Patent ID: 9117148
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G03G,G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus in which a CPU is operable to function, according to a program stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, as: a detection unit configured to detect whether or not print target data based on a print job entered by a user has been created in a format suitable for printing on a predetermined image forming apparatus; a data acquisition unit configured to do, when the detection unit detects that the print target data has been created in the format suitable for printing, data acquisition processing for acquiring the created print target data and accompanying print information extracted from the print job but avoid doing the data acquisition processing when the detection unit does not detect that any print target data has been created in the format suitable for printing; and a communication unit configured to transmit print data containing the print target data and the accompanying print information both acquired by the data acquisition unit to the predetermined image forming apparatus using a predetermined protocol applicable to the predetermined image forming apparatus and different from a protocol applied for normal print control in the predetermined image forming apparatus.