METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING PRINTER DRIVERS FOR MULTIPLE PRINTING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method to configure a print driver in a computer for multiple printing devices in a network environment, the method comprising:
- creating a memory structure containing configuration parameter rules for at least one printing device; and
in response to the computer being commanded to utilize the print driver for the at least one printing device, configuring the print driver according to the configuration parameter rules in the memory structure.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a computerized method and system for implementing a multi-tiered approach to defining printer driver configuration settings. A printer driver configuration management utility allows establishing settings for multiple printer drivers and multiple printing devices with a single multi-tiered configuration file. In a network environment the configuration file is stored in a location accessible by a client prior to utilizing a printer. A single multi-tiered configuration file makes it possible to pre-configure and post-configure multiple printer drivers. Compatible installed printer drivers check for the configuration file and update settings accordingly. Each setting may have rules of behavior such as a default value, enforced default value, value setting lock and disallowance of a value. An alternate value, such as a secondary value, can be deferred to when a primary setting value is not supported for a particular driver.
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24 Claims
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1. A method to configure a print driver in a computer for multiple printing devices in a network environment, the method comprising:
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creating a memory structure containing configuration parameter rules for at least one printing device; and in response to the computer being commanded to utilize the print driver for the at least one printing device, configuring the print driver according to the configuration parameter rules in the memory structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for configuring print drivers for a client in a networked printing environment, the system comprising:
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a memory for storing configuration parameter rules for multiple printing devices; and a processor in communication with a storage medium and the memory, the processor executing machine readable instructions for performing the method of; in response to the client being commanded to utilize the print driver for a printing device reading the configuration parameter rules in the memory; configuring the print driver according to the read configuration parameter rules. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for facilitating automatic device driver installation and configuration for a selected device in a managed environment comprising:
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a network service provider for maintaining and organizing configuration parameter rules and basic drivers for devices installed in the managed environment, the configuration parameter rules sufficient to configure the basic drivers for each of the devices; and a processor to automatically select, install, and to configure an appropriate one of the basic drivers on a computer based on the selected device and the configuration parameter rules. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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