US 7,595,900 B2
Information processing method and information processing apparatus
Yoichi Sakamoto, Tokyo (Japan)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on May 18, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/131,196.
Claims priority of application No. 2004-149390 (JP), filed on May 19, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2005/0270552 A1, Dec. 08, 2005
Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 358—1.13  [399/50] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer which comprises:
a generating unit which generates transmission data to be output to a printing apparatus configured to perform double-sided printing;
an adding unit which, when a transmission data management table does not contain any blank table, adds a back side page to an end, adds a blank table to the end, and adds a front side page to the end, and, when the transmission data management table contains a blank table, changes the blank table to a back side page, adds a blank table to the end, and adds a front side page to the end; and
a determination unit which determines whether or not double-sided printing is possible in 2-sheet retention,
wherein, when said determination unit determines that double-sided printing is impossible in 2-sheet retention, said adding unit adds a back side page to the end and adds a front side page to the end,
wherein, when said determination unit determines that double-sided printing is possible in 2-sheet retention and the transmission data management table does not contain any blank table, said adding unit adds to the end a back side page, a blank table and a front side page, and
when said determination unit determines that double-sided printing is possible in 2-sheet retention and the transmission data management table contains a blank table, said adding unit changes the blank table to a back side page and adds to the end a blank table and a front side page.