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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2000
Kazuhito Gassho, Nagano-ken, JP;
Hiroaki Sekizawa, Nagano-ken, JP;
Haruo Tsurumaki, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The technique of the present invention enables quick completion of printing operations even when a large number of print jobs are concentrated on one printer. A print load distribution apparatusmonitors the job status in a bufferand the error status of a printing mechanismin a range of preset three computers, andamong a plurality of computers connected to a computer network. When a number of print jobs are concentrated on one printer (for example, the printer) or when one printer () is in the error status, the print load distribution apparatustakes in at least one print job stored in the spooling bufferof the corresponding printer () and transfers the at least one print job to another printer (or) in the range of preset three computers, and
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