Print server, printing system, and computer program product configured to send print data to an image forming apparatus based on obtained designation of the image forming apparatus

摘要

According to an embodiment, a print server connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses via a network includes: a print-command acquisition unit that acquires a print command containing designation of one of the image forming apparatuses as a printing-assigned apparatus and designation of to-be-printed data; a determining unit that determines whether or not the printing-assigned apparatus is a speed-oriented apparatus; a raster image processing unit that, when the printing-assigned apparatus is not the speed-oriented apparatus, obtains rasterized data by performing raster image processing on the to-be-printed data written in a page description language; and a transmitting unit that, when the printing-assigned apparatus is not the speed-oriented apparatus, transmits the rasterized data to the printing-assigned apparatus, but when the printing-assigned apparatus is the speed-oriented apparatus, transmits the to-be-printed data to the printing-assigned apparatus.

主权项

1. A print server connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses via a network, the print server comprising:
a print-command acquisition unit configured to acquire a print command containing designation of one of the image forming apparatuses as a printing-assigned apparatus, to which printing is assigned, and designation of to-be-printed data; a determining unit configured to,
determine whether or not the printing-assigned apparatus is defined in advance as a speed-oriented apparatus, the speed-oriented apparatus being an image forming apparatus that is to put a high priority on processing speed, anddetermine whether or not the printing-assigned apparatus is defined in advance as a decompression-capable apparatus, the decompression-capable apparatus being an image forming apparatus capable of decompressing compressed data; a raster image processing unit configured to, when the printing-assigned apparatus is not the speed-oriented apparatus, obtain rasterized data by performing raster image processing on the to-be-printed data designated in the print command and written in a page description language; a compressing unit configured to compress data based on whether or not the determining unit determines the printing-assigned apparatus is defined in advance as a decompression-capable apparatus; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit any one of the rasterized data and the to-be-printed data to the printing-assigned apparatus in such a manner that when the printing-assigned apparatus is not the speed-oriented apparatus, the transmitting unit transmits the rasterized data, whereas when the printing-assigned apparatus is the speed-oriented apparatus, the transmitting unit transmits the to-be-printed data, wherein, the print server is configured such that,
when the printing-assigned apparatus is the decompression-capable apparatus but is not the speed-oriented apparatus, the compressing unit compresses the rasterized data, whereas when the printing-assigned apparatus is the decompression-capable apparatus and also is the speed-oriented apparatus, the compressing unit compresses the to-be-printed data.