Pull Printing System That Reduces Communication Traffic Volume Relative to Server Computer and Management Burden of Device

摘要

A pull printing system according to one aspect of the disclosure includes a server computer, a manager image forming apparatus, and a client image forming apparatus. The manager image forming apparatus includes a manager-side print execution unit that executes a print job received to a first port number, a job management unit that manages the print job received to a second port number different from the first port number in association with the user, and a job transmitting unit. The job transmitting unit transmits the print job associated with a user authenticated by the server computer to the client image forming apparatus among the print job managed by the job management unit.

主权项

1. A pull printing system comprising:
a server computer that executes authentication of a user based on authentication information of the user; a manager image forming apparatus that includes a manager-side print execution unit that executes a print job received to a first port number and a job management unit that manages the print job received to a second port number different from the first port number in association with the user; and a client image forming apparatus that includes a client side print execution unit that executes the received print job; wherein the client image forming apparatus includes
an authentication information accepting unit that accepts the authentication information, andan authentication information transmitting unit that transmits the authentication information accepted by the authentication information accepting unit to the manager image forming apparatus, and the manager image forming apparatus includes
an authentication information transferring unit that transfers the authentication information transmitted from the authentication information transmitting unit to the server computer, anda job transmitting unit that transmits the print job to the client image forming apparatus, the print job being associated with the user authenticated by the server computer based on the authentication information transferred to the server computer by the authentication information transferring unit, among the print job managed by the job management unit.