System and method for cluster printing

Abstract

The invention provides a cluster printing system, which comprises a server. The server is connected with at least one user end computer and a plurality of printers, and comprises a printer group classification module, a printing file demounting module, a priority setting module, a monitoring module and a printing task distribution module. With the modules, the server can distribute printer groupswhich can be used by different user end computers, divide the received demounting files into task blocks according to the demounting conditions set by users, add the task blocks obtained by demounting to the corresponding position of a total task queue of the printer group according to the priority of the printing file set by the users, and sequentially distribute the task blocks to printers of the printer group in normal work according to the display sequence of the task blocks in the total task queue of the printer cluster. The cluster printing system can achieve the cooperative work of printing equipment and improve the printing efficiency.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a multi-setting cooperative work system and method, in particular to a cluster printing system and method. Background technique [0002] At present, the application of printers has become an indispensable part of our life and work. The printing process of the traditional printing system mainly includes the following steps: the user sends the printing data to the printing server; the printing server adds the printing data to the printer task queue; the printer prints the data. With the increase of printing demand, demand units often purchase multiple printing devices, thus forming multiple such processes, which solves the problem of heavy printing workload and slow speed to a certain extent, but the above processes still have shortcomings : [0003] 1. Lack of priority mechanism and poor flexibility: For example, a printer is printing the payroll of thousands of employees, and at this time an important document needs t...

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[0003] 1. Lack of priority mechanism and poor flexibility: For example, a printer is printing the payroll of thousands of employees, and at this time an important document needs to be printed urgently, but the print request still needs to wait for the payroll to be printed after it is sent to the printer Completed to print;

[0004] 2. Single-process operation, the speed is slow, and it is easy to cause idle resources: because each printer executes its own independent process and is not related to each other, it often happens that multiple printers are idle, while a certain printer is in the working state for a long time Case;

[0005] 3. There is no exception handling mechanism, and it cannot flexibly handle some unexpected situations in the printing process: when a certain printer is out of paper, insufficient toner or other failures, the printer can only stop processing printing tasks, while other printers that can work normally The printer might be idle

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