JP2006309724A5

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Publication number: JP2006309724A5
Application number: JP2006068274A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2006-03-13
Publication date: 2009-04-30
Anticipated expiration: 2026-03-13

Claims

An information processing device that customizes a device driver that controls a printing device by setting properties,
Identifying means for identifying a plurality of device drivers;
Set property information for the device driver for the plurality of device drivers specified by the specifying unit in response to a customization completion instruction input after a customization operation is performed on the plurality of device drivers specified by the specifying unit. An information processing apparatus comprising: setting means for performing

2. The setting unit according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit determines whether property information for the plurality of device drivers is set, and writes the property information to an information file when the property information is set. Information processing device.

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a customized user interface based on data corresponding to the set property information.

The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display control unit controls effective display, invalid display, or non-display of items in the user interface based on property information set by the setting unit. .

5. The information processing according to claim 4, wherein the display control unit displays the user interface based on property information obtained by referring to an information file of the device driver when the device driver is activated. apparatus.

The plurality of device drivers respectively correspond to a plurality of models and are included in the same device driver set, and the setting means includes a property in the information file readable by the plurality of device drivers. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein information is written.

2. The specification unit reads a device driver list or model from data stored in a memory of an information processing apparatus, and the setting unit specifies a device driver for setting property information. The information processing apparatus described in 1.

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specifying unit specifies a device driver for the setting unit to set property information in accordance with an external selection instruction.

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus that customizes a device driver that controls a printing apparatus by setting properties,
A specific step of identifying a plurality of device drivers;
Setting said specifying step in response to customization completion instruction customizing operation is input after being made for a plurality of device drivers identified, the property information to the device driver, set to a plurality of device drivers the specific process has been identified the method according to claim Rukoto which have a and step.

10. The setting step determines whether property information for the plurality of device drivers is set, and writes the property information to an information file when the property information is set. Control method.

The control method according to claim 9, further comprising a display control step of causing a display unit to display a customized user interface based on data corresponding to the set property information.

The control method according to claim 11, wherein the display control step controls effective display, invalid display, or non-display of items in the user interface based on the property information set by the setting step.

13. The control method according to claim 12, wherein the display control step displays the user interface based on property information obtained by referring to an information file of the device driver when the device driver is activated. .

The plurality of device drivers respectively correspond to a plurality of models and are included in the same device driver set, and the setting step includes a property in the information file readable by the plurality of device drivers. The control method according to claim 10 , wherein information is written.

10. The specifying step reads a device driver list or model from data stored in a memory of an information processing apparatus, and the setting step specifies a device driver for setting property information. the method according to.

The control method according to claim 9, wherein the specifying step specifies a device driver for the property information to be set by the setting step in accordance with an external selection instruction.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a control program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an information processing apparatus that customizes a device driver that controls a printing apparatus by setting properties, the control method comprising:
A specific step of identifying a plurality of device drivers;
Setting said specifying step in response to customization completion instruction customizing operation is input after being made for a plurality of device drivers identified, the property information to the device driver, set to a plurality of device drivers the specific process has been identified storage medium characterized Rukoto which have a and step.

An information processing apparatus for generating an installation set including driver information for installing a plurality of device drivers,
A specific means for identifying a plurality of device drivers to be customized;
Setting means for setting property information by customizing print settings for a plurality of device drivers specified by the specifying means;
An information processing apparatus comprising: forming means for forming an install set including a plurality of device drivers having property information set by the setting means.

19. The information processing apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the specifying unit specifies a plurality of device drivers using driver information read in advance in a customization program.

19. The information processing apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the driver information is information used when installing a plurality of device drivers having property information set by the setting unit.

An information processing method for generating an installation set including driver information for installing a plurality of device drivers,
A specific process for identifying a plurality of device drivers to be customized;
A setting step for setting property information by customizing print settings for a plurality of device drivers specified by the specifying step;
The information processing method comprising Rukoto which have a so forming an installation set including a plurality of device drivers having the property information set by said setting step.

The information processing method according to claim 21, wherein the specifying step specifies a plurality of device drivers using driver information read in advance in a customization program.

The information processing method according to claim 21, wherein the driver information is information used when installing a plurality of device drivers having property information set in the setting step.

A Help program causes a computer to execute an information processing method of producing an installation set including driver information used to install a plurality of device drivers, said information processing method,
A specific process for identifying a plurality of device drivers to be customized;
A setting step for setting property information by customizing print settings for a plurality of device drivers specified by the specifying step;
Features and to Help program the Rukoto which have a so forming an installation set including a plurality of device drivers having the property information set by said setting step.