PRINT SETTING MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE, PRINT SETTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PRINT SETTING MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PRINT SETTING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To present print setting at saved costs corresponding to a set history.;SOLUTION: In a printing system 1, a management device KS acquires a print setting history corresponding to a plurality of print setting items in a print request to printing devices Gk1 to Gkm for each printing device Gk1 to Gkm by an equipment information collection module 106, and stores it in an equipment information management module 105, and extracts features in print setting in the printing devices Gk1 to Gkm from the print setting history of the equipment information management module 105 by a feature extraction module 104. The management device KS manages improved print setting for reducing printing costs for each print setting item on the basis of predetermined application conditions by an improvement plan rule management module 103, and selects improved print setting adaptable to the application conditions managed by the improvement plan rule management module 103 on the basis of the features by an improvement plan calculation module 102, and presents the improved print setting by an improvement plan providing module 101.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT