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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Masayuki Sakura, Kawasaki, JP;
Masamichi Akashi, Funabashi, JP;
Masanori Matsuzaki, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Anno, Minato-ku, JP;
Osamu Hosoda, Inagi, JP;
Masayuki Sakura, Kawasaki, JP;
Masamichi Akashi, Funabashi, JP;
Masanori Matsuzaki, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Anno, Minato-ku, JP;
Osamu Hosoda, Inagi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit, a receiving unit, and a switching unit. The display control unit helps set information on printing product post-processing to be performed. The receiving unit receives a print instruction. If the post-processing apparatus is selected, the switching unit performs distributed transmitting processing on an image forming apparatus and the post-processing apparatus in response to the print instruction such that, print data is transmitted to the image forming apparatus and post-processing data is transmitted to the post-processing apparatus. If the post-processing apparatus is not selected, the switching unit performs the transmitting processing on the image forming apparatus in response to the print instruction such that both the print data and the post-processing data are transmitted to the image forming apparatus. The post-processing apparatus specifies the post-processing data transmitted with identification information in response to identification information being input in the post-processing apparatus.