Information processing device, information processing system, control method, and storage medium

A method for controlling an information processing device that processes data including (i) a rendering resource, (ii) a first page rendering command including a link to the rendering resource, and (iii) a second page rendering command including a link to the rendering resource, the method comprising:

• transmitting the rendering resource and the first page rendering command to an image forming device;
• registering a copy of the rendering resource in a storage area located outside the image forming device;
• including a link to the registered copy in the second page rendering command;
• transmitting, to the image forming device, the second page rendering command including the link to the registered copy;
• accepting a request issued by the image forming device;
• and
• transmitting the registered copy to the image forming device in response to the accepted request.

A non-transitory storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a method for controlling an information processing device that processes data including (i) a rendering resource, (ii) a first page rendering command including a link to the rendering resource, and (iii) a second page rendering command including a link to the rendering resource, the method comprising:

• transmitting the rendering resource and the first page rendering command to an image forming device;
• registering a copy of the rendering resource in a storage area located outside the image forming device;
• including a link to the registered copy in the second page rendering command;
• transmitting, to the image forming device, the second page rendering command including the link to the registered copy;
• accepting a request issued by the image forming device;
• and
• transmitting the registered copy to the image forming device in response to the accepted request.

An information processing device that transmits a structured stream including page rendering information for representing intra-page rendering and a rendering resource referenced from the plurality of different page rendering information to an image forming device to thereby cause the image forming device to perform print processing, the information processing device comprising:

• a registering request unit configured to make a registering request for registering the rendering resource included in the structured stream and hold information about the total amount of data of a registered rendering resource upon registration of the rendering resource;
• a management request unit configured to analyze the page rendering information included in the structured stream and, when the total amount of data of the registered rendering resource upon registration of the rendering resource referenced by the page rendering information exceeds a rendering resource storage upper limit value of the image forming device, make a request for managing the referenced rendering resource as a rendering resource to be provided;
• a transmitting unit configured to set access information to access the managed rendering resource to be provided to the analyzed page rendering information and transmit the page rendering information in which the access information is set and the registered rendering resource to the image forming device;
• a determining unit configured to determine a registration destination and a management destination of the rendering resource based on information about the residual storage capacity of the information processing device and information about the communication connection state of the same;
• a registering unit configured to register the rendering resource in accordance with a registering request from the registering request unit when the information processing device itself is determined as the registration destination of the rendering resource;
• and
• a managing unit configured to manage the rendering resource as the rendering resource to be provided in accordance with a management request from the management request unit when the information processing device itself is determined as the management destination of the rendering resource.

An information processing system comprising:

• an image forming device;
• and
• an information processing device that transmits a structured stream including page rendering information for representing intra-page rendering and a rendering resource referenced from the plurality of different page rendering information to an image forming device to thereby cause the image forming device to perform print processing,
• wherein the information processing device includes:
• a registering request unit configured to make a registering request for registering the rendering resource included in the structured stream and hold information about the total amount of data of a registered rendering resource upon registration of the rendering resource;
• a management request unit configured to analyze the page rendering information included in the structured stream and, when the total amount of data of the registered rendering resource upon registration of the rendering resource referenced by the page rendering information exceeds a rendering resource storage upper limit value of the image forming device, make a request for managing the referenced rendering resource as a rendering resource to be provided;
• a transmitting unit configured to set access information to access the managed rendering resource to be provided to the analyzed page rendering information and transmit the page rendering information in which the access information is set and the registered rendering resource to the image forming device
• a determining unit configured to determine a registration destination and a management destination of the rendering resource based on information about the residual storage capacity of the information processing device and information about the communication connection state of the same;
• a registering unit configured to register the rendering resource in accordance with a registering request from the registering request unit when the information processing device itself is determined as the registration destination of the rendering resource;
• and
• a managing unit configured to manage the rendering resource as the rendering resource to be provided in accordance with a management request from the management request unit when the information processing device itself is determined as the management destination of the rendering resource.

A method for controlling an information processing device that transmits a structured stream including page rendering information for representing intra-page rendering and a rendering resource referenced from the plurality of different page rendering information to an image forming device to thereby cause the image forming device to perform print processing, the method comprising:

• making a registering request for registering the rendering resource included in the structured stream and holding information about the total amount of data of a registered rendering resource upon registration of the rendering resource;
• analyzing the page rendering information included in the structured stream and, when the total amount of data of the registered rendering resource upon registration of the rendering resource referenced by the page rendering information exceeds the rendering resource storage upper limit value of the image forming device, making a request for managing the referenced rendering resource as a rendering resource to be provided;
• setting access information to access the managed rendering resource to be provided to the analyzed page rendering information and transmitting the page rendering information in which the access information is set and the registered rendering resource to the image forming device;
• determining a registration destination and a management destination of the rendering resource based on information about the residual storage capacity of the information processing device and information about the communication connection state of the same;
• registering the rendering resource in accordance with the registering request when the information processing device itself is determined as the registration destination of the rendering resource;
• and
• managing the rendering resource as the rendering resource to be provided in accordance with the request for managing the referenced rendering resource when the information processing device itself is determined as the management destination of the rendering resource.

A non-transitory storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a method for controlling an information processing device that transmits a structured stream including page rendering information for representing intra-page rendering and a rendering resource referenced from the plurality of different page rendering information to an image forming device to thereby cause the image forming device to perform print processing, the method comprising:

• making a registering request for registering the rendering resource included in the structured stream and holding information about the total amount of data of a registered rendering resource upon registration of the rendering resource;
• analyzing the page rendering information included in the structured stream and, when the total amount of data of the registered rendering resource upon registration of the rendering resource referenced by the page rendering information exceeds the rendering resource storage upper limit value of the image forming device, making a request for managing the referenced rendering resource as a rendering resource to be provided;
• setting access information to access the managed rendering resource to be provided to the analyzed page rendering information and transmitting the page rendering information in which the access information is set and the registered rendering resource to the image forming device;
• determining a registration destination and a management destination of the rendering resource based on information about the residual storage capacity of the information processing device and information about the communication connection state of the same;
• registering the rendering resource in accordance with the registering request when the information processing device itself is determined as the registration destination of the rendering resource;
• and
• managing the rendering resource as the rendering resource to be provided in accordance with the request for managing the referenced rendering resource when the information processing device itself is determined as the management destination of the rendering resource.