Patent ID: 7907302
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04L

Abstract:
1. A printing system comprising: an application executer which executes application software; a print data generator which generates print data for printing an interim result or final result of processing performed by the application software; and a plurality of printers which perform printing in accordance with the print data generated by said print data generator, wherein: said application executer, said print data generator, and said plurality of printers are connected to one another via a communication network, said application executer provides the interim result or final result of the processing to said print data generator and designates a printer; and said print data generator determines whether the designated printer is able perform printing or not, specifies a printer driver corresponding to the designated printer in response to the determination that the designated printer is able perform the printing, and generates the print data by executing the specified printer driver.