Patent ID: 7830539

Claim:
A printer control system comprising: data preparation means for preparing operation data including print data and identification data; a printer for carrying out processing based on the operation data prepared by said data preparation means; and portable data storage means for wirelessly receiving the operation data prepared by said data preparation means, said portable data storage means including operation data storage means for storing the operation data, wherein said portable data storage means wirelessly and automatically transmits the operation data stored in said operation data storage means to said printer when a user having said portable data storage means moves to a vicinity of said printer after the operation data is received from said data preparation means in a vicinity of said data preparation means and stored in said operation data storage means, and when said printer receives the operation data from said portable data storage means, said printer confirms the content of the operation data thus received and judges whether or not said printer has function means for performing a selected function required to perform an operation based on the print data, before said printer carries out the print processing based on the print data, said selected function being at least one of a color print function, a high-speed printing function, a sorting function, a FAX function, a stapling function and a binding function, and in a case where said printer does not have said function means, a display section provided in said printer displays a message to the effect that said printer is not suitable for carrying out output processing of the print data, and further wherein said portable data storage means also stores user management identification data, and transmits the user management identification data to said printer; and said printer control system limits the performance of an operation by said printer based on the user management identification data received from said portable data storage means.