Abstract: A print control program has a target printer designating step of designating a target printer for printing, a target printer determining step of determining capabilities of the target printer, and a language converting step of converting the page description language into another page description language depending on capabilities of the target printer. A rule creation unit creates a repetition rule corresponding to a repetition element and a rule application unit creates a repetition structure for configuration information using the repetition rule.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a specification unit configured to specify a layer of a record level from print data of a hierarchical structure having metadata, a display control unit configured to display the metadata contained in the layer specified by the specification unit, a receiving unit configured to receive selection of specific metadata for filter printing from the metadata displayed by the display control unit, and a determination unit configured to determine a record in which the specific metadata received by the receiving unit is set to be a print target.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that performs mapping of a data field in a database to a document template holding a variable area according to a mapping rule defined in the variable area, thereby generating print data for each record in the database, the information processing apparatus comprises: an accepting unit configured to accept designation from a user regarding whether or not to perform encryption of the data field referred to by the mapping rule, for each data field; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not to encrypt content that is to be applied to the variable area based on the data field for which encryption designation is accepted by the accepting unit and the mapping rule; and a generation unit configured to encrypt the content that is to be applied to the variable area and that is determined to be encrypted by the determination unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an automatic update determination unit that stores update information for updating a record level among layers included in print data, a layered metadata change unit that acquires a key included in metadata in the print data and a value corresponding to the key, generates a change screen that can receive an instruction relating to grouping processing of the metadata, performs grouping processing on the metadata based on the instruction relating to grouping processing received via the change screen, determines based on the update information whether the record level needs to be changed by the grouping processing, and changes the record level when it is determined that the record level needs to be changed.

Abstract: A rendering system includes a determination unit and a generation unit. The determination unit determines whether a processing object is a common object capable of being used a plurality of times and rendering of which is time-consuming when deformation thereof is performed. If the determination unit determines that the processing object is not a common object capable of being used a plurality of times and rendering of which is time-consuming when deformation thereof is performed, then the generation unit does not generate a deformed new object. If the determination unit determines that the processing object is a common object capable of being used a plurality of times and rendering of which is time-consuming when deformation thereof is performed, then the generation unit generates a deformed new object.

Abstract: A printing control method comprises a rendering step for rendering a description language document, a color matching step for converting color information specified in the description language document into color information for a printing device which is to print the description language document, and a control step for controlling whether to perform the conversion in the color matching step before the rendering or following the rendering. Appropriately controlling whether to perform color matching before rendering or following rendering enables color reproducibility to be improved.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that generates print data for variable-data printing by applying internal data to a variable-data printing document, the information processing apparatus comprises a markup language data structure display means configured to read markup language data structure information, and displays a structure that markup language data has; a record level element designation acceptance means configured to accept, from a user, designation of a record level element used as a record level that indicates a record unit in the structure of the markup language data displayed by the markup language data structure display means; and a markup language data structure conversion means configured, in order to apply the markup language data based on the markup language data structure information, as the internal data, to the variable-data printing document, to convert the record level element so as to have a structure of the internal data.

Abstract: A print control program has a target printer designating step of designating a target printer for printing, a target printer determining step of determining capabilities of the target printer, and a language converting step of converting the page description language into another page description language depending on capabilities of the target printer. A rule creation unit creates a repetition rule corresponding to a repetition element and a rule application unit creates a repetition structure for configuration information using the repetition rule.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a content data acquisition unit configured to acquire content data to be inserted into an insertion area which is set in an image formation area for forming an image, and a content data transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired content data to an image forming apparatus that is capable of forming an image. The apparatus further includes an identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire identification information of the transmitted content data from the image forming apparatus; an image formation data generation unit configured to generate image formation data for forming the image, using the identification information; and an image formation data transmission unit configured to transmit the generated image formation data to the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A printing system includes a processing unit configured to cause a sheet processing unit to execute a sheet processing including a folding processing and a trimming processing on a printed sheet by executing a job, a determining unit configured to determine whether a fold line of a sheet folded by the folding processing is cut out by the trimming processing, and a control unit configured to perform controlling such that the fold line of the sheet folded by the folding processing is not cut out by the trimming processing if the determining unit determines that the fold line of the sheet folded by the folding processing is cutout by the trimming processing.

Abstract: A rendering system includes a determination unit and a generation unit. The determination unit determines whether a processing object is a common object capable of being used a plurality of times and rendering of which is time-consuming when deformation thereof is performed. If the determination unit determines that the processing object is not a common object capable of being used a plurality of times and rendering of which is time-consuming when deformation thereof is performed, then the generation unit does not generate a deformed new object. If the determination unit determines that the processing object is a common object capable of being used a plurality of times and rendering of which is time-consuming when deformation thereof is performed, then the generation unit generates a deformed new object.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a specification unit configured to specify a layer of a record level from print data of a hierarchical structure having metadata, a display control unit configured to display the metadata contained in the layer specified by the specification unit, a receiving unit configured to receive selection of specific metadata for filter printing from the metadata displayed by the display control unit, and a determination unit configured to determine a record in which the specific metadata received by the receiving unit is set to be a print target.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an automatic update determination unit that stores update information for updating a record level among layers included in print data, a layered metadata change unit that acquires a key included in metadata in the print data and a value corresponding to the key, generates a change screen that can receive an instruction relating to grouping processing of the metadata, performs grouping processing on the metadata based on the instruction relating to grouping processing received via the change screen, determines based on the update information whether the record level needs to be changed by the grouping processing, and changes the record level when it is determined that the record level needs to be changed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that generates print data for variable-data printing by applying internal data to a variable-data printing document, the information processing apparatus comprises a markup language data structure display means configured to read markup language data structure information, and displays a structure that markup language data has; a record level element designation acceptance means configured to accept, from a user, designation of a record level element used as a record level that indicates a record unit in the structure of the markup language data displayed by the markup language data structure display means; and a markup language data structure conversion means configured, in order to apply the markup language data based on the markup language data structure information, as the internal data, to the variable-data printing document, to convert the record level element so as to have a structure of the internal data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that performs mapping of a data field in a database to a document template holding a variable area according to a mapping rule defined in the variable area, thereby generating print data for each record in the database, the information processing apparatus comprises: an accepting unit configured to accept designation from a user regarding whether or not to perform encryption of the data field referred to by the mapping rule, for each data field; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not to encrypt content that is to be applied to the variable area based on the data field for which encryption designation is accepted by the accepting unit and the mapping rule; and a generation unit configured to encrypt the content that is to be applied to the variable area and that is determined to be encrypted by the determination unit.

Abstract: A printing system includes a processing unit configured to cause a sheet processing unit to execute a sheet processing including a folding processing and a trimming processing on a printed sheet by executing a job, a determining unit configured to determine whether a fold line of a sheet folded by the folding processing is cut out by the trimming processing, and a control unit configured to perform controlling such that the fold line of the sheet folded by the folding processing is not cut out by the trimming processing if the determining unit determines that the fold line of the sheet folded by the folding processing is cutout by the trimming processing.

Abstract: A server apparatus, a method for controlling the server apparatus, and computer-executable process steps for causing a computer to perform the method, for constructing an on-line sales system appropriate for a creator and sells a commercial item including a content without imposing, on the creator, the workload involved in the construction and operation of the on-line sales system, and without the risk of stocking unsold commercial items. More specifically, a support server receives, from a creator terminal, information relating to the commercial item that is produced by outputting the content based on commercial item information, sets an address of a location of each commercial item on a network, and sends page data containing the address to an orderer terminal. Upon receiving location information represented by the address from the orderer terminal, the support server outputs a command to an output apparatus to produce the commercial item.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to improve the convenience of a client user when the client establishes communication connection to a server which can improve resources in session management. To this end, in an information processing method according to this invention, a client, which can request a predetermined process to a server via an application while communication connection with the server is established, identifies a field on a display, to which an operation has been made by an input device, generates a dummy request, which includes information required to maintain communication connection, or a request, which includes information required to maintain communication connection and a predetermined processing request, in accordance with the identified field, and transmits the generated request to the server. Even when a predetermined processing request is not made to the server, the client can maintain communications with the server if some operation is made.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for implementing online sales in an environment on a network, which is provided by a creator, without putting any load on the creator. A creator-side apparatus transmits a content that forms merchandise and merchandise information about its output medium to a support-side apparatus. The support-side apparatus makes the merchandise information correspond to an address that indicates a location on the network and transmits the address to the creator-side apparatus as an address where an order for the merchandise should be received. The creator-side apparatus sends data containing the address to the network to which an orderer-side apparatus is connected such that the orderer-side apparatus accepts connection to the location. The support-side apparatus executes merchandise order reception processing when the orderer-side apparatus is connected to the location and requests an output system to execute output processing based on the merchandise information.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a content data acquisition unit configured to acquire content data to be inserted into an insertion area which is set in an image formation area for forming an image, and a content data transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired content data to an image forming apparatus that is capable of forming an image. The apparatus further includes an identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire identification information of the transmitted content data from the image forming apparatus; an image formation data generation unit configured to generate image formation data for forming the image, using the identification information; and an image formation data transmission unit configured to transmit the generated image formation data to the image forming apparatus.