Patent ID: 7167265

Claim:
An information processing apparatus for causing a plurality of printers to execute printing, said apparatus comprising: a first discrimination unit, arranged for discriminating whether a document comprising a plurality of pages is to be printed as a plurality of copies or as a single copy; a print data unit, arranged for generating print data for causing the plurality of printers to print the document copy by copy such that the page order in each copy is maintained if said first discrimination unit discriminates that the document is to be printed as a plurality of copies, and generating print data for causing the plurality of printers to print the document page by page if said first discrimination unit discriminates that the document is to be printed as a single copy; and a second discrimination unit arranged for discriminating whether copy-by-copy printing is designated, if said first discrimination unit discriminates that the document is to be printed as a plurality of copies, wherein said print data unit generates the print data for causing the plurality of printers to print the document copy by copy if said second discrimination unit discriminates that the copy-by-copy printing is designated, and generates print data for causing the plurality of printers to print the document page by page if said second discrimination unit discriminates that the copy-by-copy printing is not designated.