Printing system and method

Abstract

A tele-printing system includes a plurality of printers each for performing printing on a medium based on common electronic printing data at a printing request from a request source; a plurality of color conversion tables, created one for each of the plural printers, each containing printing characteristic information unique to the respective printer; and a management unit for sending said printing data to said plural printers and managing the printing of said printing data on each said printer, in accordance with said unique printing characteristic information. The tele-printing system realizes large item small volume printing at a low cost. It is possible to shorten time required for delivering print mediums to request source and delivery destination from the respective printers. A print specification of each print medium can be modified at a reasonable cost, and the results of printing on plural printer obtain an identical quality in color.

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