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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshio Yoshihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1222 (2013.01); G06F 3/126 (2013.01); G06F 3/1238 (2013.01); G06F 3/1288 (2013.01); G06F 3/1292 (2013.01);
Abstract
A server apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires distance information between a printing device and a portable terminal device based on positional information of the printing device and positional information of the portable terminal device, and a control unit that controls printing of print data by the printing device based on the distance information. The server apparatus increases the security of a printed material left unattended without causing a user any trouble.