Image forming system and image forming apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of printing an image by using an image forming apparatus which is included in an image forming system comprising a portable terminal that is connected to a network through a radio communication, a server and the image forming apparatus being connected to the network, the method comprising:
- transmitting to the server a desired destination data via the network by an operation of a user from the portable terminal;
receiving the destination data from the portable terminal via the network and storing the destination data in a prescribed area of the server;
supplying a position data of the image forming apparatus and a data to designate the destination data stored in the prescribed area to the server according the operation of the user of the portable terminal;
supplying, from the server to the image forming apparatus, a map data comprising the position data of the image forming apparatus as a starting point and the destination data as an ending point;
printing an image corresponding to the map data on a recording medium by the image forming apparatus which receives the map data;
judging, in the server, whether a prescribed time has passed; and
transmitting, from the server to the portable terminal, a signal allowing the deletion of the stored destination data when the server has judged that the prescribed time has passed.
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Abstract
An image forming system and apparatus are provided which utilizes a portable terminal such as a cellular phone when printing and outputting map data, etc. On a network by separating the operation through the cellular phones from the operation through a terminal printer. The system includes a portable terminal that is connected to a network via a gateway through radio communication and provides a desired map destination data to a server. The server receives the destination data via the network and stores the destination data in a prescribed area. A printer that is connected to the server provides its position data to the server and receives a map data comprising the position data of the printer as a starting point and the destination data as an ending point and prints this map data.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of printing an image by using an image forming apparatus which is included in an image forming system comprising a portable terminal that is connected to a network through a radio communication, a server and the image forming apparatus being connected to the network, the method comprising:
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transmitting to the server a desired destination data via the network by an operation of a user from the portable terminal; receiving the destination data from the portable terminal via the network and storing the destination data in a prescribed area of the server; supplying a position data of the image forming apparatus and a data to designate the destination data stored in the prescribed area to the server according the operation of the user of the portable terminal; supplying, from the server to the image forming apparatus, a map data comprising the position data of the image forming apparatus as a starting point and the destination data as an ending point; printing an image corresponding to the map data on a recording medium by the image forming apparatus which receives the map data; judging, in the server, whether a prescribed time has passed; and transmitting, from the server to the portable terminal, a signal allowing the deletion of the stored destination data when the server has judged that the prescribed time has passed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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