Printing apparatus and method for controlling the same

摘要

There is provided a printing apparatus that can prevent a user from forgetting to set print settings and that can markedly reduce the number of unnecessary prints caused by unsuitable print settings, for example, in a case in which print data such as image data is sent from an image-supplying apparatus to the printing apparatus and in which the printing apparatus prints the print data. The printing apparatus, which receives print data from an image-supplying apparatus and prints the print data, need not start printing image data immediately after the image data is received. An input of print settings is accepted in the printing apparatus, and the image data is printed using the printing settings that have been input.

主权项

1. A print-control apparatus supporting a plurality of communication methods, the print-control apparatus comprising:
a communication unit configured to communicate with an image-supplying apparatus and to receive image data from the image-supplying apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine whether a communication method used to communicate with the image-supplying apparatus is a predetermined communication method; a display control unit configured to perform control, in a case in which it is determined by the determination unit that the communication method used to communicate with the image-supplying apparatus is not the predetermined communication method, to allow a display unit to display a print-setting screen for setting a print setting in response to reception of the image data by the communication unit; and a print control unit configured to perform control, in a case in which it is determined by the determination unit that the communication method used to communicate with the image-supplying apparatus is the predetermined communication method, to start a process of printing the image data in response to the reception of the image data by the communication unit, and in a case in which it is determined by the determination unit that the communication method used to communicate with the image-supplying apparatus is not the predetermined communication method, not to start the process of printing the image data in response to the reception of the image data by the communication unit and to start the process of printing the image data after the print setting is set on the print-setting screen, wherein the print control unit starts the process of printing the received image data even if not receiving an instruction for starting printing in a case in which a predetermined time has passed without the print setting being set on the print-setting screen.