Apparatus, system, and recording medium

摘要

Disclosed is a communication apparatus connected via a network to an external controller capable of providing a printing optional function and one or more image forming apparatuses. The communication apparatus may include a receiving unit configured to receive a print request and image data from the external controller, a distributed printing management unit configured to perform control to distribute the image data received by the receiving unit from the external controller to the image forming apparatuses to print the distributed image data, and a reporting unit configured to send to the external controller a report on information associated with the printing of the image forming apparatuses. In the communication apparatus, the receiving unit receives the image data generated by the external controller based on the information associated with the printing of the image forming apparatuses.

主权项

1. A communication apparatus connected via a network to an external controller capable of providing a printing optional function and one or more image forming apparatuses, the communication apparatus comprising:
a receiving unit configured to receive a print request and image data from the external controller; a distributed printing management unit configured to perform control to distribute the image data received by the receiving unit from the external controller to the image forming apparatuses to print the distributed image data; and a reporting unit configured to send to the external controller a report including information associated with the printing of the image forming apparatuses, the information including respective total toner amount control values of the image forming apparatuses, wherein the receiving unit receives the image data generated by the external controller based on the information associated with the printing of the image forming apparatuses.