Patent ID: 7916329
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A print job management device comprising: a print job receiver, operable to receive a print job including print setting information on a setting of a printing operation to be executed by a printing device from a print job preparing device for preparing the print job; an acquirer, operable to acquire device status information on a status of the printing device from the printing device; and a print job issuer, operable to determine, based on the print setting information and the device status information, whether the printing operation can be performed by the printing device, the print job issuer issuing the print job to the printing device when the print job issuer determines that the printing operation cannot be performed by the printing device and the device status information indicates a predetermined status regarding a feed path and a printing medium of the printing device; wherein the print job issuer issues the print job when the print job issuer determines that the printing operation cannot be performed by the printing device, each of a feed path indicated by the print setting information and the feed path indicated by the device status information is a manual feed path, and the device status information indicates no printing medium in the printing device; wherein the print job management device further comprises a display operable to display a picture for explaining a manual printing operation when the print job issuer issues the print job to the printing device and the feed path indicated by the print setting information is the manual feed path.