Printing system, method for producing printed material, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsYusuke Yamada, Naoto Kuroda
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Abstract
A printing system includes a first terminal apparatus, a printing apparatus, and a first server. The first terminal apparatus acquires a mail address of the printing apparatus by near field communication with the printing apparatus or from a code displayed on the printing apparatus and transmits the acquired mail address to the first server. The first server transmits electronic data corresponding to the first terminal apparatus to the printing apparatus through a third communication path based on the received mail address.
Claims11
A printing system comprising a first terminal apparatus, a printing apparatus, and a first server, wherein
- the first terminal apparatus acquires second specific information of the printing apparatus by near field communication with the printing apparatus or from a code displayed on the printing apparatus and transmits the acquired second specific information to the first server via mobile data communication,
- in a state in which a user of the first terminal apparatus logs into a service for using the printing apparatus, the first server transforms the received second specific information into first specific information and transmits the first specific information to the first terminal apparatus,
- the first terminal apparatus acquires the first specific information from the first server,
- the first terminal apparatus transmits the acquired first specific information to the first server via mobile data communication,
- the first server transmits electronic data corresponding to the printing apparatus to the printing apparatus through a local network based on the first specific information received from the first terminal apparatus, and
- the printing apparatus prints the electronic data received from the first server.
A method for producing a printed material, the method comprising:
- causing a first terminal apparatus to acquire second specific information of a printing apparatus from the printing apparatus in such a way that the second specific information does not pass through a first server;
- causing the first terminal apparatus to transmit the acquired second specific information to the first server in such a way that the second specific information does not pass through the printing apparatus, wherein
- in a state in which a user of the first terminal apparatus logs into a service for using the printing apparatus, the first server transforms the received second specific information into first specific information and transmits the first specific information to the first terminal apparatus;
- causing the first terminal apparatus to acquire the first specific information from the first server;
- causing the first terminal apparatus to transmit the acquired first specific information to the first server via mobile data communication in such a way that the first specific information does not pass through the printing apparatus;
- causing the first server to transmit, based on the received first specific information, electronic data corresponding to the first terminal apparatus to the printing apparatus in such a way that the electronic data does not pass through the first terminal apparatus;
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- causing the printing apparatus to produce a printed material by printing the received electronic data.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program, the program comprising causing a first terminal apparatus to operate to:
- acquire second specific information of a printing apparatus from the printing apparatus in such a way that the second specific information does not pass through a first server;
- transmit the acquired second specific information to the first server in such a way that the second specific information does not pass through the printing apparatus, wherein
- in a state in which a user of the first terminal apparatus logs into a service for using the printing apparatus, the first server transforms the received second specific information into first specific information and transmits the first specific information to the first terminal apparatus;
- acquire the first specific information from the first server;
- transmit the acquired first specific information to the first server via mobile data communication in such a way that the first specific information does not pass through the printing apparatus;
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- cause the printing apparatus corresponding to the first specific information to print electronic data corresponding to the first terminal apparatus via the first server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.