Printing system, information processing apparatus, and recording medium for superimposing an image on a print target image

A printing system comprising:

• an information processing apparatus;
• and
• an image forming apparatus,
• the information processing apparatus including first circuitry configured to:
• receive designation of superimposing an image of a particular color on a print target image;
• associate the image of the particular color with the print target image in response to a reception of the designation of superimposing;
• and
• transmit print data including the print target image and the image of the particular color to the image forming apparatus,
• the image forming apparatus including:
• second circuitry configured to receive the print data and interpret the print data;
• and
• a printer engine configured to superimpose the image of the particular color on the print target image in printing, according to interpretation of the print data,
• wherein the first circuitry is configured to:
• add, to the print target image, the image of the particular color, position information of the image of the particular color, and a command instructing printing in the particular color based on the designation of superimposing;
• and
• transmit, to the image forming apparatus, the print data including the print target image, the image of the particular color added to the print target image, the position information of the image of the particular color, and the command instructing printing in the particular color, and
• wherein the second circuitry of the image forming apparatus is configured to:
• determine, for each page, whether the page includes the image of the particular color based on the command;
• and
• based on a determination that the page includes the image of the particular color, superimpose the image of the particular color added to the print target image at a position specified by the position information in the print target image.

An information processing apparatus comprising circuitry configured to:

• receive designation of superimposing an image of a particular color on a print target image;
• associate the image of the particular color with the print target image in response to a reception of the designation of superimposing;
• and
• transmit print data including the print target image and the image of the particular color to an image forming apparatus,
• wherein the circuitry is configured to:
• insert a page of the image of the particular color before a page of the print target image based on the designation of superimposing;
• add, to the page of the image of the particular color, a command instructing printing in the particular color;
• and
• transmit, to the image forming apparatus, the print data including the print target image, the page of the image of the particular color inserted before the page of the print target image, and the command instructing printing in the particular color.

A non-transitory recording medium storing a plurality of program codes which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to perform a method for processing information, the method comprising:

• receiving designation of superimposing an image of a particular color on a print target image;
• associating the image of the particular color with the print target image in response to a reception of the designation of superimposing;
• and
• transmitting print data including the print target image and the image of the particular color to an image forming apparatus,
• wherein the method further comprising:
• inserting a page of the image of the particular color before a page of the print target image based on the designation of superimposing;
• adding, to the page of the image of the particular color, a command instructing printing in the particular color;
• and
• transmitting, to the image forming apparatus, the print data including the print target image, the page of the image of the particular color inserted before the page of the print target image, and the command instructing printing in the particular color.