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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1997
Aruna Rohra Suda, Yokohama, JP;
Shouichi Ibaraki, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Takayama, Kashiwa, JP;
Masanori Wakai, Tokyo, JP;
Shuichi Mikame, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Fujii, Yokohama, JP;
Satomi Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Suresh Jeyachandran, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer that is instructed to perform a printing job analyzes the job and determines a process to be executed, and identifies the performances of the printer and other printers and their states. Based on the results of the analysis and on the states of the printers, the printer decides whether it should not perform a process or whether the process should be performed by another printer. It also decides whether a process is unnecessary or is not permitted for a user, and halts the performance of such a process. When it determines that a process should be performed by another printer, it transfers the job to that printer.