PRINTING MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD, PRINTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PRINTING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

摘要

A printing management device includes: a customer property DB configured to accumulate history data for each customer; a printer property DB configured to record printer property data for each of multiple printers; target image quality index decision means configured to decide a target image quality index by the use of the history data of the customer property DB; and printout condition decision means configured to decide/output output conditions with reference to the printer property DB according to order information and the target image quality index.

主权项

1. A printing management device configured to decide output conditions of a printed matter according to a customer's order information, comprising:
a customer property database configured to accumulate history data associated with classification information on at least one of usage and content type of a printed matter provided in past dealings with each customer, an image quality index showing quality of the printed matter by a numerical value and customer's evaluation with respect to the printed matter; a printer property database configured to record printer property data in which conditions at a time of printing in each printer of multiple printers and an image quality index realized on the conditions are associated; a target image quality index decision unit configured to decide a target image quality index showing target quality of a printed matter according to the order information using the history data accumulated in the customer property database; and a printout condition decision unit configured to select a printer to be used to acquire a printed matter based on the order information, and conditions at a time of printing, with reference to the printer property database according to the order information and the target image quality index, and output information on selected output conditions.