In response to a print request from a host computer, a port for receiving print data is assigned to the host computer, the host computer is notified of a URI representing the port that serves as a destination of print data, and the port is associated with the URI in a port-status management table. When...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7924449?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7924449 - Data processing apparatus, method, and program