Patent ID: 7647432
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus for communication with an information processing apparatus, comprising: an input unit adapted to input a print job sent from the information processing apparatus, the print job being of a layered structure having a plurality of layers including a lower layer; a first identification unit adapted to identify a job identifier of the print job input by said input unit; a second identification unit adapted to identify a document identifier of each one of a plurality of multi-page documents placed in parallel to each other in the lower layer, wherein each of the multi-page documents in the print job is unique; a first setting unit adapted to set a job attribute of the print job with the job identifier identified by said first identification unit; a second setting unit adapted to set a document attribute of each multi-page document with the document identifier identified by said second identification unit; and a storage unit adapted to store the job attribute set by said first setting unit, the document attributes set by said second setting unit, and the plurality of documents.