Information processing apparatus and information processing method
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYusuke HAMADA, Sou MIYAZAKI, Kouichirou NISHI, Yutaka KUKITSU
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, an information processing apparatus receives printing media type information indicating a type of printing media on which images are to be printed. The information processing apparatus causes a display device to display printer information indicating each of one or more printers satisfying a condition related to the type on the basis of the received printing media type information.
Claims10
An information processing apparatus that is capable of selecting a printer suitable to printing an image from a plurality of printers connected to a network, comprising:
- an input device that inputs printing media type information indicating a type of printing media on which images are to be printed;
- a display device that displays printer information indicating a printer;
- and
- a processor configured to
- generate search information at least including the printing media type information input by the input device,
- acquire, on a basis of registration information including the printer information indicating each of the plurality of printers prestored and the generated search information, registration information including printer information indicating each of one or more printers satisfying a condition related to the type of printing media, and
- cause the display device to display printer information included in the acquired registration information.
An information processing method for an information processing apparatus that is capable of selecting a printer suitable to printing an image from a plurality of printers connected to a network, comprising:
- inputting, by an input device, printing media type information indicating a type of printing media on which images are to be printed;
- generating search information at least including the printing media type information input by the input device;
- acquiring, on a basis of registration information including the printer information indicating each of the plurality of printers prestored and the generated search information, registration information including printer information indicating each of one or more printers satisfying a condition related to the type of printing media;
- and
- causing the display device to display printer information included in the acquired registration information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.