| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To select the most suitable printer device either by selecting the closest printer device for user convenience or by taking not only distance but also other indexes into consideration. <P>SOLUTION: An information management server 60 manages additional information such as the kinds of services (food service, bookselling, etc.) other than print service provided at a location where each printer device 50 is installed, in addition to printer device information including information on the position of each printer device 50. If there is access from an information processing terminal 30 via the Internet 20, display data are created that can be displayed as a printer selection support screen where the printer device information of each printer device, information about the distance between each printer device 50 and the information processing terminal, and the additional information are arranged in increasing order of distance between the information processing terminal 30 and each printer device. The display data are sent to the accessing information processing terminal, and the printer selection support screen including the additional screen is displayed on the information processing terminal 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |
