Information processing method and apparatus

An information processing apparatus for printing document data which includes a plurality of address expressions, wherein each address expression respectively designates an address on a network of corresponding image data which can be accessed via the network, comprising:

• detection means for detecting each address expression described in the document data when a print instruction of the document data is issued;
• setting means for setting a caption expression for each of the image data corresponding to each of the detected address expressions, wherein each respective caption expression is different from the corresponding detected address expression;
• replacing means for replacing each detected address expression in the document data with the respective caption expression set by the setting means;
• acquisition means for acquiring each of the image data via the network using the respective detected address expression;
• embedding means for embedding each respective caption expression in the corresponding image data;
• print data generation means for generating print data by embedding the image data having the embedded caption expression at a predetermined position in the document data having the caption expression replaced by the replacing means;
• and
• print means for printing the print data and outputting the printed data as a visualized document,
• wherein the visualized document visibly comprises both the caption expression replaced by the replacing means and the caption expression embedded in the image data by the embedding means.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer print document data which includes a plurality of address expressions, wherein each address expression respectively designates an address on a network of corresponding image data which can be accessed via the network, comprising:

• a detection step of detecting each address expression described in the document data when a print instruction of the document data is issued;
• a setting step of setting a caption expression for each of the image data corresponding to each of the detected address expressions, wherein each respective caption expression is different from the corresponding detected address expression;
• a replacing step of replacing each detected address expression in the document data with the respective caption expression set in the setting step;
• an acquisition step of acquiring each of the image data via the network using the respective detected address expression;
• an embedding step of embedding each respective caption expression in the corresponding image data;
• a print data generation step of generating print data by embedding the image data having the embedded caption expression at a predetermined position in the document data having the replaced caption expression;
• and
• a print step of printing the print data and outputting the printed print data as a visualized document,
• wherein the visualized document visibly comprises both the caption expression replaced in the replacing step and the caption expression embedded in the image data by the embedding step.