Patent ID: 8170353
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus which processes information which is combined with document data as a code image, the information processing apparatus comprising: a deciding unit that decides whether the information processing apparatus is to generate a code image from the information or is to transmit the information to an image forming apparatus to cause the image forming apparatus to generate the code image from the information; and a processing unit that, when the deciding unit decides that the information processing apparatus is to generate the code image from the information, generates the code image from the information and transmits the code image and the document data to the image forming apparatus, and, when the deciding unit decides that the information processing apparatus is to transmit the information to the image forming apparatus to cause the image forming apparatus to generate the code image from the information, transmits the information and the document data to the image forming apparatus to cause the image forming apparatus to generate the code image from the information, wherein the information is information that includes at least information of the information processing apparatus, wherein when the deciding unit decides that the information processing apparatus is to generate the code image, the information processing apparatus acquires second information of the image forming apparatus and generates the code image from both the information of the information processing apparatus and the second information of the image forming apparatus, and wherein when the deciding unit decides that the information processing apparatus is to transmit the information to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus generates the code image from both the information received from the information processing apparatus and the second information of the image forming apparatus.