Patent ID: 7264411

Claim:
A print system for printing print data provided from a print data supply device to a registered user or device that is authorized to access print data, said print system comprising: a print instruction device; and a print device; wherein said print instruction device includes a print instruction unit operable to transmit, to said print device, a print instruction to print the print data in the print data supply device, with authentication information given only to the registered user or device; and wherein said print device includes a data requesting unit and a data receiving unit; wherein said data requesting unit is operable to transmit the authentication information with the print instruction to the print data supply device and request the print data supply device to transmit the print data; wherein said data receiving unit is operable to receive the requested print data from the print data supply device; wherein said print instruction unit includes a print instruction generating unit, a print instruction information transmitting unit, and a print instruction information storing unit; wherein said print instruction information generating unit is operable to generate print instruction information that is obtained by integrating print data position information indicating a storage location of the print data with the authentication information; wherein said print instruction information transmitting unit is operable to transmit the print instruction information to said print device; wherein said data requesting unit is operable to i) extract the print data position information and the authentication information from the print instruction information and ii) request a transmission of the print data indicated in the print data position information; wherein said print instruction information storing unit is operable to store the generated print instruction information into a memory card medium connected to said print instruction device; wherein said data requesting unit includes a print instruction information reading unit operable to read the print instruction information from the memory card medium connected to said print device; and wherein said data requesting unit is operable to extract the print data position information and the authentication information from the read print instruction information.