Patent ID: 7231418

Claim:
A system for delivering information associated with a code on a network comprising at least a server apparatus and a plurality of printing terminals, wherein said server apparatus comprises: code receiving means for receiving a code; obtaining means for obtaining information associated with the received code; first transmitting means for transmitting the obtained information to, from among said printing terminals, a first printing terminal according to a predetermined designation of the first printing terminal by a user; instruction receiving means for receiving, from a communication terminal device of the user, an instruction code representing that the designation of the printing terminal to which the obtained information is transmitted is changed from said first printing terminal to a second printing terminal from among said printing terminals after said first transmitting means transmits the obtained information to the first printing terminal; identifying means for identifying said first printing terminal storing the obtained information based on the received instruction code; second transmitting means for transmitting the obtained information to said second printing terminal; and instruction means for instructing said first printing terminal identified by said identifying means to delete the obtained information, and wherein each of said printing terminals comprises: information receiving means for receiving the obtained information from said server apparatus; storage means for storing the obtained information received by said information receiving means; outputting means for printing out the obtained information stored in said storage means when a code corresponding to the obtained information is input to the printing terminal; and deleting means for deleting, from said storage means, the obtained information when instructed by said instructing means to be deleted.