Information processing apparatus, printing system, and information processing method, configured to present acquired setting values as candidate setting values in print setting interface

A printing system comprising:

• an information processing apparatus;
• and
• an image forming apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus through a communication line to print an image on a recording medium in response to a print request from the information processing apparatus, wherein
• the image forming apparatus includes
• a storage configured to store, as specific print setting data, a specific print setting item for which there are many print setting values to be set, among print setting items, and a specific print setting value set for the specific print setting item;
• and
• circuitry configured to provide the specific print setting data to the information processing apparatus in response to a request from the information processing apparatus, and
• the information processing apparatus includes
• circuitry configured to
• send a request for transmission of the specific print setting data to the image forming apparatus,
• provide a print setting interface for setting print setting values for various print setting items,
• acquire a relevant print setting value set for a relevant print setting item associated with the specific print setting item,
• acquire the specific print setting value associated with the relevant print setting value among print setting values registered in both the specific print setting data and history print setting data that is the print setting values set for the print setting items, and
• present the acquired specific print setting value as a candidate for the specific print setting value for the specific print setting item;
• and
• a storage configured to store the specific print setting data provided from the image forming apparatus, and store the history print setting data.

An information processing method comprising:

• providing a print setting interface for setting print setting values for various print setting items;
• acquiring, as specific print setting data, a recording medium setting item for which there are plural print setting values to be set, among the print setting items, and a specific recording medium type set for the recording medium setting item;
• storing the print setting values that are set for the print setting items in a history storage unit as history print setting data;
• acquiring a relevant print setting value which is set via the print setting interface for a relevant print setting item associated with the recording medium setting item;
• acquiring the recording medium setting value which is acquired based on, and is associated with, the relevant print setting value set via the print setting interface which is among print setting values registered in both the specific print setting data and the history print setting data;
• and
• presenting the acquired recording medium setting value, as a candidate for the recording medium setting value for the recording medium setting item.