Patent ID: 7722270

Claim:
An information processing apparatus which communicates with a printing apparatus which stores print data and print setting information, comprising: an obtaining unit adapted to obtain the print setting information from the printing apparatus; a discrimination unit adapted to, if the print setting information obtained by said obtaining unit is edited, discriminate whether or not it is necessary to recreate the print data for the printing based on the edited print setting information; a transmission unit adapted to, if it is determined by said discrimination unit that it is unnecessary to recreate the print data, transmit the edited print setting information to said printing apparatus in order to allow the printing apparatus to print the print data stored in said printing apparatus; an updating decision unit adapted to discriminate whether or not document data corresponding to the print data has been updated; and an exchange data forming unit adapted to, if the document data corresponding to the print data has been updated, form exchange data of an amount corresponding to an updated page, and wherein said transmission unit transmits the exchange data to said printing apparatus.