Terminal apparatus, output system, and output method

An output system including at least one terminal apparatuses and at least one image forming apparatus, the at least one terminal apparatus communicating with the at least one image forming apparatus via a network, the output system comprising:

• a storage part in the terminal apparatus;
• a data management unit in the terminal apparatus, the data management unit being configured to manage intermediate print data stored in the storage part, the intermediate print data being created based on application data in response to first print instruction of a user, and being independent of the image forming apparatus;
• a user information receiving unit in the image forming apparatus, the user information receiving unit being configured to receive an address of the terminal apparatus of the user who is authenticated with respect to the image forming apparatus via the network;
• a list display unit in the image forming apparatus, the list display unit being configured to display a list of the intermediate print data stored in the storage part of the terminal apparatus of the authenticated user;
• a print data acquiring request unit in the image forming apparatus, the print data acquiring request being configured to send a print data acquiring request to the terminal apparatus of the authenticated user to acquire print data in response to second print instruction of the authenticated user;
• an output data process unit in the terminal apparatus, the output data process unit being configured to instruct a print data creating unit to create the print data based on the intermediate print data stored in the storage part in response to receiving the print data acquiring request, the print data being dependent on the image forming apparatus;
• a transmitting unit in the terminal apparatus, the transmitting unit being configured to transmit the created print data to the image forming apparatus;
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• an output unit in the image forming apparatus, the output unit being configured to output the transmitted print data.

An output method in an output system, the output system including at least one terminal apparatus and at least one image forming apparatus, the at least one terminal apparatus communicating with the at least one image forming apparatus via a network, the output method comprising:

• managing intermediate print data stored in a storage part, the intermediate print data being created based on application data in response to first print instruction of a user, and being independent of the image forming apparatus;
• receiving an address of the terminal apparatus of the user who is authenticated with respect to the image forming apparatus via the network;
• displaying a list of the intermediate print data stored in the storage part of the terminal apparatus of the authenticated user;
• sending a print data acquiring request to the terminal apparatus of the authenticated user to acquire print data in response to second print instruction of the authenticated user;
• instructing a print data creating unit to create the print data based on the intermediate print data stored in the storage part in response to receiving the print data acquiring request, the print data being dependent on the image forming apparatus;
• transmitting the created print data to the image forming apparatus;
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• outputting the transmitted print data.