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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2009
Kiyotaka Otsuji, Kamakura, JP;
Toshiki Iso, Yokosuka, JP;
Hiroki Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Shoji Kurakake, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Sugimura, Yokohama, JP;
Hidenori Shimizu, Hachioji, JP;
Taro Sugahara, Setagaya-ku, JP;
Fumitoshi Ukai, Suginami-ku, JP;
Hironori Bouno, Suginami-ku, JP;
Kei Yuasa, Mountain View, CA (US);
Marc Mceachern, Meguro-ku, JP;
Shinya Nakagawa, Mitaka, JP;
Kiyotaka Otsuji, Kamakura, JP;
Toshiki Iso, Yokosuka, JP;
Hiroki Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Shoji Kurakake, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Sugimura, Yokohama, JP;
Hidenori Shimizu, Hachioji, JP;
Taro Sugahara, Setagaya-ku, JP;
Fumitoshi Ukai, Suginami-ku, JP;
Hironori Bouno, Suginami-ku, JP;
Kei Yuasa, Mountain View, CA (US);
Marc McEachern, Meguro-ku, JP;
Shinya Nakagawa, Mitaka, JP;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An information management apparatusaccording to the present invention comprises: a databasefor storing information relevant to a printertherein; output request reception meansfor receiving an output request transmitted from a portable terminal; inquiry signal transmission meansfor transmitting an inquiry signal on the printerbeing an output destination to the portable terminal; communication means for receiving image data transmitted from the portable terminal; recognition meansfor recognizing the identification information of the printerby analyzing the image data transmitted in response to the inquiry signal; retrieval meansfor retrieving the information relevant to the printerfrom the data baseon the basis of the acquired recognition information; and printing meansfor outputting the information to the printeron the basis of the information relevant to the printerretrieved by the retrieval means