Patent ID: 9389815
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G06F,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A printer comprising: a connection device that connects via USB to a communication terminal that is able to perform communication based on a specific communication system; a first storage device that stores a first device driver that causes the communication terminal to recognize the printer as an external storage device; a second storage device that stores a second device driver that is used by the communication terminal to transmit the instruction to the printer; a first supply portion that supplies, via USB, the second device driver stored in the second storage device to the communication terminal connected to the connection device, wherein a reception portion receives the instruction transmitted from the communication terminal, by the second device driver supplied by the first supply portion being used by the communication terminal; an acquisition portion that acquires configuration information, via USB, from the communication terminal connected to the connection device in a state in which the first device driver stored in the first storage device is used and the communication terminal recognizes the printer as the external storage device, the configuration information being information that is necessary for the communication terminal to perform communication based on the specific communication system and being stored in the external storage device by the communication terminal via USB; the reception portion that receives an instruction transmitted from the communication terminal, by performing communication with the communication terminal based on the specific communication system using the configuration information acquired by the acquisition portion; and a control portion that performs control in accordance with the instruction when the reception portion receives the instruction.