Printing system, print request terminal, compression algorithm selecting program and printing method

A printing method in which a print request terminal for requesting printing and a printer for printing in response to a print request from the print request terminal are connected so as to communicate and printing is performed by using the print request terminal and the printer, the method comprising:

• in relation to the print request terminal:
• a document data acquiring step of acquiring document data while the document data is being manipulated by document data editing means;
• a print data creating step of creating print data based on document data acquired by the document data acquiring step;
• a compression algorithm selecting step of selecting a compression algorithm suitable for print data created by the print data creating step from multiple compression algorithms stored in storing means;
• a print data compression step of compressing the print data in accordance with the compression algorithm selected by the compression algorithm selecting step;
• and
• a compressed print data transmitting step of transmitting print data compressed by the print data compressing step to the printer, and,
• in relation to the printer:
• a compressed print data receiving step of receiving the compressed print data;
• a print data decompressing step of decompressing the compressed print data received by the compressed print data receiving step;
• and
• a printing step of printing based on the print data decompressed by the print data decompressing step,
• wherein the selection by the compression algorithm selecting step starts while the document data is being manipulated by the document data editing means.

A printing system comprising:

• a print request terminal for requesting printing;
• and
• a printer communicating with the print request terminal, the printer printing in response to a print request from the request terminal;
• wherein the print request terminal includes:
• a document data editor adapted to edit document data;
• a document data acquirer adapted to acquire document data while the document data is being manipulated by the document data editor;
• a print data creator adapted to create print data on document data acquired by the document data acquirer;
• a compression algorithm selector adapted to select a compression algorithm suitable for the print data created by the print data creator from multiple stored compression algorithms stored;
• a print data compressor adapted to compress the print data with the compression algorithm selected by the compression algorithm selector;
• and
• a compressed print data transmitter adapted to transmit the compressed print data to the printer,
• the printer including:
• a compressed print data receiver adapted to receive the compressed print data;
• a print data decompressor adapted to decompress the compressed print data received by the compressed print data receiver;
• and
• a printing mechanism adapted to print based on the print data decompressed by the print data decompressor, and
• the selection by the compression algorithm selector starts while the document data is being manipulated by the document data editor.