Printout delivery system and method using mobile device

Abstract

A server is to obtain, from a mobile device, information indicating a content, sender information about a sender for a printing of the content and delivery of the printed content, and receiver information about a receiver of the printed content. The server is to convert the content into printable data of the content and perform a process to print and deliver a printed content to the receiver according to a printing of the printable data of the content to the printed content and a delivery of the printed content to the receiver.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A server, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory to store instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to,
 obtain, from a mobile device, information indicating a content, sender information about a sender for a printing of the content and delivery of the printed content, and receiver information about a receiver of the printed content; 
 perform a conversion of the content into printable data of the content; 
 perform a process to print and deliver a printed content to the receiver according to a printing of the printable data to the printed content and a delivery of the printed content to the receiver. 
   
     
     
         2 . The server according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is to,
 generate print information indicating a file corresponding to the printable data, the sender information and the receiver information; and   the process to print and deliver the printed content is based upon the print information.   
     
     
         3 . The server according to  claim 2 , wherein the process to print and deliver the printed content includes transmission of the print information and the printable data to other server. 
     
     
         4 . The server according to  claim 3 , wherein the printable data is in a format corresponding to the other server. 
     
     
         5 . The server according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is to,
 before the conversion of the content into the printable data, cause a transmission, to the mobile device, of cost information indicating at least a cost of the printing of the printed content or the delivery of the printed content to the receiver, to obtain payment information from the mobile device in response to the cost information.   
     
     
         6 . The server according to  claim 4 , wherein the transmission, to the mobile device, of the cost information, includes generation of display screen information indicating the cost information and transmitting the display screen information to the mobile device to display a screen image to obtain the payment information. 
     
     
         7 . The server according to  claim 5 , wherein to obtain, from the mobile device, the payment information, the processor is to cause generation of display screen information for input of the sender and receiver information, and for input of the payment information, resulting from a selection of the cost information, and transmitting the display screen information to the mobile device to display a screen image to obtain the payment information. 
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
 generate a display screen on a mobile device for a selection of a content from a list of contents;   generate a display screen on the mobile device for a selection of a printing of the content to a printed content and delivery of the printed content to a receiver;   cause the mobile device to transmit to a server information indicating the content, sender information about a sender for the printing and delivery of the printed content, and receiver information about the receiver of the printed content;   cause the server to perform a conversion of the content into printable data of the content;   cause the server to perform a process to print and deliver a printed content to the receiver according to a printing of the printable data to the printed content and a delivery of the printed content to the receiver.   
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
 cause the server to generate print information indicating a file corresponding to the printable data, the sender information and the receiver information; and   the process to print and deliver the printed content is based upon the print information.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory recording medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the process to print and deliver the printed content includes transmission of the print information and the printable data to other server. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory recording medium according to  claim 10 , wherein the printable data of the content is in a format corresponding to the other server. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory recording medium according to  claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to,
 before the conversion of the content into the printable data, cause the server to transmit, to the mobile device, cost information indicating at least a cost of the printing of the printed content or the delivery of the printed content to the receiver, to obtain payment information from the mobile device in response to the cost information.   
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory recording medium according to  claim 12 , wherein the transmission, to the mobile device, of the cost information, includes generation of display screen information indicating the cost information and transmitting the display screen information to the mobile device to display a screen image to obtain the payment information. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory recording medium according to  claim 13 , wherein to obtain, from the mobile device, the payment information, the instructions cause the server to generate display screen information for input of the sender and receiver information, and for input of the payment information, resulting from a selection of the cost information, and transmitting the display screen information to the mobile device to display a screen image to obtain the payment information.