Patent ID: 7474425
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A printing system built on a predetermined network in which a printing apparatus receives a print job requested by a print request terminal via a printing server and processes the print job, thus performing printing corresponding to the print job, comprising: a printing server comprising: memorized in the server-side queue in response to an order change control signal coming from the printing apparatus: a printing apparatus comprises: a mobile communication terminal being able to move together with a user who requests for the print job by operating the print request terminal and having a first wireless communication portion for performing wireless communication, wherein the event is defined as an arrival of the mobile communication terminal within a predetermined terminal search area defined around a location of the printing apparatus, wherein a change in the order in the server-side queue is to change the order so that a specified print job is located at the head of the server-side queue, wherein if a plurality of mobile communication terminals, having the first wireless communication portions, come into a print priority control range almost simultaneously, a priority is selectively given to the mobile communication terminal that arrives first in the print priority control range, wherein the mobile communication terminal comprises a job identification information memorizing portion for memorizing job identification information for uniquely identifying the print job on the network, wherein the printing apparatus comprises a second wireless communication portion for receiving the job identification information from the first wireless communication portion of the mobile communication terminal, and whereby, in cases where the printing apparatus transmits the order change control signal, the job identification information is utilized to specify a print job to be changed in the order of the print job memorized in the server side queue.