摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming device, a distributed printing system, a distributed printing method, a program, and a recording medium for realizing efficient distributed printing. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming device 10 of the present invention is connected with a network and controls distributed printing. The image forming device comprises a receiving means 202 to receive printing demand including identification information for specifying print content data of a printing object, an acquiring means 204 to acquire the print content data specified by the identification information via a network, and an issuing means 208 to determine at least one different image forming device 12 which can communicate with the image forming device and to issue a printing instruction for instructing execution of at least a part of requested print output job and the identification information included in the received printing request to the different image forming device 12 which is determined. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |