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US 9,521,271 B2Granted
Electronic apparatus having automatically activated WiFi direct function, print controlling method, and computer-readable recording medium to activate the WiFi direct function
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSang-min Lee
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a network manager to deactivate a WiFi Direct function of the electronic apparatus when an application to perform a print job is operated and which is connected to an image forming apparatus around the electronic apparatus using a WiFi Direct method, a job generator to generate print data regarding a file based on an input print command to print the file, and a controller to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus that is connected using the WiFi Direct method.
Claims17
An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a network manager to automatically activate a WiFi Direct function of the electronic apparatus when an application to perform a print job is operated and which is connected to an image forming apparatus around the electronic apparatus using a WiFi Direct method;
- a job generator to generate print data regarding a file based on an input print command to print the file;
- and
- a controller to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus that is connected using the WiFi Direct method,
- wherein the network manager searches wireless communication apparatuses around the electronic apparatus that support communication according to the WiFi Direct method, identifies image forming apparatuses from the searched wireless communication apparatuses and connects to the wireless communication apparatuses that are identified as image forming apparatuses according to the WiFi Direct method, and
- wherein the network manager transmits connection request information including preset authentication information to the image forming apparatus, and if approval information is received from the image forming apparatus, connects to the image forming apparatus using the WiFi Direct method.
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A print controlling method of an electronic apparatus, comprising:
- if an application to perform a print job is operated, automatically activating a WiFi Direct function of the electronic apparatus;
- connecting to an image forming apparatus around the electronic apparatus using a WiFi Direct method;
- generating print data regarding a file based on an input print command to print the file;
- and
- transmitting the generated print data to the image forming apparatus that is connected using the WiFi Direct method,
- wherein the connecting comprises searching wireless communication apparatuses around the electronic apparatus that support communication according to the WiFi Direct method, identifying image forming apparatuses from the searched wireless communication apparatuses and connecting to the wireless communication apparatuses that are identified as image forming apparatuses according to the WiFi Direct method, and
- wherein the connecting comprises transmitting connection request information including preset authentication information to the image forming apparatus, and if approval information is received from the image forming apparatus, connecting to the image forming apparatus using the WiFi Direct method.
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A non-transitory computer readable recording medium including a program to execute a print controlling method of an electronic apparatus, wherein the print controlling method comprises:
- if an application to perform a print job is operated, automatically activating a WiFi Direct function of the electronic apparatus;
- connecting to an image forming apparatus around the electronic apparatus using a WiFi Direct method;
- generating print data regarding a file based on an input print command to print the file;
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- transmitting the generated print data to the image forming apparatus that is connected using the WiFi Direct method,
- wherein the connecting comprises searching wireless communication apparatuses around the electronic apparatus that support communication according to the WiFi Direct method, identifying image forming apparatuses from the searched wireless communication apparatuses and connecting to the wireless communication apparatuses that are identified as image forming apparatuses according to the WiFi Direct method, and
- wherein the connecting comprises transmitting connection request information including preset authentication information to the image forming apparatus, and if approval information is received from the image forming apparatus, connecting to the image forming apparatus using the WiFi Direct method.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.