Patent ID: 8634102
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A document processing apparatus that handles a structured document comprising a layer of a page element and a layer of a document element, wherein first and second print setting information are allowed to be attached to the layer of the page element and the layer of the document element, respectively, the document processing apparatus comprising: a determination unit which determines whether or not the first print setting information is attached to the layer of the page element and whether or not the second print setting information is attached to the layer of the document element; and a control unit which accepts a change in a print setting for the structured document by a user if the determination unit determines that the first print setting information is not attached to the layer of the page element and the second print setting information is not attached to the layer of the document element, but does not accept a change in the print setting for the structured document by a user if the determination unit determines that the first print setting information is attached to the layer of the page element and/or the second print setting information is attached to the layer of the document element, wherein the determination unit further determines whether or not the total number of page elements is one after the determination unit determines that the first print setting information is attached to the layer of the page element and/or the second print setting information is attached to the layer of the document element, and wherein the control unit further accepts a change in the print setting for the structured document by a user if the determination unit determines that the total number of page elements is one.