Information processing apparatus, printing apparatus, image processing cooperation system, control method, and computer-readable medium

A control method of an information processing apparatus for generating output data to be output to a printing apparatus, which executes print processing or output processing to a display apparatus according to a definition described in the output data, comprising:

• an output port information holding step of controlling an output port information holding unit of the information processing apparatus to hold pieces of information of output ports for the printing apparatus and the printing apparatus, which are designated by the user;
• a describing step of controlling a describing unit of the information processing apparatus to describe, in the output data, a definition indicating that the display apparatus outputs the output data when the display apparatus is designated as an output destination of the output data, and a definition indicating that the printing apparatus outputs the output data when the printing apparatus is designated as an output destination of the output data;
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• an output step of controlling an output unit of the information processing apparatus to output the output data to the printing apparatus.

A computer-readable medium storing a program, the program making a computer function as:

• an output port information holding unit which holds pieces of information of output ports for the printing apparatus and the printing apparatus, which are designated by the user;
• a describing unit which describes, in the output data, a definition indicating that the display apparatus outputs the output data when the display apparatus is designated as an output destination of the output data, and a definition indicating that the printing apparatus outputs the output data when the printing apparatus is designated as an output destination of the output data;
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• an output unit which outputs the output data to the printing apparatus.

A computer-readable medium storing a program, the program making a printing apparatus function as:

• an analysis unit which generates intermediate data by analyzing output data received from an information processing apparatus;
• a determination unit which determines based on a definition defined in the output data whether the printing apparatus or a display apparatus outputs the output data;
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• a sending unit which associates information of the display apparatus with the intermediate data of the output data generated by said analysis unit, and sends the intermediate data in response to a request of the display apparatus, when said determination unit determines that the display apparatus outputs the output data.