摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image output system and an image forming device capable of arbitrating a job among a plurality of image forming devices without increasing the load of a network in a system where the plurality of image forming devices are connected on the network. <P>SOLUTION: This image output system is constituted of a plurality of pieces of electronic equipment including a plurality of image forming devices 1 and a first communicating means 71 connecting the pieces of electronic equipment to configure a network. This image output system is also provided with a second communicating means 72 for connecting the image forming devices, and when any output processing through the first communicating means 71 in an image forming device 1a to which a print job is applied cannot be performed, the print job is transferred from the image forming device 1a to which the print job is applied through the second communicating means 72 to another image forming device 1b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |