| 摘要 |
Disclosed is/are printing system(s) suitable for photo studio(s) and having capabilities permitting proper management of print job execution history or histories, printer status(es), and/or the like. Photo studio(s) 1 has print server machine(s) 2 and plurality of client machines 5 A, 5 B connected via LAN(s) 4 . Client machine(s) 5 A, 5 B create print job data which is received by print server machine(s) 2 , the print job(s) being assigned to plurality of printers 3 A, 3 B where it or they is or are executed. Print server machine(s) 2 manage print job execution history, printer status, and/or other such print information. User(s) may employ WWW browser(s) of client machine(s) 5 A, 5 B to access print information at print server machine(s) 2 . Furthermore, print server machine(s) 2 automatically inform client machine(s) 5 A, 5 B upon completion of execution of print job(s) and/or upon occurrence of printer error(s). From a multiplicity of photo studio(s), center server machine(s) 8 gather, by way of the Internet, print information of respective photo studio(s), create web page(s) indicating status(es) of operations at respective studio(s), and make same available to respective studio(s) and/or dealer(s). Occurrence of error(s) at respective studio(s) may be communicated in real time from center server machine(s) 8 to user(s) of respective studio(s) via electronic mail.
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