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US 9,948,822 B1Granted
Image forming apparatus and method for controlling an image forming apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakayuki Sadakuni
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a detection section that detects a distance between the image forming apparatus and a portable terminal, and a controller. The controller determines whether the distance meets a predetermined condition, and controls operations relating to an image forming job if the detected distance meets the predetermined condition.
Claims9
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a detection section configured to detect a distance between the image forming apparatus and a portable terminal;
- a sheet detection section configured to detect a sheet positioned at a predetermined position on the image forming apparatus;
- a communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with the portable terminal;
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- a controller configured to:
- determine whether the detected distance is less than a predetermined distance for longer than a predetermined time starting when the portable terminal was first detected by the detection section inside a predetermined area,
- if the detected distance is less than the predetermined distance for longer than the predetermined time, acquire identification information from the portable terminal,
- determine, based on the identification information, whether the portable terminal is registered in connection with the image forming job,
- control execution of an image forming job if the detected distance is less than the predetermined distance for longer than the predetermined time, and
- after execution of the image forming job, control the communication interface to communicate, to the portable terminal, information indicating the sheet has been left at the predetermined position, if the portable terminal is registered in connection with the image forming job, and if the detected distance changes from less than the predetermined distance to more than the predetermined distance while the sheet detection section detects the sheet positioned at the predetermined position.
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A method for controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- detecting a distance between the image forming apparatus and a portable terminal;
- determining whether the detected distance is less than a predetermined distance for longer than a predetermined time starting when the portable terminal was first detected by the detection section inside a predetermined area;
- if the detected distance is less than the predetermined distance for longer than the predetermined time, acquiring identification information from the portable terminal;
- determining, based on the identification information, whether the portable terminal is registered in connection with the image forming job;
- controlling execution of an image forming job if the detected distance is less than the predetermined distance for longer than the predetermined time;
- detecting whether the sheet is at a predetermined position on the image forming apparatus;
- after execution of the image forming job, communicating, to the portable terminal, information indicating the sheet has been left, if the portable terminal is registered in connection with the image forming job, and if the detected distance changes from less than the predetermined distance to more than the predetermined distance while the sheet is detected at the predetermined position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.