Abstract: An information processing apparatus which controls a peripheral device in accordance with set values in a device driver, comprising, a memory for holding plural conflict resolution rules to avoid a conflict among the set values in the device driver; and a processor to, in accordance with the plural conflict resolution rules read from the memory, control a status of a corresponding set value, wherein at least one of the plural conflict resolution rules includes information on application priority over other conflict resolution rules.

Abstract: An operation window including the first display area having a plurality of types of print setting items, and a second display area which displays log data representing the log of setting operations to the print setting items in the first display area is displayed. The second print setting item, which conflicts with the first print setting item, is set to be disabled on the basis of an operation to the first print setting item. Information containing a print setting value of the first print setting item before and after a change, and the second print setting item disabled along with the change is stored as the log data. When the designation of the second print setting item is detected, it is controlled to display log data so as to be distinct from other log data.

Abstract: When a device on a network is detected with network plug and play and its driver is installed, a function installed by the device information is uniquely decided. The high priority device function is selected based on information of client and the device function is automatically decided with network plug and play based on the selection of the high priority device function (704) to install the driver. In this situation, a criterion can be selected by a user among most installed criterion, recently installed criterion, currently installed criterion, etc.

Abstract: The invention provides an information processing apparatus which can add a job attribute of optimum print setting to a combined job without changing print settings by using a user interface upon job combination. The information processing apparatus makes the user preset the print setting which is applied upon combination of print jobs on a print setting display screen upon combination and combines the print jobs on the basis of the set print setting upon combination at the time of the combination of the print jobs.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus has an input unit to input settings which are used for a print process, a recognizing unit to execute a printer driver and recognize a conflict of the settings inputted to the input unit, and a notifying unit to notify an application of a reason of occurrence of the conflict recognized by the recognizing unit.

Abstract: A method of processing data to be printed and print setting information used to print the data includes a detection step of detecting uninterpretable information from the print setting information, a transmission step of transmitting the uninterpretable information detected in the detection step, an acquisition step of acquiring interpretable information which is sent back in response to transmission of the uninterpretable information transmitted in the transmission step, and a creation step of creating print setting information by using the information acquired in the acquisition step.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which controls a peripheral device in accordance with set values in a device driver, comprising, a memory for holding plural conflict resolution rules to avoid a conflict among the set values in said device driver; and a processor to, in accordance with said plural conflict resolution rules read from said memory, control a status of a corresponding set value, wherein at least one of said plural conflict resolution rules includes information on application priority over other conflict resolution rules.