Patent ID: 8493611

Claim:
A print job control apparatus that receives a print job, to be used in a press plate printing system, having post-processing and generates a print job capable of being used in a digital printing system including a digital printing apparatus and a post-processing apparatus, the print job control apparatus comprising: an acquiring unit configured to acquire post-processing function information of the digital printing apparatus; a determination unit configured to reference the post-processing function information acquired by the acquiring unit and the received print job, and determine to use either the post-processing function of the digital printing apparatus or the post-processing apparatus for the post-processing; a first generating unit configured to generate a print job to be executed by the post-processing function of the digital printing apparatus in a case where the determination unit determines to use the post-processing function of the digital printing apparatus; a second generating unit configured to generate a print job to be executed by the post-processing apparatus in a case where the determination unit determines to use the post-processing apparatus; a sending unit configured to send the print job generated by the first generating unit to the digital printing apparatus or send the print job generated by the second generating unit to the post-processing apparatus; and a receiving unit configured to receive data indicating an accuracy of the post-processing apparatus, wherein the determination unit further obtains a difference between the accuracy of the post-processing apparatus indicated by the data received by the receiving unit and an accuracy of the post-processing function of the digital printing apparatus included in the post-processing function information acquired by the acquiring unit, and in a case where the difference is less than a predetermined threshold value, the determination unit determines that the post-processing function of the digital printing apparatus is to be used for the post-processing, and in a case where the difference is not less than the predetermined threshold value, the determination unit determines that the post-processing apparatus is to be used for the post-processing.