Patent ID: 9134936
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A management apparatus communicable with a portable device and a plurality of printers, comprising: a receiver configured to receive information indicating data to be printed, and location data indicating a current location of the portable device, from the portable device through the network; a processing circuitry configured to a transmitter configured to transmit the compatible printer information indicating the one or more compatible printers to the portable terminal through the network, and cause the portable device to display a screen that lists one or more compatible printers based on the compatible printer information, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine an order of the one or more compatible printers when listed on the screen, such that the printer having the shortest distance to the portable device and having a specification compatible with printing of the data to be printed is listed with priority, wherein, when the receiver receives updated location data of the portable device indicating the change in current location during when the portable device is displaying the screen that lists the compatible printers, the processing circuitry extracts one or more nearby printers using the updated location data of the portable device and the location data of each printer, and generates updated compatible printer information indicating one or more compatible printers that reflect the change in current location of the portable device, and the transmitter transmits the updated compatible printer information for display at the portable device.