Information processing apparatus, information processing system, control program, and control method

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a control program that is executed in an information processing apparatus which is connected to an output terminal and a plurality of content servers over a network, the control program being configured to cause a processor of the information processing apparatus to:

• store a print condition table generated for the same output terminal and describing a plurality of print conditions used by the same output terminal, the plurality of print conditions according to respective types of a plurality of contents provided from the plurality of content servers, and a transmission history table describing a type of a print content having been transmitted to the same output terminal,
• acquire a print content from any of the plurality of content servers in accordance with a transmission request from the output terminal,
• determine, with reference to the transmission history table, whether or not the print content is categorized as the same type of the print content in the transmission history table;
• and
• transmit first data to the output terminal when the print content is not categorized as the same type, the first data including the print content acquired by the acquisition unit and a setting command denoting a print condition selected from the plurality of print conditions so as to correspond to a type of the print content, and
• transmit second data to the output terminal when the print content is categorized as the same type, the second data including the print content and type information denoting the type of the print content in place of the setting command, wherein
• the print condition table stores output profile, process resolution, output resolution, rendering intent, gray compensation, screen resolution, output gradation correction, pure black, pure color maintenance, image compression, enhancement/smoothing filter, and line thinning/character thinning process.

A control method performed by a processor of an information processing apparatus which is connected to an output terminal and a plurality of content servers over a network, the control method comprising:

• storing a print condition table generated for the same output terminal and describing a plurality of print conditions used by the same output terminal, the plurality of print conditions according to respective types of a plurality of contents provided from the plurality of content servers, and a transmission history table describing a type of a print content having been transmitted to the same output terminal,
• acquiring a print content from any of the plurality of content servers in accordance with a transmission request from the output terminal,
• determining, with reference to the transmission history table, whether or not the print content is categorized as the same type of the print content in the transmission history table,
• transmitting first data to the output terminal when the print content is not categorized as the same type, the first data including the print content acquired in the acquiring of the print content and a setting command denoting a print condition selected from the plurality of print conditions so as to correspond to a type of the print content, and transmitting second data to the output terminal when the print content is categorized as the same type, the second data including the print content and type information denoting the type of the print content in place of the setting command, wherein
• the print condition table stores output profile, process resolution, output resolution, rendering intent, gray compensation, screen resolution, output gradation correction, pure black, pure color maintenance, image compression, enhancement/smoothing filter, and line thinning/character thinning process.

An information processing system comprising:

• an information processing apparatus connected to a plurality of content servers;
• and
• an output terminal connected to the information processing apparatus, wherein
• the information processing apparatus includes:
• a first storage unit configured to store a first print condition table generated for the same output terminal and describing a plurality of print conditions used by the same output terminal, the plurality of print conditions according to respective types of a plurality of print contents provided from a plurality of content servers, and a transmission history table describing a type of a print content having been transmitted to the same output terminal;
• an acquisition unit configured to acquire a print content from any of the plurality of content servers in accordance with a transmission request from the output terminal;
• a determination unit configured to determine, with reference to the transmission history table, whether or not the print content is categorized as the same type of the print content in the transmission history table;
• and
• a transmission unit configured to
• transit first data to the output terminal when the determination unit determines that the print content is not categorized as the same type, the first data including the print content acquired by the acquisition unit and a setting command denoting a print condition selected from the plurality of print conditions so as to correspond to a type of the print content, and
• transmit second data to the output terminal when the determination unit determines that the print content is categorized as the same type, the second data including the print content and type information denoting the type of the print content in place of the setting command, and
• the output terminal includes:
• a second storage unit configured to store a second print condition table in which a plurality of print conditions corresponding to types of contents which the same output terminal has printed are described;
• a transmission request unit configured to request the information processing apparatus to transmit the print content;
• a reception unit configured to receive the first data or the second data;
• a setting unit configured to configure a print condition selected from the plurality of print conditions so as to correspond to the print content with reference to the second print condition table, in accordance with the type information included in the second data, when the reception unit receives the second data;
• and
• a print unit configured to print the print content, in accordance with a print condition denoted by the setting command included in the first data, when the reception unit receives the first data and to print the print contents in accordance with the print condition configured by the setting unit when the reception unit receives the second data, wherein
• when the reception unit receives the first data, the second print condition table stored in the second storage unit is updated, and wherein
• the first and second print condition tables store output profile, process resolution, output resolution, rendering intent, gray compensation, screen resolution, output gradation correction, pure black, pure color maintenance, image compression, enhancement/smoothing filter, and line thinning/character thinning process.