Information processing apparatus and print device control method

An information processing apparatus, which can be connected to a print device which has a function of saving a print job and combining a plurality of saved print jobs, said apparatus comprising:

• a spooling unit adapted to spool an accepted print job;
• an addition unit adapted to add first identification information indicating a job to be combined to print jobs which are accepted within a predetermined period of time and are spooled by said spooling unit, of a plurality of print jobs spooled by said spooling unit;
• an output unit adapted to transmit the print job added with the first identification information by said addition unit to the print device as a save job to be saved on the print device side;
• a combining designation unit adapted to designate the print device to combine save jobs added with the first identification information;
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• a print designation unit adapted to designate to print the combined save job according to the combining designation by said combining designation unit.

A method of controlling a print device by an information processing apparatus, which can be connected to the print device which has a function of saving a print job and combining a plurality of saved print jobs, said method comprising:

• a spooling step of spooling an accepted print job;
• an addition step of adding, in a case that not less than a predetermined number of print jobs are spooled in the spooling step, first identification information indicating a job to be combined to print jobs spooled in the spooling step;
• an output step of transmitting the print job added with the first identification information in the addition step to the print device as a save job to be saved on the print device side;
• a combining designation step of designating the print device to combine save jobs added with the first identification information;
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• a print designation step of designating to print the combined save job according to the combining designation in the combining designation step.

A method of controlling a print device by an information processing apparatus, which can be connected to the print device which has a function of saving a print job and combining a plurality of saved print jobs, said method comprising:

• a spooling step of spooling an accepted print job;
• an addition step of adding first identification information indicating a job to be combined to print jobs which are accepted within a predetermined period of time and are spooled in the spooling step, of a plurality of print jobs spooled in the spooling step;
• an output step of transmitting the print job added with the first identification information in the addition step to the print device as a save job to be saved on the print device side;
• a combining designation step of designating the print device to combine save jobs added with the first identification information;
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• a print designation step of designating to print the combined save job according to the combining designation in the combining designation step.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program that, when executed by a computer in an information processing apparatus, causes the information processing apparatus to execute a print device control method of controlling a print device, the information processing apparatus adapted to be connected to the print device which has a function of saving a print job and combining a plurality of saved print jobs, said method comprising:

• a spooling step of spooling an accepted print job;
• an addition step of adding, in a case that not less than a predetermined number of print jobs are spooled in the spooling step, first identification information indicating a job to be combined to print jobs spooled in the spooling step;
• an output step of transmitting the print job added with the first identification information in the addition step to the print device as a save job to be saved on the print device side;
• a combining designation step of designating the print device to combine save jobs added with the first identification information;
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• a print designation step of designating to print the combined save job according to the combining designation in the combining designation step.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program that, when executed by a computer in an information processing apparatus, causes the information processing apparatus to execute a print device control method of controlling a print device, the information processing apparatus adapted to be connected to the print device which has a function of saving a print job and combining a plurality of saved print jobs, said method comprising:

• a spooling step of spooling an accepted print job;
• an addition step of adding first identification information indicating a job to be combined to print jobs which are accepted within a predetermined period of time and are spooled in the spooling step, of a plurality of print jobs spooled in the spooling step;
• an output step of transmitting the print job added with the first identification information in the addition step to the print device as a save job to be saved on the print device side;
• a combining designation step of designating the print device to combine save jobs added with the first identification information;
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• a print designation step of designating to print the combined save job according to the combining designation in the combining designation step.