An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to in a case of executing printing with print settings using a predetermined function, receive, from an image forming apparatus within a predetermined first distance, information on a function executable by an image forming apparatus different from the image forming apparatus within the first distance, the information on the function being stored in the image forming apparatus within the first distance, and store the information on the function, and notify of an image forming apparatus capable of printing with the print settings, based on the information on the function.

A method of 3D print modelling includes: obtaining a target virtual object for 3D printing, evaluating the target virtual object for 3D printing with respect to one or more printability criteria to detect whether the 3D printed model would have one or more predetermined undesirable physical characteristics, and if so, generating 3D printable model data defining a transparent matrix to be printed surrounding the 3D printed model of the target virtual object.

Provided is a control apparatus including: a first obtaining unit configured to obtain information on a first print setting from a printer, the first print setting being settable for printing by using the printer; a second obtaining unit configured to obtain information on a second print setting in a case of printing; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the information on the second print setting obtained by the second obtaining unit is included in the information on the first print setting obtained by the first obtaining unit; and a notification unit configured to issue notification to a user in a case where the determination unit determines that the information on the second print setting is not included in the information on the first print setting.

A printer driver communicates with a printer using a predetermined print protocol to obtain first attribute information related to printing from the printer. The print driver generates a print job conforming to the predetermined print protocol based on data received from an application and transmits the generated print job to the extension application (S606). The extension application obtains attribute information in a different form from the first attribute information (S611). The extension application displays a user interface (UI) for print settings based on at least the second attribute information (S613). The extension application generates a print job to be transmitted to the printer based on settings made via the UI and the print job received from the printer driver.

A workflow control method is provided for processing, by an information processing apparatus, submission data in each process of a workflow to produce a print product. In the method, the submission data is accepted by the information processing apparatus. If new submission data to original submission data is submitted, it is determined whether a current processing step for the original submission data is a specific process or a process after that. If it is determined that the current processing step is the specific process or the process after that, the new submission data is not accepted, and otherwise, the new submission data is accepted.

A server, which is capable of communicating with a printer or printers, each performing radio frequency identification (RFID) communication with a RFID tag, contains: a record unit configured to record, in a memory device, printer identification information for identifying a printer, tag identification information for identifying a RFID tag, and communication parameters with which the printer performs RFID communication, in an associated manner; a first obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a printer, printer identification information and tag identification information read by the printer; an identifying unit configured to identify communication parameters associated with the printer identification information and the tag identification information obtained by the first obtaining unit; and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the communication parameters identified by the identifying unit, to the printer.

A production system includes a memory containing instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions to execute a quality verification process corresponding to identification information assigned to a print job, determine whether or not a condition corresponding to the identification information assigned to the print job is met, in a case it is determined that the condition is not met, execute an adjustment process for meeting the condition, and execute the print job in a case the adjustment process has been completed or in a case it is determined that the condition is met.

An information processing apparatus includes at least one processor configured to: acquire physical-property-value information of a recording medium; using information regarding a printing machine, perform an evaluation as to whether there is a possibility that the recording medium causes trouble for printing by the printing machine, the evaluation being performed with respect to at least one printing performance indicator based on the physical-property-value information; and output a result of the evaluation to a display device.

An image processing apparatus includes a storage that stores a setting value pertaining to execution of a job, a job executor that can execute the job based on the setting value, and a controller that controls the job executor on a basis of the setting value read from the storage. When reading the setting value, if a specific setting value is changed from an initial value, the controller restricts application of the specific setting value.

When first print data and second print data are selected as a target of collective printing and when a first print setting applied to printing of the first print data and a second print setting applied to printing of the second print data are inconsistent with each other, a printing apparatus provides a user with a first procedure for making the first print setting and the second print setting consistent with each other, and when the first print setting and the second print setting are consistent with each other, the printing apparatus performs collective printing of the first print data and the second print data.