Informing higher level apparatus of successful deletion of image information designated for deletion by the higher level apparatus

摘要

All or necessary minimum objects are copied in an image drawing apparatus and sent to a print queue. The objects are deleted in response to a deletion command from a higher level apparatus, whereas the copied objects are deleted after a print operation. Alternatively, the objects are deleted after the print operation in response to a deletion command entered from the higher level apparatus and temporarily held. In this manner, a deletion command from the higher level apparatus is not rejected and the higher level apparatus can be released as soon as possible.