Patent ID: 8553251
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus that is capable of communicating with a printing device, the printing device comprising an operation unit configured to receive a user input and being capable of performing a printing function in which the printing device prints data after the user input is received by the operation unit, the apparatus comprising: a determination unit configured to determine whether data to be printed has an attribute indicating that the printing function is to be performed to print the data; and a control unit configured to, if it is determined by the determination unit that the data to be printed has the attribute, notify a user of information for identifying a plurality of printing devices including a printing device that has the printing function and a printing device that does not have the printing function together with information indicating whether or not each of the plurality of printing devices is capable of performing the printing function, enables the user to select one of the plurality of printing devices, control the printing device selected by the user to print the data in the printing function if the printing device that has the printing function is selected by the user and notify the user that printing of the data by the printing device selected by the user is not permitted, if the printing device that does not have the printing function is selected by the user.