Output requesting apparatus, output apparatus, and computer program product
First Claim
1. An output requesting apparatus that is connected via a network to an output apparatus and a position-management server that manages user-position information indicating a position of a user and apparatus-position information indicating a position of the output apparatus, the output requesting apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit that stores therein data;
a receiving unit that receives, from the position-management server, the user-position information, the apparatus-position information, and a map image that indicates an area where the output apparatus is installable;
a display control unit that arranges a user symbol indicating the user, an apparatus symbol indicating the output apparatus, and a data symbol indicating the data in the map image based on the user-position information and the apparatus-position information, and displays the map image on a display unit;
an input unit that receives input to select the user symbol, the apparatus symbol, and the data symbol in the map image; and
a transmitting unit that transmits, to the output apparatus corresponding to the apparatus symbol, an output command to output the data corresponding to the data symbol, and notification-destination information including identification information of the user corresponding to the user symbol.
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Abstract
An output requesting apparatus is connected via a network to an output apparatus and a position-management server. In the output requesting apparatus, a receiving unit receives, from the position-management server, user-position information, apparatus-position information, and a map image. Based on the user-position information and the apparatus-position information, a display control unit arranges a user symbol, an apparatus symbol, and a data symbol in the map image to display the map image. An input unit receives input to select the user symbol, the apparatus symbol, and the data symbol. A transmitting unit transmits, to the output apparatus corresponding to the apparatus symbol, a command to output data corresponding to the data symbol, and information including identification information of a user corresponding to the user symbol.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. An output requesting apparatus that is connected via a network to an output apparatus and a position-management server that manages user-position information indicating a position of a user and apparatus-position information indicating a position of the output apparatus, the output requesting apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit that stores therein data; a receiving unit that receives, from the position-management server, the user-position information, the apparatus-position information, and a map image that indicates an area where the output apparatus is installable; a display control unit that arranges a user symbol indicating the user, an apparatus symbol indicating the output apparatus, and a data symbol indicating the data in the map image based on the user-position information and the apparatus-position information, and displays the map image on a display unit; an input unit that receives input to select the user symbol, the apparatus symbol, and the data symbol in the map image; and a transmitting unit that transmits, to the output apparatus corresponding to the apparatus symbol, an output command to output the data corresponding to the data symbol, and notification-destination information including identification information of the user corresponding to the user symbol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An output apparatus that is connected via a network to a first output requesting apparatus and a second output requesting apparatus, the output apparatus comprising:
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an output device that performs output processing; and an output managing device that is connected to the output device via the network and instructs the output device to perform the output processing, wherein the output managing device includes a driver storage unit that stores therein output driver software; a first receiving unit that receives, from the first output requesting apparatus, an output command to output data and notification-destination information including identification information of a user of the second output requesting apparatus; a driver selecting unit that selects output driver software corresponding to the output device from the driver storage unit; an output-data generating unit that generates output data from the data by executing the output driver software; and a first transmitting unit that transmits the output data and the notification-destination information to the output device, and transmits notification on data output to the second output requesting apparatus based on the notification-destination information, and the output device includes a second receiving unit that receives the output data and the notification-destination information; an output unit that outputs the output data; and a second transmitting unit that transmits notification on the data output to the second output requesting apparatus based on the notification-destination information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product used in a system in which an output requesting apparatus is connected via a network to an output apparatus and a position-management server that manages user-position information indicating a position of a user of another output requesting apparatus and apparatus-position information indicating a position of the output apparatus, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program codes embodied in the medium that, when executed, cause a computer to execute:
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receiving, from the position-management server, the user-position information, the apparatus-position information, and a map image that indicates an area where the output apparatus is installable; arranging a user symbol indicating the user, an apparatus symbol indicating the output apparatus, and a data symbol indicating data in the map image based on the user-position information and the apparatus-position information; displaying the map image; receiving input to select the user symbol, the apparatus symbol, and the data symbol in the map image; and transmitting, to the output apparatus corresponding to the apparatus symbol, a command to output the data corresponding to the data symbol, and notification-destination information including identification information of the user. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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