Patent ID: 9354832
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A print system comprising: a plurality of print servers including a first print server and a second print server; a monitor server configured to monitor operating statuses of the plurality of print servers; and a database configured to store document data and association information, the association information being information in which a print server, a printer and a status of a print job are associated with each other, wherein each of the print servers comprises a processor which functions as: a generating unit configured to generate a print job based on the document data designated by a print request, and transmit the print job to a printer designated by the print request; and an updating unit configured to, in response to the print request, update the association information stored in the database, and wherein, if the monitor server determines based on the monitored operating status of the first server that a failure occurs in the first print server, the monitor server notifies the second print server of the failed first print server, and wherein, if the second print server is notified of the failed first print server from the monitor server, the second print server specifies a target printer and a target print job that are associated with the first print server based on the association information, determines, based on the status of the specified print job, whether the specified print job is continuously executed, generates a second print job based on the document data corresponding to the specified print job if it is determined that the specified print job is not continuously executed, and transmits the generated second print job to the specified printer so as to execute the generated second print job, wherein the second print server does not generate the second print job based on the document data corresponding to the specified print job if it is determined that the specified print job is continuously executed.