JP2004001581A5 - - Google Patents

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An information processing apparatus capable of bidirectional communication with a printing apparatus and capable of generating a print job,
Generates a print job including management data to which management data for managing a print job is added, and print data to which a header indicating print data and a data size is added Generating means for
Sending control means for sending the management data and the print data to the printing apparatus;
In the printing apparatus, the received data is analyzed, and when the input job data is determined to be management data, the input data is stored as management data in the management information storage area, and the input data An information processing apparatus that performs a process of skipping print data based on a data size indicated by a header and storing the print data in a print data storage area when it is determined that is print data. Requesting means for requesting management data stored in a management information storage area of the printing apparatus;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an acquisition unit configured to acquire management data returned from the printing apparatus based on a request from the request unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit generates the print job by a print data packet to which the header is added.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the generation unit generates a plurality of the print data packets by dividing the print data when the print data is larger than a predetermined value.   The management data includes job control authority information for a print job input to the printing apparatus, and the transmission control unit transmits the management data including the authority information to the printing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the management data includes a job name or a user name.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print data is data before rasterization processing. A print job processing method in an information processing apparatus capable of bidirectional communication with a printing apparatus and capable of generating a print job,
Generates a print job including management data to which management data for managing a print job is added, and print data to which a header indicating print data and a data size is added Generating process to
A sending control step for sending the management data and the printing data to the printing apparatus;
In the printing apparatus, the received data is analyzed, and when the input job data is determined to be management data, the input data is stored as management data in the management information storage area, and the input data A print job processing method characterized in that when it is determined that the print data is print data, the print data is skipped based on the data size indicated by the header and stored in the print data storage area as print data. A requesting step for requesting management data stored in a management information storage area of the printing apparatus;
The print job processing method according to claim 8, further comprising: a management data acquisition step of acquiring management data returned from the printing apparatus based on the request of the request step.   10. The print job processing method according to claim 8, wherein the generation step generates the print job by a print data packet to which the header is added.   The print job processing method according to claim 10, wherein the generation step divides and generates a plurality of the print data packets when the print data is larger than a predetermined value.   The management data includes job control authority information for a print job input to the printing apparatus, and the transmission control step transmits management data including the authority information to the printing apparatus. The print job processing method according to claim 8, wherein the print job processing method is performed.   The print job processing method according to claim 8, wherein the management data includes a job name or a user name.   The print job processing method according to claim 8, wherein the print data is data before rasterization processing.   A storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the print job processing method according to claim 8 in a computer-readable form.