METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING SUB-JOBS

摘要

A method of managing a plurality of print jobs executed by an image forming apparatus, which includes: processing a plurality of sub-print jobs that constitute a print job for printing by the image forming apparatus; assigning the plurality of sub-print jobs to a print job management module; managing the processing of each of the sub-print jobs with the print job management module, wherein the print job management module determines based on an estimated time for processing of each of the sub-print jobs, if the print job should be printed first sheet to last sheet with each of the sheets face down or last sheet to first sheet with each of the sheets face up; sending the processed sub-print jobs to a print queue for printing in an order according to the determination result by the print job management module; and printing the plurality of sub-print jobs in the print queue.