IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

摘要

In an operation panel of an image forming apparatus, a display section that displays an operation status and a near field communication section that obtains an operation instruction from a registered terminal by near field communication are arranged. In the image forming system, the registered terminal functions as an operation section of the image forming apparatus.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus of which operation is controlled according to an operation instruction from a registered terminal as a mobile terminal registered in advance, the image forming apparatus comprising:
a storage section configured to store inherent data of the registered terminal; an apparatus wireless communication section used for connection to a wireless communication network; an apparatus control section configured to obtain inherent data from a mobile terminal of interest communicable with the image forming apparatus through the wireless communication network, determine whether or not the mobile terminal of interest is the registered terminal based on whether or not the obtained inherent data matches with the inherent data stored in the storage section, and allow, when the mobile terminal of interest is determined as the registered terminal, the mobile terminal of interest to display a setting screen through which a user is allowed to set the operation instruction; and an instruction obtaining section configured to obtain the operation instruction set through the setting screen from the registered terminal.