Information output system

An information output system including a plurality of electronic devices, a server and an information output device which are connected to a network system and capable of communicating with each other,

• said server comprising:
• a detecting system that detects said plurality of electronic devices connected to said network system;
• and
• a selecting system operable by a user to select at least one device from among said plurality of electronic devices,
• each of said plurality of electronic devices comprising:
• a link information storage that stores link information indicative of a location of data to be output;
• and
• a link information transmitting system that transmits the link information to said server when a predetermined condition is satisfied,
• said server further comprising:
• a link information receiving system that receives the link information from said at least one device selected by said selecting system;
• and
• a transmitting system that transmits the data to be output to said information output device, and
• said data outputting device comprising:
• a data receiving system that receives the data to be output from said server;
• and
• an outputting system that outputs the data to be output received from the server.

A method of outputting information regarding a plurality of electronic devices on a network system with an information output device which is connected to the network system, the method comprising the steps of:

• detecting the plurality of electronic devices connected to the network system by communication through the network system;
• selecting at least one device from among the plurality of electronic devices;
• transmitting link information indicative of a location of data to be output when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
• obtaining the data to be output in accordance with the link information;
• and
• outputting the data to be output.

A computer accessible recording medium containing a program to be executed by the computer to achieve a method of outputting information regarding a plurality of electronic devices on a network system with an information output device which is connected to the network system, the method comprising the steps of:

• detecting the plurality of electronic devices connected to the network system by communication through the network system;
• selecting at least one device from among the plurality of electronic devices;
• transmitting link information indicative of a location of data to be output when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
• obtaining the data to be output in accordance with the link information;
• and
• outputting the data to be output.

An electronic device for an information output system, the information output system including a plurality of electronic devices and an information output device, which are connected to a network system and capable of communicating with each other through the network system, the information output system designating one of the plurality of electronic device, said electronic device comprising:

• a link information storage that stores link information indicative of a location of data to be output;
• and
• a link information transmitting system that transmits the link information to the information output device under a condition where said electronic device is being selected by the information output device,
• the information output device obtaining and outputting the data to be output in accordance with the link information transmitted from said link information transmitting system.

An electronic device for an information output system, the information output system including a plurality of electronic devices and an information output device, which are connected to a network system and capable of communicating with each other through the network system, the information output system designating one of the plurality of electronic device, said electronic device comprising:

• a link information storage that stores link information indicative of a location of data to be output;
• and
• a link information transmitting system that transmits the link information to the information output device in response to the request for the link information transmitted from the information output device,
• the information output device obtaining and outputting the data to be output in accordance with the link information transmitted from said link information transmitting system, said information output device including a printing unit that prints out the data to be output on recording medium.

An electronic device for an information output system, the information output system including a plurality of electronic devices and an information output device, which are connected to a network system and capable of communicating with each other through the network system, the information output system designating one of the plurality of electronic device, said electronic device comprising:

• a link information storage that stores link information indicative of a location of data to be output;
• and
• a link information transmitting system that transmits the link information to the information output device when an operation states of said electronic device satisfies a predetermined condition,
• the information output device obtaining and outputting the data to be output in accordance with the link information transmitted from said link information transmitting system.

An information output device for an information output system including a plurality of electronic devices, the plurality of electronic devices and said information output device being connected to a network system and capable of communicating with each other through the network system,

• said information output device comprising:
• a detecting system that detects said plurality of electronic devices connected to said network system;
• a selecting system operable by a user to select at least one electronic device from among said plurality of electronic devices, each of said plurality of electronic devices being configured to output link information when selected by said selecting system;
• a link information receiving system that receives the link information from said at least one electronic device selected by said selecting system;
• and
• an outputting system that obtains and outputs the data to be output in accordance with the link information received by said link information receiving system.

A server of an information output system, the network system including a plurality of electronic devices and an information output device, said server, the plurality of electronic devices and the information output device being connected to a network system and capable of communicating with each other,

• said server comprising:
• a detecting system that detects said plurality of electronic devices connected to said network system;
• a selecting system operable by a user to select at least one electronic device from among said plurality of electronic devices, each of the plurality of electronic devices being configured to transmits link information indicative of a location of data to be output to said server when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
• a link information receiving system that receives the link information from the at least one electronic device selected with said selecting system;
• and
• a transmitting system that transmits the data to be output to said information output device, the data outputting device being configured to output the data to be output received from the server.