Patent ID: 9092703
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store information of a first route for acquiring first print information from an information processing apparatus including the first print information, and to store information of a second route for acquiring second print information via an information conversion apparatus which is configured to convert the first print information into the second print information, wherein the second print information is different from the first print information; a selection unit configured to determine whether conversion of the first print information into the second print information is necessary by referring to job information of the first print information and to select the information of the second route in response to determining that the conversion thereof is necessary; and a generation unit configured to determine, in response to determining that the conversion thereof is necessary, whether a factor disturbing an acquisition of the second print information from the information conversion apparatus exists, wherein, in response to determining that the factor exists, the generation unit changes the information of the selected second route selected by the selection unit to the information of the first route and generates request information for requesting the conversion of the first print information into another print information, and wherein the generated request information is sent to the information processing apparatus instead of to the information conversion apparatus, and wherein the generated request information is configured to cause the information processing apparatus to convert the first print information into print information that is close to matching the second print information without the information processing apparatus converting the first print information into the actual second print information such that, among pieces of print information which can be output from the information processing apparatus to the image forming apparatus and can be printed by the image forming apparatus, the first print information is print information closer to matching the second print information than the other pieces of print information which can be output from the information processing apparatus to the image forming apparatus.