Information processing apparatus, printing system, and control method therefor

An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus and a management server, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• a print data transmission unit that transmits print data to be printed by the printing apparatus to the printing apparatus;
• an extraction unit that extracts image data corresponding to the transmitted print data;
• a generating unit that generates, from the extracted image data, data for chasing;
• and
• a transmission unit that transmits the data for chasing to the management server,
• wherein the generating unit generates the data for chasing based on setting information to instruct a method of generating data for identifying content of the print data as the data for chasing.

A method for use in a printing system including a printing apparatus and a management server connected to an information processing apparatus via a communication medium, the method comprising:

• transmitting print data to the printing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus transmits the print data;
• extracting image data corresponding to the transmitted print data, wherein the information processing apparatus extracts the image data;
• generating data for chasing from the extracted image data, wherein the information processing apparatus generates the data for chasing;
• and
• setting setting information to instruct a method of generating data for identifying content of the print data as the data for chasing, wherein the management server sets the setting information,
• wherein the generating step comprises generating the data for chasing based on the setting information set in the setting step.

A method for use in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus and a management server, the method comprising:

• transmitting print data to be printed by the printing apparatus to the printing apparatus;
• extracting image data corresponding to the transmitted print data;
• generating, from the extracted image data, data for chasing;
• and
• transmitting the data for chasing to the management server,
• wherein the generating step comprises generating the data for chasing based on setting information to instruct a method of generating data for identifying content of the print data as the data for chasing.

A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute a method for use in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus and a management server, the method comprising:

• transmitting print data to be printed by the printing apparatus to the printing apparatus;
• extracting image data corresponding to the transmitted print data;
• generating, from the extracted image data, data for chasing;
• and
• transmitting the data for chasing to the management server,
• wherein the generating step comprises generating the data for chasing based on setting information to instruct a method of generating data for identifying content of the print data as the data for chasing.