Patent ID: 7701603

Claim:
A print processing apparatus that performs print data processing based on a print command from an application, the apparatus comprising: a print data generating part that generates print data in a format recognizable by a printing apparatus that executes a printing process, the print data being generated based on a print setting value for the print data; a notification setting value output part that outputs a notification setting value pertaining to notification of a processing state of the print data to a file having a predetermined format, wherein the file contains no print setting value such that the print data is generated independent of the file; a data transmitting part that transmits the print data to the printing apparatus that executes the printing process; a file analyzing part that monitors whether the file has been outputted and, when a file output is detected, the file analyzing part extracts the notification setting value from the file; and a monitoring part that monitors the processing state of the print data and determines whether to conduct the notification of the processing state of the print data according to the notification setting value extracted by the file analyzing part.