Patent ID: 6975882

Claim:
A cradle which is connectable to a portable terminal, comprising: a connector connectable to a portable terminal; an instruction device configured to instruct execution of print by a user operation; a request device configured to request the portable terminal connecting via said connector to output the print information that is set by an operation unit of the portable terminal in advance, in accordance with said print instruction from said instruction device; a discrimination device configured to discriminate, based on a response to the request by said request device, whether or not the print information is set in the portable terminal; a print device configured to execute print process based on the print information transmitted from the portable device in response to said request; and a notification device configured to notice to the portable terminal that the print information is not set, according to the discrimination by said discrimination device, wherein, based, on the notice, the portable terminal notices to a user that the print information is not set.