Patent ID: 9619194
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for searching for an image forming apparatus, including a first search method configured to search for an image forming apparatus that is connected to a mobile terminal via a relay device for wireless connection, the first search method being executed by at least one hardware processor, and a second search method configured to search for an image forming apparatus that is wirelessly connectable to the mobile terminal without involving the relay device, the second search method being executed by the at least one hardware processor, the method comprising: in response to the mobile terminal and the relay device being wirelessly connected to each other, executing a search using at least the first search method among the first search method and the second search method, using the at least one hardware processor, in order to search for the image forming apparatus; and in response to the mobile terminal and the relay device not being wirelessly connected to each other, executing a search using the second search method, using the at least one hardware processor, in order to search for the image forming apparatus, wherein the second search method is configured to function in a case in which a Wi-Fi connection has not been established.