Output device selection system, printer selection system, output device, program for output device, and output device selection method

摘要

An output device selection system suitable for reducing the time and effort spent on installing drivers as well as for saving the user the trouble of making settings is provided. If a network printer 100 receives specialized print data which contains printing conditions indicating that printing should be done on another network printer 100, it converts the received specialized print data into intermediate print data and transfers the resulting intermediate print data to the other network printer 100. On the other hand, if the network printer 100 receives specialized print data which contains printing conditions indicating that printing should be done on the network printer 100 itself, it does printing based on the received specialized print data. However, if it receives intermediate print data, it converts the received intermediate print data into specialized print data and does printing based on the resulting specialized print data.