Patent ID: 6854641

Claim:
An electronic information management system comprising: a portable communication terminal capable of transmitting/receiving data through a network; an electronic information server which can transmit/receive data through said network and which records a plurality of electronic information including at least either document data or image data; and a first printing device capable of receiving print data through said network, wherein said portable communication terminal includes: search conditions directing means configured to transmit search conditions of electronic information to said electronic information server; electronic information storing means configured to store electronic information which meets said search conditions transmitted from said electronic information server; print designating means configured to transmit the electronic information stored in said electronic information storing means to said first printing device to perform printing; displaying means capable of displaying character information; menu display controlling means configured to display a menu for selecting various kinds of functions on said displaying means; key inputting means configured to select the functions in accordance with said menu; data type display controlling means configured to display, on said displaying means, first information indicating that a data main body of the electronic information is stored in said portable communication terminal, and second information indicating that said data main body of the electronic information is not stored in said portable communication terminal but information representing a storage position of said electronic information is stored in said portable communication terminal; and print information selecting means configured to select electronic information which can be a target to be printed by said printing device from the information displayed on said displaying means by said data type display controlling means.