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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Hirofumi Nakayasu, Kawasaki, JP;
Tetsu Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hirofumi Nakayasu, Kawasaki, JP;
Tetsu Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a printing agent service method for performing agent printing on a printing agent printer in accordance with a print request of a client terminal, and selects a printing agent printer that is nearest to a client. This method has the steps of receiving a print request and location information from a client terminal (); retrieving the printing agent printer site (-) closest to the location of the client terminal () based on the location information; sending the nearest printing agent printer site (-) to the client terminal () for display; and receiving the printing agent printer site (-) specified from the above-mentioned client terminal (), and sending the print data of the print request to a printer () at the specified printing agent printer site. Therefore, a client can easily select a printing agent printer that is close to his current location.