Abstract: File name data is transmitted from a mobile telephone to a relay server. The file specified by the file name data is read from a database and transmitted to a print service server. In response, a reservation code is transmitted from the print service server to the mobile telephone via the relay server. The user of the mobile telephone goes to a store where a printer has been installed and inputs the reservation code to the printer. The reservation code is transmitted from the printer to the print service server and the file corresponding to the reservation code is transmitted to and printed by the printer. Since the mobile telephone need only transmit the file name data in a case where printing is performed at the printer, data traffic through the mobile telephone is reduced.

Abstract: A managing system causes content managed by a server to be updated by a portable terminal by means of a communication network and includes a content updatable location registering device which registers a location which can be updated by a portable terminal.

Abstract: A managing system causes content managed by a server to be updated by a portable terminal by means of a communication network and includes a content updatable location registering device which registers a location which can be updated by a portable terminal.

Abstract: A document conversion server includes: a conversion information management device configured to manage conversion information for converting document data into image data for browsing with respect to each model type of the mobile terminal; a receiving device configured to receive the model type information of the mobile terminal and the document data from the web server; a document data conversion device configured to read the corresponding conversion information from the conversion information management device on the basis of the received model type information of the mobile terminal, and to convert the received document data into the image data for browsing for the mobile terminal on the basis of the read conversion information; and an image data transmitting device configured to transmit the converted image data for browsing to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: In order to enable a mobile terminal where software necessary to open a document file is not installed to display a document linked from a markup document such as an HTML document, a document link converting system converts an HTML of a web page requested by a mobile terminal in accordance with a terminal type of the mobile terminal which requests an access to the web page, and sends the converted HTML to the mobile terminal. When a document is specified by the mobile terminal, the document link converting system sends an application for browsing the document to the mobile terminal, creates an image for browsing the specified document, and sends the created image to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays the image for browsing with using the received application for browsing the document.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for producing a calendar. A report, which includes an image and is contributed by a contributor, is recorded and distributed. The invention counts the number of viewings of the image in the report by a viewer, and acquires information on a photographing density. This photographing density expresses the number of images photographed or contributed in a predetermined period before and after a time and date when the image in the report was photographed or contributed. The invention extracts an image for a calendar on the basis of the number of viewings and the photographing density from among the images contributed or photographed in a predetermined month. When a calendar production instruction is received, the invention produces a calendar for the predetermined month when the image was contributed or photographed using the extracted image.

Abstract: It is so arranged that when a client terminal communicates with a content server via a proxy server, the history of such communication can be ascertained. A request for a menu page is transmitted from the client terminal to the proxy server. A link to the content server has been embedded in the menu page. Data representing the menu page in which the URL of this link destination has been converted is transmitted to the client terminal. If the web page at the link destination that has been embedded in the menu page is requested by the client terminal, the proxy server restores the URL to the URL that prevailed before the conversion and requests the content server for the web page. The web page requested from the client terminal is stored in the proxy server. Thus, even if the client terminal requests the web pages of a plurality of content servers, the history thereof can be ascertained.

Abstract: A print management apparatus includes: a device for storing position information of a plurality of printing terminals placed in different locations, information indicating a condition of a file printable by each printing terminal, and print data; a device for receiving position information of a mobile terminal owned by a user; a device for identifying an appropriate printing terminal from among the plurality of printing terminals based on the received position information of the mobile terminal and the position information of the plurality of printing terminals; a device for modifying a file format of the print data so that the print data satisfies the condition; a device for sending the modified print data to the appropriate printing terminal; and a device for extracting position information of the appropriate printing terminal based on the position information of the printing terminals and for notifying the mobile terminal of the extracted position information.

Abstract: A business support system includes: a portable terminal used by a user; and a business support apparatus connected with the portable terminal, the portable terminal including: an input device; a device for accepting an input into the input device; a device for transmitting a signal indicating that the input is accepted to the business support apparatus; a device for receiving a page transmitted from the business support apparatus; a display device; and a device for causing the display device to display the received page, and the business support apparatus including: a device for receiving a transmitted signal; a database for storing information about the user or information about a customer of the user; a device for generating a page suitable for the user based on the information in the database when receiving the signal; and a device for transmitting the generated page to the portable terminal.

Abstract: According to the present invention, groups each of whose number of photographed image data is large and whose photographing dates/times are consecutive are integrated as an important group, so that image data, for example, corresponding to a series of images photographed during event or the like over a few days can be classified into an important group automatically, and a level of importance of the image data can be calculated. Thereby, retrieving of stored images is facilitated and utilization rate of images can be increased.

Abstract: A image archiving apparatus is connected to a digital still camera and acquires the serial ID and product ID of the camera. The image archiving apparatus reads image files from the camera. If a camera folder corresponding to the connected camera has been generated, the read image files are stored in this folder. If the folder has not been generated, a new folder is generated and the read image files are stored in the generated folder. Image files are organized and stored in a folder that corresponds to the model of the camera that applies the image files to the image archiving apparatus.

Abstract: File name data is transmitted from a mobile telephone to a relay server. The file specified by the file name data is read from a database and transmitted to a print service server. In response, a reservation code is transmitted from the print service server to the mobile telephone via the relay server. The user of the mobile telephone goes to a store where a printer has been installed and inputs the reservation code to the printer. The reservation code is transmitted from the printer to the print service server and the file corresponding to the reservation code is transmitted to and printed by the printer. Since the mobile telephone need only transmit the file name data in a case where printing is performed at the printer, data traffic through the mobile telephone is reduced.

Abstract: When a user of a mobile phone browses a document in a document management server via a network, the user can input information (sticker information) on the browsed document and send it to the document management server. The document management server relates the received information to the pertinent document file when storing the information. Thus, when a document is browsed from a mobile device, information on the document can be easily left and the information left can be browsed later.

Abstract: An edited image is created using fonts capable of being employed by both a client computer and a server. To accomplish this, the user of the computer selects a service to be utilized. Client information, which includes the service selected, information relating to the operating system of the computer and information relating to fonts that can be utilized by the computer, is transmitted to the server. The latter creates a list of fonts that can be utilized by the computer and transmits the data of the created font list and editing home-page data to the computer. The user of the computer decides fonts to be used in the edited image from among the fonts that have been transmitted and edits the image by using these fonts. Information for editing is transmitted from the client computer to the server, where the edited image is then printed out.

Abstract: In a delivery server for delivering documents to be browsed to a mobile terminal, a vital part extracting unit extracts vital parts of a document, a priority order determining unit determines an order of priority of each of the extracted vital parts, a browse control information creating unit creates, based on the information on position in the document the order of priority of each of the extracted vital parts, browse control information for browsing the vital parts, and an output unit sends the document and the browse control information to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal preferentially displays the vital parts of the received document file based on the browse control information. Thereby, a user of the mobile terminal having a small display area can efficiently browse a document.

Abstract: Upon receipt of information transmitted from a portable terminal including unique information, it is judged whether or not received unique information exists in management information. If the unique information exists, client identification information associated with the unique information is acquired from the management information, and configuration information, which shows a configuration of an electronic file which a client has, is acquired from the client corresponding to the client identification information. The configuration information is submitted to the portable terminal. When file information expressing an electronic file shown by configuration information and an address designating an external device to which the electronic file is to be transmitted are received, the file information and address being transmitted from the portable terminal in response to the submission, the electronic file expressed by the file information is acquired, and the electronic file is transmitted to the address.

Abstract: A content managing system causing each content managed by a server connected to a communicating network to be able to be updated by a portable terminal which can be connected to the communicating network, comprising: a content updatable location registering device which previously registers a location which can be updated by the portable terminal for each of the contents in the server; a content selecting device which selects the desired content of each of the contents with the portable terminal; an updated location selecting device which selects the location to be updated with the portable terminal from the locations registered as the updatable location by the content updatable location registering device for the content selected by the content selecting device; an updated data inputting device which inputs the updated data of the location selected by the updated location selecting device with the portable terminal; and an updated content generating device which generates an updated content obtained by chang

Abstract: According to the present invention, groups each of whose number of photographed image data is large and whose photographing dates/times are consecutive are integrated as an important group, so that image data, for example, corresponding to a series of images photographed during event or the like over a few days can be classified into an important group automatically, and a level of importance of the image data can be calculated. Thereby, retrieving of stored images is facilitated and utilization rate of images can be increased.

Abstract: A calendar production apparatus, comprising: a recording device which records a report which includes an image and is contributed by a contributor; a distribution device which distributes the report; a number-of-viewings count device which counts the number of viewings which is the number of times that an image in the report is viewed by a viewer; an extraction device which extracts an image for a calendar on the basis of the number of viewing from among images contributed or photographed in a predetermined month; a calendar production instruction reception device which receives a calendar production instruction; and a calendar production device which produces a calendar in a month, when an image is contributed or photographed, using the image for a calendar according to the calendar production instruction.

Abstract: In a system in which an editing server and a plurality of client computers are capable of communicating with one another, an edited image can be generated by the plurality of client computers. When image data is transmitted from the image server to the client computer, the resolution of image data to be transmitted is reduced in correspondence with the resolution of a monitor display device connected to the client computer. Further, the number of colors of an image represented by the image data is decreased in correspondence with the number of colors which can be displayed on the monitor display device. The data quantity of the image data to be transmitted is reduced, so that time required to transmit the image data is shortened. A client computer and a main image server are connected to each other. A user image to be synthesized on a template image is read in the client computer.