Patent ID: 9432846
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a near field communicator having a memory; a console; and a controller configured to control the image forming apparatus, wherein the near field communicator is configured to detect receipt of authentication data from a mobile device via near field communication, store the authentication data in the memory, and output a first signal to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to return the image forming apparatus from a power saving mode in accordance with the first signal and, after the image forming apparatus has returned from the power saving mode, output a second signal to the near field communicator, wherein the near field communicator is configured to transfer the authentication data to the controller in accordance with the second signal, and wherein the controller is configured to authenticate a user of the mobile device using the authentication data and display a message that a job can be executed on the console.