BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a printing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a position management database shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an example of contents of a tag-signal management table shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an example of contents of a tag-ID-position management table shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5A is an example of contents of a printer-information management table shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5B is an example of contents of a printer-ability management table shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is an example of contents of a map-information management table shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is an example of contents of a user-information management table shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 8A is an example of a map image that depicts a people, PCs, and printers laid out therein displayed on a display screen of a monitor shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 8B is an example of a layout image in which ability information of printers is displayed;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a printing process according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of a printing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a printing process according to the second embodiment;
FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram of a printing system according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a printing process according to the third embodiment;
FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram of a printing system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a printing process according to the fourth embodiment;
FIG. 16 is a schematic of a cellular phone for explaining an example when the cellular phone is used for authentication;
FIG. 17 is a schematic for explaining a layout displayed on a monitor by a printing system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 18 is a diagram of a hardware configuration of devices of the printing systems according to the first to fifth embodiments.