Method for controlling a plurality of printing apparatuses

Abstract

The present invention provides a technique that ensures control of a distinction among a plurality of printers affecting a resulting print in printing with a plurality of printers. A distributed printing system, in which a distributed print serverand a plurality of printers are connected, is constructed. The distributed serverpre-stores a standard look-up table that is preset, based on the type of printing media and a print mode, and correction data pre-stored in respective printers. Upon receiving a print job from any one of clients CLCL, the distributed print serverspecifies an output printer to output the print job, based on operation condition. The distributed print servergenerates a color conversion table using the standard look-up table and the correction data corresponding to the output printer, and transmits the color conversion data to the output printer as well as the print job. The output printer performs process of color conversion on the print job using the color conversion table, which is provided by the distributed print server, and carries out the printing. This application enables compensation of the difference among the plurality of printers using the color conversion table.