Printing system allowing administrator to conveniently limit function of print device when used by general user, information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus

• which is provided in a printing system comprising
• a print device;
• a first server configured to manage an APPID of a print setting extension application to be installed when a general user uses the print device as print setting extension application designation information in association with a GUID that is an identifier indicating an individual of the print device;
• and
• a second server configured to manage a plurality of print setting extension applications in association with their APPIDs,
• in which a general-purpose printer driver commonly usable for a plurality of models of print devices is initially set as a cloud printer driver used when printing is performed by the print device, and
• which increases or decreases the number of functions settable by the general user by using the cloud printer driver when the print setting extension application is installed,
• the information processing apparatus comprising:
• an application designation information change module configured to request, when an administrator logs in, the first server to change the print setting extension application designation information according to an operation by the administrator, and change the print setting extension application designation information managed by the first server;
• an information acquisition module configured to request, when the general user logs in, the first server to provide the print setting extension application designation information according to an operation by the general user, and acquire the print setting extension application designation information from the first server;
• an application acquisition module configured to request the second server to provide the print setting extension application based on the acquired print setting extension application designation information, and acquire the print setting extension application from the second server;
• and
• an installation module configured to install the print setting extension application returned from the second server.

A control method for a printing system that

• comprises
• a print device;
• an information processing apparatus in which a general-purpose printer driver commonly usable for a plurality of models of print devices is initially set as a cloud printer driver used when printing is performed by the print device;
• a first server;
• and
• a second server, and
• increases or decreases the number of functions settable by a general user by using the cloud printer driver by installing a print setting extension application in the information processing apparatus,
• the control method comprising:
• a first management step of managing, by the first server, an APPID of the print setting extension application to be installed when the general user uses the print device as print setting extension application designation information in association with a GUID which is an identifier indicating an individual of the print device;
• a second management step of managing, by the second server, a plurality of print setting extension applications in association with their APPIDs;
• a change request step of requesting, by the information processing apparatus when an administrator logs in, the first server to change the print setting extension application designation information according to an operation by the administrator;
• an information request step of requesting, by the information processing apparatus when the general user logs in, the first server to provide the print setting extension application designation information according to an operation by the general user;
• a change step of changing, by the first server, the print setting extension application designation information to be managed in response to the received request made in the change request step;
• an application designation information returning step of returning, by the first server, the print setting extension application designation information to the information processing apparatus in response to the received request made in the information request step;
• an application request step of requesting, by the information processing apparatus, the second server to provide the print setting extension application based on the print setting extension application designation information returned from the first server;
• an application returning step of returning, by the second server, the print setting extension application to the information processing apparatus in response to the received request made in the application request step;
• and
• an installation step of installing, by the information processing apparatus, the print setting extension application returned from the second server.

A control method for an information processing apparatus

• which is provided in a printing system comprising
• a print device;
• a first server configured to manage an APPID of a print setting extension application to be installed when a general user uses the print device as print setting extension application designation information in association with a GUID that is an identifier indicating an individual of the print device;
• and
• a second server configured to manage a plurality of print setting extension applications in association with their APPIDs,
• in which a general-purpose printer driver commonly usable for a plurality of models of print devices is initially set as a cloud printer driver used when printing is performed by the print device, and
• which increases or decreases the number of functions settable by the general user by using the cloud printer driver when the print setting extension application is installed,
• the control method comprising:
• an application designation information change step of requesting, when an administrator logs in, the first server to change the print setting extension application designation information according to an operation by the administrator, and changing the print setting extension application designation information managed by the first server;
• an information acquisition step of requesting, when the general user logs in, the first server to provide the print setting extension application designation information according to an operation by the general user, and acquiring the print setting extension application designation information from the first server;
• an application acquisition step of requesting the second server to provide the print setting extension application based on the acquired print setting extension application designation information, and acquiring the print setting extension application from the second server;
• and
• an installation step of installing the print setting extension application returned from the second server.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for a printing system that comprises

• a print device;
• an information processing apparatus in which a general-purpose printer driver commonly usable for a plurality of models of print devices is initially set as a cloud printer driver used when printing is performed by the print device;
• a first server;
• and
• a second server, and
• increases or decreases the number of functions settable by a general user by using the cloud printer driver by installing a print setting extension application in the information processing apparatus,
• the control method comprising:
• a first management step of managing, by the first server, an APPID of the print setting extension application to be installed when the general user uses the print device as print setting extension application designation information in association with a GUID which is an identifier indicating an individual of the print device;
• a second management step of managing, by the second server, a plurality of print setting extension applications in association with their APPIDs;
• a change request step of requesting, by the information processing apparatus when an administrator logs in, the first server to change the print setting extension application designation information according to an operation by the administrator;
• an information request step of requesting, by the information processing apparatus when the general user logs in, the first server to provide the print setting extension application designation information according to an operation by the general user;
• a change step of changing, by the first server, the print setting extension application designation information to be managed in response to the received request made in the change request step;
• an application designation information returning step of returning, by the first server, the print setting extension application designation information to the information processing apparatus in response to the received request made in the information request step;
• an application request step of requesting, by the information processing apparatus, the second server to provide the print setting extension application based on the print setting extension application designation information returned from the first server;
• an application returning step of returning, by the second server, the print setting extension application to the information processing apparatus in response to the received request made in the application request step;
• and
• an installation step of installing, by the information processing apparatus, the print setting extension application returned from the second server.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an information processing apparatus

• which is provided in a printing system comprising
• a print device;
• a first server configured to manage an APPID of a print setting extension application to be installed when a general user uses the print device as print setting extension application designation information in association with a GUID that is an identifier indicating an individual of the print device;
• and
• a second server configured to manage a plurality of print setting extension applications in association with their APPIDs,
• in which a general-purpose printer driver commonly usable for a plurality of models of print devices is initially set as a cloud printer driver used when printing is performed by the print device, and
• which increases or decreases the number of functions settable by the general user by using the cloud printer driver when the print setting extension application is installed,
• the control method comprising:
• an application designation information change step of requesting, when an administrator logs in, the first server to change the print setting extension application designation information according to an operation by the administrator, and changing the print setting extension application designation information managed by the first server;
• an information acquisition step of requesting, when the general user logs in, the first server to provide the print setting extension application designation information according to an operation by the general user, and acquiring the print setting extension application designation information from the first server;
• an application acquisition step of requesting the second server to provide the print setting extension application based on the acquired print setting extension application designation information, and acquiring the print setting extension application from the second server;
• and
• an installation step of installing the print setting extension application returned from the second server.