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PORTABLE TERMINAL

  • US 20170228624A1
  • Filed: 02/09/2016
  • Published: 08/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable terminal, comprising:

  • a processor that executes instructions to perform operations, comprising;

    acquiring ID information that specifies a print job sent from an information processing apparatus to an image forming apparatus;

    determining, in a case in which the ID information is acquired and a beacon signal is received from a beacon transmitter located nearby and away from the image forming apparatus, position information as a function of the received beacon signal, wherein the position information is information relating to a position of the portable terminal relative to the image forming apparatus; and

    instructing the image forming apparatus to return from a power-saving mode to a normal mode if the position information meets a specific condition indicating the approach of the portable terminal to the image forming apparatus;

    wherein the return instruction is sent through the beacon transmitter.

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