Patent ID: 7912388
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus operable to generate print control information that a printing apparatus can execute, the apparatus comprising: a determination unit configured to determine whether a paper type designated by print data can be identified from identification information for identifying a paper designated by the print data; a transmission unit configured to transmit the identification information to the printing apparatus if the determination unit determines that the paper type designated by print data cannot be identified; an identification unit configured to identify a paper type designated by the print data according to alternate identification information retuned from the printing apparatus in response to the identification information transmitted by the transmission unit; and a generation unit configured to generate print control information based on the paper type identified by the identification unit, wherein the determination unit determines a paper attribute according to a value indicated by identification information included in the print data, wherein if the paper attribute is a first attribute, the determination unit determines that the paper type can be identified according to identification information of the print data, and if the paper attribute is a second attribute, the determination unit determines that the paper type cannot be identified according to identification information of the print data.