DISTRIBUTED PRINT SYSTEM, CLIENT, DISTRIBUTED PRINT CONTROL DEVICE, PRINT JOB PROGRESS DISPLAY METHOD

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in a conventional distributed print control device that when the control device determines printers of distribution destination, the printers of distribution destination cannot be known on a client, and it is very troublesome to confirm the progress of processing of distributed print jobs. PSOLUTION: In this distributed print system, the distributed print control device determines, upon receiving print jobs, printers of distribution destination, stores identification information thereof, and distributes the print jobs to the determined printers of distribution destination. The distributed print control device requests the printers of distribution destination to transmit print job relevant information according to a request from the client, and transmits, upon receipt of print job relevant information, the print job relevant information to the client in conformation to the identification information of the printers of distribution destination. The client displays, based on the received identification information and print job relevant information, information for specifying each printer of distribution destination and information showing the progress of processing of the print jobs distributed to each printer of distribution destination corresponding to each printer of distribution destination. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI