Network system, controller, recording device, service server, method of acquiring resource status of recording device, and computer program

摘要

A network system including: a terminal unit (100); one or more recording devices (200-1, 200-2); a service server (300); and a controller (800) is disclosed. The controller (800) includes: a resource status acquiring unit that, upon receiving a resource status acquisition request to request acquisition of information on resource status of the one or more recording devices (200-1, 200-2), the resource status acquisition request being transmitted from the service server (300) that received the remote recording reservation request from the terminal unit (100), transmits a resource status acquisition instruction to the one or more recording devices (200-1, 200-2) via a local area network (8) and receives a result of determination on remote recording reservation depending on the resource status, as the resource status information, from the one or more recording devices (200-1, 200-2).