CONTENT PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT RELAY SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC G06F3/12 G06F13/00 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: print relay system capable of connecting to an image forming apparatus and a print service system provided by a provider publishing the specification for communication with said image forming apparatus, comprises: receiving means for receiving, in response to the print service system receiving a print command entered by a user through a client, data from the print service system in accordance with a first specification, which is a specification for communication between the print service system and the print relay system; and transmitting means for transmitting data obtained from the print relay system to the image forming apparatus in accordance with a second specification for communication between the print relay system and the image forming apparatus.

EFFECT: changing the print service system without changing the specification of image forming apparatus.

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