Patent ID: 9069507
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A print server connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses via a network, the print server comprising: a print-command acquisition unit configured to acquire a print command containing designation of one of the image forming apparatuses as a printing-assigned apparatus, to which printing is assigned, and designation of to-be-printed data; a determining unit configured to, a raster image processing unit configured to, when the printing-assigned apparatus is not the speed-oriented apparatus, obtain rasterized data by performing raster image processing on the to-be-printed data designated in the print command and written in a page description language; a compressing unit configured to compress data based on whether or not the determining unit determines the printing-assigned apparatus is defined in advance as a decompression-capable apparatus; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit any one of the rasterized data and the to-be-printed data to the printing-assigned apparatus in such a manner that when the printing-assigned apparatus is not the speed-oriented apparatus, the transmitting unit transmits the rasterized data, whereas when the printing-assigned apparatus is the speed-oriented apparatus, the transmitting unit transmits the to-be-printed data, wherein, the print server is configured such that,