Patent ID: 8255797
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus that synthesizes multiple data in insertion areas defined in templates, comprising: a memory; a designation unit constructed to designate a condition of a number of sheets to be output as printed material; a first decision unit constructed to determine, from among a plurality of templates having respective priorities, a first combination of templates and a second combination of templates that satisfy the condition designated by the designation unit; a second decision unit constructed to select the first combination of templates when a number of templates having a highest priority included in the first combination of templates is larger than a number of templates having the highest priority included in the second combination of templates, and select the second combination of templates when the number of templates having the highest priority included in the second combination of templates is larger than the number of templates having the highest priority included in the first combination of templates, and a generation unit constructed to synthesize the multiple data into the insertion areas of the templates included in the combination selected by the second decision unit.