Patent ID: 7605936

Claim:
A print job creation apparatus that is connected to a first local network and creates a print job with respect to a print service selected among multiple print service options, said print job creation apparatus comprising: an output destination setting module that sets, as an output destination of print jobs for each print service, another print job creation apparatus located on a second local network that is linked via a global network with the first local network, and sets a step prior to a layout editing step among a print job creation process including an image registration step, a template selection step, the layout editing step, and a print instruction step, as an allowable output step to allow output of a print job under creation to a preset output destination; and a job output module that, when the output destination of an object print job is set to the another print job creation apparatus located on the second local network and creation of the object print job is completed to the allowable output step and the creation of the object print job is interrupted, outputs the object print job under creation to an output destination set corresponding to a print service of the object print job, among output destinations set by said output destination setting module, so that the layout editing step for the object print job is executed by the another print job creation apparatus located on the second local network.