Patent ID: 6473191
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An information processing apparatus to which a print apparatus is connected, the print apparatus being capable of attaching one of a plurality of parts usable in print processing; said information processing apparatus comprising:an acquisition unit adapted to, when print processing starts, acquire part information identifying a type of part attached to the print apparatus and program information identifying a program for printing installed in the print apparatus; a determination unit adapted to determine, based on the part information and the program information, whether or not a proper program for the part is installed in the printing apparatus; and a transmitter adapted to, if said determination unit determines that the proper program for the part has been installed in the printing apparatus, transmit print data to the printing apparatus, wherein if said determination unit determines that the proper program for the part is not installed in the printing apparatus, transmit the proper program for the part and the print data to the printing apparatus.