Patent ID: 8645968
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An information processing system capable of communicating via a network with a printing apparatus which returns from power saving by external access, the information processing system comprising: a printer driver program unit installed in a first information processing apparatus and adapted to send print data to said printing apparatus; an application program unit installed in a second information processing apparatus communicating with the first information apparatus via the network and adapted to access said printing apparatus and acquire information from said printing apparatus; and an event managing unit adapted to manage a plurality of notification destinations of notification of an event occurrence, wherein the application program unit comprises: a requesting unit adapted to request notification of event occurrence generated by processing by said printer driver program unit to said event managing unit, wherein the event occurrence is defined as sending the print data from said printer driver program unit to said printing apparatus; and a determination unit adapted to determine presence or absence of the notification of the event occurrence by said printer driver program unit, wherein said application program unit accesses said printing apparatus and acquires information from said printing apparatus, in the case when said determination unit determines that there is the notification of the event occurrence, and wherein said application program unit does not access said printing apparatus, in the case when said determination unit determines that there is not a notification of the event occurrence.