Patent ID: 8335011
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A printing control apparatus having a plurality of box areas for storing print data comprising: a first receiving unit configured to receive print data; a second receiving unit configured to receive a first permitted copy number of a first box area of the plurality of box areas and a second permitted copy number of a second box area of the plurality of box areas, wherein the first permitted copy number and the second permitted copy number are different from each other and the first and second permitted copy numbers are used for limiting printing based on the print data; a first storage control unit configured to store the print data in a common box area of the plurality of box areas; a generating unit configured to generate a reference file based on the print data stored in the common box area, the reference file referencing to the print data stored in the common box area; a second storage control unit configured to store the reference file in each of the first and second box areas; a display control unit configured to display a screen, wherein the first permitted copy number to print the print data from the first box area is displayed on the screen if the first box area is designated to print; a performing unit configured to perform print processing using the print data stored in the common box area referenced by the reference file in the first box area if an instruction to print the print data from the first box area is input via the screen; and a first deleting unit configured to delete the print data stored in the common box area if the printed number of the print data satisfies with a predetermined condition.