摘要 |
A networked printer system includes one or more client machines disposed on a network, a plurality of networked printers disposed on the network and connected to the one or more client machine via the network, and an automatic switching unit disposed on the network. The automatic switching unit includes a print request receiving unit receiving a print request issued by the client machine, and a printer information acquisition unit obtaining and storing print history information of each one of the networked printers. The automatic switching unit determines one suitable printer from among the plurality of networked printers based on print data of the print request and the print history information of the networked printers, and transmits the print data issued by the client machine, to the one suitable printer. |