NETWORK INTERFACE, PRINTER DEVICE USING THE SAME AND NETWORK SYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network interface for sharing the information or function of printer devices connected through a network at low costs. SOLUTION: A network card 13a of this interface is provided with a communicating part 25a connected with a network 12 for operating the communication of data with another printer, a self-capability opening part 22a for opening its own information of the network information of a storage part 21a as self- capability, a network resource detecting part 23a for detecting the information of another device on the network 12, and a print processing distributing part 24 for distributing the print processing to another printer.