Patent ID: 8743393
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A printing management apparatus comprising: a memory device storing information and including a shared folder for storing a print job including image data and a job definition format file received from the outside of the apparatus, a standby folder for storing print data including the image data and a modified job definition format file to be output to a predetermined printing mechanism, and a converter having a plurality of conversion modules performing a conversion process in which the print job is converted into the print data which is printed in the predetermined printing mechanism to store the print data in the standby folder when the format of the print job in the shared folder is supported, wherein the conversion process includes writing printing settings to the job definition format file received from the outside to generate the modified job definition format file for storage in the standby folder; an obtaining unit for obtaining the print job stored in the shared folder; and a conversion control means for selecting a compliant conversion module from the plurality of conversion modules in the converter, the compliant conversion module performing the conversion process to the print job obtained by the obtaining unit, the compliant conversion module being the conversion module which supports the format of the print job obtained by the obtaining unit, wherein the printing management apparatus, including the converter having the plurality of conversion modules, is part of a printer device.