Printing system, information processing apparatus, printing apparatus, and printing method

An information processing apparatus which communicates with a printing apparatus which stores print data and print setting information, comprising:

• an obtaining unit adapted to obtain the print setting information from the printing apparatus;
• a discrimination unit adapted to, if the print setting information obtained by said obtaining unit is edited, discriminate whether or not it is necessary to recreate the print data for the printing based on the edited print setting information;
• and
• a transmission unit adapted to, if it is determined by said discrimination unit that it is unnecessary to recreate the print data, transmit the edited print setting information to said printing apparatus in order to allow the printing apparatus to print the print data stored in said printing apparatus.

A printing apparatus which communicates with an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• an obtaining unit adapted to obtain information which specifies print data and is transmitted from the information processing apparatus;
• a transmission unit adapted to transmit print setting information which has been set to the print data corresponding to the information which specifies the print data and was obtained by said obtaining unit to the information processing apparatus;
• and
• a storage unit adapted, to store the print setting information, together with the print data, edited on the basis of the print setting information which is transmitted from the information processing apparatus.

An information processing method in an information processing apparatus which communicates with a printing apparatus which stores print data and print setting information, comprising:

• an obtaining step of obtaining the print setting information from the printing apparatus;
• a discriminating step of, if the print setting information obtained in said obtaining step is edited, discriminating whether or not it is necessary to recreate the print data for the printing based on the edited print setting information;
• and
• a transmitting step of, if it is determined in said discriminating step that it is unnecessary to recreate the print data, transmitting the edited print setting information to the printing apparatus in order to allow the printing apparatus to print the print data stored in the printing apparatus.

A control method of a printing apparatus which communicates with an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• an obtaining step of obtaining information which specifies print data and is transmitted from the information processing apparatus;
• a transmitting step of transmitting print setting information which has been set to the print data corresponding to the information which specifies the print data and was obtained in said obtaining step to the information processing apparatus;
• and
• a storing step of storing the print setting information, together with the print data, edited on the basis of the print setting information which is transmitted from the information processing apparatus.

A computer-readable storage medium that stores a control program to execute an information processing method in an information processing apparatus which communicates with a printing apparatus which stores print data and print setting information,

• wherein the control program allows a computer to execute:
• an obtaining step of obtaining the print setting information from the printing apparatus;
• a discriminating step of, if the print setting information obtained in said obtaining step is edited, discriminating whether or not it is necessary to recreate the print data for the printing based on the edited print setting information;
• and
• a transmitting step of, if it is determined in said discriminating step that it is unnecessary to recreate the print data, transmitting the edited print setting information to the printing apparatus in order to allow the printing apparatus to print the print data stored in the printing apparatus.

A computer readable storage medium that stores a control program for allowing a printing apparatus which communicates with an information processing apparatus to execute a control method of the printing apparatus,

• wherein the control program allows the computer to execute:
• an obtaining step of obtaining information which specifies print data and is transmitted from the information processing apparatus;
• a transmitting step of transmitting print setting information which has been set to the print data corresponding to the information which specifies the print data and was obtained in said obtaining step to the information processing apparatus;
• and
• a storing step of storing the print setting information, together with the print data, edited on the basis of the print setting information which is transmitted from the information processing apparatus.