Printing control apparatus, printing control method, printing control system, and storage medium in which printing control program is stored

A method of controlling a printing control apparatus for analyzing a print job and processing the print job, said method comprising the steps of:

• inputting data as a print job, which includes printing management data to which header information identifying the printing management data has been added, and print data to which header information identifying the print data and indicating a data size of the print data has been added, wherein the printing management data is for managing the print job;
• storing the printing management data in management information storage means;
• storing the print data in print data storage means;
• and
• analyzing the header information of the input data, storing the input data as printing management data in said management information storage step when it is determined that the input data is printing management data in accordance with the header information, and skipping process of the input data by an amount corresponding to the data size indicated by the header information to store the print data in said print data storage means, when it is determined that the input data is print data in accordance with the header information.

A storage medium storing a computer-readable printing control program for controlling a printing control apparatus for analyzing a print job and processing the print job, the control program comprising program steps of:

• inputting data as a print job, which includes printing management data to which header information identifying the printing management data has been added, and print data to which information identifying the print data and indicating a data size of the print data has been added, wherein the printing management data is for managing the print job;
• storing the printing management data in management information storage means;
• storing the print data in print data storage means;
• and
• analyzing the header information of the input data, storing the input data as printing management data in said management information storage step when it is determined that the input data is printing management data in accordance with the header information, and skipping process of the input data by an amount corresponding to the data size indicated by the header information to store the print data in said print data storage means, when it is determined that the input data is print data in accordance with the header information.

A data processing method for issuing a print job to a printing control apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• sending to the printing control apparatus printing management data to which header information identifying the printing management data is added, wherein the printing management data is for managing the print job;
• and
• sending to the printing control apparatus print data to which header information identifying the print data and indicating a data size of the print data is added
• wherein the printing control apparatus receives the printing management data or the print data, analyzes the header information, stores the printing management dat in management information storage means when it is determined that the received data is the printing management data in accordance with the header information, and skips process of the received data by an amount corresponding to the data size indicated by the header information to store the print data in print data storage means when it is determined that the received data is the print data in accordance with the header information.

A storage medium storing a computer-readable program for issuing a print job to a printing control apparatus, the program comprising program codes for:

• generating a first packet including printing management data and header information identifying the printing management data;
• and
• generating a second packet including print data and header information identifying the print data and indicating a data size of the print data,
• wherein the generated packets are sent to the printing control apparatus
• wherein the printing control apparatus receives the printing management data or the print data, analyzes the header information, stores the printing management data in management information storage means when it is determined that the received data is the printing management data in accordance with the header information, and skips process of he received data by an amount corresponding to the data size indicated by the header information to store the print data in print data storage means when it is determined that the received data is the print data in accordance with the header information.

A computer for issuing a print job to a printing control apparatus, comprising:

• a memory for storing a program;
• a processor for executing the program to generate a packet including printing management data and header information identifying the printing management data and to generate a packet including print data and header information identifying the print data and indicating a data size of the print data,
• wherein the generated packets are sent to the printing control apparatus
• wherein the printing control apparatus receives the printing management data or the print data, analyzes the header information, stores the printing management data in management information storage means when it is determined that the received data is the printing management data in accordance with the header information, and skips process of the received data by an amount corresponding to the data size indicated by the header information to store the print data in print data storage means when it is determined that the received data is the print data in accordance with the header information.