Patent ID: 9552178
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A printing system that includes a distribution apparatus, a plurality of print servers, and an image forming apparatus, where each time the distribution apparatus receives print data, the distribution apparatus distributes the print data to one of the print servers, the one print server creates a print job from the print data and transmits the print job to the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus executes the print job, wherein the print servers each comprise an identifier addition unit that adds an identifier of each print server to a created print job, the image forming apparatus comprises an exception event determination unit that, upon reception of a print job from one of the print servers, determines whether or not an exception event has occurred in the one print server based on an identifier added to the print job, and the distribution apparatus comprises an exclusion unit that, when the exception event determination unit determines that an exception event has occurred in one of the print servers, excludes the one print server from candidates for a distribution destination of a subsequent print job.