Patent ID: 7916324
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus for performing scheduling of a print job for a printing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising: a displaying unit configured to cause a display section to display: a scheduling region defined by first and second axes where the first axis indicates capability of the printing apparatus and the second axis indicates print time; and a job element in the scheduling region, a length of the job element along the first axis corresponding to the capability of the printing apparatus which is used for the print job corresponding to the job element, and a length of the job element along the second axis corresponding to the print time required for the print job with the capability of the printing apparatus which is used for the print job; and a designation unit configured to designate the length of the job element along the first axis and the length of the job element along the second axis by a dragging operation of the job element; a control unit configured to determine the length of the job element along the first axis and a printing apparatus which is used for the print job based on information of the print job corresponding to the job element in a case where the designation unit designates the length of the job element along the second axis by the dragging operation of the job element, and determine the length of the job element along the second axis and the print time required for the print job based on information of the print job corresponding to the job element in a case where the designation unit designates the length of the job element along the first axis by the dragging operation of the job element.