ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,817, issued on May 27, was assigned to Sharp K.K. (Sakai, Japan).
"Image processing apparatus and control method" was invented by Kumiko Ogino (Sakai, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image processing apparatus includes a first selector that selects one or more first addresses from one or more addresses received from a terminal device by using a short-range wireless communication, a second selector that selects one or more second addresses different from the first addresses, and an image sender that sends an image to the first addresses and the second addresses."
The patent was filed on Feb. 3, 2024, under Application No. 18/...