BATCH PRINTING SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a batch printing system capable of printing documents prepared with different application software in a batch. SOLUTION: In the batch printing system, a system on the document management side comprises a retrieval processing section for receiving a retrieval condition from a user-side system and extracting a document establishing the retrieval condition, and a corresponding information creating section for creating a structured document including information about the extracted document. The user-side system comprises a retrieval condition receiving section for receiving input of a retrieval condition from the user, a document acquiring section for acquiring the structured document and document from the system on the document management side and storing them in a predetermined storage section, a list display section for displaying information on the extracted document based on the structured document stored in the storage section, and a batch printing section for extracting, from the storage section, a document selected by a user from the displayed document and printing it with a predetermined printing device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT