| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allocate a printing request from a client to an optimum network printer in the network. SOLUTION: When a client machine 1 makes the printing request to a network printer 5 held by a printer server machine 4 on the network 3, an automatic network printer allocating means 2 receives the printing request outputted by the machine 1, decides whether the printer 5 designated by the machine 1 is printable and further how long the waiting time is when the printer is printable, transmits the print data to the designated network printer 5 when the network printer 5 is decided as suitable for printing, allows the machine 1 to evaluate another available network printer 5 in turn and transmits the print data to the optimum network printer 5 when the network printer 5 is decided as unsuitable for printing.
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