Abstract: A receiving unit 210 receives, from a PC 10, a print command that includes image data to be printed, an additional print parameter that is a print parameter of a function added to a printer driver of the PC 10 by installing a driver plug-in, and first identification information that is identification information on the driver plug-in; an identification-information storage unit 224 stores therein second identification information that is identification information on an installed main body plug-in; a determining unit 242 determines whether the main body plug-in can interpret the additional print parameter by comparing the first identification information with the second identification information; and a print unit performs a particular operation other than printing of the image data in accordance with the additional print parameter if it is determined that the additional print parameter cannot be interpreted.

Abstract: A printing setting apparatus is disclosed that includes a first part to establish a connection to a printing apparatus; a second part to make a setting with respect to printing of printing data; a third part to add a first ground pattern to the printing data in response to the second part making a first setting for adding the first ground pattern; a fourth part to obtain information indicating whether a second setting for adding a second ground pattern is made in the printing apparatus; and a fifth part to disable the second part from accepting the first setting in response to the fourth part obtaining the information indicating that the second setting is made in the printing apparatus, and enable the second part to accept the first setting in response to the fourth part obtaining the information indicating that the second setting is not made in the printing apparatus.

Abstract: A printing setting apparatus is disclosed that includes a first part to establish a connection to a printing apparatus; a second part to make a setting with respect to printing of printing data; a third part to add a first ground pattern to the printing data in response to the second part making a first setting for adding the first ground pattern; a fourth part to obtain information indicating whether a second setting for adding a second ground pattern is made in the printing apparatus; and a fifth part to disable the second part from accepting the first setting in response to the fourth part obtaining the information indicating that the second setting is made in the printing apparatus, and enable the second part to accept the first setting in response to the fourth part obtaining the information indicating that the second setting is not made in the printing apparatus.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus for preparing a print job based on a document file prepared using an application and transmitting the print job to a printing apparatus is devised. The terminal apparatus includes a verification-use information receiving unit, a storage destination control unit, an information retrieval and attachment unit, and a data transmission unit. The verification-use information receiving unit receives verification information to be attached to the print job. The storage destination control unit controls a storage destination of the verification information received by the verification-use information receiving unit. The information retrieval and attachment unit reads out the verification information from the storage destination and to attach the read-out verification information to the print job. The data transmission unit transmits the print job, to which the verification information is attached by the information retrieval and attachment unit, to the printing apparatus.

Abstract: A printing setting apparatus is disclosed that includes a first part to establish a connection to a printing apparatus; a second part to make a setting with respect to printing of printing data; a third part to add a first ground pattern to the printing data in response to the second part making a first setting for adding the first ground pattern; a fourth part to obtain information indicating whether a second setting for adding a second ground pattern is made in the printing apparatus; and a fifth part to disable the second part from accepting the first setting in response to the fourth part obtaining the information indicating that the second setting is made in the printing apparatus, and enable the second part to accept the first setting in response to the fourth part obtaining the information indicating that the second setting is not made in the printing apparatus.

Abstract: A print data processing apparatus performs combined printing of a plurality of pages including a page on which an image is oriented in a different direction from images on other pages. In the print data processing apparatus, the layout unit lays out, in a memory, print data of target pages in a number specified to be combined into a single print to create print data of a physical page and sends the print data to a printing apparatus to print the print data. The rotation-angle determining unit determines a rotation angle of an image on the target pages based on the specified number of the target pages, the paper feeding direction, the direction of an image on the first page of the target pages, the order in which the target pages are arranged, and the direction of an image on the target pages.

Abstract: A receiving unit 210 receives, from a PC 10, a print command that includes image data to be printed, an additional print parameter that is a print parameter of a function added to a printer driver of the PC 10 by installing a driver plug-in, and first identification information that is identification information on the driver plug-in; an identification-information storage unit 224 stores therein second identification information that is identification information on an installed main body plug-in; a determining unit 242 determines whether the main body plug-in can interpret the additional print parameter by comparing the first identification information with the second identification information; and a print unit performs a particular operation other than printing of the image data in accordance with the additional print parameter if it is determined that the additional print parameter cannot be interpreted.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus for preparing a print job based on a document file prepared using an application and transmitting the print job to a printing apparatus is devised. The terminal apparatus includes a verification-use information receiving unit, a storage destination control unit, an information retrieval and attachment unit, and a data transmission unit. The verification-use information receiving unit receives verification information to be attached to the print job. The storage destination control unit controls a storage destination of the verification information received by the verification-use information receiving unit. The information retrieval and attachment unit reads out the verification information from the storage destination and to attach the read-out verification information to the print job. The data transmission unit transmits the print job, to which the verification information is attached by the information retrieval and attachment unit, to the printing apparatus.

Abstract: A printing setting apparatus is disclosed that includes a first part to establish a connection to a printing apparatus; a second part to make a setting with respect to printing of printing data; a third part to add a first ground pattern to the printing data in response to the second part making a first setting for adding the first ground pattern; a fourth part to obtain information indicating whether a second setting for adding a second ground pattern is made in the printing apparatus; and a fifth part to disable the second part from accepting the first setting in response to the fourth part obtaining the information indicating that the second setting is made in the printing apparatus, and enable the second part to accept the first setting in response to the fourth part obtaining the information indicating that the second setting is not made in the printing apparatus.

Abstract: A print data processing apparatus performs combined printing of a plurality of pages including a page on which an image is oriented in a different direction from images on other pages. In the print data processing apparatus, the layout unit lays out, in a memory, print data of target pages in a number specified to be combined into a single print to create print data of a physical page and sends the print data to a printing apparatus to print the print data. The rotation-angle determining unit determines a rotation angle of an image on the target pages based on the specified number of the target pages, the paper feeding direction, the direction of an image on the first page of the target pages, the order in which the target pages are arranged, and the direction of an image on the target pages.

Abstract: An authentication processing unit performs an authentication process of determining whether printing of a printing job is allowed. A job control unit executes the printing of the printing job when an authentication is obtained with the authentication processing unit determining that the printing of the printing job is allowed. A faint-background generating unit appends, upon the job control unit executing the printing of the printing job, information on the authentication to the printing job as faint-background data including a copy-control pattern that appears on a copy of a document.