System and method to provide mobile printing using near field communication
First Claim
1. A method of mobile printing using near field communication (NFC), the method comprising:
- determining whether firmware installed on an image forming apparatus supports a connection based on a personal identification number (PIN);
updating the firmware installed in the image forming apparatus when the checked version of the firmware does not support a connection based on the PIN;
encrypting and storing the PIN in an NFC tag attached to the image forming apparatus automatically in response to the update of the firmware;
setting the connection by receiving the stored PIN and automatically transmitting the PIN to the image forming apparatus by the mobile device when the mobile device is NFC-tagged to the image forming apparatus.
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Abstract
A method of mobile printing using near field communication (NFC) includes checking a version of firmware installed in an image forming apparatus; determining whether the checked version of the firmware supports Wi-Fi Direct connection via automatic transmission of a personal identification number (PIN); updating the firmware installed in the image forming apparatus when the checked version of the firmware does not support Wi-Fi Direct connection via automatic transmission of a PIN; encrypting and storing a PIN in an NFC tag attached to the image forming apparatus; setting a Wi-Fi Direct connection by receiving the stored PIN and automatically transmitting the PIN to the image forming apparatus by the mobile device when the mobile device is NFC-tagged to the image forming apparatus; and performing mobile printing via the Wi-Fi Direct connection.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of mobile printing using near field communication (NFC), the method comprising:
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determining whether firmware installed on an image forming apparatus supports a connection based on a personal identification number (PIN); updating the firmware installed in the image forming apparatus when the checked version of the firmware does not support a connection based on the PIN; encrypting and storing the PIN in an NFC tag attached to the image forming apparatus automatically in response to the update of the firmware; setting the connection by receiving the stored PIN and automatically transmitting the PIN to the image forming apparatus by the mobile device when the mobile device is NFC-tagged to the image forming apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for mobile printing using near field communication (NFC), the system comprising:
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a mobile device comprising an NFC module; an image forming apparatus configured to set a connection to the mobile device via NFC tagging; and a server configured to provide a firmware update file for firmware installed in the image forming apparatus, wherein, if a version of the firmware installed in the image forming apparatus does not support the connection based on a personal identification number (PIN), the firmware of the image forming apparatus is updated by using the firmware update file provided by the server, and the PIN is encrypted and stored in an NFC tag attached to the image forming apparatus automatically in response to the update of the firmware. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of mobile printing using near field communication (NFC), the method comprising:
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updating firmware installed in a multi-function peripheral (MFP) when it is determined that the version of the firmware does not support a connection based on a personal identification number (PIN); storing the PIN in an NFC tag of the MFP automatically in response to the update of the firmware; receiving information about the MFP including the stored PIN by NFC tagging the MFP; and requesting the MFP for the connection and transmitting the PIN received from the MFP during an NFC tagging operation to the MFP. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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