Patent ID: 6935239
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A print managing apparatus that assigns a plurality of jobs to a plurality of printers, comprising: a job receiving device that receives a plurality of jobs from at least one client; a job assigning device that assigns the plurality of jobs received by said job receiving device to respective ones of the plurality of printers on a job-by-job basis; and a printer identifying device that identifies at least one specific printer of the plurality of printers that is to be brought into a condition where at least one print job assigned thereto cannot be carried out, wherein said job assigning device reassigns the unprocessed jobs of the plurality of jobs which have been assigned to the plurality of printers, including the at least one specific printer, to the plurality of printers other than the at least one specific printer, when said printer identifying device identifies the at least one specific printer, while the plurality of printers are carrying out the respective assigned print jobs.