Patent ID: 7233993
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus for controlling distributed printing, comprising: a distributed print job generating unit that divides an original print job into a plurality of distributed print jobs; a page specifying unit that specifies a predetermined page up to which the original print job is output, wherein the predetermined page is specified after printing has started; and an output cancellation issuing unit that issues an instruction for canceling outputting after the predetermined page specified by the page specifying unit has been outputted to an output device that outputs a distributed print job that includes the predetermined page, wherein the output cancellation issuing unit controls an output device that outputs a distributed print job that does not include the predetermined page and that outputs pages subsequent to the predetermined page so as to cancel the output, and controls an output device that outputs a distributed print job for outputting pages previous to the predetermined page so as to continue to output the distributed print job.