Data output control apparatus connected via a network to a portable terminal and a plurality of printing apparatuses
US6792485B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a data output control apparatus which is suitable for allowing detailed information on a network to be readily obtained. A data output control terminal selects one of printing apparatuses corresponding to a data-format-conversion terminal which allows conversion of data associated with a data print request; outputs the data associated with the data print request to the data-format-conversion terminal allowing conversion of the data and corresponding to the printing apparatus; by the data-format-conversion terminal, converts the data associated with the data print request into data which can be printed by the printing apparatus; and outputs the converted data to the printing apparatus. One or more of data-format-conversion terminals is selected in accordance with the transmission load of the Internet, and data-format-conversion processes are executed by the data-format-conversion terminal.
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