Patent ID: 8659783
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus which performs print processing by interpreting print data received from an information processing apparatus, the printing apparatus comprising: a setting unit configured to set information for determining output paper before receiving the print data in response to an instruction entered via an operation panel of the printing apparatus; a first determination unit configured to determine, based on page size information specified in the print data, fixed-size paper corresponding to the page size information; a count unit configured to count a number of pages for an unfixed-size paper, when the fixed-size paper corresponding to the page size information cannot be determined by the first determination unit; a second determination unit configured to determine whether or not the number of pages for the unfixed-size paper exceeds a predetermined value; and an image output unit configured to print, when the number of pages for the unfixed-size paper exceeds the predetermined value, the print data using paper selected according to the set information for determining output paper, and to print, when the number of pages for the unfixed-size paper does not exceed the predetermined value, the print data using an unfixed-size paper corresponding to the page size information.