Patent ID: 11934710
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus, the control method comprising:
obtaining print data;
making a predetermined notification based on a fact that a special color printing region, set to be printed in a special color, is included in a predetermined region in a region to be printed based on the print data, the predetermined region being a region other than a text region in the region to be printed based on the print data;
generating a first image representing the special color printing region set to be printed in a first special color in the region to be printed based on the print data, the special color printing region being set to be printed in the first special color in a state where a setting for performing printing in the first special color is enabled and a setting for performing printing in a second special color different from the first special color is not enabled;
generating a second image representing regions in the text region in the region to be printed based on the print data, the regions being a region set at a color value corresponding to the first special color and a region set at a color value corresponding to the second special color; and
comparing the first image and the second image, wherein
the predetermined notification is made based on a result of the comparing.