Patent ID: 8797578

Claim:
A print control apparatus configured to control orders of print processings of plural print jobs, wherein each of the plural print jobs is grouped into any of groups by a predetermined category that defines the groups where printed materials obtained by executions of print processings of print jobs grouped in the same group are processed together in a post-print processing, the print control apparatus comprising: a detection unit configured to detect a first print job and a second print job in the plural print jobs; and a control unit configured to control orders of print processings of the detected first and second print jobs so that the print processing of the second print job is executed successive to the print processing of the first print job, wherein, in conjunction with the control of the order of the print processings of the detected first and second print jobs, the control unit further controls orders of print processings of a third print job and a fourth print job in the plural print jobs so that the print processing of the fourth print job is executed successive to the print processing of the third print job, wherein the first and third print jobs are grouped into a first group by the predetermined category, and wherein the second and fourth print jobs are grouped into a second group by the predetermined category.