摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide load distribution printing technology for efficiently using a plurality of printers with less resources. <P>SOLUTION: Any one of a plurality of print queues corresponding to the plurality of printers 102-104 is set as a basic print queue 701 and print queues other than that are set as backup print queues 701A, 701B. Generated print job information is registered in the basic print queue 701, backup information corresponding to the print job information is generated and registered in the backup print queues 701A, 701B. In each print queue, when the print job information is registered, the print job information is preferentially transmitted to corresponding printers 102-104, and when the print job information is not registered and only the backup information is registered, the backup information is changed to the print job information and transmitted to the corresponding printers 102-104. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |