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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2005
Mikio Aoki, Suwa, JP;
Shinya Taniguchi, Suwa, JP;
Mikio Aoki, Suwa, JP;
Shinya Taniguchi, Suwa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a data output control apparatus which allows detailed information on a network to be readily obtained, which is advantageous with respect to cost, and which is suitable for specifically notifying the user of the service charge. A data output control terminal is communicatively connected via the Internet to a portable terminal carried by a user, printing apparatuses provided at various locations, and WWW servers. The data output control terminal obtains from a WWW server data associated with a data print request from the portable terminal, selects one of the plurality of printing apparatuses, and outputs the obtained data to the selected printing apparatus. Billing is executed in accordance with the result of use by the portable terminal of the print service provided by the data output control terminal. The billing is executed by summing the service charge and the call charge of the portable terminal.