Patent ID: 9706063
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a processor; a memory storing therein an information processing program; and a sensor that detects a posture of the information processing apparatus, wherein when the processor executes the information processing program, the processor operates to: detect a flick operation performed by a user; determine a flick receiving posture of the information processing apparatus detected by the sensor when the flick operation is performed; determine one of a plurality of image forming apparatuses to be selected as a destination to which an image forming instruction is to be transmitted, the image forming apparatus to be selected varying depending on the flick receiving posture of the information processing apparatus; and determine an image formation number on a basis of a time period from time at which the information processing apparatus is determined as being in the flick receiving posture to time at which the information processing apparatus is determined as not being in the flick receiving posture such that the image formation number is increased every time a specific period of time has elapsed as long as the information processing apparatus keeps a same posture as the flick receiving posture since the flick operation is performed.