Patent ID: 8335004
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: G03G,G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A printing system comprising: a plurality of printing apparatus capable of operating a plurality of operation modes; a plurality of host devices sharing the printing apparatus; and an administrative server for administrating the printing apparatus and the host devices, said administrative server being connected to the printing apparatus and the host devices through a network, said administrative server being arranged to instruct the printing apparatus to operate one of the operation modes according to mode setting information, wherein said administrative server includes: a mode setting information storage unit for storing mode setting information in advance to set one of the operation modes with respect to each of the printing apparatus according to an operation host number indicating a number of the host devices in an operation state; a number count obtaining unit for obtaining the operation host number according to operation information received from the host devices indicating whether the host devices are in the operation state; and a determination control unit for controlling the printing apparatus to determine the mode setting information according to the operation host number, and to set the operation mode of each of the printing apparatus as a set operation mode according to the mode setting information.