Image formation instruction apparatus, image formation instruction program, image formation instruction method, image formation server, image formation server program, processing method for image formation server, image formation control apparatus, program for image formation control apparatus, and image-forming method

Abstract

User identification information which is acquired from an originating portable terminal and identifies the originating portable terminal and a destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between these portable terminals is registered in a print job database in correlation with print image data to be subjected to image formation. Further, print image data correlated to user identification information corresponding to user confirmation information which is acquired from the destination portable terminal and identifies the originating and destination portable terminals of the wireless communication session carried out between these portable terminals is extracted while referring to the print job database.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image formation system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing image formation processing according to a first exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example print job database;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an image formation processing according to a second exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example print job database; and

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example device identifier database.

Claims

1. An image formation instruction apparatus, comprising: a user identification information acquiring unit that acquires, from an originating portable terminal, user identification information which identifies the originating portable terminal and a destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between these portable terminals; anda print job output unit that correlates and outputs print image data to be subjected to image formation and the user identification information.

2. The image formation instruction apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the user identification information includes a telephone number of the originating portable terminal or a telephone number of the destination portable terminal.

3. The image formation instruction apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the user identification information includes a device identifier uniquely assigned to the originating portable terminal, or a device identifier uniquely assigned to the destination portable terminal.

4. An image formation server, comprising: a storage that correlates and stores user identification information which is acquired from an originating portable terminal and identifies the originating portable terminal and a destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between these portable terminals, and print image data to be subjected to image formation.

5. The image formation server as defined in claim 4, further comprising: an image data extraction unit that extracts, from the storage, print image data correlated to user identification information corresponding to user confirmation information which is acquired from the destination portable terminal and identifies the originating and destination portable terminals of the wireless communication session carried out between these portable terminals.

6. The image formation server as defined in claim 4, wherein the user identification information includes a telephone number of the originating portable terminal or a telephone number of the destination portable terminal.

7. The image formation server as defined in claim 4, wherein the user identification information includes a device identifier uniquely assigned to the originating portable terminal, or a device identifier uniquely assigned to the destination portable terminal.

8. An image formation control apparatus, comprising: a user confirmation information acquiring unit that acquires, from a destination portable terminal, user confirmation information which identifies an originating portable terminal and the destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between these portable terminals;an image formation unit that, by referring to a print job database in which user identification information that is acquired from the originating portable terminal and identifies the originating and the destination portable terminals of the wireless communication session is correlated with print image data to be subjected to image formation, extracts image data correlated to the user identification information corresponding to the user confirmation information as the image data to be printed, and forms on a medium an image according to the extracted image data to be printed.

9. The image formation control apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein the user confirmation information includes a telephone number of the originating portable terminal or a telephone number of the destination portable terminal.

10. The image formation control apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein the user confirmation information includes a device identifier uniquely assigned to the originating portable terminal, or a device identifier uniquely assigned to the destination portable terminal.

11. A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for image formation instruction, the process comprising: acquiring, from an originating portable terminal, user identification information which identifies the originating portable terminal and a destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between those portable terminals; andcorrelating and outputting print image data to be subjected to image formation and the user identification information.

12. The computer readable medium storing a program as defined in claim 11, wherein the user identification information includes a telephone number of the originating portable terminal or a telephone number of the destination portable terminal.

13. The computer readable medium storing a program as defined in claim 11, wherein the user identification information includes a device identifier uniquely assigned to the originating portable terminal, or a device identifier uniquely assigned to the destination portable terminal.

14. A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for an image formation server, the process comprising: correlating and storing, as a print job database, user identification information which is acquired from an originating portable terminal and identifies the originating portable terminal and a destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between these portable terminals, and print image data to be subjected to image formation.

15. The computer readable medium storing a program as defined in claim 14, wherein the process further comprises: extracting, from the print job database, print image data correlated to user identification information corresponding to user confirmation information which is acquired from the destination portable terminal and identifies the originating and destination portable terminals of the wireless communication session carried out between these portable terminals.

16. The computer readable medium storing a program as defined in claims 14, wherein the user identification information includes a telephone number of the originating portable terminal or a telephone number of the destination portable terminal.

17. The computer readable medium storing a program as defined in claims 14, wherein the user identification information includes a device identifier uniquely assigned to the originating portable terminal, or a device identifier uniquely assigned to the destination portable terminal.

18. A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for an image formation control apparatus, the process comprising: acquiring, from a destination portable terminal, user confirmation information which identifies an originating portable terminal and the destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between these portable terminals; andby referring to a print job database in which user identification information that is acquired from the originating portable terminal and identifies the originating and the destination portable terminals of the wireless communication session is correlated with print image data to be subjected to image formation, extracting image data correlated to the user identification information corresponding to the user confirmation information as the image data to be printed, and subjecting to processing the extracted image data to be printed.

19. The computer readable medium storing a program as defined in claim 18, wherein the user confirmation information includes a telephone number of the originating portable terminal or a telephone number of the destination portable terminal.

20. The computer readable medium storing a program as defined in claim 18, wherein the user confirmation information includes a device identifier uniquely assigned to the originating portable terminal, or a device identifier uniquely assigned to the destination portable terminal.

21. An image formation instruction method, comprising: acquiring, from an originating portable terminal, user identification information which identifies the originating portable terminal and a destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between these portable terminals; andcorrelating and outputting print image data to be subjected to image formation and the user identification information.

22. A processing method for an image formation server, comprising: correlating and retaining, as a print job database, user identification information which is acquired from an originating portable terminal and identifies the originating portable terminal and a destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between these portable terminals, and print image data to be subjected to image formation.

23. An image formation method, comprising: acquiring, from a destination portable terminal, user confirmation information which identifies an originating portable terminal and the destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between these portable terminals; andby referring to a print job database in which user identification information that is acquired from the originating portable terminal and identifies the originating and the destination portable terminals of the wireless communication session is correlated with print image data to be subjected to image formation, extracting image data correlated to the user identification information corresponding to the user confirmation information as the image data to be printed, and forming on a medium an image according to the extracted image data to be printed.