Method for transmitting an enable signal to a client device when a printing device is available to execute an order

摘要

The invention relates to a method for operating a network system (2) having at least one client device (4.1, 4.2), at least one management device (16) and at least one printing device (14), comprising: provision of a first order from the client device (4.1, 4.2) for execution by the at least one printing device (14), storage of the order in a memory device (10.1, 10.2) of the client device (4.1, 4.2), transmission of an order request from the client device (4.1, 4.2) to the management device (16), wherein the order of execution of orders is managed by the management device (16), transmission of requests from the client device (4.1, 4.2) to the management device (16) at first prescribable intervals of time to determine whether the printing device (14) is available for executing the order from the client device (4.1, 4.2), and transmission of an enable signal from the management device (16) to the client device (4.1, 4.2) in response to the request from the client device (4.1, 4.2) when the printing device (14) is available for executing the order from the client device (4.1, 4.2).

主权项

1. A method for operating a network system with at least one client device, at least one management device and at least one printing device, comprising:
providing a first order from the at least one client device for execution by the at least one printing device, storing the first order in a storage device of the at least one client device, transmitting an order request from the at least one client device to the at least one management device, the order request only comprising data necessary for managing a sequence of a plurality of received orders by the at least one printing device, wherein the sequence of the plurality of received orders is managed by the at least one management device, polling the at least one management device by transmitting query requests at first prescribable time intervals from the at least one client device to the at least one management device, each query request querying as to whether the at least one printing device is available for executing the first order stored in the storage device of the at least one client device, and transmitting an enable signal, only in response to one of the query requests from the at least one client device, from the at least one management device to the at least one client device if the at least one printing device is available for executing the first order stored in the storage device of the at least one client device, and transmitting the stored first order from the at least one client device directly to the at least one printing device for execution of the first order after a receipt of the enable signal, and providing the at least one client device with a protection device or providing an intermediate device arranged between the at least one client device and the at least one management device with a protection device.