Patent ID: 11956705
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 5:
6. A function execution device comprising:
a first interface configured to perform, with a communication terminal, wireless communication according to a first method, the first interface configured to transmit network information to the communication terminal;
a second interface configured to perform, with the communication terminal, wireless communication according to a second method different from the first method;
an operation unit;
a processor; and
a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the function execution device to perform:
receiving, via the operation unit, an instruction whether the function execution device performs a determination using authentication information transmitted from the communication terminal, wherein in the function execution device, a plurality of authentication information and function related information are stored,
wherein the authentication information comprises user identification information, and
wherein the function related information indicates whether execution of a printing function is allowed for each of the plurality of authentication information;
after receiving, via the operation unit, the instruction that the function execution device performs the determination:
establishing wireless connection via the second interface in a case where the function execution device transmits the network information to the communication terminal via the first interface, the wireless connection being established by the communication terminal using the network information sent via the first interface, the wireless connection allowing the function execution device to execute the wireless communication with the communication terminal using a wireless network;
in response to the wireless connection being established, sending a specific signal to the communication terminal by using the wireless network via the first interface;
receiving, from the communication terminal, specific authentication information in a case where the specific signal is sent to the communication terminal;
in a case where the function execution device determines that the function related information corresponds to the specific authentication information indicates that the printing function is allowed:
executing the printing function; and

after receiving, via the operation unit, the instruction that the function execution device does not perform the determination:
establishing wireless connection via the second interface in a case where the function execution device transmits the network information to the communication terminal via the first interface, the wireless connection being established by the communication terminal using the network information sent via the first interface, the wireless connection allowing the function execution device to execute the wireless communication with the communication terminal using the wireless network; and
executing, in a case where the wireless connection is established, the printing function without sending the specific signal to the communication terminal, without receiving, from the communication terminal, the user identification information and without executing the determination.