An electronic device and a method for data communication with such an electronic device. The electronic device combines, on the one hand, a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface, including an antenna and a circuit for generating a modulated electromagnetic wave, and on the other hand a user interface including a touch-sensitive display configured to present an object relating to a communication action executable by means of the NFC interface. A control unit connected to the NFC interface and the user interface, is configured to trigger the NFC interface to execute the communication action responsive to simultaneous detection of the presented object being touched and the NFC interface being in communicative connection with a second NFC interface of a second device.

An image forming apparatus capable of being remotely operated by a mobile terminal includes: a specification unit configured to specify an image to be displayed on the mobile terminal as an operation image for the image forming apparatus; an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on the number of display units of the mobile terminal; a decision unit configured to, when a plurality of images is specified as the operation images and the number of the display units of the mobile terminal is recognized as two or more, make a first decision that at least two of the plurality of images are to be displayed on at least two of the two or more display units of the mobile terminal; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a display instruction based on the first decision to the mobile terminal.

A method for controlling an image capturing device includes: calculating luminance data of a first image to generate a plurality of first characteristic values, and calculating luminance data of a second image to generate a plurality of second characteristic values; calculating a plurality of motion values of a plurality of blocks of the second image according to the luminance data of the first image and the luminance data of the second image; determining a plurality of ratio parameters corresponding to the blocks of the second image according to the motion values; generating a plurality of adjusted second characteristic values according to the ratio parameters, the second characteristic values and the first characteristic values; and generating an adjustment signal for controlling the image capturing device according to the adjusted second characteristic values.

An information processing apparatus includes a display, a position detector that detects a position in a display surface of the display and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor, in response to detection of the position with which an object has been in contact, detects a portable device, establishes a communication path with the portable device, detects a continuation state based on a state of the portable device or a state of the information processing apparatus, and in the case where the communication path is established with the portable device, and the portable device is detected, switches to a cooperation mode, and in the case where the portable device is no longer detected, if the continuation state is detected, maintains the cooperation mode, and in the case where the portable device is no longer detected, if the continuation state is not detected, switches from the cooperation mode to the single mode.

An electronic device and a method for data communication with such an electronic device. The electronic device combines, on the one hand, a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface, including an antenna and a circuit for generating a modulated electromagnetic wave, and on the other hand a user interface including a touch-sensitive display configured to present an object relating to a communication action executable by means of the NFC interface. A control unit connected to the NFC interface and the user interface, is configured to trigger the NFC interface to execute the communication action responsive to simultaneous detection of the presented object being touched and the NFC interface being in communicative connection with a second NFC interface of a second device.

A printing apparatus equipped with a direct wireless communication function, and a method of controlling the same, set, in accordance with an instruction of a user, a service to enable in the direct wireless communication function from among a plurality of services including a print service, and control the printing apparatus to execute the direct wireless communication function, applying a port filter corresponding to the service that is set.

A method of obtaining identification information, and based on the obtained identification, wirelessly transmitting content between apparatuses, and a content transmission apparatus are provided. The method obtains the identification information on a content reception apparatus or a content backup apparatus by using an affordance function of a content transmission apparatus or a content providing apparatus. The method and the content transmission apparatus include obtaining identification information on a second apparatus by using a first apparatus; outputting confirmation information on the second apparatus from the first apparatus, based on the obtained identification information on the second apparatus; and wirelessly transmitting the content from the first apparatus to the second apparatus, so as to enable the content to be conveniently transmitted between the apparatuses and to provide easy accessibility to a content reception apparatus.

A transmitting apparatus includes a memory, a first receiving unit, a second receiving unit, an instruction unit, and a transmitting unit. The memory stores a name and a transmission destination in association with each other. The first receiving unit receives specification of a transmission destination of data. The second receiving unit receives, in a case where the transmission destination indicated by the specification received by the first receiving unit is not stored in the memory, specification of a name which is associated with the transmission destination. The instruction unit instructs, in a case where the second receiving unit receives the specification of the name, the memory to store the name and the transmission destination indicated by the specification received by the first receiving unit in association with each other. The transmitting unit transmits image data to the transmission destination indicated by the specification received by the first receiving unit.

A method for transmitting an image and an electronic device thereof are provided. An image transmission method of an electronic device includes displaying a message transmission/reception history with at least one other electronic device, sensing a selection of a camera execution menu, displaying a preview screen of a camera within a screen in which the message transmission/reception history is displayed, detecting a touch on the displayed preview screen, if the displayed preview screen is touched, capturing an image of a subject, detecting a gesture for the captured image, and, if the gesture for the captured image is detected, transmitting the captured image to the at least one other electronic device according to the detected gesture.

A portable terminal may display a first screen for receiving a first inputting operation and a second inputting operation on a display. The portable terminal may transmit first scan instruction information to the image processing device. The portable terminal may receive the first scan image data generated by the scan process from the image processing device. The portable terminal may generating first FAX image setting information that reflects the scan image setting information. The portable terminal may display, on the display, a second screen including a first setting image indicating the first FAX image setting information and a preview image of the first scan image data. The portable terminal may generate first FAX image data. The portable terminal may transmit first FAX instruction information and the first FAX image data to the image processing device.