Patent ID: 7999955

Claim:
A printing system comprising an on-line client, a print server, a printer capable of performing a first set of finishing specifications, as well as an off-line finishing device capable of performing a second set of finishing specifications, wherein the print server includes: a first memory for storing the first set of finishing specifications capable of being performed by the on-line printer and the second set of finishing specifications capable of being performed by the off-line finishing device, as well as information regarding options installed thereon; a receiver for receiving from the client a job including data pertaining to a job ticket that includes at least finishing specifics for printing to be executed; a sorter for separating the finishing specifics included in the job ticket received by the receiver into finishing specifics selected from the stored first set of finishing specifics capable of being performed by the online printer, and finishing specifics selected from the stored second set of finishing specifics capable of being performed by the off-line finishing device, wherein those of the selected finishing specifics capable of being performed by the on-line printer are assigned to the on-line printer, and those of the selected finishing specifics capable of being performed by the off-line finishing device are assigned to the off-line finishing device; a setting unit for setting, in the on-line printer, parameters for the finishing specifics to be performed by the on-line printer as separated by the sorter and assigned to the on-line printer; and a creating unit for creating data for a finishing device job ticket that includes the finishing specifics to be performed by the off-line finishing device as separated by the sorter and assigned to the off-line finishing device.