Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Storing Data Conversion Program, Data Conversion Method, and Data Conversion Apparatus

A data conversion method for converting pre-conversion type-format data for a first model of an image forming apparatus into post-conversion type-format data for a second model of the image forming apparatus, the data conversion method comprising:

• converting the pre-conversion type-format data into common-format data of format independent of the image-forming-apparatus model, based on pre-conversion-data conversion rule information indicating a rule for converting between the pre-conversion type-format data and the common-format data;
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• converting the common-format data into the post-conversion type-format data, based on post-conversion-data conversion rule information indicating a rule for converting between the post-conversion type-format data and the common format data.

A data conversion apparatus for converting pre-conversion type-format data for a first model of an image forming apparatus into post-conversion type-format data for a second model of the image forming apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a common-format conversion unit configured to convert the pre-conversion type-format data into common-format data of format independent of the image-forming-apparatus model, based on pre-conversion-data conversion rule information indicating a rule for converting between the pre-conversion type-format data and the common-format data;
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• a type-format conversion unit configured to convert the common-format data generated by the common-format conversion unit into the post-conversion type-format data, based on post-conversion-data conversion rule information indicating a rule for converting between the post-conversion type-format data and the common format data.