Data output control device and portable terminal
US7099928B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1293
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention to provides a portable terminal and data output control device suitably used for readily obtaining detailed information on a network. The data output control terminal communicably connects a user-owned portable terminal, printing devices situated at various locations for outputting data, and WWW servers, via the Internet, receives data printing requests containing portable terminal position data generated by the portable terminal from the portable terminal, searches printing device position data of a storage device based on portable terminal position data contained in the data printing request, selects a printing device which is considered to be closest either distance-wise or time-wise with the position of the portable terminal as a reference, and outputs data relating to the data printing request to the selected printing device.
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