Patent ID: 7379196

Claim:
A printing system, comprising: a print data transmitting unit that transmits print data; a print data receiving unit that receives the print data transmitted from the print data transmitting unit; a color applying unit that adheres a developing agent onto a recording medium in monochrome or a plurality of colors; an actual printing unit that performs an actual printing operation by at least interpreting the print data received by the print data receiving unit, conveying the recording medium by driving a conveying mechanism, providing a result of the interpretation of the print data to the color applying unit, and adhering developing agent onto the conveyed recording medium; a virtual print request transmitting unit that transmits a virtual print request for implementation of a virtual printing operation which simulates each step of the actual printing operation but does not convey the recording medium by driving the conveying mechanism or adhere developing agent onto the conveyed recording medium; a virtual print request receiving unit that receives the virtual print request transmitted from the virtual print request transmitting unit; a virtual printing unit that performs the virtual printing operation in accordance with the print data received by the print data receiving unit when the virtual print request receiving unit receives the virtual print request; and a virtual print result output unit that outputs a virtual print result which shows a result whether the virtual printing operation of the print data received by the print data receiving unit has been normally completed.