Printing apparatus using network

1. A printing apparatus using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to the network, said printing apparatus comprising:

a spool section which spools printing jobs received from the computer devices;

a display section which displays information of the printing jobs and information of other network printing apparatuses in response to a preset operation;

an operating section which is used to receive a specification of one of the printing jobs based on the information of the printing jobs and a specification of one of the network printing apparatuses based on the information of the other network printing apparatuses; and

a transfer section which transfers the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus;

wherein the information of the other network printing apparatuses includes a spool state of printing jobs of each of the other network printing apparatuses.

2. A printing apparatus using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to the network, said printing apparatus comprising:

a spool section which spools printing jobs received from the computer devices;

a web page section which stores a web page via which the spooled printing jobs and information of other network printing apparatuses are provided to at least one of the computer devices, and through which a specification of one of the printing jobs and a specification of one of the network printing apparatuses are received; and

a transfer section which transfers the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus;

wherein the information of the other network printing apparatuses includes a spool state of printing jobs of each of the other network printing apparatuses.

3. A printing system using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to the network, wherein at least one of the computer devices comprises:

an application section which stores an application for collecting (i) information of printing jobs spooled in one of the network printing apparatuses to which the computer transmits a printing job and (ii) information of other network printing apparatuses, and for receiving a specification of one of the printing jobs and a specification of one of the network printing apparatuses based on the collected information, wherein the computer transmits the received specifications as information to the network printing apparatus;

wherein at least one of the network printing apparatuses comprises:

a spool section which spools printing jobs received from the computer devices;

a collecting section which collects the information of the spooled printing jobs and the information of the other network printing apparatuses when a prescribed instruction is received from the application of the computer; and

a transfer section which tranfers the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus; and

wherein the information of the other network printing apparatuses includes a spool state of printing jobs of each of the other network printing apparatuses.

4. A printing method using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to the network, said method comprising:

spooling, by one of the network printing apparatuses, printing jobs received from the computer devices;

displaying information of the printing jobs;

receiving, from an operating section, a specification of one of the printing jobs based on the information of the printing jobs;

displaying information of other network printing apparatuses;

receiving, from the operating section, a specification of one of the network printing apparatuses based on the information of the other network printing apparatuses; and

transferring the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus;

wherein the information of the other network printing apparatuses includes a spool state of printing jobs of each of the other network printing apparatuses.

5. A printing method using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to the network, said method comprising:

spooling, by one of the network printing apparatuses, printing jobs received from the computer devices;

providing information of the spooled printing jobs via a web page;

receiving a specification of one of the printing jobs via the web page;

providing information of other network printing apparatuses via the web page;

receiving a specification of one of the other network printing apparatuses; and

transferring the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus;

wherein the information of the other network printing apparatuses includes a spool state of printing jobs of each of the other network printing apparatuses.

6. A printing method using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to the network, said method comprising:

spooling, by one of the network printing apparatuses, printing jobs received from the computer devices;

collecting information of the spooled printing jobs when a prescribed instruction is received from an application stored in at least one of the computer devices;

receiving, via the application, a specification of one of printing jobs based on the collected information of the spooled printing jobs;

collecting information of other network printing apparatuses when a prescribed instruction is received via the application;

receiving, via the application, a specification of one of the network printing apparatuses based on the collected information of the other network printing apparatuses; and

transferring the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus;

wherein the information of the other network printing apparatuses includes a spool state of printing jobs of each of the other network printing apparatuses.

7. A printing apparatus using a network, which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to the network, said printing apparatus comprising:

spool means for spooling printng jobs received form the computer devices;

display means for displaying information of the printing jobs and information of other network printing apparatuses in response to a preset operation;

operating means for receiving a specification of one of the printing jobs based on the information of the printing jobs and a specification of one of the network printing apparatuses based on the information of the other network printing apparatuses; and

transfer means for transferring the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus;

wherein the information of the other network printing apparatuses includes a spool state of printing jobs of each of the other network printing apparatuses.

8. A printing apparatus using a network, which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to the network, said printing apparatus comprising:

spool means for spooling printing jobs received from the computer devices;

web page storing means for storing a web page via which the spooled printing jobs and information of other network printing apparatuses are provided to at least one of the computer devices, and through which a specification of one of the printing jobs and a specification of one of the network printing apparatuses are received; and

transfer means for transferring the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus;

wherein the information of the other network printing apparatuses includes a spool state of printing jobs of each of the other network printing apparatuses.

9. A printing system using a network, which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to the network, wherein at least one of the computer devices comprises:

application means for storing an application for collecting (i) information of printing jobs spooled in one of the network printing apparatuses to which the computer transmits a printing job and (ii) information of other network printing apparatuses, and for receiving a specification of one of the printing jobs and a specification of one of the network printing apparatuses based on the collected information, wherein the computer transmits the received specifications as information to the network printing apparatus;

wherein at least one of the network printing apparatuses comprises:

spool means for spooling printing jobs received from the computer devices;

collecting means for collecting the information of the spooled printing jobs and the information of the other network printing apparatuses when a prescribed instruction is received from the application of the computer; and

transfer means for transferring the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus; and

wherein the information of the other network printing apparatuses includes a spool state of printing jobs of each of the other network printing apparatuses.