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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Yutaka Myoki, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Myoki, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
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.