Patent ID: 7809807
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with a plurality of image forming apparatuses, comprising: a selection unit configured to select a group of image forming apparatuses including a first image forming apparatus and a second image forming apparatus as an output destination; a configuration display unit configured to display a configuration display image in which a plurality of items including both (a) a common item are included, wherein (a) the common item is an item to which print configuration information applied to both the first and the second image forming apparatus constituting the group is set and (b) the individual item is an item to which print configuration information applied to either one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus is set, such that a user can recognize the common item from the plurality of items, and a generation unit configured to generate a print job based on print configuration information set via the configuration display image displayed by said configuration display unit, wherein the configuration display unit switches to displaying a first configuration display image including (a) the common item and (b) the individual item to which print configuration information applied to the first image forming apparatus and not applied to the second image forming apparatus is set, and a second configuration display image including (a) the common item and (b) the individual item to which print configuration information applied to the second image forming apparatus and not applied to the first image forming apparatus is set, and wherein the print configuration information set in the common item in the first configuration display image is applied to the common item in the second configuration display image.