Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of sending and receiving email messages includes a storage unit configured to store address book information relating to a user of the information processing apparatus, and to store transmission/reception information about the transmission and reception of email messages; a search-criterion setting unit configured to set search criteria for retrieving email addresses to which an email message is to be sent; a retrieving unit configured to retrieve email addresses from the transmission/reception information on the basis of the search criteria set by the search-criterion setting unit; and an email address selector configured to select email addresses included in the address book information from the retrieved email addresses.

Abstract: Drawing processes and print processes for respective pages are performed in accordance with print commands by a plurality of processors. The print commands over the plurality of pages are stored in a command buffer. In successively allotting the drawing processes for the different pages to the different processors, a chain of the print commands ranging over the plurality of pages is fetched from the command buffer, whereupon imaginary drawings for setting drawing attribute parameters of the respective pages are executed sequentially without executing the respective real drawings. The real drawings are executed for the pages having completed the imaginary drawing, by the respectively assigned processors in parallel on the basis of the print command chain and in accordance with the set drawing attribute parameters set in the imaginary drawings.

Abstract: Drawing processes and print processes for respective pages are performed in accordance with print commands by a plurality of processors. The print commands over the plurality of pages are stored in a command buffer. While successively allotting the drawing processes for different pages to different processors, a chain of the print commands ranging over the plurality of pages is fetched from the command buffer, and imaginary drawing operations for setting drawing attribute parameters of respective pages are executed sequentially without executing real drawing operation for printing actual drawings. The real drawing operations are executed for pages having completed the imaginary drawing operations by the allotted based in parallel on the print command chain and in accordance with the drawing attribute parameters set during in the imaginary operations.