A print application (703) issues print job grouping start and end
instructions to a print system (client) (707). The print system (client)
(707) reads out the job information spooled at the time of reception of a
grouping start instruction from a spooler (705) and stores the
information. The print system (client) (707) reads out job information
spooled at the time of reception of a grouping end instruction from the
spooler (705). The print system (client) (707) then extracts jobs that do
not coincide with the stored job information as print jobs to be grouped
from the spooler (705) and outputs them.