Patent ID: 8755076

Claim:
A method of requesting wireless printing, comprising: generating a print job, including image data and at least one command for printing the image data, for requesting a printer that exists in a wireless LAN; generating a single session to transmit the print job generated by the print job requesting unit, according to a session protocol; generating a packet that includes the print job, according to a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP); and transmitting a frame including the generated packet to the printer according to a wireless LAN standard, wherein the session protocol is different from the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), wherein the transmitting of the frame is performed by transmitting the print job including the image data and the at least one command for printing the image data to the printer while the generated single session is maintained, and wherein the generating of the single session is performed by generating the single session in order to transmit the print job according to the session protocol, and the print job is transmitted while the generated single session is maintained in order to perform communication with the printer.