Patent ID: 8542371

Claim:
An information processing method in an information processing apparatus for outputting print data to one of a plurality of image forming apparatuses in accordance with a print instruction from application software, the method comprising: setting, when a combination of a plurality of print settings for the print data is registered, information indicating an output destination corresponding to one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses as a composite setup including the combination of the plurality of print settings; controlling the information processing apparatus such that the print data is output to an image forming apparatus corresponding to the output destination indicated by the information set as the composite setup, in a case that the composite setup is designated by a user upon the print instruction; and notifying, as a function of a device driver for the image forming apparatus, an operating system of the information processing apparatus of the information indicating the output destination set as the composite setup so that the print data is output to the image forming apparatus corresponding to the output destination indicated by the information indicating the output destination set as the composite setup, in a case that the composite setup is designated by the user and the information indicating the output destination set as the composite setup is different from information indicating an output destination set by the operating system, wherein, according to the notification, the information indicating the output destination set by the operating system is updated.