| 摘要 |
In an image forming apparatus of the present invention, authentication information necessary for a user to log in to the image forming apparatus and address information of a mobile terminal are stored associated with each other, and upon receiving from a mobile terminal a search request for searching for a device with which to establish wireless communication, and the address information of the mobile terminal, it is determined, based on the address information and the stored information, whether the address information is associated with authentication information of the user that has logged in to the image forming apparatus. As a result, if it has been determined that the address information is associated with the authentication information of the user that has logged in to the image forming apparatus, information indicating that the image forming apparatus has been logged in to is transmitted as a response to the search request.
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