Patent ID: 6094276
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A printer server system having a plurality of client terminals and a printer server connected to the same network, in which a printer is connected to said printer server, said system comprising:first detecting means for detecting a visual output form of image data capable of being printed out on the printer;second detecting means for detecting a visual output form of image data outputted from one of the plurality of client terminals;data converting means for converting the image data outputted from the one client terminal to image data of a visual output form capable of being printed out on the printer in a case where the visual output form detected by said first detecting means and the visual output form detected by said second detecting means differ from each other;means for informing the one client terminal that outputted the image data to be printed that the image data outputted by the one client terminal has been converted by said data converting means; andmeans for outputting the converted image data of the visual output form, to which conversion has been made by said data converting means, to the printer based upon queuing information,wherein said means for informing informs the one client terminal that the image data has been converted by said data converting means before the image data is outputted by said means for outputting.