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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2005
Jun Horiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Jun Horiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus which is capable of reducing a burden on both an administrator and users when a job accounting system is introduced, to thereby enable efficient execution of job management. A client computerhas a printer driverinstalled therein for generating an output job to be output to a peripheral apparatus, and delivers the output job to the peripheral apparatus via a first port monitorpreset to a port as the output destination of the printer driver. A second port monitorreceives the output job generated by the printer driverand delivers the output job to the peripheral apparatus and collects job information on the output job. The port as the output destination of the device driver is switched from the port monitored by the first port monitorto a port monitored by the second port monitorwhen a system in which the job information is acquired using the second port monitor is constructed.