Patent ID: 8687208
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A printing control apparatus connected to first and second devices that process a print job that includes job definition information in which a parameter is defined and information relating to drawing data used in printing, the printing control apparatus comprising: a first determination unit configured to determine whether the parameter defined in the job definition information has been changed into a new parameter in the first device; a collection unit, configured to, if the first determination unit determines that the parameter has been changed into a new parameter, collect the job definition information defining the new parameter; a deletion unit configured to delete access information to access the drawing data from the collected job definition information; a holding unit configured to hold the job definition information from which the access information has been deleted; a second determination unit configured to determine whether to delete the print job, the second determination unit determining to delete the print job when print processing of confidential information is performed; and an instruction unit configured to: wherein the deletion unit is configured to: wherein the processing in the second device begins after completion of the processing in the first device.