Patent ID: 8810831
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A print control apparatus comprising: a central processing unit (CPU); and a memory; a setting unit that sets a determination condition for adding authentication information necessary for performing print processing based on received print data; an extracting unit that extracts specific information from image data to be printed; a determination unit that determines, after the extracting unit extracts the information, whether or not the information extracted by the extraction unit matches the determination condition set by the setting unit; and, if it is determined that the print data matches the determination condition, the determination unit specifies a retriever and determines whether or not the retriever is an individual or a group; and an adding unit, wherein: if it is determined by the determination unit that the print data matches the determination condition, and if it is determined by the determination unit that the retriever is an individual, the adding unit obtains a password corresponding to the retriever from a user list and adds a username and password to the print data as the authentication information; if it is determined by the determination unit that the print data matches the determination condition, and if it is determined by the determination unit that the retriever is a group, the adding unit specifies a group name and adds the group name to the print data as the authentication information, wherein the authentication information includes information indicating whether or not authentication is necessary for performing the print processing based on the print data.