Patent ID: 9262111
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06F,G06K

Claim Text:
1. A print control apparatus, comprising: a first specifying unit configured to specify a priority of an input print job; a second specifying unit configured to specify a discharge method set for the input print job among a plurality of discharge methods including a roll-sheet discharge method in which a print product is discharged as a roll sheet and a cut-sheet discharge method in which a print product is discharged as a cut sheet; a determination unit configured to determine an order of printing of the input print job in queued print jobs held in a queue, in accordance with the priority of the input print job specified by the first specifying unit and the discharge method specified by the second specifying unit; and a print control unit configured to cause a print unit to execute printing based on the input print job on a continuous sheet in accordance with the order of printing of the print job determined by the determination unit, whereby a print product based on the input print job is discharged, wherein at least one of the first specifying unit, the second specifying unit, the determination unit, and the print control unit are implemented by at least one processor in the print control apparatus.