Communication system and printing apparatus

A communication system comprising:

• an information terminal;
• and
• a printing apparatus configured to perform intergroup communication with the information terminal, the printing apparatus and the information terminal belonging to a group which is permitted to participate in the intergroup communication, the group including only specific users or apparatuses,
• wherein the printing apparatus includes
• a printing part configured to perform printing,
• a communication controller configured to control object data transmission and reception with the information terminal using context data, the context data including identification information for identifying the object, and position information indicating an output position of the object at a time of printing or display,
• a data receiver configured to receive print data from the information terminal via the intergroup communication, and
• a print controller configured to control the printing part using the received print data,
• wherein the communication controller is further configured to
• set an access authority, including a group identifier and a user identifier of the identification information, to the context data transmitted, and
• determine the access authority of the context data received, using the group identifier and the user identifier of a user permitted to participate in the group identified by the group identifier.

A printing apparatus which performs intergroup communication with an information terminal, the information terminal and the printing apparatus belonging to a group which is permitted to participate in the intergroup communication, the group including only specific users or apparatuses, the printing apparatus comprising:

• a communication controller configured to control object data transmission and reception with the information terminal using context data, the context data including identification information for identifying the object, and position information indicating an output position of the object at a time of printing or display;
• a printing part configured to perform printing;
• a data receiver configured to receive print data from the information terminal via the intergroup communication;
• and
• a print controller configured to control the printing part using the received print data, wherein
• the context data includes
• a header region including the identification information, and
• a data region including
• element information,
• combination information defining a combination of the element information, and
• expansion information including mapping information that defines an expansion process performed in a transmission destination of the context data.

A printing apparatus which performs intergroup communication with an information terminal, the information terminal and the printing apparatus belonging to a group which is permitted to participate in the intergroup communication, the group including only specific users or apparatuses, the printing apparatus comprising:

• a communication controller configured to control object data transmission and reception with the information terminal using context data, the context data including identification information for identifying the object, and position information indicating an output position of the object at a time of printing or display;
• a printing part configured to perform printing;
• a data receiver configured to receive print data from the information terminal via the intergroup communication;
• and
• a print controller configured to control the printing part using the received print data,
• wherein the communication controller is further configured to
• set an access authority, including a group identifier and a user identifier of the identification information, to the context data transmitted, and
• determine the access authority of the context data received, using the group identifier and the user identifier of a user permitted to participate in the group identified by the group identifier.