INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PRINTER DRIVER
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus communicably connected with a printer, comprising:
- a plurality of applications including at least a first application and a second application;
a printer driver to control display of a screen for performing print settings for the printer, including a first module configured to accept a print request from the first application and a second module configured to accept a print request from the second application,wherein the first module includes;
an acquirer configured to acquire model identification information identifying a model of the printer currently connected with the information processing apparatus through a network; and
a storage controller configured to store connection destination information according to the model of the printer in a storage area that is accessible from the second module, andwherein the second module displays a screen according to the model of the printer using the connection destination information read from the storage area.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus communicably connected with a printer, includes: a plurality of applications including at least a first application and a second application; a printer driver to control display of a screen for performing print settings for the printer, including a first module to accept a print request from the first application and a second module to accept a print request from the second application. The first module includes: an acquirer to acquire model identification information identifying a model of the printer currently connected with the information processing apparatus through a network; and a storage controller to store connection destination information according to the model of the printer in a storage area that is accessible from the second module. The second module displays a screen according to the model of the printer using the connection destination information read from the storage area.
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15 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus communicably connected with a printer, comprising:
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a plurality of applications including at least a first application and a second application; a printer driver to control display of a screen for performing print settings for the printer, including a first module configured to accept a print request from the first application and a second module configured to accept a print request from the second application, wherein the first module includes; an acquirer configured to acquire model identification information identifying a model of the printer currently connected with the information processing apparatus through a network; and a storage controller configured to store connection destination information according to the model of the printer in a storage area that is accessible from the second module, and wherein the second module displays a screen according to the model of the printer using the connection destination information read from the storage area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A printer driver stored in a non-transitory recording medium, comprising:
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a first module configured to accept a print request from a first application and control display of a screen for performing print settings; and a second module configured to accept a print request from a second application and control display of a screen for performing print settings, wherein the printer driver, when installed on an information processing apparatus, causes the information processing apparatus to perform a method comprising; using the first module, acquiring model identification information identifying a model of the printer currently connected with the information processing apparatus through a network; and using the first module, storing connection destination information according to the model of the printer in a storage area that is accessible from the second module, and using the second module, displaying a screen according to the model of the printer using the connection destination information read from the storage area.
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