Printing control system, a print controller, an image server, an information processing apparatus and a method therefor, and a storage medium storing a program readable by a computer

A print controller for providing an online print service via an Internet, comprising:

• reception means for receiving a print order from a client via the Internet;
• selection means for selecting a print server for executing a print process among a plurality of print servers so as to transmit the print order received by said reception means with image data accumulated on an image server for accumulating image data;
• and
• selection controlling means for, when the print order received by said reception means does not include instruction information on print server selection, controlling said selection means to select the print server for executing the print process by checking that an execution condition of the print server is satisfied, the execution condition including a plurality of parameters different from the instruction information.

A method of controlling the print controller which provides an online print service via an Internet, comprising:

• a reception step of receiving a print order from a client via the Internet;
• a selection step of selecting a print server for executing a print process among a plurality of print servers so as to transmit the received print order with image data accumulated on an image server for accumulating image data;
• and
• a selection controlling step of, when the received print order does not include instruction information on print server selection, controlling said selection step to select the print server for executing the print process by checking that an execution condition of the print server is satisfied, the execution condition including a plurality of parameters different from the instruction information.

A storage medium having recorded thereon codes for implementing a computer implementable method of providing an online print service via an Internet, comprising:

• a reception step of receiving a print order from a client via the Internet;
• a selection step of selecting a print server for executing a print process among a plurality of print servers so as to transmit the received print order with image data accumulated on an image server for accumulating image data;
• and
• a selection controlling step of, when the received print order does not include instruction information on print server selection, controlling said selection step to select the print server for executing the print process by checking that an execution condition of the print server is satisfied, the execution condition including a plurality of parameters different from the instruction information.

A computer program for controlling a print controller which provides an online print service via an Internet, comprising:

• program code for a reception step of receiving a print order from a client via the Internet;
• program code for a selection step of selecting a print server for executing a print process among a plurality of print servers so as to transmit the received print order with image data accumulated on an image server for accumulating image data;
• and
• program code for a selection controlling step of, when the received print order does not include instruction information on print server selection, controlling said selection step to select the print server for executing the print process by checking that an execution condition of the print server is satisfied, the execution condition including a plurality of parameters different from the instruction information.

A print controller for providing an online print service via an Internet, comprising:

• a reception unit adapted for receiving a print order from a client via the Internet;
• a selection unit adapted for selecting a print server for executing a print process among a plurality of print servers so as to transmit the print order received by said reception unit with image data accumulated on an image server for accumulating image data;
• and
• a selection controlling unit adapted for, when the print order received by said reception unit does not include instruction information on print server selection, controlling said selection unit to select the print server for executing the print process by checking that an execution condition of the print server is satisfied, the execution condition including a plurality of parameters different from the instruction information.

A print controller for providing an online print service via an Internet, comprising:

• reception means for receiving a print order from a client via the Internet;
• selection means for selecting a print server for executing a print process, from among a plurality of print servers, so as to transmit the print order received by said reception means with image data which is not received with the print order from the client;
• and
• selection controlling means for, when the print order received by said reception means does not include instruction information on print server selection, controlling said selection means to select the print server for executing the print process by checking that an execution condition of the print server is satisfied, the execution condition including at least one parameter different from the instruction information.

A method of controlling a print controller which provides an online print service via an Internet, comprising:

• a reception step, of receiving a print order from a client via the Internet;
• a selection step, of selecting a print server for executing a print process, from among a plurality of print servers, so as to transmit the print order received in said reception step with image data which is not received with the print order from the client;
• and
• a selection controlling step, of, when the print order received in said reception step does not include instruction information on print server selection, controlling execution of said selection step so as to select the print server for executing the print process by checking that an execution condition of the print server is satisfied, the execution condition including at least one parameter different from the instruction information.

A computer program for controlling a print controller which provides an online print service via an Internet, comprising:

• program code for a reception step, of receiving a print order from a client via the Internet;
• program code for a selection step, of selecting a print server for executing a print process, from among a plurality of print servers, so as to transmit the print order received in said reception step with image data which is not received with the print order from the client;
• and
• program code for a selection controlling step, of, when the print order received in said reception step does not include instruction information on print server selection, controlling execution of said selection step so as to select the print server for executing the print process by checking that an execution condition of the print server is satisfied, the execution condition including at least one parameter different from the instruction information.

A print controller for providing an online print service via an Internet, comprising:

• a reception unit adapted to receive a print order from a client via the Internet;
• a selection unit adapted to select a print server for executing a print process, for among a plurality of print servers, so as to transmit the print order received by said reception unit with image data which is not received with the print order from the client;
• and
• a selection controlling unit adapted to control, when the print order received by said reception unit does not include instruction information on print server selection, said selection unit to select the print server for executing the print process by checking that an execution condition of the print server is satisfied, the execution condition including at least one parameter different from the instruction information.