Storage medium, printing control method, and printing control apparatus

A printing control method performed by a printing control apparatus in which a printer driver for causing a printing device to perform printing runs on an operating system, the printing control method comprising:

• causing an information acquisition module that is between the operating system and the printer driver to be installed in advance,
• wherein the information acquisition module is associated in advance with the printer driver,
• the printing control method further comprising, by the information acquisition module,
• acquiring a print request;
• controlling, based on the acquired print request, the printer driver to cause the printing device to print;
• receiving, from the printer driver, a response corresponding to the print request;
• and
• acquiring print information related to calculation of one of a print quantity or a cost of execution of the printing by the printing device, wherein the print information is acquired based on the print request.

A printing control method performed by an information acquisition module in a printing control apparatus, the printing control method comprising:

• acquiring a print request;
• causing, based on the print request, a printer driver to execute printing by a printing device;
• receiving, from the printer driver, a response corresponding to the print request;
• and
• sending print information, which is based on the print request, to outside, wherein the print information is related to calculation of one of a print quantity or a cost of the execution of the printing by the printing device.