IMAGE PRINTING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINTER SELECTION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREIN PRINTER DRIVER

A certain PC selects an MFP expected to complete a print job the earliest based on the number of print jobs being spooled in each MFP, and outputs the print job to the selected MFP. Despite this, there occurs a problem that it takes longer time to complete the print job than a user thought due to th...

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Main Authors ASAI SHINICHI, OIKAWA TAKASHI, IWAMOTO HIROSHI, KATO TOMOKAZU, KAWABATA MIE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.12.2010
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A certain PC selects an MFP expected to complete a print job the earliest based on the number of print jobs being spooled in each MFP, and outputs the print job to the selected MFP. Despite this, there occurs a problem that it takes longer time to complete the print job than a user thought due to that other PC has output a print job to the selected MFP substantially simultaneously with the certain PC. In view of this problem, according to the present invention, a terminal information management unit included in each MFP manages the default setting number that is the number of PCs that each set the MFP as its default MFP for ordinary use. A PC selects an MFP to which a print job is to be output based on the default setting number collected from each MFP, and outputs the print job to the selected MFP.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100790225