JP4127773B2 - Mobile phone printing system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention connects a printing device to the Internet, or connects a portable electronic device and a printing device to the Internet and prints information downloaded from the Internet or information created by the portable electronic device. The present invention relates to a mobile phone printing system that performs the above.
[0002]
[Prior art]
With the rapid spread of IT, the number of mobile electronic devices represented by mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistance) is growing rapidly. Unlike conventional personal computers, portable electronic devices are very easy to use, considering a wide range of user groups instead of being specialized for single-purpose applications. Examples of portable electronic devices include mobile phones, PHS, and PDAs of various types, and have functions such as telephone, schedule management, address book, and telephone book.
[0003]
Furthermore, as a recent trend of these portable electronic devices, various types of information are exchanged by connecting to the Internet. For example, an e-mail service is provided that allows mail communication with people all over the world in real time and anywhere. In this case, it is possible to acquire data searched directly from a provider on the Internet using a Web browser. By applying this, procedures such as online shopping, ticket arrangements, and bank transfers provided on the Internet can be performed from portable electronic devices.
[0004]
However, while the portable electronic device has such convenience, the mechanism (printer) for printing the acquired information on the recording paper is difficult to equip in a space because of the miniaturization, and printing cannot be performed by the own device. It has the inconvenience. This is because the software (printer driver) for using the printer is not operated in the portable electronic device because it is specialized for a single purpose, and the hardware for which there is no connector to connect to the printer because the portability is emphasized. There are important factors.
[0005]
In such a situation, portable electronic devices are generally equipped with only a small operation panel, so there is a demand to check the displayed information in a large state or to keep it in a recorded state at hand. It is getting higher especially. However, since portable electronic devices are very inexpensive, it is burdensome for the user to purchase an expensive dedicated printer several to several tens of times larger than the main body, which is not realistic.
[0006]
In addition, most copiers installed in convenience stores and general offices have been digitized and further converted into MFPs (Multi Function Peripherals) that can be accessed from personal computers and other devices that have printing functions. It is possible. Furthermore, it is often connected to a network and used as a shared printer on an intranet.
[0007]
Therefore, there is a demand for a system that realizes a printing function by connecting a digital copying machine having an MFP function installed in a convenience store or office and a portable electronic device. In this system, personal identification information held by the mobile electronic device and environmental information of the printing apparatus are provided for printing information such as an E-mail, a telephone directory, and Internet content held by the mobile electronic device. Since downloading takes time, it has been proposed that the print results be acquired later (several minutes to a later date). In this case, a print result is specified by using the user's user ID and password using the confidential print function of the MFP, and a print service is provided.
[0008]
In addition, a print result that provides more information to the user by additionally printing advertisement information on the Internet to the print result is desired. Further, by adding advertisements, it is expected to reduce the billing amount for printing and improve the economics when using printing.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, as shown above, when the mobile electronic device and the printing apparatus are connected and the advertisement information is added to the downloaded content via the Internet and printed, the information on the reduction in charge due to the advertisement is notified. Management function is not provided, so when printing by multiple users is concentrated, or when time has elapsed since downloading, the print information cannot be specified accurately, or the information is confidential information. If there was, there was a problem of leaking to other users.
[0010]
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and when a portable electronic device acquires various types of information and connects to a printing apparatus to perform printing, by executing a printing process according to confidential printing information, It is an object of the present invention to realize a billing reduction process according to the contents of an advertisement, and to accurately supply a printed material to a user and prevent leakage thereof.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the mobile phone printing system according to claim 1, at least a printing device connected to be able to communicate with the Internet, and the Internet or the printing device connected to the Internet. And a portable electronic device connected to be communicable, wherein the portable electronic device retains confidential printing information including personal identification information, necessity of confidential printing, authentication information, and the printing apparatus. The confidential printing information is registered in advance, and the printing apparatus adds the personal identification information of the portable electronic device to the information created and acquired by the portable electronic device and also downloads the information via the Internet. When printing with additional information, the confidential printing information of the portable electronic device and the confidential printing information registered in the printing apparatus The collated with the authentication information , Including the installation location of the printing device converted to print image information when they match In addition to executing printing, billing reduction processing is executed by an advertisement accompanying the information.
[0012]
According to the present invention, the personal identification information built in the portable electronic device is connected to the printing device from the portable electronic device. News Information created and acquired on a portable electronic device In the news In addition, when printing by adding to the information downloaded via the Internet, the confidential printing information from the portable electronic device and the confidential printing information registered in the printing device Recognized By using verification information and collating and executing printing when they match, printing can be reliably supplied to the user when multiple printings are concentrated, etc., and billing reduction related to advertisement information can be executed As a result, the amount can be reduced according to the content of the advertisement, and the user information is notified to the advertiser by a predetermined means, so that the usage frequency and the user information can be fed back to the advertiser.
[0013]
In addition, in the mobile phone printing system according to claim 2, at least a printing device that is communicably connected to the Internet and a mobile device that is communicably connected to the Internet or the printing device connected to the Internet. In the mobile phone printing system including the electronic device, the portable electronic device holds confidential printing information including personal identification information, necessity of confidential printing, and authentication information, and the printing apparatus previously stores a plurality of confidential printing information. The information is registered, and the printing apparatus adds the personal identification information of the portable electronic device to the information created and acquired by the portable electronic device, and adds to the information downloaded via the Internet for printing. In this case, the confidential print information of the portable electronic device and a plurality of confidential print information registered in the printing apparatus are recognized. Collated with information, in any one of the plurality of confidential print information Includes the installation location of the printing device converted to print image information when they match In addition to executing printing, billing reduction processing is executed by an advertisement accompanying the information.
[0014]
According to the present invention, the personal identification information built in the portable electronic device is connected to the printing device from the portable electronic device. News Information created and acquired on a portable electronic device In the news In addition, when printing by adding to the information downloaded via the Internet, the authentication information includes the confidential printing information of the portable electronic device and a plurality of confidential printing information registered in the printing device. News By using and collating and executing printing with confidential print information that matches any one of the plurality of confidential print information, it is possible to reliably supply prints to the user when multiple prints are concentrated. , Printing by other members with the same password and user ID between user groups is possible, and by performing billing reduction for advertising information, it is possible to reduce the amount according to the content of the advertisement and By notifying user information by a predetermined means, it is possible to feed back the usage frequency and user information to the advertiser.
[0015]
In the mobile phone printing system according to claim 3, at least a printing device connected to be able to communicate with the Internet, and a portable device that is connected to be able to communicate with the Internet or the printing device connected to the Internet. In the mobile phone printing system comprising the electronic device, the portable electronic device holds a plurality of confidential printing information including personal identification information, necessity of confidential printing, and authentication information, and selects the plurality of confidential information The printing device is pre-registered with confidential printing information, the printing device adds the personal identification information of the portable electronic device to the information created and acquired by the portable electronic device, and When printing in addition to information downloaded via the Internet, the confidential printing information selected by the portable electronic device and the A confidential print information registered in the printing apparatus to match by using the authentication information, when the authentication is successful , Including the installation location of the printing device converted to print image information Printing with confidential print information is executed, and billing reduction processing is executed by an advertisement attached to the information.
[0016]
According to the present invention, the personal identification information built in the portable electronic device is connected to the printing device from the portable electronic device. News Information created and acquired on a portable electronic device In the news In addition, when printing by adding to the information downloaded via the Internet, the confidential print information selected by the portable electronic device and the confidential print information registered in the printing device are authenticated. News By using the collation and executing the printing with the confidential print information when the collation matches, it is possible to surely supply the user with printing when a plurality of printings are concentrated and the same between the user groups. Printing by other members having a password and a user ID is possible, and by executing a billing reduction for advertisement information, a reduction according to the content of the advertisement is possible, and user information is given to the advertiser by a predetermined means. It is possible to feed back the usage frequency and user information to the advertiser.
[0017]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the portable electronic device is connected to a network interface unit of the printing apparatus connected to the Internet.
[0018]
According to the present invention, in claim 1, 2, or 3, the printing device is connected to the internal network interface unit, and the portable electronic device is connected to the network interface unit, and the portable electronic device is connected to the Internet via the printing device. By downloading the information from, the confidential printing and billing process according to the first, second, or third aspect can be performed when printing is performed.
[0019]
In the mobile phone printing system according to claim 5, the portable electronic device and the printing apparatus are each connected to the Internet.
[0020]
According to the present invention, in claim 1, 2 or 3, the portable electronic device and the printing device are respectively connected to the Internet, and when the portable electronic device downloads information from the Internet and performs printing, information is transmitted to the printing device. When printing is performed, the confidential printing and billing process according to the first, second, or third aspect can be performed.
[0021]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a mobile phone printing system according to the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment.
[0022]
First, the configuration of the mobile phone printing system in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first configuration of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The printing apparatus 100 a includes a printing unit 101, a central processing unit 102, an operation unit 103, a network interface unit 104, and a one-to-one interface unit 105.
[0023]
The printing unit 101 prints on a recording sheet by a predetermined image forming process method (electrophotography, inkjet, thermal, etc.) in accordance with a print processing request and a print image from the central processing unit 102. The central processing unit 102 is constituted by a microcomputer system such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and controls the entire printing apparatus according to a control program stored in the ROM in advance. In particular, the central processing unit 102 is configured to receive a user request via the operation unit 103 and notify the user of a status state or warning, or to perform one-to-one communication processing with a device such as a mobile phone. A print processing request is output to the printing unit 101. The central processing unit 102 holds environment information (installation location, address, store name, date / time) of the apparatus.
[0024]
The operation unit 103 includes various buttons such as a numeric keypad and a print button, a display panel, and the like, and has a display function and an input function for the user. The network interface unit 104 has a mechanism for connecting to a network, has a unique network identifier, and is configured to transmit information to devices such as OA devices and mobile phones. For this reason, the network interface unit 104 has a function of transmitting a request from the central processing unit 102 to the network and transmitting information from the network to the central processing unit 102.
[0025]
The one-to-one interface unit 105 is an interface for integrally connecting to a device such as a mobile phone, and transmits a request from the central processing unit 102 to a device such as a mobile phone by converting the request. Is transmitted to the central processing unit 102.
[0026]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system using the printing apparatus 100a in FIG. Here, on the Internet 120, there are a printing apparatus 100a, a portable electronic device 110 that is a portable information terminal such as a mobile phone, a PDA, and a PHS, and a personal computer or server that has a network function (not shown). It is connected.
[0027]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second configuration of the printing apparatus 100b according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which the one-to-one interface unit 105 of FIG. 1 is deleted as the printing apparatus 100b. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system using the printing apparatus 100b in FIG. 2, and includes the Internet 120, the printing apparatus 100b, the portable electronic device 110, and a plurality of personal computers and servers (not shown). Are connected to each other. That is, the portable electronic device 110 and the printing apparatus 100b are configured to be able to communicate via the Internet 120.
[0028]
The Internet 120 is a system that complies with, for example, TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) as a communication protocol.
[0029]
In the case of wireless communication, the portable electronic device 110 may be either an analog method or a digital method. However, a digital method (for example, TDMA: Time) in which wireless communication is relatively stable and high-speed communication is possible. Division Multiple Access or IMT-2000, which is a next generation mobile communication system, is preferable. In addition, as a portable electronic device 110, for example in Europe, the usage region is GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication), AMPS (American Mobile Phone System) adopted in the United States and the like, IS-54, Is-136, IS- 95 may be sufficient.
[0030]
That is, the portable electronic device 110 includes an IMT-2000 system such as a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) system, a cdmaOne (Code Division Multiple Access), or a third generation system (for example, wideband-CDMA, cdma2000, etc.). Can be adopted. Further, PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) may be used as long as it is not a high-speed movement but a movement within a relatively narrow range. In the case of the PHS system, the internal configuration of the wireless communication network is a known PHS system.
[0031]
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of information held by the printing apparatus 100a (or 100b). Here, an example in which a printing apparatus is installed in a convenience store is shown, and examples of information types include an installation location 200, an address 201, a store name 202, a date and time 203, and an advertisement URL 204. The URL is an abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator, and is an identifier indicating an object (information recording location) on the Internet.
[0032]
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of information held by the portable electronic device 110, URL information shown in (a), phone book information shown in (b), E-mail information shown in (c), (d). The following information is stored: self-portable self-station number, self-mail address, portable electronic device owner name, confidential print information including user ID and password, and print auxiliary information including user ID and password.
[0033]
FIG. 7 is a description example showing a specific example of the advertisement URL 204 and includes billing information. This advertisement URL 204 is expressed in XML, for example. In (a), the kakin attribute in the KOUKOKU tag is accounting information, and in this case, it is reduced by 10 yen. In addition, user information is changed to ireki @ test. ricoh. co. E-mail information is added to jp. (B) includes charging information for deducting 10 yen as the kakin attribute in the KOUKOKU tag, and the user information is transferred to http: // test. ricoh. co. Information to be transferred by HTTP protocol is added to jp.
[0034]
Note that XML (extensible Markup Language), which is a data description language, is SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) and HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language: Hypertext Markup Language). Is a next-generation Internet data exchange format that was developed through the fusion of, and is a general-purpose data description language for exchanging and distributing documents and data on the Internet.
[0035]
Next, first to third operation examples of the system configured as described above will be described with reference to flowcharts.
[0036]
(First operation example)
In this first operation example, the portable electronic device 110 holds confidential printing information including personal identification information (own station number, own mail address, owner name), necessity of confidential printing, and authentication information, and a printing apparatus. In 100a and 100b, confidential printing information (necessity of confidential printing, authentication information) is registered in advance, and the printing apparatuses 100a and 100b create and acquire personal identification information of the portable electronic device 110 using the portable electronic device. In the case of printing by adding to (e-mail, address book, Internet content) and adding to information downloaded via the Internet 120, the confidential print information of the portable electronic device 110 and the printing apparatus 100a, 100b are registered. The confidential print information is verified using authentication information, printing is performed when the information matches, and the advertisement accompanying the information is also printed It is intended to perform the billing reduction processing by.
[0037]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a first operation example according to the embodiment of the present invention. First, the central processing unit 102 of the printing apparatus 100a (100b) determines whether it is connected to the portable electronic device 110 via the network interface unit 104 or the one-to-one interface unit 105 (step S11). Here, when the mobile electronic device 110 is connected, the operation unit 103 is operated, and the type of information held in the mobile electronic device 110 (E-mail information, phone book information, URL information, confidential printing) Information, printing auxiliary information, etc. (see FIG. 6) are displayed (step S12).
[0038]
Subsequently, when an operation is selected in the above display, the charge amount is initialized (step S13). If E-mail information is selected, the process branches to (1), and the E-mail information is acquired from the portable electronic device 110 via the network interface unit 104 or the one-to-one interface unit 105 (step S14). On the other hand, when the phone book information is selected in step S13, the process branches to (2), and the phone book information is acquired from the portable electronic device 110 via the network interface unit 104 or the one-to-one interface unit 105 (step S15). On the other hand, if URL information is selected in step S13, the process branches to (3), and URL information is acquired from the portable electronic device 110 via the network interface unit 104 or the one-to-one interface unit 105 (step S16). The URL destination information is downloaded (step S17). If confidential printing is selected in step S13, the process branches to (4), and the confidential printing information is acquired via the network interface unit 104 or the one-to-one interface unit 105 (step S18).
[0039]
Subsequently, when any one of Step S14, Step S15, and Step S23 is completed, the confidential print information is acquired from the portable electronic device 110 via the network interface unit 104 or the one-to-one interface unit 105 (Step S19). Subsequently, personal identification information (own station number, owner mail address, owner name) is acquired (step S20). Next, E-mail information / phone book information / URL destination information is converted into print image information X (step S21), and personal identification information A is converted into print image information Y (step S22). Place it at the footer position.
[0040]
Subsequently, the advertisement URL destination information is downloaded and converted into print image information Z (step S23), and the print image information X, Y, Z is overlapped and held in the central processing unit 102 (step S24).
[0041]
On the other hand, after executing step S18, the acquired confidential print information is compared with the confidential print information held in the central processing unit 102 by using authentication information attached to the confidential print information (step S25). . Here, if the comparison results match, the printing unit 101 is instructed to print (step S26), the user is charged for the billing amount B (step S27), and the feedback information included in the advertisement URL destination information is acquired. The personal identification information A is transferred (step S28). If the comparison result does not match in step S25, the process proceeds to step S28, and the same process is executed.
[0042]
(Second operation example)
In this second operation example, the portable electronic device 110 holds confidential print information including personal identification information (own station number, own mail address, owner name), necessity of confidential printing, authentication information, and printing apparatus. A plurality of confidential printing information (necessity of confidential printing, authentication information) is registered in advance in 100a and 100b, and the printing apparatuses 100a and 100b create personal identification information of the portable electronic device 110 by the portable electronic device 110, In addition to the acquired information (e-mail, address book, Internet content) and when added to the information downloaded via the Internet 120 and printed, the confidential print information of the portable electronic device 110 and the printing devices 100a and 100b are displayed. Matches multiple registered confidential print information using authentication information and matches one of multiple confidential print information And executes printing by the confidential print information, and executes a billing reduction process by the advertisement associated with said information.
[0043]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a second operation example according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the second operation example, step S32 is added to the operation of FIG. 9 described above, and then step S43 is inserted instead of step S22, and other operations are performed in the same manner.
[0044]
That is, after the E-mail information / phone book information / URL destination information is converted into the print image information X in step S41, the corresponding URL and the URL in the print auxiliary information are selected (step S42). The environmental information A of the printing apparatus is converted into print image information Y (step S43). In step S46, a plurality of confidential print information held inside is compared with the acquired confidential print information, and if any one of them matches, the process proceeds to step S47, and a print instruction is given. The other operations are the same as those in FIG.
[0045]
(Third operation example)
In this third operation example, the portable electronic device 110 holds a plurality of confidential printing information including personal identification information (own station number, own mail address, owner name), necessity of confidential printing, authentication information, In addition, a plurality of confidential information is displayed in a selectable manner, and the printing apparatuses 100 a and 100 b are previously registered with confidential printing information (necessity of confidential printing, authentication information), and the printing apparatuses 100 a and 100 b are connected to the portable electronic device 110. In the case where personal identification information is added to information (e-mail, address book, Internet content) created and acquired by the portable electronic device 110 and added to information downloaded via the Internet 120 for printing, the portable electronic device The confidential print information selected by the device 110 and the confidential print information registered in the printing apparatuses 100a and 100b are used for authentication. And, and executes printing by the confidential printing information when the authentication is successful, and executes a billing reduction process by the advertisement associated with said information.
[0046]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a third operation example according to the embodiment of the present invention. The third operation example is different from the operation in FIG. 9 described above in steps S59 to S61 and steps S58, S67, and S68, and the other operations are the same as those in FIG.
[0047]
That is, a plurality of confidential printing information is acquired from the portable electronic device 110 via the network interface unit 104 or the one-to-one interface unit 105 (step S59), and the plurality of confidential printing information is displayed on the operation unit 103 (step S60). Then, “confidential printing” selected in this display is set to B.
[0048]
In step S58, a plurality of confidential printing information is acquired from the portable electronic device 110 via the network interface unit 104 or the one-to-one interface unit 105, and the plurality of confidential printing information is displayed on the operation unit 103 (step S67). The “confidential printing” selected in this display is assumed to be B ′. Subsequently, the confidential print information B and B ′ held inside Match ( B = B ' ) Or not (step S68), confidential printing information If B = B ′, the process proceeds to step S69, and if the confidential print information B and B ′ do not match, the process proceeds to step S71.
[0049]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the mobile phone printing system (claim 1) of the present invention, the personal identification information built in the mobile electronic device is connected to the printer from the mobile electronic device. News Information created and acquired on a portable electronic device In the news In addition, when printing by adding to the information downloaded via the Internet, the confidential printing information from the portable electronic device and the confidential printing information registered in the printing device Recognized By using verification information and collating and executing printing when they match, the printed matter is reliably and safely supplied to the user when time passes after downloading or when multiple prints are concentrated. In addition, since the billing reduction related to the advertisement information is executed, the amount can be reduced according to the content of the advertisement.
[0050]
According to the mobile phone printing system of the present invention (Claim 2), the personal identification information built in the mobile electronic device is connected to the printing device from the mobile electronic device. News Information created and acquired on a portable electronic device In the news In addition, when printing by adding to the information downloaded via the Internet, the authentication information includes the confidential printing information of the portable electronic device and a plurality of confidential printing information registered in the printing device. News Use and collate and execute printing with confidential print information that matches one of multiple confidential print information, so it is reliable and safe when time has elapsed after downloading or when multiple prints are concentrated In addition, it is possible to supply prints to the user, print by other members having the same password and user ID between the user groups, and further reduce the charge related to the advertisement information, thereby further improving the advertisement contents. A corresponding reduction can be made.
[0051]
According to the mobile phone printing system of the present invention (Claim 3), the personal identification information built in the mobile electronic device is connected to the printing device from the mobile electronic device. News Information created and acquired on a portable electronic device In the news In addition, when printing by adding to the information downloaded via the Internet, the confidential print information selected by the portable electronic device and the confidential print information registered in the printing device are authenticated. News And prints with confidential print information when the collation matches, so printing to the user reliably and safely when time has elapsed after downloading or when multiple prints are concentrated Supply can be performed, printing can be performed by other members having the same password and user ID between user groups, and billing reductions related to advertisement information can be executed. Yes.
[0052]
According to the mobile phone printing system of the present invention (Claim 4), the printing apparatus is connected to the internal network interface unit and the mobile electronic device is further connected to the network interface unit. Since the portable electronic device downloads information from the Internet via the printing device, the confidential printing and billing process of claim 1, 2 or 3 can be performed when the downloaded information is printed.
[0053]
According to the mobile phone printing system (Claim 5) of the present invention, the mobile electronic device and the printing device are connected to the Internet, respectively, and the mobile electronic device is connected to the Internet from the Internet. Since the information is downloaded and the information is transferred to the printing apparatus when the downloaded information is printed, the confidential printing and billing process according to the first, second, or third aspect can be performed when the information is printed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a first configuration of a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a system using the printing apparatus in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second configuration of the printing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system using the printing apparatus in FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of information held by the printing apparatus.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of information held by a portable electronic device.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific description example of an advertisement URL.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a first operation example according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a second operation example according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a third operation example according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
100a, 100b printing apparatus
101 Printing section
102 Central processing unit
103 Operation unit
104 Network interface section
105 One-to-one interface
110 Portable electronic devices
120 Internet

Claims (5)

In a mobile phone printing system comprising at least a printing device communicatively connected to the Internet and a portable electronic device communicatively connected to the Internet or the printing device connected to the Internet,
The portable electronic device retains confidential printing information including personal identification information and confidential printing necessity, authentication information,
In the printing apparatus, confidential printing information is registered in advance,
When the printing device adds the personal identification information of the portable electronic device to information that is also created and acquired by the portable electronic device and adds it to the information downloaded via the Internet, the printing device Printing including the installation location of the printing device that has been converted into print image information when the confidential printing information of the device and the confidential printing information registered in the printing device are collated using the authentication information and they match. And a charge reduction process using an advertisement accompanying the information. In a mobile phone printing system comprising at least a printing device communicatively connected to the Internet and a portable electronic device communicatively connected to the Internet or the printing device connected to the Internet,
The portable electronic device retains confidential printing information including personal identification information and confidential printing necessity, authentication information,
In the printing apparatus, a plurality of confidential printing information is registered in advance,
When the printing apparatus adds the personal identification information of the portable electronic device to information that is also created and acquired by the portable electronic device and adds to the information downloaded via the Internet for printing, the portable electronic device When the confidential print information of the device and the plurality of confidential print information registered in the printing apparatus are collated using the authentication information, and the print image information matches one of the plurality of confidential print information A mobile phone printing system that executes printing including an installation location of a printing apparatus that has been converted to, and executes billing reduction processing by an advertisement accompanying the information. In a mobile phone printing system comprising at least a printing device communicatively connected to the Internet and a portable electronic device communicatively connected to the Internet or the printing device connected to the Internet,
The portable electronic device holds a plurality of confidential printing information including personal identification information and confidential printing necessity, authentication information, and displays the plurality of confidential information so as to be selectable.
In the printing apparatus, confidential printing information is registered in advance,
When the printing apparatus adds the personal identification information of the portable electronic device to information that is also created and acquired by the portable electronic device and adds to the information downloaded via the Internet for printing, the portable electronic device The confidential print information selected by the device and the confidential print information registered in the printing apparatus are collated using the authentication information, and when the collation matches, the printing apparatus information converted into the print image information A mobile phone printing system, which performs printing using confidential printing information including an installation location and the like, and executes billing reduction processing using an advertisement accompanying the information.   The mobile phone printing system according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the portable electronic device is connected to a network interface unit of the printing apparatus connected to the Internet.   The mobile phone printing system according to claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device and the printing apparatus are each connected to the Internet.

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