JPWO2008117785A1 - Printing control system, printing apparatus, printing program, browsing terminal, and browsing program - Google Patents

Abstract

The print control system 1 includes a multifunction device 200 that functions as a printing apparatus, and a portable browsing terminal 100 that can be connected to the multifunction device 200 via a wireless communication network 500. The multifunction device 200 includes a tag reader, performs wireless communication with a wireless tag included in the viewing terminal 100, and measures the distance from the viewing terminal 100. When the distance from the viewing terminal 100 is equal to or less than a predetermined first distance, the multifunction device 200 requests the viewing terminal 100 to transmit content, and the viewing terminal 100 transmits content to the multifunction device 200 in response to the request. To do. The multi-function device 200 stores the transmitted content, and starts printing when the distance from the browsing terminal 100 is equal to or less than a predetermined second distance.

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a printing control system, a printing apparatus, a printing program, a browsing terminal, and a browsing program. More specifically, the present invention relates to a printing control system that controls a printing operation according to the distance between a printing device and a browsing device, a printing device and a browsing terminal that constitute the printing control system, and a printing program and a browsing that operate in each device. Regarding the program.

  In recent years, there has been provided a system that can download and browse contents such as document data and image data provided on the Internet, for example, to a mobile terminal. When the user of the portable terminal wants to print the downloaded content, the portable terminal can be connected to the printing apparatus via an interface such as USB, and the content to be printed can be transmitted to the printing apparatus for printing. In such a case, the user can take the portable terminal close to the printing apparatus, connect the portable terminal to the printing apparatus, and instruct execution of printing only after performing various print settings. That is, the printing apparatus is idle when the user goes close to the printing apparatus and connects the portable terminal to the printing apparatus and when the printing apparatus setting process is performed.

There is also a printing apparatus that performs printing after user authentication. First, a print instruction or print data such as a document to be printed is transmitted from a terminal such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) to a printing apparatus connected via a network. Thereafter, when the identification information of the user is authenticated in the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus performs printing based on a print instruction or print data transmitted by the authenticated user. For example, in the multifunction device described in Patent Document 1, print data transmitted from a PC by a user in advance is stored in a storage area provided for each user. When the user carries a memory card (wireless tag) storing his / her identification information and approaches within a predetermined distance from the multifunction device, the identification information of the user is read from the memory card by the RFID control unit of the multifunction device. . When user authentication based on the identification information is successful, print output is automatically performed. In this way, the time that the user waits in front of the multifunction device is reduced.
JP-A-2005-244656

However, in the multi-function device described in Patent Document 1, the user approaches the multi-function device unless data is transmitted from a PC connected via a network to the multi-function device fixed at a certain location in advance. However, printing is not executed. In this case, even when the multi-function device is currently near the user, the user must bother to designate the multi-function device and send print instructions and print data in advance, which causes trouble for the user. In particular, when the user is browsing content on the mobile terminal described above, the user moves with the mobile terminal. In this case, the multifunction peripherals near the user are not always the same multifunction peripheral.

  An object of the present disclosure is to provide a print control system, a printing apparatus, a printing program, a browsing terminal, and a browsing program that do not require a user to specify a printing apparatus that performs printing in advance and transmit a printing instruction.

  According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a print control system including a browsing terminal having a display screen for displaying content, and a plurality of printing apparatuses having printing means for printing the content, wherein the browsing terminal And at least one of the printing devices includes a distance calculating unit that calculates a distance between the browsing terminal and the printing device, and the browsing terminal stores content to be displayed on the display screen; Among the plurality of printing apparatuses, for the printing apparatus in which the distance calculated by the distance calculating unit is equal to or less than a first distance preset as a distance for starting transmission / reception of the content print instruction, Print instruction transmission means for transmitting a print instruction for the content stored in the content storage means via wireless communication; A print instruction receiving means for receiving the print instruction transmitted from the print instruction transmitting means of the browsing terminal, a reception instruction storage means for storing the print instruction received by the print instruction receiving means, and the distance When the distance calculated by the calculation means is shorter than the first distance and becomes equal to or less than a second distance set in advance as a distance to start printing the content, the distance is stored in the reception instruction storage means. There is provided a print control system comprising: a print control unit that controls the print unit to print the content based on the print instruction.

  According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a printing apparatus including a printing unit that prints the content based on a print instruction for the content transmitted from a browsing terminal having a display screen for displaying the content. When the distance to the viewing terminal is equal to or less than a first distance set in advance as a distance to start transmission / reception of the content print instruction, the content print instruction transmitted from the viewing terminal via wireless communication A print instruction receiving means for receiving the print instruction, a reception instruction storage means for storing the print instruction received by the print instruction receiving means, and a distance at which the distance is shorter than the first distance and printing of the content is started. The content is printed based on the print instruction stored in the reception instruction storage means when the second distance is less than or equal to a preset second distance. The printing apparatus and print control means for controlling the printing means comprising the are provided as.

  According to the third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a printing program for causing the computer to function as various processing units of the printing apparatus according to the second aspect of the present disclosure. .

  According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, the browsing terminal includes a display screen for displaying content, and is capable of transmitting a print instruction for the content to a plurality of printing apparatuses having a printing unit that prints the content. The distance between the content storage means for storing the content to be displayed on the display screen and the browsing terminal among the plurality of printing apparatuses is preset as a distance for starting transmission / reception of the content print instruction. A browsing terminal comprising: a printing instruction transmission unit that transmits a printing instruction of the content stored in the content storage unit via wireless communication to a printing apparatus that is one distance or less. Provided.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a browsing program for causing the computer to function as various processing means of the browsing terminal according to the fourth aspect of the present disclosure. .

1 is a configuration diagram of a print control system 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a browsing terminal 100. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of RAM103 of the browsing terminal. 4 is a schematic diagram of a content list screen 50. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a browsing screen 60. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a print mode selection screen 80. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a print waiting list 300. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a multifunction machine 200. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an EEPROM 204 of the multifunction device 200. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a RAM 203 of the multifunction device 200. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a received content list 400. FIG. It is a flowchart of a printing target specifying process. It is a flowchart of the printing flag provision process performed in the printing target specifying process. It is a flowchart of a content transmission process. It is a flowchart of the display content transmission process performed in a content transmission process. It is a flowchart of the reservation content transmission process performed in a content transmission process. It is a flowchart of a print propriety confirmation process. 5 is a schematic diagram of a print confirmation screen 70. FIG. It is a flowchart of a terminal distance measurement process. It is a flowchart of a content transmission request process. It is a flowchart of a print confirmation request process. It is a flowchart of a printing process. It is a flowchart of an erasing process. It is a flowchart of the high evaluation content transmission processing which concerns on a modification. It is explanatory drawing of the printing waiting list | wrist 310 which concerns on a modification.

  Hereinafter, a print control system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings to be referred to are used to describe technical features that can be employed in the present disclosure. Accordingly, the configuration of the apparatus described, the flowcharts of various processes, and the like are merely illustrative examples, and are not intended to limit only to those unless otherwise specified.

  First, the configuration of the print control system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the print control system 1 is a system in which a multifunction device 200 and a browsing terminal 100 that is a portable small terminal can be connected via a wireless communication network 500. The multi-function device 200 is a device having functions as a printing device, a communication device, a telephone, a facsimile, a scanner, and a copier. In the present embodiment, the multifunction device 200 functions as a printing apparatus that prints content based on content print data transmitted from the viewing terminal 100 via the wireless communication network 500. The browsing terminal 100 is a portable small terminal including the display unit 15. The browsing terminal 100 further includes a determination key 12 and a selection key 13. The user of the viewing terminal 100 can operate the keys 12 and 13 to display the content on the display unit 15 or to instruct a print reservation for the content. Note that content refers to various types of information including text data, still image data, moving image data, and audio data. The print data of the content for which the print reservation is instructed is transmitted from the viewing terminal 100 to the multi-function device 200 via the wireless communication network 500. Hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity, “transmitting (receiving) content print data” will be simply referred to as “transmitting (receiving) content”. In FIG. 1, only one browsing terminal 100 and one multifunction device 200 are illustrated, but the multifunction device 200 can transmit and receive content to and from a plurality of viewing terminals 100. The browsing terminal 100 can transmit and receive content to and from a plurality of apparatuses having a function as a printing apparatus, including the multifunction device 200. The wireless communication network 500 can adopt, for example, IEEE 802.11x, which is a wireless LAN standard.

  Next, the browsing terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the browsing terminal 100 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, an EEPROM 104, a display controller 105, a determination key 12, a selection key 13, a USB controller 107, a memory card controller 108, and a wireless communication unit 109. All of these are interconnected by a bus.

  The ROM 102 stores various programs for operating the browsing terminal 100. The CPU 101 controls the operation of the browsing terminal 100 according to a program stored in the ROM 102. Details of the RAM 103 will be described later. The EEPROM 104 is a storage device that stores a user ID that is identification information of the user of the viewing terminal 100. The display controller 105 controls the display unit 15 connected to the display controller 105. The determination key 12 and the selection key 13 are input means for receiving user input as described above. The USB controller 107 is a controller for transmitting and receiving data to and from other devices by USB communication. The memory card controller 108 is a controller for connecting the memory card 180. The memory card 180 includes a content storage area 181. In the content storage area 181, content information of content that is displayed on the display unit 15, print data is transmitted to the multifunction device 200, and is printed is stored. In this embodiment, specifically, content ID, which is a content identification code, content title, and content body data are stored as content information. The wireless communication unit 109 is a communication device for wireless communication, and can be connected to the multifunction device 200 via the wireless communication network 500.

  Furthermore, a known wireless tag 110 is attached to the browsing terminal 100. The wireless tag 110 includes a coiled antenna and an IC circuit unit connected to one end of the antenna. There is no particular limitation on the part where the wireless tag 110 is attached. Therefore, the wireless tag 110 may be attached to the outside of the casing constituting the viewing terminal 100 or may be provided inside. Although not illustrated, the wireless tag 110 according to the present embodiment is formed in a label shape and is attached to the back surface (the back side of the paper in FIG. 1) of the housing of the viewing terminal 100. The antenna of the wireless tag 110 can transmit and receive signals without contact with the antenna of the tag reader 209 of the multi-function device 200 described later by wireless communication. The IC circuit unit includes a control unit that controls basic operations of the wireless tag 110, a memory unit that stores a terminal ID that is an identification code of the browsing terminal 100, and the like. In response to the inquiry signal from the tag reader 209, the wireless tag 110 returns the terminal ID stored in the memory unit, that is, when the tag reader 209 reads the terminal ID of the memory unit, Can be identified.

  Here, the details of the RAM 103 of the browsing terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the RAM 103 includes a plurality of storage areas including a content storage area 1031, a display content storage area 1032, a print waiting content storage area 1033, a transmission content storage area 1034, and a print mode storage area 1035. Yes. The content storage area 1031 stores a plurality of pieces of content information acquired from the content storage area 181 of the memory card 180 by the CPU 101 when the memory card 180 is connected to the memory card controller 108. Specifically, a content ID that is a content identification code, a content title, and body data are stored. The display content storage area 1032 stores content information of content that is currently displayed in detail on the display unit 15 (hereinafter referred to as display content). The print-waiting content storage area 1033 will be described later. The transmission content storage area 1034 stores content information of one content to be transmitted to the multi-function device 200 among the contents stored in the print-waiting content storage area 1033. In the print mode storage area 1035, a “manual setting print mode (hereinafter referred to as“ manual print mode ”)”, “display content automatic print mode (hereinafter referred to as“ display print mode ”)”, “print” selected by the user are displayed. One of the print modes of the reserved content automatic print mode (hereinafter referred to as “reserved print mode”) is stored.

  Among the contents stored in the content storage area 1031, “print” is selected by the selection key 13 and the decision key 12 in the content list screen 50 (see FIG. 4) of the display unit 15 in the content waiting for storage area 1033. The content information of the content and the print flag are stored. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, information including a content ID, content title and body data, and a print flag as one set is added to the print waiting list 300 in the order in which “print” is selected. Is stored in the print-waiting content storage area 1033. Note that the content title and text data are stored in the content column of the print list 300. In FIG. 7, only the content title is displayed in the content column. The same applies to the case where the content column is provided in the diagrams used in the following description. The print flag is a flag used to specify the display content when “display print mode” for automatically printing the display content is selected. In the example of the print waiting list 300 in FIG. 7, the first stored content is data of “document 1” of the content ID “document1.doc”, and the print flag of this content is “OFF”. That is, “Document 1” is in a print waiting state but is not being displayed. Next, the data stored in “Site A” of the content ID “200703150372.src” and the print flag is “ON”. That is, “Site A” is a content waiting to be printed and being currently displayed. Similarly, the print waiting list 300 in FIG. 7 indicates that there are four print pending contents in addition to these two. The process for setting the print flag to “ON” will be described later.

  Next, various display screens displayed on the display unit 15 of the browsing terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the power switch of the browsing terminal 100 is turned on, a menu screen (not shown) is first displayed on the display unit 15. The user can move to a desired display screen by operating the selection key 13 and the determination key 12 and selecting any of the various items displayed on the menu screen. The content list screen 50 of FIG. 4 is displayed when “content list” is selected from the menu. On the content list screen 50, as described above, the titles of the contents acquired from the memory card 180 to the content storage area 1031 of the RAM 103 are displayed as a list. In the example of FIG. 4, the titles of three contents are displayed: “Head Consultation on the Revival Problem”, “Yen Higher Break”, and “Chubu International Airport Congestion Forecast”. In addition, “details” and “print” buttons are displayed corresponding to the respective titles.

  When the “details” button on the content list screen 50 is selected by the operation of the selection key 13 and the determination key 12, a browsing screen 60 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. For example, the browsing screen 60 of FIG. 5 is displayed when the “details” button corresponding to the title “headline consultation for reinsurance problem” displayed at the top of the content list screen 50 of FIG. 4 is selected. Is done. On the browsing screen 60, the content title “Head Consultation on Reinsurance Problem” and the content text “From the ruling party… (omitted)… announced” are displayed. . On the other hand, when the “print” button on the content list screen 50 is selected by the operation of the selection key 13 and the determination key 12, the selected content is specified as the content reserved for printing. Then, as described above, the content information of the selected content is added to the print wait list 300 in the print wait content storage area 1033. The process for creating the print waiting list will be described later.

  The print mode selection screen 80 of FIG. 6 is displayed when “print mode selection” is selected from the menu. The print mode selection screen 80 displays a message “Please select a print mode.” And three buttons: “Manual setting print”, “Display content automatic print”, and “Reserved content automatic print”. . These buttons correspond to the above-described “manual print mode”, “display print mode”, and “reserved print mode”, respectively. When the “Manual Setting Print” button is selected, a screen (not shown) for manual setting is displayed. On this screen, for example, it is possible to specify the output destination printer and instruct printing of the content stored in the print-waiting content storage area 1033. When the “display content automatic printing” button is selected, the content whose details are displayed on the display unit 15 is automatically transmitted to the multifunction device 200 or printed according to the distance from the multifunction device 200. To do. When the “reserved content automatic printing” button is selected, the content stored in the print-waiting content storage area 1033 is automatically transmitted to the multifunction device 200 or printed according to the distance from the multifunction device 200. To do. Details of these processes will be described later. The print mode selected on the print mode selection screen 80 is stored in the print mode storage area 1035 of the RAM 103 described above.

  Next, the configuration of the multifunction machine 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 8, the MFP 200 includes a CPU 201, ROM 202, RAM 203, EEPROM 204, scanner unit 205, recording unit 206, operation key 207, liquid crystal display (LCD) 208, tag reader 209, USB controller 210, and wireless communication unit 211. , And a LAN controller 212. All of these are interconnected by a bus.

  The ROM 201 stores various programs for operating the multifunction device 200. The CPU 201 controls the operation of the multifunction device 200 according to a program stored in the ROM 201. Details of the RAM 203 and the EEPROM 204 will be described later. The scanner unit 205 functions as a scanner that reads image data. The recording unit 206 functions as a printing apparatus that prints content transmitted from the viewing terminal 100. The operation key 207 is an input unit for receiving user input. The LCD 208 is a display screen that displays input information and the like input via the operation keys 207. The USB controller 210 is a controller for transmitting and receiving data to and from other devices by USB communication. The wireless communication unit 211 is a communication device for wireless communication, and can be connected to a plurality of viewing terminals 100 via the wireless communication network 500. The LAN controller 212 is a controller for connecting to other devices and the Internet via a network.

  The tag reader 209 is a well-known tag reader, performs wireless communication with the wireless tag 110 (see FIG. 2) of the viewing terminal 100 existing within the communication range, and receives information from the memory unit of the wireless tag 110 without contact. Reading can be done. Although details are not shown, the configuration of the tag reader 209 will be briefly described. The tag reader 209 includes an antenna, a transmission / reception circuit, a signal processing circuit, and a control circuit. The antenna can exchange signals with the antenna of the wireless tag 110 of the browsing terminal 100 by wireless communication. The transmission / reception circuit is a circuit for accessing the IC circuit unit of the wireless tag 110 via an antenna and reading information. The signal processing circuit processes the signal read from the wireless tag 110. As the control circuit, a so-called microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like can be employed. In this case, the control circuit is configured to perform signal processing according to a program stored in advance in the ROM while using a temporary storage area of the RAM. In the present embodiment, the tag reader 209 reads the identification code of the browsing terminal 100 stored in the wireless tag 110 and measures the distance between the multifunction device 200 and the browsing terminal 100 as will be described in detail later. Used for. The communication range of the tag reader 209 is set to a distance (for example, 15 m) longer than a “fourth distance” described later.

  Here, the details of the EEPROM 204 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the EEPROM 204 includes a plurality of storage areas including a terminal ID storage area 2041 and a distance storage area 2042. The terminal ID storage area 2041 stores the terminal IDs of all browsing terminals 100 that can be connected to the MFP 200 via the wireless communication network 500. The distance storage area 2042 stores a first distance, a second distance, a third distance, and a fourth distance that are set in advance. The “distance” here is a distance between the multifunction device 200 and the browsing terminal 100. The first distance is a distance set as a distance at which the multifunction device 200 requests the viewing terminal 100 to transmit content to be printed when the viewing terminal 100 approaches the multifunction device 200 within this distance. It is. In the present embodiment, the first distance is set to 10 m. The second distance is a distance set as a distance at which printing of content transmitted from the browsing terminal 100 and stored in the received content storage area 2037 (see FIG. 10) of the RAM 203 is started. In the present embodiment, the second distance is set to 1 m. The third distance is a distance that is set as a distance that the multifunction device 200 requests the viewing terminal 100 to check whether or not printing of the content stored in the received content storage area 2037 can be started. In the present embodiment, the third distance is set to 5 m. The fourth distance is a distance set as a distance at which the content stored in the received content storage area 2037 is erased when the viewing terminal 100 moves away from the multifunction device 200 by this distance or more. In the present embodiment, the fourth distance is set to 10 m, which is the same as the first distance.

  Next, the details of the RAM 203 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the RAM 203 has a print rejection flag storage area 2031, a first terminal ID storage area 2032, a second terminal ID storage area 2033, a third terminal ID storage area 2034, and a fourth terminal ID storage. An area 2035, a fifth terminal ID storage area 2036, a received content storage area 2037, a time counter storage area 2038, and the like are provided. In the print rejection flag storage area 2031, the terminal ID of the browsing terminal 100 that can be connected to the MFP 200 via the wireless communication network 500 and the print rejection flag are stored in association with each other. The print rejection flag is a flag for specifying whether to print the content transmitted from the viewing terminal 100. The first terminal ID storage area 2032 stores the terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 whose distance measured via the tag reader 209 is within the first distance, as will be described later. The second terminal ID storage area 2033 stores the terminal ID of the browsing terminal 100 whose distance measured via the tag reader 209 is within the second distance. The third terminal ID storage area 2034 stores the terminal ID of the browsing terminal 100 whose distance measured via the tag reader 209 is within the third distance. The fourth terminal ID storage area 2035 stores the terminal ID of the browsing terminal 100 whose distance measured via the tag reader 209 is within the fourth distance. The fifth terminal ID storage area 2036 stores the terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 that is the transmission source of the content to be deleted from the received content storage area 2037. The time counter storage area 2038 stores an elapsed time counter that counts a predetermined time until the content is deleted when the viewing terminal 100 moves away from the fourth distance or more.

  The received content list 400 is stored in the received content storage area 2037. As shown in FIG. 11, the received content list 400 stores the terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 that is the content information transmission source, and the content information, that is, the content ID, the content title, and the text data. Each time the MFP 200 receives the terminal ID and content information of the viewing terminal 100 from any of the viewing terminals 100, the received terminal ID and content information are added to the received content list 400, and the received content storage area 2037. In the example of FIG. 11, the data of the content ID “document1.doc” and the content “document 1” received first from the browsing terminal 100 with the terminal ID “S643” are stored first, and then the terminal ID is “ The content ID “200703150311.src” and the data of the content “site C” received from the browsing terminal 100 of “S312” are stored, and thirdly, the content received from the browsing terminal 100 of the terminal ID “S312” This indicates that data of ID “document5.doc” and content “document 5” is stored.

  Next, processing executed by the viewing terminal 100 and the multifunction device 200 of the print control system 1 will be described. First, processing in the browsing terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. The processing of FIGS. 12 to 17 is executed by the CPU 101 in accordance with each processing program stored in the ROM 102. Among these processes, the print target specifying process in FIG. 12, the content transmission process in FIG. 14, and the print availability confirmation process in FIG. 17 are started at the same time when the viewing terminal 100 is turned on and are executed in parallel. Is done.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 12 to 13, a print target specifying process performed in the browsing terminal 100 will be described. In this process, among the contents stored in the browsing terminal 100, the content that is transmitted to the multifunction device 200 and printed is specified.

  When the print target specifying process in FIG. 12 is started, the CPU 101 first determines whether or not a power switch (not shown) is turned off (S261). If the power switch is ON (S261: NO), the CPU 101 makes a print reservation by selecting the “print” button corresponding to the title of any content on the content list screen 50 (see FIG. 4). It is determined whether or not an instruction has been given (S262). When determining that the “print” button has been selected, the CPU 101 determines that a print reservation has been instructed (S262: YES). In this case, the CPU 101 acquires the content information (content ID, content title, and body data) of the corresponding content from the content storage area 1031 of the RAM 103, and print waiting list stored in the print waiting content storage area 1033. (See FIG. 7) (S263). Further, the CPU 101 stores the print flag of this content as “OFF” in the print waiting list (S264). Thereafter, the CPU 101 returns to the determination of whether or not the power is turned off (S261). On the other hand, when the “print” button is not selected on the content list screen 50 (see FIG. 4) (S262: NO), the CPU 101 selects the “detail” button corresponding to the title of any content. Then, it is determined whether a detailed display of the content has been instructed (S266). If the “details” button is not selected (S266: NO), the process returns to S262, and the CPU 101 waits until a print reservation is instructed or a detailed display of content is instructed (S262: NO, S266: NO, S262). When the CPU 101 determines that the “detail” button has been selected and the detailed display of the content has been instructed (S266: YES), the print mode stored in the print mode storage area 1035 of the RAM 103 is “display print mode”. It is determined whether or not (S267). When the CPU 101 determines that the stored print mode is the “display print mode” (S267: YES), the CPU 101 performs a print flag assignment process (S270, FIG. 13) described later, and then turns off the power. The process returns to the determination of whether or not it has been performed (S261). If the stored print mode is not the “display print mode” (S267: NO), the CPU 101 returns to the determination as to whether the power is turned off as it is (S261). The CPU 101 repeats the above-described processing (S262 to S264, S266 to S267, S270) while the power is not turned off (S261: NO). When the power is turned off (S261: YES), the print target specifying process in FIG. 12 ends.

  Details of the print flag assignment process (S270) performed in the print target specifying process of FIG. 12 will be described with reference to FIG. This process performed when the print mode is “display print mode” is for transmitting only the display content to the MFP 200 in the content transmission process described later by setting the print flag of the display content to “ON”. Pre-processing. When the process shown in FIG. 13 is started, the detailed display of any content has already been instructed (FIG. 12, S266: YES). Therefore, the CPU 101 acquires the content information of the content corresponding to the “detail” button from the content storage area 1031 of the RAM 103 to the display content storage area 1032 and displays the content title and text on the browsing screen 60 (see FIG. 5). (S272). The CPU 101 stores whether the display content is in the print wait list 300 (see FIG. 7), that is, the content ID of the display content is stored in the print wait list 300 (see FIG. 7) in the print wait content storage area 1033 of the RAM 103. It is determined whether or not it has been performed (S275). When the content ID of the display content is stored in the print wait list 300 (S275: YES), the print flag of the display content that is “OFF” in the print wait list 300 at this time is set to “ON” (S281). ). For example, when the display content is “site A”, as shown in FIG. 7, only the print flag of “site A” is set to “ON”. As described above, even when there is another content that has already been reserved for printing, only the print flag of the display content is “ON”, so that the display content can be identified. Thereafter, the CPU 101 stands by until the browsing screen 60 (see FIG. 5) shifts to another screen (S282: NO, S282). When the screen is shifted to another screen such as the content list screen 50 (see FIG. 4) (S282: YES), the display of the content displayed in S272 is stopped. Therefore, the CPU 101 returns the print flag that was turned “ON” in S281 to “OFF” again (S283), and returns to the beginning of the process of FIG. 12 (S261).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S275 that the content ID of the display content is not stored in the print wait list 300 (see FIG. 7) in the print wait content storage area 1033 (S275: NO), the CPU 101 displays the display content. Is added to the print waiting list 300 (S276). Further, the CPU 101 sets the display content print flag to “ON” and stores it in the print wait list 300 (S277). For example, if the display content is “Site A”, only the content ID “200703150372” on the second line, the title and text data of “Site A”, and the print flag “ON” are displayed in the print waiting list 300 of FIG. Is stored. Thereafter, the CPU 101 stands by until the browsing screen 60 (see FIG. 5) shifts to another screen (S278: NO, S278). When the screen is shifted to another screen such as the content list screen 50 (see FIG. 4) (S278: YES), the display of the content displayed in S272 is stopped. Therefore, the CPU 101 deletes this content that has not been reserved for printing from the print waiting list 300 (S279), and returns to the beginning of the processing of FIG. 12 (S261).

  Next, content transmission processing performed in the browsing terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. In this process, the content specified in the print target specifying process (FIG. 12) according to the transmission request transmitted from the MFP 200 when the viewing terminal 100 and the MFP 200 are within a predetermined distance. Are transmitted to the multifunction device 200.

  When the content transmission processing shown in FIG. 14 is started, the CPU 101 first determines whether or not a power switch (not shown) is turned off (S200). If the power switch is ON (S200: NO), the CPU 101 determines whether or not the print mode stored in the print mode storage area 1035 of the RAM 103 is the “manual print mode” (S201). If “manual printing mode” is stored (S201: YES), processing according to manual setting is performed separately without performing transmission processing described later. Therefore, the process in FIG. 14 ends. On the other hand, if the stored print mode is other than “manual print mode” (S201: NO), the CPU 101 determines whether or not a content transmission request has been received from the multifunction device 200 (S202). The content transmission request is based on wireless communication between the tag reader 209 and the wireless tag 110 of the viewing terminal 100 in the multifunction device 200, and the distance between the multifunction device 200 and the viewing terminal 100 is the first distance (10 m in this embodiment). This signal is transmitted from the multi-function device 200 when it is determined to be within the range. The processing at this time in the multifunction device 200 will be described in detail later. The CPU 101 waits until it is determined that a content transmission request has been received (S202: NO, S202). When receiving the transmission request (S202: YES), the CPU 101 determines whether the print mode stored in the print mode storage area 1035 of the RAM 103 is the “display print mode” (S203). When the “display print mode” is stored (S203: YES), the CPU 101 performs a display content transmission process (S210, FIG. 15). On the other hand, when the stored print mode is not “display print mode” (S203: NO), the stored print mode is “reserved print mode”. Therefore, the CPU 101 performs reserved content transmission processing (S220, FIG. 16). In any transmission processing, when the processing is completed, the CPU 101 returns to the determination of whether the power is turned off again (S200). The CPU 101 repeats the above-described processing (S201 to S203, S210, S220) while the power is not turned off (S200: NO), and when the power is turned off (S200: YES), the content transmission processing of FIG. Exit.

  Details of the display content transmission processing (S210) performed in the content transmission processing of FIG. 14 will be described with reference to FIG. In this processing that is performed when the “display print mode” is selected, only the content information of the display content is transmitted to the multifunction device 200.

  As shown in FIG. 15, when the display content transmission process is started, the CPU 101 first sets the print flag “ON” in the print wait list 300 (see FIG. 7) stored in the print wait content storage area 1033 of the RAM 103. It is determined whether or not there is a content that is set to "" (S211). If the content with the print flag “ON” is not stored in the print waiting list 300 (S211: NO), the details are displayed on the display unit 15 at this time despite the “display print mode”. It means that there is no display content. Therefore, the CPU 101 transmits a notification that there is no print-waiting content to the multifunction device 200 (S215), and then returns to the beginning of the processing of FIG. 14 (S200).

  On the other hand, if there is content in the print waiting list 300 whose print flag is “ON” (S211: YES), the content information of the content whose print flag is “ON”, that is, the content information of the display content is displayed. The transmission content storage area 1034 of the RAM 103 is overwritten. The CPU 101 adds the content information of the display content to the terminal ID, which is its own identification code, and transmits it to the multifunction device 200 (S212). In the example of FIG. 7, the content ID “200703150372”, which is content information whose print flag is “ON”, and the title and text data of “Site A” are transmitted together with the terminal ID of this viewing terminal 100. Thereafter, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not a reception completion notification for the transmitted display content has been received from the multifunction device 200 (S213). When the CPU 101 receives the reception completion notification (S213: YES), the CPU 101 deletes the transmitted content from the print wait list 300 stored in the print wait content storage area 1033 (S214), and the process shown in FIG. The process returns to the beginning (S200). If the CPU 101 has not received the reception completion notification (S213: NO), the CPU 101 determines whether or not a transmission interruption request has been received from the multifunction device 200 (S217). Although details will be described later, the transmission interruption request is a signal transmitted from the multifunction device 200 when it is determined that the viewing terminal 100 is separated from the multifunction device by a fourth distance (10 m in this embodiment) or more. . If the CPU 101 determines that the transmission interruption request has been received (S217: YES), the CPU 101 interrupts the content transmission (S218) and returns to the beginning of the processing of FIG. 14 (S200). On the other hand, if neither the reception completion notification nor the transmission interruption request is received (S213: NO, S217: NO), the process returns to the determination of whether or not the reception completion notification has been received (S213). The process described above is repeated until either the reception completion notification or the transmission interruption request is received and the process returns to the process of FIG.

  Next, details of the reserved content transmission process (S220) performed in the content transmission process of FIG. 14 will be described with reference to FIG. In this process that is performed when “reserved printing mode” is selected, the content that has been reserved for printing is transmitted to the MFP 200.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the reserved content transmission process is started, the CPU 101 first determines whether or not the print wait list 300 (see FIG. 7) is stored in the print wait content storage area 1033 of the RAM 103 (see FIG. 7). S221). When the print waiting list 300 is not stored (S221: NO), the CPU 101 transmits a notification that there is no print waiting content to the multi-function peripheral 200 (S231), and then the process of FIG. Return to the first (S200).

  On the other hand, if the print wait list 300 is stored in the print wait content storage area 1033 (S221: YES), the content information of the content stored first in the print wait list 300 is the transmission content storage area of the RAM 103. 1034 is overwritten. This content information is transmitted to the multifunction device 200 (S222). For example, it is assumed that the print flags of the contents in the print waiting list 300 in FIG. 7 are all “OFF”. In this case, the terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 (for example, S312), the content ID “document1.doc” stored in the first line, and the title and text data of “document 1” are transmitted to the multi-function device 200. Is done. Thereafter, the CPU 101 confirms whether or not a reception completion notification for the transmitted display content has been received from the multi-function device 200 (S225). When the CPU 101 receives the reception completion notification (S225: YES), the CPU 101 deletes the transmitted content from the print wait list 300 stored in the print wait content storage area 1033 (S226), and returns to S221. . If there is still content stored in the print waiting list 300 (S221: YES), the processing from S222 is repeated in the same manner. When the CPU 101 has not received the reception completion notification (S225: NO), the CPU 101 determines whether or not a transmission interruption request has been received from the multifunction device 200 (S227). If the CPU 101 determines that the transmission interruption request has been received (S227: YES), it interrupts the content transmission (S228) and returns to the beginning of the processing of FIG. 14 (S200). On the other hand, when neither the reception completion notification nor the transmission interruption request is received (S225: NO, S227: NO), the CPU 101 returns to the determination of whether or not the reception completion notification has been received (S225). Finally, all the contents stored in the print wait list 300 are transmitted to the multi-function peripheral 200, and the print wait list 300 does not exist and the processing returns to the processing of FIG. 14 (S221: NO, S231), or a transmission interruption request is made. Accordingly, the processing described above is repeated until the processing returns to the processing in FIG. 14 (S227: YES, S228).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, the print permission / inhibition confirmation process performed in the viewing terminal 100 will be described. In this process, in response to a print confirmation request transmitted from the multifunction device 200 when the viewing terminal 100 and the multifunction device 200 are within a predetermined distance, the content is transmitted to the multifunction device 200 in a content transmission process (see FIG. 14). The user confirms whether or not to start printing the content that has been made.

  As shown in FIG. 17, when the process is started, the CPU 101 first determines whether or not a power switch (not shown) is turned off (S250). If the power switch is ON (S250: NO), the CPU 101 determines whether or not a print confirmation request has been received from the multifunction device 200 (S251). The print confirmation request is based on the wireless communication between the tag reader 209 and the wireless tag 110 of the viewing terminal 100 in the multifunction device 200, and the distance between the viewing terminal 100 and the multifunction device 200 is the third distance (5 m in this embodiment). This signal is transmitted from the multi-function device 200 when it is determined to be within the range. Processing at this time in the multifunction device 200 will be described later. The CPU 101 waits until it is determined that a print confirmation request has been received (S251: NO, S251). When the print confirmation request is received (S251: YES), the print confirmation screen 70 shown in FIG. 18 is displayed (S252). As shown in FIG. 18, the print confirmation screen 70 is printed with a message “When the distance to the multi-function peripheral becomes 1 m, printing of the next content automatically starts. Are you sure?” The title of the content and a “start” button and a “stop” button are displayed. In the example of FIG. 18, “Head Consultation on Reinsurance Problem” is displayed as the title of the content to be printed. In this example, only the title of one content is displayed. However, when a plurality of pieces of content information are already transmitted from the viewing terminal 100 to the multifunction device 200, a plurality of titles are displayed simultaneously. . After displaying the print confirmation screen 70 (S252), the CPU 101 determines whether printing has been rejected based on whether the “Cancel” button has been selected by operating the selection key 13 and the determination key 12. (S253). If the “Cancel” button is selected, it is determined that printing has been rejected (S253: YES), and a “printing rejection” response is transmitted to the multifunction device 200 (S254). On the other hand, if the “Cancel” button is not selected (S253: NO) and the “Start” button is selected, it is determined that a start instruction has been given (S255: YES), and a “printing permission” response is returned. It is transmitted to the multifunction device 200 (S254). On the other hand, if neither the “Cancel” button nor the “Start” button is selected (S253: NO, S255: NO), the process returns to the determination of whether or not the printing is rejected (S253), until either one is selected. Monitoring continues. After the response is sent to the multifunction device 200 (S254), the process returns to the determination (S250) whether or not the power is turned off in any case. Then, while the power is not turned off (S250: NO), the CPU 101 repeats the above-described processing (S251 to S255), and when the power is turned off (S250: YES), the print availability confirmation processing in FIG. To do.

  Next, processing performed in the multifunction device 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. The processing in FIGS. 19 to 23 is executed by the CPU 201 in accordance with each processing program stored in the ROM 202. Both processes are started at the same time as the power source of the multifunction device 200 is turned on, and are executed in parallel.

  With reference to FIG. 19, the terminal distance calculation process performed in the multifunction device 200 will be described. In this process, the tag reader 209 calculates the distance of the browsing terminal 100 within the communication range and identifies the browsing terminal 100 within various predetermined distances for use in various determinations in other processes described later. The

  When the processing of FIG. 19 is started, the CPU 201 first acquires all the terminal IDs of the browsing terminals 100 connectable to the MFP 200 from the browsing terminal ID storage area 2041 of the EEPROM 204, and print rejection flag storage area 2031 of the RAM 203. Remember me. All print rejection flags corresponding to each terminal ID are stored as “OFF” (S11). Next, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the multifunction device 200 is turned off by a power switch (not shown) (S12). If the power is ON (S12: YES), the tag reader 209 communicates with the wireless tags 110 of all the browsing terminals 100 within the communication range at this time. The CPU 201 calculates the distance between the multifunction device 200 and each browsing terminal 100 from the communication result between the tag reader 209 and the wireless tag 110 (S13). As a specific method for calculating the distance between the multifunction device 200 and the browsing terminal 100 by the tag reader 209, any known method may be adopted. For example, a timing signal may be transmitted from the tag reader 209 to the wireless tag 110 of each viewing terminal 100, and the distance may be calculated based on the propagation round-trip time of the timing signal returned from the wireless tag 110. Alternatively, for example, the distance may be calculated based on the radio wave intensity of the radio wave from the radio tag 110.

  The CPU 201 causes the tag reader 209 to read the terminal ID of each browsing terminal 100 from the memory unit of the wireless tag 110, and stores the read terminal ID in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 203 according to the calculated distance (S14). . Specifically, the CPU 201 reads out the first distance to the fourth distance stored in the distance storage area 2042 of the EEPROM 204. The terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 whose calculated distance is shorter than the first distance of 10 m is overwritten in the first terminal ID storage area 2032 of the RAM 203. The terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 whose calculated distance is shorter than 1 m which is the second distance is overwritten in the second terminal ID storage area 2033 of the RAM 203. The terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 whose calculated distance is shorter than the third distance of 5 m is overwritten in the third terminal ID storage area 2034 of the RAM 203. The terminal ID of the browsing terminal 100 whose calculated distance is shorter than 10 m which is the fourth distance is overwritten in the fourth terminal ID storage area 2035 of the RAM 203. When there is no terminal ID to be overwritten, each storage area is overwritten with “Null”. After the terminal ID is stored in the predetermined storage area of the RAM 203 (S14), the CPU 101 returns to the determination process whether or not the power is turned off (S12). While the power is not turned off (S12: NO), the above processing (S12 to S14) is repeated at a predetermined timing (for example, every second), and when the power is turned off (S12: YES). The terminal distance calculation process in FIG. 19 ends.

  With reference to FIG. 20, the content transmission request process performed in the multifunction device 200 will be described. In this process, the multifunction device 200 requests the viewing terminal 100 identified as being within the first distance in the terminal distance calculation process (see FIG. 19) to transmit the content to be printed. Corresponding to this processing, the browsing terminal 100 performs the above-described content transmission processing (see FIG. 14).

  When the process shown in FIG. 20 is started, the CPU 201 first determines whether or not a power switch (not shown) is turned off (S100). If the power switch is ON (S100: NO), the CPU 201 refers to the first terminal ID storage area 2032 of the RAM 203, and whether there is one or more viewing terminals 100 within 10 m that is the first distance. It is confirmed whether or not (S101). Specifically, if no terminal ID is stored in the first terminal ID storage area 2032, it is determined that one or more viewing terminals 100 do not exist within the first distance (S101: NO). In this case, the CPU 101 returns to the determination of whether or not the power is turned off (S100). On the other hand, if one or more terminal IDs are stored in the first terminal ID storage area 2032, there are one or more viewing terminals 100 within the first distance (S 101: YES). Therefore, the CPU 201 refers to the print rejection flag storage area 2031 of the RAM 203 and determines whether or not the print rejection flag corresponding to the terminal ID stored in the first terminal ID storage area 2032 is “OFF”. (S102). As described above, immediately after the start of the terminal distance calculation process (see FIG. 19), the print rejection flags corresponding to all the terminal IDs stored in the print rejection flag storage area 2031 are set to “OFF”. However, the print rejection flag may be set to “ON” in a print confirmation request process (see FIG. 21) or an erase process (see FIG. 23) described later. If the print rejection flag corresponding to the terminal ID stored in the first terminal ID storage area 2032 is “ON” (S102: NO), automatic printing according to the distance is rejected, so There is no need to make a transmission request. Therefore, in this case, the CPU 201 returns to the determination of whether or not the power is turned off (S100). If a plurality of terminal IDs are stored in the first terminal ID storage area 2032, “YES” is determined in S 102 if the print rejection flag is “OFF” for at least one terminal ID. That is, “NO” is determined only when the print rejection flag is “ON” for all terminal IDs.

  If the print rejection flag in the print rejection flag storage area 2031 is “OFF” for any of the terminal IDs stored in the first terminal ID storage area 2032 (S102: YES), the print rejection flag is “OFF”. A content transmission request is transmitted to the viewing terminal 100 (S103). At this time, the response completion flag is stored as OFF corresponding to all the terminal IDs stored in the first terminal ID storage area 2032. The CPU 201 waits until a response is received from the viewing terminal 100 that is the transmission destination of the content transmission request (S111: NO, S111). When the CPU 101 receives the response (S111: YES), it determines whether it is a response with no print-waiting content (S112). If there is no content waiting for printing (S112: YES), since there is no content to be received, the process returns to the monitoring of response reception (S111). On the other hand, when the response is not a response with no print-waiting content (S112: NO), the CPU 201 receives the content transmitted from the viewing terminal 100 and stores it in the received content storage area 2039 of the RAM 203 (S113). The CPU 201 monitors the completion of reception of the content (S114: NO, S114), and when reception is completed (S114: YES), transmits a reception completion notification to the viewing terminal 100 that is the transmission source of the content that has been received (S115). ). At this time, the response completion flag of the terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 stored in the first terminal ID storage area 2032 is turned ON. Thereafter, the CPU 201 determines whether or not there is a response from all of the viewing terminals 100 that have requested transmission of content in S103, based on whether or not all of the responded flags are turned on (S116). If there is still a browsing terminal 100 that has not yet responded (S116: NO), the CPU 201 returns to the response reception determination (S111) and repeats the above-described processing (S112 to S116). When responses from all the browsing terminals 100 are completed (S116: YES), the CPU 201 returns to the determination process of whether or not the power is turned off (S100).

  When returning to the power OFF judgment process (S100), the above processes (S101 to S103, S111 to S116) are repeated while the power is not turned OFF (S100: NO), and the power is turned OFF. Then (S100: YES), the process of FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 21, a print confirmation request process performed by the multifunction device 200 will be described. In this process, the content that has already been transmitted to the MFP 200 based on the content transmission request is sent to the browsing terminal 100 identified as being within the third distance in the terminal distance calculation process (see FIG. 19). Confirmation of whether or not to print is requested. Corresponding to this process, the browsing terminal 100 performs the above-described print availability confirmation process (see FIG. 17).

  When the process shown in FIG. 21 is started, the CPU 201 first determines whether or not a power switch (not shown) is turned off (S170). If the power switch is ON (S170: NO), the CPU 201 refers to the third terminal ID storage area 2034 of the RAM 203, and one or more viewing terminals 100 exist within 5 m which is the third distance. Whether or not (S171). Specifically, if no terminal ID is stored in the third terminal ID storage area 2034, it is determined that one or more viewing terminals 100 do not exist within the first distance (S171: NO). In this case, the CPU 201 returns to the determination of whether or not the power is turned off (S170). If one or more terminal IDs are stored in the third terminal ID storage area 2034 (S171: YES), the CPU 201 refers to the print rejection flag storage area 2031 of the RAM 203, and the third terminal ID storage area It is determined whether the print rejection flag corresponding to the terminal ID stored in 2034 is “OFF” (S172). If the print rejection flags corresponding to the terminal IDs stored in the third terminal ID storage area 2034 are all “ON” (S172: NO), the automatic printing according to the distance is rejected, so printing There is no need to make a confirmation request. Therefore, in this case, the CPU 201 returns to the determination of whether or not the power is turned off (S170).

  If a terminal ID stored in the third terminal ID storage area 2034 has a terminal ID whose print rejection flag in the print rejection flag storage area 2031 is “OFF” (S172: YES), the print rejection flag is “OFF”. The print confirmation request is transmitted to the viewing terminal 100 (S173). At this time, the response completion flag is stored as OFF corresponding to all the terminal IDs stored in the third terminal ID storage area 2034. Thereafter, the CPU 201 waits until a response is received from the viewing terminal 100 that is the transmission destination of the print confirmation request (S181: NO, S181). When the response is received (S181: YES), whether or not the response is a print rejection response. Is determined (S182). At this time, the CPU 201 turns on the response completion flag of the terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 stored in the third terminal ID storage area 2034. If the response is not a print rejection response (S182: NO), the print rejection flag may remain “OFF”, and the CPU 201 returns to the monitoring of the response reception again (S181). On the other hand, when the response is a print rejection response (S182: YES), the CPU 201 sets the print rejection flag corresponding to the terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 of the transmission source to “ON” in the print rejection flag storage area 2031. (S183). Thereafter, the CPU 201 determines whether or not there is a response from all of the viewing terminals 100 that requested the print confirmation in S173, based on whether or not all of the response completion flags in the third terminal ID storage area 2034 have been turned ON ( S184). If the browsing terminal 100 that has not yet responded remains (S184: NO), the CPU 201 returns to the determination of reception of the response (S181) and repeats the above-described processing (S182 to S184). When the responses from all the browsing terminals 100 are completed (S184: YES), the CPU 201 returns to the determination process of whether or not the power is turned off (S170).

  In any case of returning to the power-off determination process (S170), the above-described processes (S171 to S173, S181 to S184) are repeated while the power is not turned off (S170: NO). When the power is turned off (S170: YES), the processing in FIG. 21 ends.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 22, a printing process performed by the multifunction device 200 will be described. In this process, among the received contents that are transmitted to the MFP 200 based on the content transmission request and are already stored in the MFP 200, they exist within the second distance in the terminal distance calculation process (see FIG. 19). Then, the received content from the specified browsing terminal 100 is printed.

  When the process shown in FIG. 22 is started, the CPU 201 first determines whether or not a power switch (not shown) is turned off (S130). If the power switch is ON (S130: NO), the CPU 201 refers to the second terminal ID storage area 2033 of the RAM 203 and whether there is one or more viewing terminals 100 within 1 m which is the second distance. It is confirmed whether or not (S131). If no terminal ID is stored in the second terminal ID storage area 2033, it is determined that one or more viewing terminals 100 do not exist within the first distance (S131: NO). In this case, the process returns to the determination of whether or not the power is turned off (S130). On the other hand, if one or more terminal IDs are stored in the second terminal ID storage area 2033 (S131: YES), the CPU 201 refers to the print rejection flag storage area 2031 of the RAM 203 and determines the second terminal ID. It is determined whether the print rejection flag corresponding to the terminal ID stored in the storage area 2033 is “OFF” (S132). If the print rejection flags corresponding to the terminal IDs stored in the second terminal ID storage area 2033 are all “ON” (S132: NO), the automatic printing according to the distance is rejected, so printing Is not executed. Accordingly, in this case, the CPU 201 returns to the determination of whether or not the power is turned off (S130).

  On the other hand, if the terminal ID stored in the second terminal ID storage area 2033 has a terminal ID whose corresponding print rejection flag is “OFF” (S132: YES), the viewing terminal whose print rejection flag is “OFF” It is determined whether or not the content transmitted from 100 is stored in the received content storage area 2037 (S133). As described above, the received content storage area 2037 stores, as the received content list 400, the terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 that is the transmission source of the received content, the content ID, the content title, and the text data. (See FIG. 11). For example, only the terminal ID “S312” is stored in the second terminal ID storage area 2033. In the print rejection flag storage area 2031, the print rejection flag of the terminal ID “S312” is “OFF”, and the received content storage is performed. It is assumed that the received content list 400 of FIG. 11 is stored in the area 2037. Since the content of the terminal ID “S312” whose print rejection flag is OFF exists in the received content list 400 (S133: YES), the process proceeds to S134. On the other hand, for example, when only the terminal ID “S500” is stored in the second terminal ID storage area 2033 (the print rejection flag is “OFF”), the received content list 400 in FIG. There is no content with ID “S500”. Therefore, the CPU 201 determines that there is no received content of the terminal whose print rejection flag is “OFF” (S133: NO), and returns to the determination of whether the power is turned off (S130).

  When there is received content with a terminal ID whose print rejection flag is OFF (S133: YES), the CPU 201 controls the recording unit 206 (see FIG. 7) to execute printing. Specifically, among the contents received from the viewing terminal 100 that is within the second distance and the print rejection flag is “OFF”, the contents that are first stored in the received content list 400 are printed. (S134). For example, in the received content list 400 of FIG. 11, the content received from the terminal ID “S312” includes “site C” of the content ID “200703150311.src” on the second row and the content ID “document5. doc "and" document 5 ". In this case, among the two received contents from the terminal ID “S312”, “site C” which is the content stored first is printed. The CPU 201 waits until printing is finished (S135: NO, S135). When printing is finished (S135: YES), the printed content is deleted from the received content list 400 in the received content storage area 2037 (S136). . In the example of FIG. 11 described above, the terminal ID “S312”, the content ID “200703150311.src”, and “site C” in the second row are deleted. The CPU 201 returns to the determination of whether or not the power is turned off (S130), and repeats the above-described processing (S131 to S136) while the power is not turned off (S130: NO). For example, as described above, the received content list 400 of FIG. 11 is processed, and this time, the terminal IDs “S643” and “S312” are stored in the second terminal ID storage area 2033 (S131: YES). . If any print rejection flag is “OFF” (S132: YES), the content ID “document1.doc” with the content ID “document1.doc” of the terminal ID “S643” and the terminal ID “ In this state, two received contents of the content “document 5” having the content ID “document5.doc” of S312 are left. That is, the received content of any browsing terminal 100 is stored (S133: YES). In this case, the content “document 1” of the content ID “document1.doc” of the terminal ID “S643” on the first line is printed (S134). In the subsequent processing, if the viewing terminal 100 with the terminal ID “S312” is within 1 m which is the second distance, the content “document 5” is printed in the same manner. The CPU 201 repeats the process in this way, and when the power is turned off (S130: YES), the process of FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 23, an erasing process performed in the multifunction device 200 will be described. In this process, among the received contents already stored in the received content storage area 2037, the browsing terminal identified as being more than the fourth distance based on the calculation result in the terminal distance calculation process (see FIG. 19). The received content from 100 is deleted.

  When the process shown in FIG. 23 is started, the CPU 201 first determines whether or not a power switch (not shown) is turned off (S150). If the power switch is ON (S150: NO), the CPU 201 refers to the fourth terminal ID storage area 2035 and the received content storage area 2037 of the RAM 203 and is away from the multifunction device 200 by a fourth distance or more. It is confirmed whether or not there is one or more browsing terminals 100 (S151). Specifically, if the terminal ID in the received content list 400 stored in the received content storage area 2037 is not stored in the fourth terminal ID storage area 2035, the browsing terminal 100 During transmission, it is determined that the fourth distance is 10 m or more (S151: YES). In this case, the terminal ID of the specified browsing terminal 100 is stored in the fifth terminal ID storage area 2036 of the RAM 203. Then, as will be described later, assuming that the user of the viewing terminal 100 does not intend to print, the process proceeds to a process of erasing the received content from the viewing terminal 100 stored in the received content storage area 2037 after a certain time. On the other hand, if all the terminal IDs in the received content list 400 are stored in the fourth terminal ID storage area 2035, the viewing terminal 100 is not separated by more than 10 m which is the fourth distance (S151: NO). . In this case, since the CPU 201 does not need to delete the received content, the CPU 201 returns to the determination as to whether or not the power is turned off (S150).

  If there is one or more viewing terminals 100 that have been separated from the fourth distance 10 m or more (S151: YES), the CPU 201 is currently receiving content from the viewing terminal 100 that has been separated. Is determined (S152). When not being received (S152: NO), the CPU 201 sets the print rejection flag corresponding to the terminal ID of the viewing terminal 100 stored in the print rejection flag storage area 2031 to "ON" (S161). On the other hand, when the content is currently being received from the viewing terminal 100 that has been separated (S152: YES), the CPU 201 requests the viewing terminal 100 that has been separated to interrupt the transmission of the content (S153). . Subsequently, the corresponding print rejection flag is set to “OFF” (S161). At the same time, the CPU 201 starts counting the elapsed time from the print rejection flag OFF by using the elapsed time counter stored in the elapsed time counter storage area 2038 of the RAM 203 (S162). The CPU 201 waits until the elapsed time indicated by the elapsed time counter exceeds a predetermined time set in advance (S163: NO, S163). As the predetermined time, it is only necessary to set a time during which it can be estimated that the user carrying the viewing terminal 100 will not have a print intention if the content is once transmitted and the user does not approach the multi-function device 200 for that time. For example, “60 seconds” can be set. When the CPU 201 determines that the predetermined time has passed (S163: YES), the CPU 201 returns the print rejection flag of the viewing terminal 100 that has been separated and stored in the print rejection flag storage area 2031 to “OFF” (S164). . Further, the CPU 201 deletes the received content from the viewing terminal 100 from the received content list 40 in the received content storage area 2037 (S165), and returns to the determination of whether or not the power is turned off (S150).

  In any case of returning to the power-off determination process (S150), the above-described processes (S151 to S153, S155, S161 to S165) are repeated while the power is not turned off (S150: NO). When the power is turned off (S150: YES), the processing in FIG. 23 ends.

  As described above, the print control system 1 according to the present embodiment includes the viewing terminal 100 and the multifunction device 200. The multifunction device 200 includes a tag reader 209, and can perform wireless communication with the wireless tag 110 of the viewing terminal 100 via the tag reader 209 to calculate the distance to the viewing terminal 100 (FIG. 19). Distance calculation process). When the viewing terminal 100 approaches a predetermined first distance (for example, 10 m), the multifunction device 200 requests the viewing terminal 100 to transmit the content to be printed (content transmission request process in FIG. 20). In the browsing terminal 100, the content to be printed is specified in accordance with a user operation (print target specifying process in FIG. 12), and the specified content is transmitted in response to a transmission request from the multifunction device 200 (in FIG. 14). Content transmission processing). Furthermore, when the browsing terminal 100 approaches a predetermined third distance (for example, 5 m), the multi-function device 200 requests the browsing terminal 100 to confirm whether the already transmitted content may be printed ( Print confirmation request processing in FIG. 21). In response to a print confirmation request from the multifunction device 200, the browsing terminal 100 causes the user to confirm whether or not printing is possible (printability confirmation processing in FIG. 17). Furthermore, when the viewing terminal 100 approaches a predetermined second distance (for example, 1 m), the multifunction device 200 starts printing content from the viewing terminal 100 (printing process in FIG. 22). In addition, the multifunction device 200, once having approached the first distance (for example, 10 m) and the viewing terminal 100 that has been more than the fourth distance (for example, 10 m), after a certain time has elapsed, If there is content that has already been transmitted and stored in the apparatus 200, the content is deleted (erase processing in FIG. 23).

  In this way, the time when content is transmitted from the browsing terminal 100 to the multifunction device 200 and the time when printing starts on the multifunction device 200 are set at an appropriate interval. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time that the user who moves to the multifunction device 200 together with the viewing terminal 100 waits in front of the multifunction device 200. If the user selects a print mode that allows automatic printing according to the distance in advance, printing is executed simply by holding the viewing terminal 100 and approaching the multifunction device 200. Therefore, the user does not have to manually specify the nearby multifunction device 200 as a printing destination on the browsing terminal 100.

  Further, in the print control system 1 of the present embodiment, the MFP 200 has a function of calculating the distance, not the viewing terminal 100. Therefore, content transmission and printing can be started based on the accurate distance calculated on the multi-function peripheral 200 side without complicating the configuration of the viewing terminal 100 that the user carries and moves. Furthermore, in the print control system 1 of the embodiment, the distance calculation function is realized by using a combination of a known tag reader 209 and the wireless tag 110. Therefore, an accurate distance can be calculated with a simple configuration.

  In addition, when the browsing terminal 100 moves beyond a fourth distance (for example, 10 m), the content stored in the multifunction device 200 is automatically deleted. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid a secret management problem such as leakage of content remaining in the multifunction device 200. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the content is erased after a predetermined time has elapsed after being separated by the fourth distance or more. Therefore, when the user of the viewing terminal 100 temporarily moves away from the multifunction device 200 by the fourth distance or more and wants to return to the multifunction device 200 within a predetermined time and perform printing again, the content is retransmitted. This is unnecessary, and the printing time can be shortened. Further, the browsing terminal 100 cannot transmit the same content again unless the content is deleted after a predetermined time. Therefore, double transmission of content from the browsing terminal 100 can be prevented.

  Further, whether or not printing is possible is confirmed when the viewing terminal 100 approaches a third distance (for example, 5 m) from the multifunction device 200 before printing is started. Therefore, when the user who carries the viewing terminal 100 does not intend to print and just approaches the multifunction device 200, there is no inconvenience that unintended printing is performed.

  The configuration of the print control system 1 shown in the above-described embodiment is an exemplification, and it goes without saying that various modifications are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, as an example of the print mode for specifying the content to be printed, the “display print mode” for automatically printing the content whose details are displayed on the display unit 15, and the content for which print reservation has been made The “reserved printing mode” for automatically printing the image is described. However, the method for specifying the content to be printed is not limited to this. For example, a modification described below with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25 may be used.

  The highly evaluated content transmission process shown in FIG. 24 can be performed in place of the display content transmission process (S210, FIG. 15) performed in the content transmission process (FIG. 14) of the above-described embodiment. Specifically, in the print mode selection screen 80 (see FIG. 6) displayed on the display unit 15 of the browsing terminal 100, “highly evaluated content automatic print” is replaced with “display content automatic print” displayed as an option. Should be an option. The content storage area 1031 of the RAM 103 of the viewing terminal 100 may be configured to store the content evaluation by the user in three stages in addition to the content ID, the content title, and the text data. The evaluation may be input by the user, or may be automatically analyzed and assigned to sites on the Internet that are frequently accessed by the user. As described above, when a content print reservation is made on the content list screen 50 (see FIG. 4), a print wait list 310 is created and stored in the print wait content storage area 1033 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the content waiting list 310 stores the content ID, the content title and body data, and the evaluation in association with each other. In the example of the print waiting list 310 in FIG. 25, the first content reserved for printing is “document 1” with the content ID “document1.doc”, and the evaluation is “2”. The content on the second line for which the second print reservation has been made is “site A” with the content ID “200703150372.src”, and the evaluation is “3”. Similarly, the print waiting list 310 in FIG. 25 shows a state where six contents are reserved for printing.

  Based on such a print waiting list 310, the highly evaluated content transmission process of FIG. 24 can be performed. Specifically, S203 in FIG. 14 is changed to a determination step of “whether or not the highly evaluated content automatic print mode is selected?”, And “the highly evaluated content automatic print mode is selected (S203: YES)”. CPU101 should just perform the process of FIG. When the processing of FIG. 24 is started, the CPU 101 first determines whether or not the print wait list 310 (see FIG. 25) is stored in the print wait content storage area 1033 of the RAM 103 (S301). If the print wait list 310 is not stored (S301: NO), a notification that there is no print wait content is sent to the multi-function device 200 (S311), and then the first processing in FIG. 24 (S301). Return to).

  On the other hand, if there is a print wait list 310 stored in the print wait content storage area 1033 (S301: YES), the CPU 101 selects a content that is initially stored with a content having an evaluation of 3 or more (S302). For example, in the case of the print waiting list 310 of FIG. 25, “Site A” having the content ID “200703150372.src”, which is the first content having an evaluation of “3”, is selected. The CPU 101 transmits the selected content to the multifunction device 200 (S303). Subsequent processing (S304 to S305, S308 to S309) is the same as the reserved content transmission processing (see FIG. 16), and thus description thereof is omitted. Note that the evaluation of the content to be transmitted does not necessarily have to be “3 or more”, and may be arbitrarily set by the user.

  According to such a modification, content stored in advance and having a high evaluation is identified and automatically transmitted to the multifunction device 200. Therefore, for example, if an evaluation is set when the user confirms the content, only those with a high evaluation can be collectively printed later.

  In the above-described embodiment, the tag reader 209 used for distance calculation is provided in the multifunction device 200. However, a tag reader may be provided in the viewing terminal 100 and the wireless tag 110 may be attached to the multifunction device 200. In this case, the content can be transmitted according to the result of the distance calculated by the viewing terminal 100, regardless of the request from the multifunction device 200. Furthermore, the method for calculating the distance is not limited to the method using the wireless tag and the tag reader, but a method using a laser, GPS, or the like may be adopted. Also in this case, the distance calculation may be performed by the multifunction device 200 or the browsing terminal 100.

  In the above-described embodiment, the content to be printed has the content ID stored in the memory card 180 and the title and text data all acquired and stored in the RAM 103 of the browsing terminal 100 once. However, only the content ID may be acquired in the RAM 103, and the title and body data may be acquired from the memory card 180 and transmitted when the content is transmitted to the multi-function peripheral 200.

  The above-described embodiment is an example in which the browsing terminal 100 holds the print data itself of content and appropriately transmits it to the multifunction device 200. However, data transmitted from the viewing terminal 100 is not limited to print data, and may be only content identification information (content ID), for example. When only the content ID is transmitted from the viewing terminal 100 to the multifunction device 200, the multifunction device 200 acquires corresponding print data from the external device in advance based on the content ID, and the viewing terminal 100 approaches the second distance. What is necessary is just to perform printing. In the present invention, “send print instruction” includes both cases of “send print data itself” or “send only content identification information” as a print instruction.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first distance = 10 m, the third distance = 5 m, the second distance = 1 m, and the fourth distance = 10 m with respect to a predetermined distance that is a determination criterion for content transmission and printing. Is set. However, the relationship between these distances is not limited to the example described above, and it is sufficient that the relationship “fourth distance ≧ first distance> third distance> second distance” is satisfied. Therefore, for example, it is of course possible to change the fourth distance = 12 m ≧ first distance = 10 m> third distance = 3 m> second distance = 2 m.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the viewing terminal 100 is more than the fourth distance, the MFP 200 does not make a content transmission request while the print rejection flag is set to “ON”. It is configured. The time during which the print rejection flag is “ON” is the same as the standby time until the content is deleted. However, these times can be set separately.

  In the above-described embodiment, wireless communication from the browsing terminal 100 to the multifunction device 200 is used for content transmission. In addition to this, content is reserved and transmitted in advance from a PC or the like connected to another network to the multifunction device 200 in advance, and the multifunction device 200 performs various processes using the recognition of the wireless tag 110 of the browsing terminal 100 as a trigger. You can also. For example, when the viewing terminal 100 approaches within a predetermined distance, a “print message” can be issued from the multifunction device 200 or printing can be started by the multifunction device 200 according to the distance. In this case, since the identification information of the viewing terminal 100 is stored in the wireless tag 110, it is possible to manage and print with the terminal ID that has been reserved and transmitted in advance.

  In the print control system according to the present disclosure, when the distance between any one of the plurality of printing apparatuses and the viewing terminal approaches a first distance that is a predetermined distance, the viewing terminal changes to the printing apparatus. A printing instruction for the content is transmitted and stored in the printing apparatus. When both of them further approach the second distance, the printing apparatus starts printing the stored content. Therefore, the user only needs to move closer to the printing apparatus with the viewing terminal, and does not have to perform the operation of specifying the printing apparatus near the printing terminal as the output destination. In addition, since the transmission of the content printing instruction and the printing start are executed at an appropriate interval, it is possible to reduce the time that the user who moves to the printing apparatus together with the viewing terminal waits in front of the printing apparatus. .

  The print control system according to the present disclosure may be configured such that the distance between the printing device and the viewing terminal is calculated in the printing device, not the viewing terminal that the user carries and moves. In this case, it is possible to transmit a content print instruction and start printing based on the accurate distance calculated on the printing apparatus side without complicating the configuration of each browsing terminal.

  In the print control system according to the present disclosure, a wireless tag may be attached to the viewing terminal, and the printing apparatus may be configured to calculate the distance by wireless communication with the wireless tag. For example, an accurate distance can be calculated with a simple configuration by attaching a wireless tag to the viewing terminal, providing a tag reader in the printing apparatus, and calculating the distance based on communication between the two.

  The printing apparatus according to the present disclosure receives and stores a content print instruction transmitted from the browsing terminal when the distance between the browsing terminal and the printing apparatus approaches a first distance that is a predetermined distance. When both further approach the second distance, printing of the content is started based on the content printing instruction stored in the printing apparatus. Therefore, the user can print content from the printing device only by holding the viewing terminal and approaching the printing device. In addition, since the content print instruction is received and the print start is executed at an appropriate interval, it is possible to reduce the time that the user waits in front of the printing apparatus.

  The printing apparatus according to the present disclosure may be configured to calculate the distance from the viewing terminal. In this case, it is possible to transmit a content print instruction and start printing based on the calculated accurate distance.

  The printing apparatus according to the present disclosure is configured to perform transmission / reception of a distance measurement signal by wireless communication with a wireless tag included in the browsing terminal, and calculate a distance from the browsing terminal based on a transmission / reception state of the distance measurement signal. Also good. In this case, if a tag reader is used for distance calculation, an accurate distance can be calculated with a simple configuration.

  The printing apparatus according to the present disclosure may be configured to automatically delete the stored content print instruction when the viewing terminal moves away from the third distance that is equal to or greater than the first distance. In this case, it is possible to avoid a secret management problem such as leakage of data remaining in the printing apparatus.

  The printing apparatus according to the present disclosure may be configured to delete the content printing instruction when the viewing terminal is separated from the printing apparatus by a third distance or more and a certain time has elapsed. In this case, when the user of the browsing terminal temporarily leaves the printing apparatus and wants to print again by approaching the printing apparatus, it is not necessary to re-send the content printing instruction, thereby shortening the printing time. can do.

  The printing apparatus according to the present disclosure may be configured not to make a transmission request for a content print instruction to the viewing terminal until the viewing terminal is separated from the printing apparatus by a third distance or more and a certain time has elapsed. In this case, it is possible to prevent double transmission of a content print instruction from the viewing terminal.

  When the distance to the viewing terminal is within the fourth distance between the first distance at which transmission of the content print instruction starts and the second distance at which printing starts, the printing apparatus according to the present disclosure It may be configured to perform final confirmation as to whether printing can be started. In this case, when the user of the browsing terminal does not intend to print and just approaches the printing apparatus, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that printing contrary to the intention is performed.

  The printing program according to the present disclosure can cause a computer to function as various processing units of the printing apparatus according to the present disclosure. Therefore, the same effect as that of the printing apparatus according to the present disclosure can be obtained.

  The viewing terminal according to the present disclosure transmits a content printing instruction to the printing apparatus whose distance from the viewing terminal is equal to or less than the first distance. Therefore, the user only needs to move closer to the first distance from the printing apparatus with the viewing terminal, and the user does not need to bother to specify a nearby printing apparatus on the viewing terminal as an output destination.

  The browsing terminal according to the present disclosure receives a transmission request for a content print instruction transmitted from the printing apparatus when the distance to the printing apparatus is equal to or less than the first distance, and in response thereto, the content is transmitted to the printing apparatus. It may be configured to transmit a print instruction. In this case, a content printing instruction can be transmitted at an appropriate time in accordance with an instruction from the printing apparatus.

  The browsing terminal according to the present disclosure includes a wireless tag, and responds to a transmission request transmitted from the printing apparatus when the distance calculated by communication with the wireless tag is equal to or less than the first distance. It may be configured to transmit a content printing instruction. In this case, the transmission request based on the accurately calculated distance can be received with a simple configuration in which the wireless tag is attached to the viewing terminal.

  The browsing terminal according to the present disclosure may be configured to be able to specify content for transmitting a print instruction to a printing apparatus. In this case, only the print instruction for the content that the user desires to print can be transmitted.

  The viewing terminal according to the present disclosure may be configured such that the content of the image currently displayed on the display screen of the viewing terminal is specified and a print instruction for the content is transmitted to the printing apparatus. In this case, the user of the browsing terminal can transmit a print instruction only by approaching the printing apparatus while viewing the display of the content to be printed without performing any print setting work.

  The browsing terminal according to the present disclosure may be configured such that a pre-stored content with a high evaluation is specified and a print instruction for the content is transmitted to the printing apparatus. In this case, if an evaluation is set when the user confirms the content, a print instruction can be sent collectively only for items with a high evaluation later.

  The browsing program according to the present disclosure can cause a computer to function as various processing units of the browsing terminal according to the present disclosure. Therefore, it is possible to achieve the same effect as the browsing terminal according to the present disclosure.

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A printing control system comprising a browsing terminal having a display screen for displaying content, and a plurality of printing devices having printing means for printing the content,
At least one of the browsing terminal and the printing apparatus includes a distance calculating unit that calculates a distance between the browsing terminal and the printing apparatus,
The browsing terminal is
Content storage means for storing the content to be displayed on the display screen;
Among the plurality of printing apparatuses, for the printing apparatus in which the distance calculated by the distance calculating unit is equal to or less than a first distance set in advance as a distance for starting transmission / reception of the content print instruction, A print instruction transmission unit that transmits a print instruction of the content stored in the content storage unit via wireless communication;
The printing apparatus includes:
A print instruction receiving means for receiving the print instruction transmitted from the print instruction transmitting means of the browsing terminal;
Receiving instruction storage means for storing the printing instruction received by the printing instruction receiving means;
When the distance calculated by the distance calculation means is shorter than the first distance and becomes equal to or less than a second distance set in advance as a distance for starting printing of the content, it is stored in the reception instruction storage means. And a print control unit that controls the printing unit to print the content based on the printed instruction. The browsing terminal is
Request receiving means for receiving the transmission request for the print instruction from the printing apparatus via wireless communication;
The print instruction transmitting means transmits the print instruction to the printing apparatus in response to the transmission request received by the request receiving means;
The printing apparatus includes:
The distance calculating means;
And a transmission request unit that requests the browsing terminal to transmit the print instruction via wireless communication when the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit is equal to or less than the first distance. ,
The print control unit controls the printing unit to print the content based on the print instruction when the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit is equal to or less than the second distance. The print control system according to claim 1.   The distance calculating means transmits / receives a distance measurement signal by wireless communication with a wireless tag included in the browsing terminal, and calculates a distance from the browsing terminal based on a transmission / reception state of the distance measurement signal. The print control system according to claim 2. A printing apparatus comprising printing means for printing the content based on a print instruction for the content transmitted from a browsing terminal having a display screen for displaying the content,
When the distance to the viewing terminal is equal to or less than a first distance set in advance as a distance for starting transmission / reception of the content print instruction, the print instruction transmitted from the viewing terminal via wireless communication is transmitted. A print instruction receiving means for receiving;
Receiving instruction storage means for storing the printing instruction received by the printing instruction receiving means;
Based on the print instruction stored in the reception instruction storage unit when the distance is shorter than the first distance and is equal to or less than a second distance set in advance as a distance to start printing the content. A printing apparatus comprising: a printing control unit that controls the printing unit to print the content. Distance calculating means for calculating the distance;
Transmission request means for requesting the browsing terminal to transmit the print instruction via wireless communication when the distance calculated by the distance calculation means is equal to or less than the first distance;
The print control unit controls the printing unit to print the content when the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit is equal to or less than the second distance. The printing apparatus as described.   The distance calculating means transmits / receives a distance measurement signal by wireless communication with a wireless tag included in the browsing terminal, and calculates a distance from the wireless browsing terminal based on a transmission / reception state of the distance measurement signal. The printing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein:   After storing the print instruction in the reception instruction storage unit, when the distance is equal to or greater than the first distance and is equal to or greater than a third distance preset as a distance to erase the print instruction, The printing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising an instruction erasure unit that erases the print instruction stored in the reception instruction storage unit. An elapsed time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time from when the distance is equal to or greater than a third distance;
The instruction erasure unit stores the received instruction storage unit when the elapsed time measured by the elapsed time measurement unit is equal to or longer than a erasure time preset as a time for erasing the print instruction. The printing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the printing instruction is erased.   When the distance is equal to or greater than the third distance, the transmission request unit does not request a transmission until a waiting time set in advance as a time when the transmission request for the print instruction is not performed elapses. 9. The printing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising standby means for waiting.   The browsing is performed when the distance is shorter than the first distance and longer than the second distance and is equal to or less than a fourth distance preset as a distance for final confirmation as to whether or not to print the content. The printing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a print confirmation unit that performs final confirmation as to whether or not the terminal prints the content via wireless communication.   A computer-readable recording medium storing a printing program for causing the computer to function as various processing means of the printing apparatus according to claim 4. A browsing terminal capable of transmitting a print instruction for the content to a plurality of printing apparatuses having a display screen for displaying the content and having a printing unit for printing the content;
Content storage means for storing the content to be displayed on the display screen;
Among the plurality of printing apparatuses, for the printing apparatus whose distance from the browsing terminal is equal to or less than a first distance preset as a distance for starting transmission / reception of the content printing instruction, the content storage unit A browsing terminal comprising: a print instruction transmission unit that transmits a print instruction of the stored content via wireless communication. Request receiving means for receiving, via wireless communication, a transmission request for the print instruction transmitted from the printing apparatus when the distance is equal to or less than the first distance;
The browsing terminal according to claim 12, wherein the print instruction transmitting unit transmits the print instruction to the printing apparatus in response to the transmission request received by the request receiving unit. Further provided with a wireless tag capable of wireless communication,
The print instruction transmission means is transmitted from the printing apparatus when the distance is determined to be equal to or less than a first distance as a result of distance calculation using the wireless communication with the wireless tag by the printing apparatus, and the request 14. The browsing terminal according to claim 13, wherein the printing instruction is transmitted to the printing apparatus in response to the transmission request received by the receiving unit. An instruction transmission content specifying unit for specifying the content for transmitting the print instruction to the printing apparatus;
The browsing terminal according to claim 12, wherein the print instruction transmission unit transmits a print instruction for the content specified by the instruction transmission content specification unit to the printing apparatus.   The browsing terminal according to claim 15, wherein the instruction transmission content specifying unit specifies the content currently displayed on the display screen among the contents stored in the content storage unit. The content storage means stores information related to evaluation of the content in association with the content,
The instruction transmission content specifying unit specifies the content having the high evaluation among the contents stored in the content storage unit as the content for transmitting the print instruction to the printing apparatus. The browsing terminal according to claim 15.   A computer-readable recording medium storing a browsing program for causing a computer to function as various processing means of the browsing terminal according to claim 12.

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