Print system and handy phone

A print system comprising:

• a receiver that receives an image file and a print order file from a customer;
• a file format changer that changes the received image file into a new image file having an image data area and an order data area;
• a controller that copies information of the received print order file into the order data area of the new image file;
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• a printer that produces a print of the image data in the new image file according to the information in the order data area of the new image file.

A print system capable of receiving an image data and a print order data from a customer and producing a print of the image data in accordance with the print order data, comprising:

• a managing center and a plurality of laboratories remote from the managing center;
• a receiver that receives from the customer a request for information of status of the print system;
• and
• a controller that transmits the requested information to the customer, wherein the receiver and the controller are installed in the managing center, the managing center and the laboratories being in communication through a network in preparing the information to be transmitted to the customer.

In a print system including a managing center and a laboratory having a printer, the managing center comprising:

• a receiver capable of receiving from a customer a first type of information including an image data and a print order data and a second type of information including an image data without an order of the print;
• a storage capable of storing a plurality of image data from both the types of information;
• and
• a transmitter that automatically transmits the image data from the first type of information to the laboratory.

A print system comprising:

• a receiver that receives a plurality of orders from customers to produce prints of image data, each order designating destination of delivery of the prints;
• a printer that produces the prints;
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• a controller that selects a group of orders among all the orders in accordance with the destination of delivery for controlling the printer to give priority to the group of orders in producing the prints.

In a print system including a managing center, a plurality of laboratories and a delivery system, the managing center comprising:

• a receiver that receives an image data and a print order data from a customer;
• a selector that selects one of the plurality of laboratories in accordance with the schedule of the delivery system;
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• a controller that transmits the image data and the print order data to the selected laboratory.