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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Shohei Tsujimoto, Nagoya, JP;
Shohei Tsujimoto, Nagoya, JP;
Brothe Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A terminal apparatus includes: a first position receiving unit configured to receive terminal position information indicating a position of the terminal apparatus; a receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of distance information corresponding to each of printers that are printer candidates to execute a printing, wherein each of the plurality of distance information is generated on the basis of coordinate information, which includes information of a latitude and a longitude indicating a position of the corresponding printer, and the terminal position information; a choosing unit configured to preferentially choose a printer having a short distance to the terminal apparatus from the printers based on the distance information; and a printing instruction unit configured to transmit a printing instruction for printing execution to a specific printer of the one or more chose printers.