Printing control apparatus, image forming apparatus, image forming system, and image forming method for performing printing in a direct wireless manner

An image forming method in a printing control apparatus which is connectible to an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:

• displaying a user interface (UI) for receiving a setting for auto printing printed before the communication interface of the printing control apparatus is within a distance where communication with the image forming apparatus is possible;
• determining that the communication interface of the printing control apparatus is within the distance where communication with the image forming apparatus is possible;
• receiving a selection of a printing option and an image to be printed;
• in response to the determination, automatically forming a wireless communication link with an image forming apparatus using one or more of NFC communication and Wi-Fi communication;
• in response to the automatic forming of the wireless communication link, automatically control the communication interface to transmitting, using the wireless communication link, the selected image and the selected printing option to the image forming apparatus, such that the selected image is automatically printed after forming the wireless communication link;
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• in response to an error message with respect to the transmitted image being received through the wireless communication link from the image forming apparatus, displaying a message corresponding to the received error message.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for storing instructions to control a printing control apparatus which is connectible to at least one image forming apparatus in a wireless communication manner to perform an image forming method, the method comprising:

• displaying a user interface (UI) for receiving a setting of auto printing;
• receiving a selection of a printing option and an image to be printed before the communication interface of the printing control apparatus is within a distance where communication with the image forming apparatus is possible;
• determining that the communication interface of the printing control apparatus is within the distance where communication with the image forming apparatus is possible;
• in response to the determination, automatically forming a wireless communication link with an image forming apparatus using one or more of NFC communication and Wi-Fi communication;
• in response to the automatic forming of the wireless communication link, automatically transmitting, using the wireless communication link, the selected image and the selected printing option to the image forming apparatus, such that the selected image is automatically printed after forming the wireless communication link;
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• in response to an error message with respect to the transmitted image being received through the wireless communication link from the image forming apparatus, displaying a message corresponding to the received error message.