Patent ID: 8553254
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An information-processing apparatus configured to communicate with a plurality of printing devices, comprising: a first registering unit configured to sequentially register the plurality of printing devices which are output targets of printing jobs and from which state information is to be acquired in a monitoring queue in a first registration order; a second registering unit configured to sequentially register the plurality of printing devices which are the output targets of the printing jobs in a transferring queue in a second registration order; a state-monitoring unit configured to connect the plurality of printing devices according to the first registration order and a first maximum number of connections by the state-monitoring unit and acquire the state information from the plurality of printing devices; and a transfer-control unit configured to connect the plurality of printing devices according to the second registration order and a second maximum number of connections by the transfer-control unit and transfer the printing jobs to the plurality of connected printing devices, wherein, when a predetermined condition on the connection by the state-monitoring unit is satisfied, the state-monitoring unit disconnects one of the plurality of printing devices, connects another printing apparatus according to the monitoring queue, and the first registering unit again registers the disconnected printing device in the monitoring queue, while the transfer-control unit continues to transfer the printing jobs to the plurality of printing devices.