Patent ID: 8085425
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing method in an information processing apparatus which has a first storage means as an internal storage and a connecting unit to connect a second storage means as a removable external storage having a capacity larger than a capacity of said first storage means, said method comprising: a first determination step of determining whether or not said first storage means is used to carry out a spool printing; a second determination step of determining, if said first determination step determines that said first storage means is not used to carry out a spool printing, whether or not said second storage means is used to carry out said spool printing, wherein an access rate of said second storage means is slower than an access rate of said first storage means; and a processing step of setting a memory required for spool printing to carry out said spool printing if said first determination step determines that said first storage means is used to carry out said spool printing or if said second determination step determines that said second storage means is used to carry out said spool printing, and of carrying out a direct printing if said second determination step determines that said second storage means is not used to carry out said spool printing, wherein said spool printing loads printing data from said memory for spool printing and writes said loaded printing data in a port, and if said printing data are present in said first and second storage means and said spool printing has been completely executed on said first storage means, said spool printing deletes said printing data from said first storage means, copies said printing data in said second storage means to said first storage means, and deletes said printing data, which is a source of the copy, from said second storage means to release said memory.