Patent ID: 8259312

Claim:
An information processing apparatus that generates a print job to merge a plurality of forms and page data, the apparatus comprising: a first display unit configured to display first identification information of first data to be printed and second identification information of second data to be printed; a selection unit configured to select the first identification information for selecting the first data as a target form to halt print processing before the print job is generated; a second display unit configured to display an image of the first data of the first identification information selected by the selection unit; a first setting unit configured to set the halt of the print processing using the first data of the first identification information selected by the selection unit after displaying the image by the second display unit; a second setting unit configured to set one of a first resuming method resuming a halted print processing by receiving a resuming instruction of a user and a second resuming method resuming the halted print processing upon expiration of a halt time period of the print processing, wherein the halt time period of the first data in the print job comprising the first and second data is set; a halt command generation unit configured to generate a halt command to halt print processing using the first data of the first identification information selected by said selection unit based on setting contents set by said first and second setting units; a generation unit configured to generate the print job based on the first and second data and the halt command such that the print processing is halted before printing using the first data of the first identification information selected by selection unit; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the print job generated by said generation unit, wherein the print job transmitted by the transmitting unit is processed for printing by the printer.