Patent ID: 8797592

Claim:
A data processing system comprising: a data processing apparatus including a request receiving part configured to receive a request including a first printing data and printing attributes corresponding to the first printing data, the printing attributes including first printing attributes being commonly applicable to different types of image forming apparatuses, and second printing attributes not commonly applicable to different types of image forming apparatuses, a setting part configured to generate a command interpretable by one or more image apparatuses and pertaining only to the second printing attributes included in the printing attributes corresponding to the first printing data, and form second printing data including the first printing data and the command, and a transmitting part configured to transmit the second printing data and the first printing attributes corresponding to the first printing data; the one or more image forming apparatuses including a receiving part configured to receive, from the data processing apparatus, the second printing data and the first printing attributes corresponding to the first printing data, a service part configured to set only the first printing attributes to the second printing data, and a control part configured to control a printing process of the second printing data based on the first printing attributes and the command that has a printing attribute applicable to the one or more image forming apparatuses among the second printing attributes.