Information processing apparatus and method

摘要

An information processing apparatus for causing an image forming apparatus to perform printing, the image forming apparatus being able to perform calibration in order to correct an output color to a target color indicated by target information, includes a storing unit configured to, when printing processing is executed for a print job by the image forming apparatus, store the target information in association with the print job.

主权项

1. An information processing apparatus for causing an image forming apparatus to perform printing, the image forming apparatus performing calibration in order to correct an output color to a target color indicated by target information when receiving the target information, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a storing unit configured to, when printing processing is executed for a print job which has not been executed by the image forming apparatus, stores the target information in association with the print job; a grouping unit configured, when printing processing is executed for the print jobs which has been executed by the image forming apparatus, to read the print jobs stored by the storing unit and to make a group of the print jobs associated with target information, wherein a color difference between target colors indicated by target information associated with a base print job selected from the group and each print job in the group is smaller than or equal to a predetermined value, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the target information associated with the base print job to trigger the calibration in the image forming apparatus and the group of the print jobs made by the grouping unit, wherein after transmitting, to the image forming apparatus by the transmission unit, a print job which has not been executed by the image forming apparatus, if there is the group associated with the target information with a color difference that is smaller than or equal to the predetermined value from the target information associated with the print job which has not been executed, the transmission unit transmits the group of the print job to the image forming apparatus together with the print job which has not been executed.