Patent ID: 7111557

Claim:
An output processing system for performing a predetermined output process on print data, comprising: a) a data input device for inputting said print data; b) an output device for performing an output process on said print data; c) a data storage device capable of storing said print data therein, said data storage device including c-1) a first database having stored therein information for identifying individual media to be printed, c-2) a second database having stored therein a set of output parameters for each of said media, c-3) a third database having stored therein order information for printing, c-4) a fourth database having stored therein storage destination information about said print data, and c-5) a fifth database having stored therein setting information for setting a predetermined set of output parameters for said output device, based on the contents of said first to fourth databases; and d) an output data processing device for setting said predetermined set of output parameters for said output device based on the details of an order, said output data processing device including d-1) an input processing element for storing data required for establishment of said setting information into said first to fifth databases, d-2) an output processing element for transferring to said output device said predetermined set of output parameters conforming to a predetermined condition among said sets of output parameters stored in said second database, and d-3) a print data processing element for storing said print data in said data storage device and for reading said print data from said data storage device to transfer said print data to said output device, wherein said output device performs said output process on said print data transferred by said print data processing element in accordance with said predetermined set of output parameters transferred by said output processing element.