| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitor system for an image formation device that can reduce electric energy consumption during printing. SOLUTION: A server, based on the electric energy consumption of each printer during printing stored in a memory part of the server, calculates the electric energy consumption (A) required when each printer executes a print job, and, based on operation state information received from a monitor device for each printer, calculates (S4) electric energy consumption (B) required until each printer returns from its operation state to a print enabled state. The server, based on the sum of electric energy consumption (A) and (B), determines (S6) a single printer or a combination of more than one printer that can execute printing with minimal electric energy, assigns (S7) print data to each determined printer, and transmits (S8) the print data to each determined printer. |
