Patent ID: 8854643

Claim:
An information processing apparatus used in connection with a tape printing apparatus comprising: a tape information acquisition section configured to acquire from the tape printing apparatus tape information about a tape mounted therein; a new standardized tape discrimination section configured to discriminate whether a new standardized tape having a standard different from an existing standard is mounted or not based on the tape information; a printing parameter acquisition section configured to acquire a printing parameter corresponding to the new standardized tape in a case that it is discriminated that the new standardized tape is mounted; and a data transmission section configured to transmit the printing parameter acquired by the printing parameter acquisition section to the tape printing apparatus, wherein the printing parameter includes at least one of print speed of the tape printing apparatus, a number of divisional prints by a print head of the tape printing apparatus in printing, applied time of the print head in the printing, and position information of a heater element formed in the print head used in the printing.