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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2002
Toshihisa Motosugi, Okazaki, JP;
Akio Nakajima, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazuyuki Kawabata, Toyokawa, JP;
Kenichi Matsumoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Toshihisa Motosugi, Okazaki, JP;
Akio Nakajima, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazuyuki Kawabata, Toyokawa, JP;
Kenichi Matsumoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka-Shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a printer management method in a computer system of the present invention, which controls a plurality of printers connected to a network, including acquiring information related to an elapsed time from the time when each printer made a transition to the power save mode, and selecting a printer based on the acquired information related to the elapsed time. According to the present invention, a printer can be appropriately selected even when printers are waiting in the power save mode.