Patent ID: 8665460
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A printing system comprising a plurality of printing apparatuses connected with each other via a network including a transfer source printing apparatus that receives print data and a transfer destination printing apparatus, wherein said transfer source printing apparatus comprises a process instruction unit for transmitting to said transfer destination printing apparatus in an idle status a processing program and process data for executing a process of generating image data from said print data, and requesting said process to be executed, when said transfer source printing apparatus is not in an idle status when it receives said print data; said transfer destination printing apparatus comprises a transmitting unit for transmitting to said transfer source printing apparatus output data generated from said process data by said process; said transfer source printing apparatus comprises a receiving unit for receiving said output data, and a printing unit for printing said image data generated from said output data received; wherein: said process for generating said image data from said print data comprises a plurality of parallel processes that are executable in a parallel manner; said processing program comprises a plurality of processing programs corresponding to said plurality of parallel processes; said process data is divided into parts corresponding to said plurality of parallel processes; said transfer destination printing apparatus comprises a plurality of transfer destination printing apparatuses corresponding to said plurality of parallel processes; and said plurality of transfer destination printing apparatuses respectively execute the parallel processes to what divided said process data are applied; and said transfer source printing apparatus comprises a integrating unit for integrating a plurality of output data transmitted from said plurality of transfer destination printing apparatuses.