Registering and using a plurality of functions of a plurality of image forming apparatuses

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PATENT NO 9294637
APP PUB NO 20150077791A1
SERIAL NO

14469947

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A computing device such as a terminal may acquire function information about a function provided by an external device. The device may select an input device having an input function and an output device having an output function to execute a main function comprising the input and output functions. In one example, an input function may be selected from one or more functions of the selected input device and an output function may be selected from one or more functions of the output device. A command may be output to the input device and the output device to have the devices execute a main function including the selected input and output functions. When at least one of the input device and the output device has a plurality of functions, a function to be used to execute the main function is selected from the plurality of functions.

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  • BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Asai, Norihiko Tajimi, JP 144 675

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