JP2010074295A - On-demand printing system and control method thereof, control method of document management server device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-demand printing system capable of performing on-demand printing by a simple user operation. <P>SOLUTION: The on-demand printing system includes: a document management server device provided with a network communication function for performing communication through a network and storing distribution document information, and an access right table with authentication information of a user accessible to the distribution document information and distribution address information to the user registered therein; a potable information terminal device used by the user to receive access method information to the distribution document information and document access reference information including the authentication information from the document management server device through the network; and a network correspondence image forming apparatus provided with a network communication function for performing communication through the network and an information reading means for reading the document access reference information stored by the portable information terminal device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an on-demand printing system that issues a print request from a portable information terminal device (mobile communication terminal device) and records and outputs a printed matter of distribution document information stored in a document management server device, and a control method therefor, The present invention also relates to a method for controlling the document management server apparatus and a program for the document management server apparatus.

  In recent years, as interest in environmental problems, information leakage problems, cost reductions, and the like has increased, society has become increasingly paperless. However, there is a great demand for final output with paper. Therefore, it is important to deliver the necessary number of paper documents to the necessary people.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that the content is stored in an image output apparatus such as an MFP (network-compatible image forming apparatus) based on a pointer to information on a network, authentication information, and billing information used by an external storage medium. Is disclosed.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, when a confidential document is printed by a network printer located at a position away from an arbitrary terminal, there is a risk until the user receives the printed matter. In order to reduce the risk, a system is disclosed in which printing is performed only after going to a printer and performing authentication using a mobile phone.

  In Patent Document 3, an image is distributed from a home personal computer such as a home to an image output device installed in a convenience store, and the user goes to the image output device and performs authentication using a portable terminal. A system is disclosed that can be printed without.

Patent Document 4 discloses a system for printing content in a print content database from a remote printer device.
JP 2007-102802 A JP 2007-148854 A JP 2003-140875 A JP 2004-157992 A

  However, in these conventional techniques, there is a possibility that the distribution information to be printed or the like is limited, or that there is a problem that a user operation is troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an on-demand printing system and a control method thereof that enable on-demand printing by a simple user operation, a control method of a document management server device, and ( It is an object to provide a program (of the document management server apparatus).

  The present invention includes a network communication function for communicating via a network, and includes distribution document information, an access right table in which authentication information of a user who can access the distribution document information and distribution address information to the user are registered. A stored document management server device; and a portable information terminal device that is used by the user and receives document access reference information including access method information and authentication information from the document management server device via the network. An on-demand printing system comprising a network-compatible image forming apparatus having a network communication function for communicating via a network and an information reading means for reading the document access reference information held by the portable information terminal device, The document management server device has the access right table. The network compatible image forming apparatus creates and transmits document access reference information including access method information to the distribution document information and authentication information of the user for the distribution address of the user registered in the network. When the information reading means reads the document access reference information from the portable information terminal device, the information reading means connects to the document management server device according to the access method information included in the document access reference information, and is included in the document access reference information. When a predetermined authentication operation is performed using the authentication information and the authentication operation is normally completed, the distribution document information corresponding to the document access reference information is received from the document management server device, and the received distribution document is received. The document management server device records and outputs a printed matter of information, and the network management image forming device When the connection request is received, authentication information is received from the network-compatible image forming apparatus, and the authentication operation is performed on the received authentication information by applying information registered in the access right table. When the processing ends normally, the distribution document information is transmitted to the network-compatible image forming apparatus.

  Further, the portable information terminal device displays barcode image information representing the content of the document access reference information on a screen, and the network-compatible image forming device serves as a bar code for reading the barcode image information as the information reading unit. A code reader device is provided.

  The document management server device further includes additional information for instructing processing relating to a printing operation in the document access reference information, and the network-compatible image forming device performs printing according to the additional information included in the document access reference information. The operation is performed.

  The document management server device further includes a plurality of additional information for instructing processing relating to a printing operation in the document access reference information, and the network-compatible image forming device includes a plurality of additional information included in the document access reference information. A list of printing operations relating to each piece of information is displayed, and the user is allowed to select and perform the printing operation selected by the user.

  In addition to having a network communication function for communicating via a network, stored distribution document information, authentication information of a user who can access the distribution document information, and an access right table in which distribution address information to the user is registered A document management server device, a portable information terminal device that is used by the user and receives document access reference information including access method information and authentication information from the document management server device via the network, and a network A method for controlling an on-demand printing system comprising a network-compatible image forming apparatus having a network communication function for communicating via a network and an information reading means for reading the document access reference information held by the portable information terminal device. The document management server apparatus accesses the access Creating and transmitting document access reference information including access method information to the distribution document information and authentication information of the user for the distribution address of the user registered in the table; and the network-compatible image forming apparatus Reading the document access reference information from the portable information terminal device by the information reading means, and connecting to the document management server device according to the access method information included in the document access reference information, and referring to the document access When a predetermined authentication operation is performed using the authentication information included in the information and the authentication operation ends normally, the distribution document information corresponding to the document access reference information is received from the document management server device, and the reception Recording and outputting the printed material of the distributed document information, and the document management server device When receiving a connection request from the network-compatible image forming apparatus, the authentication information is received from the network-compatible image forming apparatus, and the received authentication information is authenticated by applying information registered in the access right table. When the operation is performed and the authentication operation is normally completed, the distribution document information is transmitted to the network-compatible image forming apparatus.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the user can obtain a desired printed matter by causing the network-compatible image forming apparatus to read the document access reference information received by the portable information terminal device.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of an on-demand printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The on-demand printing system includes a document management server apparatus SV that registers a distribution document and user information and performs a document distribution operation, a client terminal apparatus PC that registers a distribution document and the like in the document management server apparatus SV, A network-compatible MFP FX that is installed at a document distribution location (for example, a lobby of a conference hall), receives a distribution document from the document management server device SV, and records and outputs the distribution, and a user-owned mobile phone It is composed of an information terminal device (mobile communication terminal device) CP.

  The document management server device SV, the client terminal device PC, and the network compatible MFP FX are connected to a wide area network (for example, the Internet network) WN, and the portable information terminal device CP is connected to the wide area network WN through a gateway. It is connected to the wide area network WN via the mobile communication network MN.

  Here, the portable information terminal device CP has a terminal function equivalent to a so-called mobile phone, a communication function that uses a call service and various data communication services provided by the mobile communication network MN, character information, and images. It has a function of generating and displaying information (for example, a barcode described later), an e-mail communication function capable of receiving an e-mail transmitted by the document management server apparatus SV, and the like.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the network compatible MFP FX.

  In the figure, a system control unit 1 performs various control processes such as a control process of each part of the network compatible MFP FX, a print control process, and a communication control process with the document management server apparatus SV. The system memory 2 stores a control processing program executed by the system control unit 1 and various data necessary for executing the processing program, and constitutes a work area of the system control unit 1. The parameter memory 3 is for storing various types of information unique to the network compatible MFP FX, and the clock circuit 4 is for outputting current time information.

  The scanner 5 is for reading a document image with a predetermined resolution, the plotter 6 is for recording and outputting an image with a predetermined resolution, and the operation display unit 7 is a network compatible MFP FX. It is for operation and consists of various operation keys and various displays. Further, the operation display unit 7 is provided with a barcode reader device 8 for reading a barcode displayed on the display screen of the portable information terminal device CP.

  The image processing unit 9 is for realizing various image processing functions, and the magnetic disk device 10 is for storing various information such as distribution document information and print data.

  The network interface circuit 11 is for connecting the network compatible MFP FX to the wide area network WN, and the network transmission control unit 12 is connected to the other data terminal such as the document management server apparatus SV via the wide area network WN. This is for executing communication control processing of various predetermined protocol suites for exchanging various data with the apparatus.

  These system control unit 1, system memory 2, parameter memory 3, clock circuit 4, scanner 5, plotter 6, operation display unit 7, image processing unit 9, magnetic disk device 10, and network transmission control unit 12 It is connected to the internal bus 13, and data exchange between these elements is mainly performed via the internal bus 13.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the configuration of the document management server apparatus SV.

  In the figure, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21 controls the operation of the document management server SV, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22 is a program executed by the CPU 21 at startup or necessary data. RAM (Random Access Memory) 23 is for configuring a work area of the CPU 21 and the like.

  The character generator 24 generates graphic character display data, the clock circuit 25 outputs current date and time information, and the network interface circuit 26 sets the document management server SV to a wide area. The local area network transmission control unit 27 connects to the network WN. The local area network transmission control unit 27 includes various predetermined protocol suites for exchanging various data with other data terminal devices via the wide area network WN. This is for executing communication control processing.

  The magnetic disk device 28 includes various databases such as various application programs, content information of documents to be distributed and user information (to be described later) for managing registered users, and various data such as work data, file data, and image information data. The operation display unit 29 is for storing data. The operation display unit 29 is for operating the document management server apparatus SV, and includes various operation keys and various displays.

  These CPU 21, ROM 22, RAM 23, character generator 24, clock circuit 25, network transmission control unit 27, magnetic disk device 28, and operation display unit 29 are connected to the internal bus 30, and these elements are connected to each other. Data exchange is performed mainly via the internal bus 30.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the client terminal device PC.

  In the figure, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31 controls the operation of the client terminal device PC, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 32 is a program executed when the CPU 31 starts up, necessary data, etc. RAM (Random Access Memory) 33 is for configuring a work area of the CPU 31 and the like.

  The character generator 34 is for generating graphic character display data, the clock circuit 35 is for outputting current date and time information, and the network interface circuit 36 is used to connect the client terminal device PC to a wide area network. The network transmission control unit 27 is for connecting to the WN, and the network transmission control unit 27 performs communication control processing of various predetermined protocol suites for exchanging various data with other data terminal devices via the wide area network WN. Is for executing.

  The magnetic disk device 38 is for storing various data such as various application programs, work data, file data, image information data, and the optical medium driving device 29 is a CD that is a replaceable recording medium. -For accessing (reading / writing) data of the optical medium 40 such as ROM and DVD, the CRT screen display device 41 is for displaying a screen for operating this client terminal device PC, The display control unit 42 is for controlling the display contents of the CRT screen display device 41.

  The keyboard device 43 is for performing various key operations on the client terminal device PC, and the screen instruction device 44 is for performing operation operations such as instructing an arbitrary point of the CRT screen display device 41. The input control unit 45 is for capturing input information of the keyboard device 43 and the screen instruction device 45.

  The USB host unit 46 is for realizing a USB host function, and is provided with a socket 47 for attaching / detaching a USB memory MM or the like.

  These CPU 31, ROM 32, RAM 33, character generator 34, clock circuit 35, network transmission control unit 37, magnetic disk device 38, optical medium drive device 39, display control unit 42, input control unit 45, and USB host unit 46 Are connected to the internal bus 47, and exchange of data between these elements is mainly performed through the internal bus 47.

  The creator of the distribution document creates a document to be distributed by appropriately operating a document creation application of the client terminal device PC, registers it as a distribution document in the document management server device SV, and distributes the distribution destination. Register the user information of the user.

  In the document management server SV, the received distribution document and user information are registered as content information as shown in FIG. 5A and stored in the magnetic disk device 28. This content information includes an access right table including a document name given to the distribution document, content data constituting the content of the distribution document, and one or more registered user information registered in the distribution destination.

  Here, the access right table is a table in which one or more registered users are registered with a UID set for the user.

  The user information for managing the UID is as shown in FIG. 5B and is stored in the magnetic disk device 28 of the document management server device SV. In this case, the user information includes a UID (user identifier) for identifying each user, a user name indicating the name of the registered user, a password required for authentication, and a document access described later for the user. It consists of a network address that is referred to when transmitting reference information.

  Here, in this embodiment, the mail address set in the portable information terminal device CP used by each user is applied as the network address of the user information.

  With the above configuration, the following situation can be considered when the on-demand printing system according to the present embodiment is used. FIG. 6 shows an operation flow of the on-demand printing system in this case.

  First, a lecturer (administrator) who plans to give a lecture registers materials to be used for the lecture in the document management server SV (process 101). For example, the lecturer creates materials using the client terminal device PC, and registers the created materials in the document management server device SV. Thereby, the document management server device SV creates the content information as described above and stores it in the magnetic disk device 28.

  Next, the speaker gives the right to access the previously registered material to the attendees who are scheduled to participate (processing 102). For example, the speaker registers the UID of each listener as a registered user in the document management server apparatus SV. Thereby, the document management server apparatus SV stores the registered listener's UID in the content information access right table as described above.

  Next, the document management server SV uses each e-mail for document access reference information necessary for accessing the material to the portable information terminal devices CP of all the listeners (users) to whom the right to access the material is granted. (Process 103).

  Here, the document access reference information includes access method information for accessing the distribution document and authentication information about the user, and is text data, so it can be placed as it is in the body information of the e-mail. The access method information includes a URL corresponding to the document distribution service of the document management server SV and the document name of the document to be distributed, and the authentication information includes user information corresponding to the UID and the UID. It consists of the password registered in.

  On the day of the lecture, the listener selects the e-mail for distribution of the lecture material received by the portable information terminal device CP, converts it into a barcode, displays it on the screen, and supports the network provided in the lecture hall. The barcode reader device 8 of the multifunction machine FX is caused to read the barcode displayed on the screen of the portable information terminal device CP (process 104). Here, the portable information terminal device CP generates a barcode image representing the content of the text information of the selected electronic mail and displays it on the display screen.

  As a result, the network compatible MFP FX accesses the document management server SV based on the read information, and first performs authentication using the authentication information (process 105).

  If this authentication operation is normally completed (the result of determination 106 is YES), the network-compatible MFP FX acquires lecture materials (distributed documents) from the document management server SV (processing 107), and the network. The compatible MFP FX prints the acquired lecture material (processing 108). Thereby, the listener receives the printed lecture material.

  If the authentication operation is not normally performed and the result of determination 106 is NO, the operation at this time is terminated with an error. At that time, the network compatible MFP FX can display an authentication error.

  In this way, in this embodiment, a user who desires printing of a distribution document sends document access reference information to the portable information terminal device CP used by the user in advance. By simply displaying a barcode and reading the barcode with the barcode reader device 8 of the network-compatible MFP FX, a desired printed matter can be obtained, and the user's operation is simple and very convenient.

  In the above-described embodiment, only the distribution document access method and the authentication information are transmitted to the user's portable information terminal CP, but other information (hereinafter referred to as “additional information”) is also transmitted. be able to. Examples of the additional information include print mode setting information such as the required number of copies, duplex / allocation / staple, and a process execution command for instructing the network compatible MFP FX.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the operation flow of the on-demand printing system in this case.

  First, a lecturer (administrator) who plans to give a lecture registers materials to be used for the lecture in the document management server apparatus SV (process 201). For example, the lecturer creates materials using the client terminal device PC, and registers the created materials in the document management server device SV. Thereby, the document management server device SV creates the content information as described above and stores it in the magnetic disk device 28.

  Next, the lecturer grants the right to access the previously registered material to the attendee who is scheduled to participate (process 202). For example, the speaker registers the UID of each listener as a registered user in the document management server apparatus SV. Thereby, the document management server apparatus SV stores the registered listener's UID in the content information access right table as described above.

  Next, the document management server SV includes document access reference information necessary for accessing the material including additional information to the portable information terminal devices CP of all the listeners (users) to which the access right to the material is granted. Each electronic mail is transmitted (process 203).

  Here, the document access reference information includes access method information for accessing the distribution document, authentication information about the user, and additional information. Since the document access reference information is text data, it can be placed as it is in the body information of the e-mail. The access method information includes a URL corresponding to the document distribution service of the document management server SV and the document name of the document to be distributed, and the authentication information includes user information corresponding to the UID and the UID. It consists of the password registered in.

  Further, the additional information in this case is set by the administrator at the time of document registration. For example, “required number of copies (1 copy)”, “printing style (double-sided allocation, staple use)”, and It is assumed that the command command is “add the name of the listener who printed this material to the“ list of attendees on that day registered in the document management server ”” ”.

  On the day of the lecture, the listener selects the e-mail for distribution of the lecture material received by the portable information terminal device CP, converts it into a barcode, displays it on the screen, and supports the network provided in the lecture hall. The barcode reader 8 of the multifunction machine FX is caused to read the barcode displayed on the screen of the portable information terminal device CP (process 204). Here, the portable information terminal device CP generates a barcode image representing the content of the text information of the selected electronic mail and displays it on the display screen.

  Thereby, the network compatible MFP FX accesses the document management server apparatus SV based on the read information, and first performs authentication using the authentication information (process 205).

  If this authentication operation is completed normally (the result of determination 206 is YES), the network-compatible MFP FX acquires lecture material (distributed document) from the document management server device SV (process 207).

  Next, it is checked whether or not the read information includes a process execution command (determination 208). If the result of determination 208 is YES, the process execution command is executed (process 209). For example, when additional information is included and the content is “add the name of the listener who printed this material to the“ current day attendee list ”registered in the document management server”, The name of the listener who printed this material is added to the “list of attendees on the day (not shown)” registered in the document management server SV and re-registered.

  Then, the network compatible MFP FX prints the acquired lecture material according to the number of prints, print style, post-processing, and the like designated by the additional information (process 210). Thereby, the listener receives the lecture material printed in a manner intended by the administrator.

  If the authentication operation is not normally performed and the result of determination 206 is NO, the operation at this time is terminated with an error. At that time, the network compatible MFP FX can display an authentication error.

  Incidentally, in the above-described embodiment, the network-compatible MFP FX unconditionally executes the contents of the processing execution command for the additional information included in the document access reference information, but allows the user to select whether or not to execute the command. You can also.

  An example of the processing in that case is shown in FIG.

  First, a lecturer (administrator) who plans to give a lecture registers materials to be used for the lecture in the document management server apparatus SV (process 301). For example, the lecturer creates materials using the client terminal device PC, and registers the created materials in the document management server device SV. Thereby, the document management server device SV creates the content information as described above and stores it in the magnetic disk device 28.

  Next, the lecturer grants the right to access the previously registered material to the attendee who is scheduled to participate (processing 302). For example, the speaker registers the UID of each listener as a registered user in the document management server apparatus SV. Thereby, the document management server apparatus SV stores the registered listener's UID in the content information access right table as described above.

  Next, the document management server SV includes document access reference information necessary for accessing the material including additional information to the portable information terminal devices CP of all the listeners (users) to which the access right to the material is granted. Each electronic mail is transmitted (process 303).

  Here, the document access reference information includes access method information for accessing the distribution document, authentication information about the user, and additional information. Since the document access reference information is text data, it can be placed as it is in the body information of the e-mail. The access method information includes a URL corresponding to the document distribution service of the document management server SV and the document name of the document to be distributed, and the authentication information includes user information corresponding to the UID and the UID. It consists of the password registered in.

  Further, the additional information in this case is set by the administrator at the time of document registration. For example, “required number of copies (1 copy)”, “printing style (double-sided allocation, staple use)”, and It is assumed that the command command is “add the name of the listener who printed this material to the“ list of attendees on that day registered in the document management server ”” ”.

  On the day of the lecture, the listener selects the e-mail for distribution of the lecture material received by the portable information terminal device CP, converts it into a barcode, displays it on the screen, and supports the network provided in the lecture hall. The barcode reader device 8 of the multifunction machine FX is caused to read the barcode displayed on the screen of the portable information terminal device CP (process 304). Here, the portable information terminal device CP generates a barcode image representing the content of the text information of the selected electronic mail and displays it on the display screen.

  As a result, the network-compatible MFP FX accesses the document management server SV based on the read information, and first performs authentication using the authentication information (processing 305).

  If this authentication operation is completed normally (the result of determination 306 is YES), the network-compatible MFP FX acquires lecture materials (distributed documents) from the document management server apparatus SV (process 307).

  Next, it is checked whether or not a processing execution command is included in the read information (determination 308). When the result of determination 308 is YES, in this case, “Registered in the document management server” An operation guidance “Are you sure you want to add your name to the user list?” Is displayed on the operation display unit 7 to allow the user to select either OK or CANCEL. When OK is selected, the network compatible multi-function peripheral FX re-registers by adding the name of the listener printed on the “list of attendees of the day (not shown)” registered in the document management server SV (processing) 309, 310).

  Then, the network compatible MFP FX prints the acquired lecture material according to the number of prints, the print style, the post-processing, and the like designated by the additional information (processing 311). Thereby, the listener receives the lecture material printed in a manner intended by the administrator.

  If the authentication operation is not normally performed and the result of determination 306 is NO, the operation at this time is terminated with an error. At that time, the network compatible MFP FX can display an authentication error.

  By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the portable information terminal device CP displays the document access reference information as a barcode, and the network-compatible multifunction peripheral FX reads the barcode image using the barcode reader device 8 to obtain the portable information. The content of the document access reference information is transmitted from the terminal device CP to the network compatible multi-function peripheral FX, but other transmission means may be used. For example, document access reference information can also be transmitted by providing an RFID tag in the portable information terminal device CP and providing an RFID tag reader in the network compatible multifunction peripheral FX.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the document access reference information is read by the network compatible MFP FX, the bar code reader device 8 provided in the main body of the apparatus is used. It can also be installed. For example, when a barcode reader device that reads the information of the portable information terminal device CP is installed at the entrance of the lecture hall and the entrance authentication to the room is performed, a lecture is given to the network compatible MFP FX installed in the lecture hall at the same time. Data can be output.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of an on-demand printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram which showed an example of the structure of the network corresponding | compatible multifunction peripheral FX. The block diagram which showed an example of the structure of document management server apparatus SV. The block diagram which showed an example of the structure of client terminal device PC. Schematic which showed an example of content information and user information. The flowchart which showed an example of operation | movement of an on-demand printing system. The flowchart which showed the other example of operation | movement of an on-demand printing system. 10 is a flowchart showing still another example of the operation of the on-demand printing system.

Explanation of symbols

SV document management server device FX network compatible multifunction device PC client device CP portable information terminal device

Claims (7)

Document management having a network communication function for communicating via a network and storing distribution document information, authentication information of a user who can access the distribution document information, and an access right table in which distribution address information to the user is registered A server device;
A portable information terminal device used by the user to receive document access reference information including access method information and authentication information to the distributed document information from the document management server device via a network;
An on-demand printing system comprising a network-compatible image forming apparatus including a network communication function for communicating via a network and an information reading unit that reads the document access reference information held by the portable information terminal device,
The document management server device generates and transmits document access reference information including access method information to the distribution document information and authentication information of the user for the distribution address of the user registered in the access right table. And
When the information reading unit reads the document access reference information from the portable information terminal device, the network-compatible image forming apparatus connects to the document management server device according to the access method information included in the document access reference information. Then, a predetermined authentication operation is performed using authentication information included in the document access reference information, and when the authentication operation ends normally, the distribution document information corresponding to the document access reference information is obtained from the document management server device. Receive, print out the printed document of the received distribution document information,
When the document management server apparatus receives a connection request from the network-compatible image forming apparatus, the document management server apparatus receives authentication information from the network-compatible image forming apparatus, and information registered in the access right table for the received authentication information. An on-demand printing system characterized in that an authentication operation is performed by applying and the distribution document information is transmitted to the network-compatible image forming apparatus when the authentication operation is normally completed. The portable information terminal device displays barcode image information representing the content of the document access reference information on a screen,
The on-demand printing system according to claim 1, wherein the network-compatible image forming apparatus includes a barcode reader device that reads the barcode image information as the information reading unit. The document management server device further includes, in the document access reference information, additional information that instructs processing related to a printing operation,
The on-demand printing system according to claim 1, wherein the network-compatible image forming apparatus performs a printing operation according to additional information included in the document access reference information. The document management server device further includes, in the document access reference information, a plurality of additional information that instructs processing related to a printing operation,
The network-compatible image forming apparatus displays a list of printing operations for each of a plurality of additional information included in the document access reference information, causes the user to select, and performs the printing operation selected by the user. The on-demand printing system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Document management having a network communication function for communicating via a network and storing distribution document information, authentication information of a user who can access the distribution document information, and an access right table in which distribution address information to the user is registered A server device;
A portable information terminal device used by the user to receive document access reference information including access method information and authentication information to the distributed document information from the document management server device via a network;
A control method for an on-demand printing system comprising a network-compatible image forming apparatus having a network communication function for communicating via a network and an information reading means for reading the document access reference information held by the portable information terminal device. And
The document management server device generates and transmits document access reference information including access method information to the distribution document information and authentication information of the user for the distribution address of the user registered in the access right table. And steps to
The network-compliant image forming apparatus reads the document access reference information from the portable information terminal device by the information reading unit, and connects to the document management server device in accordance with access method information included in the document access reference information. Then, a predetermined authentication operation is performed using authentication information included in the document access reference information, and when the authentication operation ends normally, the distributed document information corresponding to the document access reference information is stored in the document management server device. Receiving and recording and outputting a printout of the received delivery document information;
When the document management server apparatus receives a connection request from the network-compatible image forming apparatus, the document management server apparatus receives authentication information from the network-compatible image forming apparatus, and information registered in the access right table for the received authentication information. The method for controlling an on-demand printing system includes a step of transmitting the distribution document information to the network-compatible image forming apparatus when the authentication operation is normally completed by applying . Document management having a network communication function for communicating via a network and storing distribution document information, authentication information of a user who can access the distribution document information, and an access right table in which distribution address information to the user is registered A server device;
A portable information terminal device used by the user to receive document access reference information including access method information and authentication information to the distributed document information from the document management server device via a network;
The document management server of an on-demand printing system comprising a network-compatible image forming apparatus having a network communication function for communicating via a network and an information reading means for reading the document access reference information held by the portable information terminal device An apparatus control method comprising:
Creating and transmitting document access reference information including access method information to the distribution document information and authentication information of the user for the distribution address of the user registered in the access right table;
When a connection request is received from the network-compatible image forming apparatus, authentication information is received from the network-compatible image forming apparatus, and an authentication operation is performed on the received authentication information by applying information registered in the access right table. And a step of transmitting the distribution document information to the network-compatible image forming apparatus when the authentication operation is normally completed.   A program for causing a document management server apparatus to function in each step of the method for controlling a document management server apparatus according to claim 6.