Patent ID: 7170623

Claim:
A print system wherein a central managing device for receiving print order data from a client computer is connected to a plurality of print managing devices for managing a printer for effecting print processing of the print order data via a network, comprising: a first print managing device comprising: an acquiring unit configured to acquire print order data from said central managing device; an obtaining unit configured to obtain, from said central managing device, information on a plurality of second print managing devices, when print processing of the print order data cannot be effected by a printer of said first print managing device; an accepting unit configured to accept a selection of a second print managing device from among the plurality of second print managing devices, which selection is based on the information obtained by said obtaining means; a storage unit configured to store print data of the print order data; a transferring unit configured to transfer print request data to the selected second print managing device; and an updating unit configured to update a print status, after the transfer of the print request data, to a status in which print processing by said first print managing device on the basis of the print order data is not allowed; and the second print managing devices comprising: a reading unit configured to read print data of the print order data transferred by said transferring unit from said storage unit; and a print processing unit configured to effect print processing on the basis of the print data read by said reading unit.