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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1998
Mamoru Osada, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoko Shimotai, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing control apparatus for analyzing and processing an input print job that includes printing management data for managing the print job and print data. Header information identifying the printing management data has been added to the printing management data and header information identifying the print data and indicating a data size of the print data has been added to the print data. Header information of input data is analyzed and input data determined to be printing management data in accordance with the header information is stored in a management information storage medium and input data determined to be print data in accordance with the head information is stored in a print data storage medium on the basis of the data size indicated in the header information, without analyzing the print data.