Print relay server system, method for controlling the same, and program therefor

摘要

A print relay server includes an interface (proxy) for relaying a printing service and an image forming apparatus and for communicating with each printing service on a printing service basis and on a user basis, and registers a virtual printer substituting for the image forming apparatus.

主权项

1. A print relay server system capable of communicating with a print server system for generating a print job based on content data specified to be printed via a terminal and for transmitting the generated print job, and communicating with an image forming apparatus for outputting the print job, the print relay server system comprising:
a proxy unit provided for each user registered in the print relay server system, wherein the proxy unit corresponding to a user receives the print job corresponding to the user from the print server system; a relay virtual printer provided for each image forming apparatus connected to the print relay server system and configured to receive the print job from the proxy unit corresponding to the user, and transmit the received print job to the associated image forming apparatus; and a storage unit configured to store apparatus information, which is transmitted for registration when the relay virtual printer is registered to the print server system, in such a way that the apparatus information is associated with the registered relay virtual printer, wherein the proxy unit acquires the apparatus information about an image forming apparatus specified for printing the content data and registered in the print server system, wherein the proxy unit specifies one relay virtual printer from among a plurality of registered relay virtual printers based on the apparatus information stored by the storage unit, coinciding with the acquired apparatus information, and wherein the proxy unit transfers the received print job to the specified relay virtual printer.