Information processing apparatus and control method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTetsuya Shiohara
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus having print data generation software and print software installed thereon, the print data generation software having been obtained at a first timing, the print software being different from the print data generation software and obtained at a second timing different from the first timing, launches the print software in a case where print setting information set by a user using a setting screen provided by the print software includes a setting that matches a launch condition for the print software.
Claims15
An information processing apparatus having print data generation software and print software installed thereon, the print data generation software having been obtained at a first timing, the print software being different from the print data generation software and obtained at a second timing different from the first timing, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- an associating unit configured to associate the print data generation software with the print software;
- an identifying unit configured to identify print setting information set by a user using a setting screen provided by the print software;
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- a control unit configured to launch the print software in a case where the identified print setting information includes a setting that matches a launch condition for the print software, and to suppress launch of the print software in a case where the identified print setting information does not include a setting that matches a launch condition for the print software, wherein
- the print data generation software associated with the print software is configured to generate print data based on the print setting information set by using the setting screen provided by the print software.
A control method to be performed in an information processing apparatus having print data generation software and print software installed thereon, the print data generation software having been obtained at a first timing, the print software being different from the print data generation software and obtained at a second timing different from the first timing, the control method comprising:
- associating the print data generation software with the print software;
- identifying print setting information set by a user using a setting screen provided by the print software;
- launching the print software in a case where the identified print setting information includes a setting that matches a launch condition for the print software;
- and
- suppressing launch of the print software in a case where the identified print setting information does not include a setting that matches a launch condition for the print software, wherein
- the print data generation software associated with the print software generates print data based on the print setting information set by using the setting screen provided by the print software.
A control method to be performed in an information processing apparatus having print data generation software and print software installed thereon, the print data generation software having been obtained at a first timing, the print software being different from the print data generation software and obtained at a second timing different from the first timing, the control method comprising
- setting print setting information by a user using a setting screen provided by the print software, wherein
- the print software is launched in a case where the print setting information includes a setting that matches a launch condition for the print software, and
- launch of the print software is suppressed in a case where the print setting information does not include a setting that matches a launch condition for the print software.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.