Patent ID: 11899994
Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A printer system, comprising:
a server that acquires position information of a printer and identifies a printer's role set for the position of the printer based on the acquired position information; and
a printer that acquires information associated with a printer's role identified by the server and operates based on the acquired information, wherein
the server identifies, based on area information that defines a printer's role for each area, an area where the printer is located and also identifies a printer's role set for the identified area, and
the server transmits to the printer a plurality of pieces of information associated with a plurality of printer's roles, including a printer's role set for the area where the printer is located, and a printer's role set for another area located around the area where the printer is located.