Patent ID: 7703876
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A print control system capable of executing one of a plurality of maintenances for a printing apparatus, which have different maintenance levels and include at least a maintenance related to an adjustment of print positions by a print head in the printing apparatus, in accordance with information on an amount of a predetermined operation in the printing apparatus, the information being held by an information processing apparatus or a printing apparatus, said system comprising: holding means for holding the information on an amount of the predetermined operation, said holding means being located in the information processing apparatus or in the printing apparatus; a user interface; acquiring means for acquiring the information on an amount of the predetermined operation from said holding means; and means for showing guidance for executing one of the plurality of maintenances on said user interface, based on the acquired information on an amount of the predetermined operation, wherein each of the plurality of maintenances is the maintenance related to the adjustment of print positions by a print head in the printing apparatus, and wherein the amount of the predetermined operation is a number of adjustments of print position executed in the printing apparatus.