the first communication unit operates in a card emulation mode for communicating with the external device that operates in a reader/writer more;
• a second communication unit configured to acquire print data;
• a printing unit configured to print the print data acquired by said second communication unit;
• and
• a control unit configured to control said second communication unit to acquire the print data in accordance with the information for acquiring the print data and said printing unit to print the print data acquired by said second communication unit when the electronic device transits from a power-off state to a power-on state and the information for acquiring the print data has been written in the first storage unit by the external device via said first communication unit during the power-off state, wherein at least one of the units is implemented by a CPU executing computer-executable code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable memory.