Printing system, intermediate server, printing device, job system, method for executing print job, and computer-readable storage medium for computer program
US9134942B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1288
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An intermediate server used outside a network having one or more printing devices and a distributing server for distributing data to each of said one or more printing devices is provided. The intermediate server includes a receiving portion for receiving job data for execution of a print job and designation data indicating an identifier of each executing printing device that is to execute the print job among the printing devices; a first transmission portion for sending, to the distributing server, the job data and the designation data received; a saving portion for saving the job data when the job data cannot be transferred to the distributing server; and a second transmission portion for sending, in response to a request from any one of the printing devices, the job data saved in the saving portion to the printing device as a request source.
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