Patent ID: 8016401
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A print control system, comprising: an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus, comprising: first maintenance means for performing a first maintenance; second maintenance means for performing the first maintenance, requiring a longer time to perform the first maintenance than said first maintenance means; first holding means for holding information on an amount of an operation performed by said printing apparatus, said first holding means being provided in said information processing apparatus; second holding means for holding information on an amount of the operation performed by said printing apparatus and status information corresponding to the information on the amount of the operation, said second holding means being provided in said printing apparatus; display means; acquiring means for acquiring the information held by said first holding means or said second holding means, including determination means for determining whether or not the information on the amount of the operation or the status information held by said second holding means can be acquired, wherein said acquiring means, when said determination means determines that the information on the amount of the operation or the status information cannot be acquired from said second holding means, acquires the information on the amount of the operation from said first holding means; and control means for causing said display means to display guidance for executing the first maintenance by one of said first and second maintenance means, based on the acquired information.