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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Takeshi Yoshizumi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Igarashi, Saitama, JP;
Takahiro Hirakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hozumi Yonezawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Gotoh, Tokyo, JP;
Kohji Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yoshizumi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Igarashi, Saitama, JP;
Takahiro Hirakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hozumi Yonezawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Gotoh, Tokyo, JP;
Kohji Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A time limit for a printer to be restored to a printable state after an occurrence of a print error that prevents the printer from printing is variably set. If the printer is not in a printable state when an elapsed time since the print error occurred in the printer reaches the time limit being set or exceeds the time limit, a print start command is transmitted to another printer, and a job assignment is switched to the other printer.