Patent ID: 8941869
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a printing data reception unit which receives from a communication terminal device printing data including printing target data and printing accompanying information of the printing target data; an identification information creation unit which creates identification information for identifying the printing data when the printing data reception unit receives the printing data; an identification information transmission unit which transmits the identification information created by the identification information creation unit to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the printing data; a printing data storage unit which stores the printing data received by the printing data reception unit by associating the printing data with the created identification information; a printing unit which handles as a printing target the printing target data included in the printing data; an identification information acceptance unit which accepts input of the identification information; and a controller which reads from the printing data storage unit the printing data associated with the identification information the input of which is accepted in the identification information acceptance unit, and makes the printing unit print the printing target data included in the printing data using a part of the printing accompanying information, wherein the communication terminal device is configured to search for a connectable wireless LAN access point so as to communicably connect therewith and to search for the image forming apparatus connected through a network to the wireless LAN access point, when an application software of the communication terminal device starts, wherein the communication terminal device and the image forming apparatus are configured to be automatically detectable mutually with each other by using a predetermined protocol including Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Bonjour, and wherein the printing data reception unit is configured to receive from the communication terminal device only the printing data generated according to a predetermined protocol including Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer (HTTPS).