Patent ID: 9521271
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An electronic apparatus, comprising: a network manager to automatically activate a WiFi Direct function of the electronic apparatus when an application to perform a print job is operated and which is connected to an image forming apparatus around the electronic apparatus using a WiFi Direct method; a job generator to generate print data regarding a file based on an input print command to print the file; and a controller to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus that is connected using the WiFi Direct method, wherein the network manager searches wireless communication apparatuses around the electronic apparatus that support communication according to the WiFi Direct method, identifies image forming apparatuses from the searched wireless communication apparatuses and connects to the wireless communication apparatuses that are identified as image forming apparatuses according to the WiFi Direct method, and wherein the network manager transmits connection request information including preset authentication information to the image forming apparatus, and if approval information is received from the image forming apparatus, connects to the image forming apparatus using the WiFi Direct method.