| 摘要 |
<p>A technique is provided for reducing a process load when a print job (print data) is output from a client computer to a printer side and guaranteeing the order of prints more securely than in prior art. When an occupancy request is received from a client computer, the printer decides whether to permit occupancy, and returns a response showing whether to permit or refuse occupancy on the basis of a result of the decision. The printer registers the identifier to identify the source of the request in a connection refusal list when a decision made is to refuse occupancy, and afterwards when the occupancy is released and an occupancy request is received, the printer permits occupancy if the occupancy request is accompanied by a registered identifier and refuses occupancy if the request is without the identifier.</p> |
