Patent ID: 7830538
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing data for a printing job, the method comprising: transmitting a printing style comprising information indicating whether an image data is to be printed with text to a printing apparatus; generating a first markup document comprising link information on the image data to be printed, information on a layout indicating printing formats of the image data, and information on the text to be printed, if the image data is to be printed with the text; transmitting the generated first markup document to the printing apparatus via a predetermined interface, wherein the printing apparatus requests the first markup document if the printing style information indicates that the image data is to be printed with the text; transferring file identification information related to the image data and text based on the information provided in the first markup document to the printing apparatus, in response to a request for the file identification information from the printing apparatus; and transmitting the image data and the text corresponding to the transferred file identification information to the printing apparatus in response to a request from the printing apparatus, wherein the layout is generated using a second markup document and the information on the layout is link information of the second markup document.