PRINTING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A printing system includes a distribution apparatus, print servers, and an image forming apparatus. Upon each reception of print data, the distribution apparatus distributes the print data to one print server, the print server creates a print job from the print data and transmits the print job to the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus executes the print job. Each print server includes an identifier addition unit adding identifier of the print server to a created print job, the image forming apparatus includes an exception event determination unit, upon reception of a print job from one print server, determining whether exception event has occurred in the print server based on identifier added to the print job, and the distribution apparatus includes an exclusion unit, when exception event has occurred in one print server, excluding the print server from candidates for distribution destination of a subsequent print job.

主权项

1. A printing system that includes a distribution apparatus, a plurality of print servers, and an image forming apparatus, where each time the distribution apparatus receives print data, the distribution apparatus distributes the print data to one of the print servers, the print server creates a print job from the print data and transmits the print job to the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus executes the print job, wherein
the print servers each comprise an identifier addition unit that adds an identifier of the print server to a created print job, the image forming apparatus comprises an exception event determination unit that, upon reception of a print job from one of the print servers, determines whether or not an exception event has occurred in the print server based on an identifier added to the print job, and the distribution apparatus comprises an exclusion unit that, when the exception event determination unit determines that an exception event has occurred in one of the print servers, excludes the print server from candidates for a distribution destination of a subsequent print job.