Printing system, print server, information processing device, and image forming device

A printing system comprising a print server and an image forming device, a print job being stored in said print server, said print server outputting the print job to said image forming device in response to a request from said image forming device so that printing process is performed, wherein

• said print server includes:
• a job storing part for storing the print job;
• a printing rule storing part for storing a printing rule defining an output condition for printing;
• a notifying part for notifying said information processing device of said printing rule and a setting change process which can be changed by a user through user operation to select corresponding to said printing rule in response to receiving a notification request from said image forming device;
• and
• a job converting part for changing a print setting of the print job based on said setting change process selected by the user in response to receiving a request for sending the print job stored in said job storing part from said information processing device, thereby converting the print job to the print job matching said printing rule, and
• said image forming device includes:
• an acquiring part for acquiring said printing rule and information relating to said setting change process by sending the notification request to said print server;
• a display part on which said printing rule and the detail of said setting change process are displayed based on the information acquired by said acquiring part;
• a setting changing part for changing said setting change process performed by said job converting part to a different process within a range matching said printing rule in response to the user operation to select as the information is being displayed on said display part;
• and
• a transmitting part for sending said setting change process selected by the user through said setting changing part to said print server.

A print server receiving a print job over a network and outputting the print job to an image forming device connected to said network, comprising:

• a storing part for storing a printing rule defining an output condition for printing;
• a notifying part for notifying a sender of a notification request of said printing rule and a setting change process which can be changed by a user through user operation to select corresponding to said printing rule in response to receiving said notification request over said network;
• and
• a job converting part for changing a print setting of the print job based on said setting change process selected by the user at receipt or transmission of the print job, thereby converting the print job to the print job matching said printing rule.

An information processing device sending a print job to a print server capable of processing the print job based on a printing rule, comprising:

• an acquiring part for acquiring from said print server, in response to sending a notification request to said print server, said printing rule and information relating to a setting change process performed when a print setting of the print job not matching said printing rule is changed on said print server;
• a display part on which said printing rule and the detail of said setting change process performed by said print server are displayed based on the information acquired by said acquiring part;
• a setting changing part for changing said setting change process performed by said print server to a different process within a range matching said printing rule in response to user operation to select as the information is being displayed on said display part;
• and
• a transmitting part for sending said setting change process selected by the user through said setting changing part to said print server.

An image forming device requesting for a print job to a print server capable of processing the print job based on a printing rule and performing printing process based on the print job received from said print server, comprising:

• an acquiring part for acquiring from said print server, in response to sending a notification request to said print server, said printing rule and information relating to a setting change process performed when a print setting of the print job not matching said printing rule is changed on said print server;
• a display part on which said printing rule and the detail of said setting change process performed by said print server are displayed based on the information acquired by said acquiring part;
• a setting changing part for changing said setting change process performed by said print server to a different process within a range matching said printing rule in response to user operation to select as the information is being displayed on said display part;
• and
• a transmitting part for sending said setting change process selected by the user through said setting changing part to said print server.