Patent ID: 8724137
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus configured to instruct a printing apparatus to perform confidential printing in which print processing is started after authentication processing is performed by transmitting secure information to be used in the authentication processing to an authentication unit which performs the authentication processing and transmitting print data to be used in the print processing by the printing apparatus to the printing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate bidirectionally with the printing apparatus; an acquisition unit configured to acquire state information indicating whether the print data can be stored in the printing apparatus until the print processing is performed from the printing apparatus by the communication unit; and a transmission unit configured to, if the state information indicates that the print data can be stored, transmit the secure information to the authentication unit and transmit the print data to the printing apparatus before performing the authentication processing, and if the state information indicates that the print data cannot be stored, transmit the secure information to the authentication unit before performing the authentication processing, and then transmit the print data to the printing apparatus after authentication by the authentication unit based on the secure information.