Invention Grant
US08830514B2 Network printing system, management server and control method therefor, and computer-readable medium
有权
网络打印系统,管理服务器及其控制方法以及计算机可读介质
- Patent Title: Network printing system, management server and control method therefor, and computer-readable medium
- Patent Title (中): 网络打印系统,管理服务器及其控制方法以及计算机可读介质
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Application No.: US13692955Application Date: 2012-12-03
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Publication No.: US08830514B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Yuka Sakurai
- Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2012-014575 20120126
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12 ; G06K15/00

Abstract:
A system in which a terminal instructs printing via a management server, wherein the management server comprises: a unit which manages location information and function information of each of a plurality of image forming apparatuses included in the network printing system; a unit which receives, from the terminal, printing conditions and location information of the terminal; a unit which selects an image forming apparatus to execute printing from the plurality of image forming apparatuses in accordance with the received printing conditions and location information of the terminal; a unit which generates a map based on the location information of the terminal and the location information of the image forming apparatus to display a positional relationship between the terminal and the selected image forming apparatus; and a unit which sends the generated map to the terminal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130194626A1 NETWORK PRINTING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Public/Granted day:2013-08-01
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