IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF
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1. An information processing apparatus which communicates with a plurality of image forming apparatuses, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- a first installation unit configured to install a first device driver which can issue an instruction to a plurality of types of the image forming apparatuses; and
a second installation unit configured to install a second device driver along with the installation of the first device driver by the first installation unit, without fixing a port of the second device driver, wherein the second device driver is executed when data to be transmitted to at least one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses for processing is generated based on data received from the first device driver.
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Abstract
A system is provided in which printer driver update work is not required, and in addition, print queue creation work can be hidden. When a virtual printer driver is installed, a generic printer driver is installed in the system without creating a print queue. Then, for execution of printing, the installed generic printer driver is used to create the print queue, and a print job is input to the print queue.
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1. An information processing apparatus which communicates with a plurality of image forming apparatuses, the information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first installation unit configured to install a first device driver which can issue an instruction to a plurality of types of the image forming apparatuses; and a second installation unit configured to install a second device driver along with the installation of the first device driver by the first installation unit, without fixing a port of the second device driver, wherein the second device driver is executed when data to be transmitted to at least one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses for processing is generated based on data received from the first device driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A control method carried out in an information processing apparatus which communicates with a plurality of image forming apparatuses, the control method comprising:
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a first installation step of installing a first device driver which can issue an instruction to a plurality of types of the image forming apparatuses; and a second installation step of installing a second device driver along with the installation of the first device driver in the first installation step, without fixing a port of the second device driver, wherein the second device driver is executed when data to be transmitted to at least one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses for processing is generated based on data received from the first device driver. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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