PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM

摘要

To reduce the time required from when print data is input to when a product bound by a binding member is completed.SOLUTION: An external controller 102 determines whether print data includes binding processing specification or not (S902), and transmits, when the binding processing specification is included, information on biding processing and sheet size specified in the print data to an image forming apparatus 101 before rasterization of the print data is completed (S904). When the information on binding processing and the sheet size are received before the print data is completely received from an external controller 102 (S1001 in FIG. 10), the image forming apparatus 101 causes a bookbinding device to execute cut processing of a binding member before the reception of print data is completed (S1003 in FIG. 10).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9