JP4432190B2 - Printer control apparatus and additional installation method of printer apparatus in the apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention belongs to a technical field of a printer control device such as a personal computer that can easily perform additional setting of a printer, and a printer device additional installation method in the device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In order to make the printer usable as an output device in a computer such as a personal computer, it is necessary to perform a process called a printer installation process in the computer.
[0003]
When this installation process is executed, a program for controlling the printer, called a printer driver, is installed, and an output port for outputting data to this printer is set and registered as an output device usable in the computer. Is done.
[0004]
Therefore, when using a printer different from the installed printer, it is necessary to perform an installation process for each printer, and a printer driver corresponding to each printer is installed.
[0005]
Also, printer settings are usually made on the printer driver setting screen that is opened on the system. The contents of the settings made in this way are registered as default values for the printer driver. Some applications can be set separately from this default. In such an application, when printing with a setting different from the default, it is necessary to execute the following steps.
[0006]
(1) Select the printer driver on the application
(2) Open the setting screen of the selected printer driver from the application
(3) Change the setting on the setting screen (usually the default value is set)
(4) Perform printing
The settings made on the application as described above are not reflected in the default and become invalid when the application is terminated.
[0007]
Even if the printer to be used is the same, if you change the output port used to connect the printer and the computer, or if you change the printing conditions such as the paper size, By registering as a separate printer in the printer, printing is performed with the desired output port or printing conditions by simply selecting the printer without changing the printing conditions such as the output port or paper size. be able to. Accordingly, the installation process is also performed in such a case.
[0008]
By the way, a general user usually switches between two or three types of settings and uses them frequently. However, it is complicated to execute these settings by the steps (2) and (3).
[0009]
Also, printers used in office environments are often used by switching between two or three types of settings, and settings other than these settings are very rare.
[0010]
Therefore, as described above, a few types of drivers are installed for the same printer, and the settings are easily changed by using them with different settings.
[0011]
However, in the installation process in this case, since the printer driver of the printer for which the output port or the printing condition is to be set has already been installed, this printer driver is not additionally installed. That is, on the computer, information such as an output port or printing conditions and information for identifying a printer driver used for controlling each printer are registered under information for identifying each printer as an output device. become.
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, generally, it is necessary to install a plurality of drivers for one printer as described above, and there is a problem that the work becomes complicated.
[0013]
In addition, general users often do not know that a plurality of installations added as described above are possible, and the steps (2) and (3) are executed each time.
[0014]
For this reason, there has been a demand for an apparatus and method capable of additionally installing a printer driver in a manner that is easy for a general user to understand.
[0015]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a printer control apparatus and a control method that can solve such problems and can easily execute additional installation processing of a printer driver.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, the printer control device according to claim 1 registers an installation processing unit that registers the printer device as a device that can be controlled by the printer control device; When printing document data created using an application, Install the installed printer Selectable Printer device display means for displaying, and displayed by the printer device display means When a desired printer device is selected from the printer device through user operation, the selected printer device is selected. To the printer Set Print control data display means for displaying print control data such as print conditions, and display when print control data is displayed by the print control data display means.
In the setting screen that is displayed, a process for additionally installing the displayed printer device related to the print control data as a separate printer device is detected when a user's selection via a button on the setting screen is detected. And an additional installation processing requesting means for requesting the installation processing means.
[0017]
According to the printer control apparatus of the first aspect, the printer apparatus already installed by the installation processing unit is When printing document data created using an application, By printer device display means Selectable Is displayed. Furthermore, When a desired printer device is selected from a printer device displayed by the printer device display means through a user operation, the selected printer device is selected. On linter equipment Set Since the print control data such as the print conditions are displayed by the print control data display means, the user can refer to the contents of the print control data. Further, when the user desires a new additional installation process for the printer apparatus related to the print control data being referred to, the user inputs an input for executing the new additional installation process by an input means such as a keyboard or a mouse. Do. The additional installation processing request unit requests the installation processing unit to perform the additional installation processing for the printer device related to the displayed print control data in response to the user input. As a result, a printer apparatus related to the print control data being displayed is newly installed by the installation processing means. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform additional installation processing of the printer device while referring to the contents of the print control data, so that a plurality of printer devices can be easily installed.
[0018]
In order to solve the above problem, the printer control device according to claim 2 changes the content of the displayed print control data in accordance with an input from the user in the printer control device according to claim 1, It further comprises print control data setting means for registering the changed print control data as new print control data of the printer device related to the displayed print control data, and the additional installation processing request means is the print control data setting means After the registration is performed, the selection of the user via the button on the setting screen is detected.
[0019]
According to the printer control apparatus of the second aspect, when the user wants to change the contents of the displayed print control data, the user performs input using an input means such as a keyboard or a mouse. The print control data setting means changes the contents of the displayed print control data according to the input from the user, and further registers the changed print control data as new print control data of the printer apparatus. Next, the additional installation process requesting unit permits input from the user related to the additional installation process after the registration by the print control data setting unit. Therefore, you The By performing this permitted input, the additional installation process is performed as described above, and the printer apparatus having the changed print control data is newly installed additionally. As described above, a plurality of printer apparatuses having different contents of the print control data can be easily installed.
In order to solve the above problem, the printer control device according to claim 3 is a setting screen displayed when the print control data display unit displays the print control data in the printer control device according to claim 1 or 2. When the setting is changed, a button for allowing the user to instruct the additional installation is newly displayed.
[0020]
In order to solve the above-described problem, the printer control device according to claim 4 is the printer control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the additional installation processing request unit adds the installation processing unit. The apparatus further includes an identification name input unit for inputting an identification name of a printer apparatus to be additionally installed when a request for installation processing is made.
[0021]
According to the printer control device of claim 4, when the additional installation processing request is made to the installation processing unit by the additional installation processing request unit in response to an input by the user as described above, an identification name is input. The means inputs an identification name of the additionally installed printer device. Therefore, when the user inputs an identification name of a new printer apparatus in response to this, a newly added printer apparatus is assigned an identification name different from that of the previously installed printer apparatus. Even in a state in which a plurality of printer apparatuses are installed, it is possible to easily determine.
[0022]
The additional installation method of the printer device in the printer control device according to claim 5 is: When printing document data created using an application, A printer device that has been installed and registered as a device that can be controlled by the printer control device. Selectable The step of displaying and said displaying When a desired printer device is selected from the printer device through user operation, the selected printer device is selected. To the printer Set A step of displaying print control data such as print conditions and a process of additionally installing the displayed printer device related to the print control data as a separate printer device in a setting screen displayed when the print control data is displayed Detecting a user's selection via a button on the setting screen as a start request, and if the selection of the button is detected, the displayed printer device related to the print control data is And a process of performing additional installation as a separate printer device.
[0023]
According to the additional installation method of the printer device in the printer control device according to claim 5. When printing document data created using an application, An already installed printer device is displayed, and the displayed printer device is further displayed. Set By displaying the print control data such as the print conditions, the user can refer to the contents of the print control data. Further, in the setting screen displayed when the print control data is displayed, input from the user as a start request for additional installation processing is permitted, so the printer device related to the print control data being referred to by the user is When a new additional installation process is desired, an input for executing the new additional installation process can be performed by an input means such as a keyboard or a mouse from the user. When the input from the user is performed, the additional installation process for the printer device related to the displayed print control data is performed according to the input, and the printer device related to the print control data being displayed is displayed. Newly installed. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform additional installation processing of the printer device while referring to the contents of the print control data, so that a plurality of printer devices can be easily installed.
[0024]
A printer apparatus additional installation method in a printer control apparatus according to claim 6, in order to solve the problem, the printer apparatus additional installation method in claim 5, wherein the displayed print control is performed. The step of changing the content of the data according to the input from the user, the step of registering the changed print control data as new print control data of the printer device related to the displayed print control data, and the registration are performed. And a step of permitting an input from the outside.
[0025]
According to the printer device additional installation method of the printer control device according to claim 6, when the user wants to change the contents of the displayed print control data, the user uses an input means such as a keyboard or a mouse. Make input. Then, the contents of the displayed print control data are changed in accordance with the input from the user, and the contents of the changed print control data are registered in the printer device related to the displayed print control data. Is done. After such registration is performed, input from the user related to the additional installation process is permitted. Therefore, when the user performs this permitted input, the additional installation process is performed as described above, and the printer apparatus including the changed print control data is provided.
It will be newly installed additionally. As described above, a plurality of printer apparatuses having different contents of the print control data can be easily installed.
[0026]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an additional installation method for a printer device in a printer control device according to claim 7 is the method for additionally installing a printer device in a printer control device according to claim 5 or 6. The method further includes a step of inputting an identification name of a printer apparatus to be additionally installed when the input is performed.
[0027]
According to the printer apparatus additional installation method in the printer control apparatus according to claim 7, when the additional installation process is performed according to the input by the user as described above, the identification name of the additionally installed printer apparatus is set. Prompt for input. Therefore, when the user inputs an identification name of a new printer apparatus in response to this, a newly added printer apparatus is assigned an identification name different from that of the previously installed printer apparatus. Even in a state in which a plurality of printer apparatuses are installed, it is possible to easily determine.
[0028]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following description is an embodiment when the present invention is applied to a laser beam printer as an example of a printing apparatus.
[0029]
In this embodiment, as an example, the present invention is applied to a printing system S in which a host computer and a printer are connected on a network using the TCP / IP protocol, and a printer is directly connected to a printer port of the computer. .
[0030]
A printer 10 as a printer device in the present embodiment is provided with a NIC (Network Interface Card), and the printer 10 is connected to the network W in the hardware hierarchy.
[0031]
Identification and designation of the printer from the computer is performed based on identification information called an IP address. A unique IP address is set for the computer and the printer, and the printer can be specified by specifying the IP address of each printer.
[0032]
Next, the configuration of the printing system S of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 1, a printing system S according to the present embodiment includes a computer 60 as a printer control device, a network W such as a LAN, a NIC (Network Interface Card) 1, and printers 10 and 30 as printer devices. And a plurality of computers 20 connected to the printer 10. Here, the printers 10 and 30 are the same model.
[0034]
The computer 60 includes a computer main body 57, a mouse 53, and a CRT 54. The computer main body 57 includes a CPU 50, a ROM 51, a RAM 52, a hard disk 55, and an input / output I / F 56. On the hard disk 55 of the computer 60, printer driver software and the like for controlling the printer are installed in addition to general-purpose software for creating documents relating to printing such as word processor software. This program is recorded on an information recording medium such as a floppy disk or a CD (Compact Disc) at the time of product shipment, and can be stored in the hard disk 55 in a state where it can be started on the computer 60 by an installation process.
[0035]
Next, the printer 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a bus 14, an output interface (output I / F) 15, an input interface (input I / F) 16, a printing unit 17, a hard disk (HDD). ) 18.
[0036]
The ROM 12 stores a control program for controlling the printer 10. In addition, print data transmitted from the computer 60 is stored in the HDD 18 that can be attached to and detached from the printer 10 as a PCMCIA card. Furthermore, a computer 20 is connected to the printer 10 in this embodiment via an input I / F 16 connected to the bus 14.
[0037]
The printer 30 has the same configuration as the printer 10, but is directly connected to the computer 60 through an input / output I / F 56 such as a printer port of the computer 60.
[0038]
The NIC 1 is connected to the printer 10 via a connector 19 and a connection line 9 connected to the bus 14. The NIC 1 includes a transceiver 2, a LAN controller 3, and a bus 4.
[0039]
Next, an outline of printing processing in the printing system S will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, processing in the computer 60 and the printer 10 and processing in the computer 60 and the printer 30 via the NIC 1 will be described.
[0040]
First, an application such as word processor software is started on the computer 60, and a document is created on the application. Alternatively, an already created document is opened on the application. Next, when a print menu is selected on the application, a program as a printer device display unit and a print control data display unit is executed by the CPU 50, whereby the CRT 54 of the computer 60 is displayed on the CRT 54 as shown in FIG. A printing dialog 100 having a printer selection field 101 or an OK button 102 for instructing the start of printing is displayed. The user selects a desired printer in the printer selection column 101 of the printing dialog 100, sets a print range in the print range setting column 103, and then clicks an OK button 102 with a mouse. As a result, the print data is transmitted from the computer 60 to the selected printer, and the printing process is started in the printer.
[0041]
The print dialog 100 includes a property button 104. When the property button 104 is clicked with the mouse, a program as print control data setting means is executed by the CPU 50, and is displayed on the CRT 54. A property sheet 70 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. In this property sheet 70, the contents of various print control data such as paper size, paper orientation, number of copies, and paper feeding method can be confirmed, and the contents can be changed as appropriate.
[0042]
Therefore, for example, to change the paper size, this property sheet 70 is opened, an icon of a desired paper size is selected from the paper size change column 71, and the OK button 72 or the apply button 73 is clicked with the mouse. . Then, the display returns to the print dialog 100 shown in FIG. Then, after setting the print control data in the property sheet 70 as described above, when the OK button 102 of the dialog 100 shown in FIG. 4 is clicked with the mouse, the set print control data is transferred from the computer 60 to the selected printer. The print processing is performed with the set contents transmitted.
[0043]
Such a change in the print control data needs to be performed for each printer after opening the property sheet 70 every time printing processing is performed or after additionally installing a printer. If the print control data is changed after the additional installation process, it is only necessary to select the additionally installed printer in the printer selection field 101 of the printing dialog 100 shown in FIG. 4 from the next printing. Simplification can be achieved.
[0044]
In particular, in the present embodiment, after setting the print control data using the property sheet 70 as described above, it is possible to instruct the start of a new printer additional installation process in the property sheet 70. Printer installation processing can be performed, and printing processing can be facilitated.
[0045]
In contrast, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 3, the printer folder 80 is temporarily opened and the “add printer” icon 81 is not selected, so that the additional printer installation process cannot be performed. Moreover, the print control data cannot be set as described above until the property sheet of the additionally installed printer is opened.
[0046]
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to perform an additional printer installation process very easily as compared with the prior art.
[0047]
(Additional installation process)
Hereinafter, the printer additional installation process according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2 and FIGS. 3 to 10.
[0048]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, it is assumed that only two printers, an A4 printer 82 and an A4Com printer 83, are installed. The A4Com printer 83 is a printer whose output destination port is a COM port for serial communication and whose paper size is set to A4. The printer 30 shown in FIG. 1 is connected to the COM port, and when the A4Com printer 83 is selected as a printer to be used for printing, printing processing is performed by the printer 30 shown in FIG. Further, the A4 printer 82 is a printer whose output destination is the NIC 1 shown in FIG. 1, which is a device connected on the network, and whose paper size is set to A4. When the A4 printer 82 is selected as a printer to be used for printing, printing processing is performed by the printer 10 shown in FIG.
[0049]
In the following, a case where a document created by a user on application software such as a word processor is printed on B5 size paper will be described as an example. When a user who has used the printer in the above-mentioned environment newly starts a job that heavily uses printing on B5 size paper, additionally install a driver that defaults to the B5 size setting as follows. .
[0050]
In the following description, each means or each process described in each claim is executed by the CPU as a program.
[0051]
First, the user opens a print dialog 100 as shown in FIG. 4 on application software such as a word processor, and selects a printer to be used in the printer selection field 101. In this example, the A4 printer 82 is selected.
[0052]
Here, when the property button 104 of the print dialog 100 is clicked with the mouse to confirm the setting of the paper size, the default setting in the A4 printer 82 is displayed as shown in FIG. The paper size setting column 71 indicates that the paper size in the A4 printer 82 is set to A4 size.
[0053]
Therefore, in order to print on B5 size paper, an icon of B5 size paper is selected in the paper size setting field 71 as shown in FIG. When this selection is detected (FIG. 2: Step S10; YES), the CPU 50 performs processing for changing the paper size to B5, and a program as additional installation processing request means is executed by the CPU 50, as shown in FIG. Thus, the new button 75 is displayed (step S11). In addition to the paper size, various settings such as the number of copies and the vertical and horizontal orientations of the paper can be made on the property sheet 70, but even when these setting operations are detected (step S12; YES) ), Similarly, the change process is performed, and the display process of the new button 75 is performed (step S13).
[0054]
The display of the new button 75 is reversed before the steps S11 and S13 are performed, that is, in a state in which no setting is changed, so that the new button 75 is in a so-called gray-out state and cannot be operated. Only in the processes of steps S11 and S13, the gray-out state is switched to the normal display state, and the operation becomes possible.
[0055]
Next, when the user selects the new button 75 and this selection is detected (step S14; YES), the program as the identification name input means is executed by the CPU 50 and newly installed as shown in FIG. A dialog 90 for inputting the printer name is displayed (step S15).
[0056]
When the user inputs “B5 printer” as an identification name in the name input field 91 of the dialog 90 as shown in FIG. 8 and clicks the OK button 92 with the mouse, the CPU 50 uses the input name to create a new printer. Registration is started (step S16). Specifically, an execution request for a printer driver additional installation processing program provided by the OS (operating system) is made. The printer driver execution file used for this additional installation is the same as that of the A4 printer 82.
[0057]
Then, the current setting, that is, the print control data with the paper size B5 is registered as a system database in the additionally installed printer driver (step S17).
[0058]
When the OK button 92 in the name input dialog 90 shown in FIG. 8 is selected, the display returns to the display of the property sheet 70 shown in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to further change other settings. However, when the OK button 72 is selected here (step S18), the settings so far are registered in the A4 printer 82 (step S19). In this example, the paper size is set as B5. However, this setting is effective only for the processing of the current application. When another application is opened, or when this application is closed and then opened again, the A4 printer 82 is selected. Even so, the paper size defaults to A4.
[0059]
When the OK button 72 of the property sheet 70 is selected (step S18; YES), or when the cancel button 73 is selected (step S21; YES), the display returns to the dialog 100 shown in FIG.
[0060]
When the OK button 102 is selected here, the dialog 100 is closed (step S20), and the printing process is started. Specifically, the printer driver registered in the selected A4 printer 82 transmits print data and print control data to the printer 10.
[0061]
According to this embodiment, as described above, when setting a paper size or the like using a property sheet, it is possible to additionally install a new printer according to the setting. Therefore, when the printer folder 80 is confirmed after the dialog 100 is closed, the B5 printer 84 is registered as shown in FIG.
[0062]
Therefore, when the printing dialog 100 is opened from the next printing, since the B5 printer is registered in the printer selection field 101 as shown in FIG. 10, just select this B5 printer and press the OK button. Printing with B5 size paper can be performed.
[0063]
In the above example, the name input in steps S15 and S16 is registered. However, if an appropriate character string is not input in the above, a unique name is automatically generated. Also good. FIG. 11 shows the case where the unique name is “Undefined”. As another name generation rule, for example, a combination of a printer name and a serial number may be considered. In the case of connection with a bidirectional I / F, a registered name can be read from the printer itself and used as a default name.
[0064]
In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the property sheet 70 is displayed after the print dialog 100 is displayed and the additional installation is performed has been described. However, the configuration is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 11, the printer folder 80 may be opened, and additional installation processing may be performed when any printer is selected and the property sheet is opened. In this case, a program for displaying the contents of the printer folder 80 corresponds to the printer device display means. Even in such a case, the same printer driver as that selected by the user is automatically selected as the printer driver to be used for the additional installation process. Therefore, there is no need for the user to specify and the printer driver 81 is selected and added. Compared to the installation process, the operation is easy.
[0065]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which additional installation is performed when the paper size is changed has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and for example, additional installation processing is performed when the output destination port is changed. You may do it. The output destination port cannot be changed on the property sheet 70 opened from the printing dialog 100 shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 11, it is necessary to open the printer folder 80, select the printer, and open the property sheet.
[0066]
The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0067]
【The invention's effect】
According to the printer control device of claim 1 and the printer device additional installation method in the printer control device of claim 5, when the contents of the print control data in the already installed printer device are displayed, this display is performed. Since the additional installation process for the printer device related to the print control data is performed according to the input from the user, a plurality of printer devices can be easily installed.
[0068]
According to the printer control device according to claim 2 and the additional installation method of the printer device in the printer control device according to claim 6, the contents of the displayed print control data are changed and registered in accordance with an input from the user. Later, since an input from the user related to the additional installation process is permitted, a plurality of printer apparatuses having different contents of the print control data can be easily installed.
[0069]
A printer control device according to claim 4 and a claim 7 According to the additional installation method of the printer apparatus in the printer control apparatus described above, when the additional installation process is instructed, the identification name of the new printer apparatus is input. Can be assigned another identification name, and can be easily discriminated even when a plurality of printers are installed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of a printer control device and a printer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing additional installation processing in the printer control apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state where a printer folder is opened in the printer control apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state where a print dialog is opened in the printer control apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a property sheet is opened from a printing dialog in the printer control apparatus of FIG. 1;
6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the paper size is changed in the property sheet of FIG.
7 is a diagram showing a name input dialog displayed by selecting a new button in the property sheet of FIG. 6. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which a name is entered in the name input dialog of FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a printer folder is opened after additional printer installation processing according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a print dialog is opened after additional printer installation processing according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a printer folder is opened after performing an additional installation process for a printer without assigning a name in the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Printer
30 Printer
50 CPU
51 ROM
52 RAM
53 mice
54 CRT
55 hard disk
56 I / O interface
60 computers
70 Property Sheet
75 New button
90 Name input dialog
100 Print dialog

Claims (7)

Installation processing means for registering the printer device as a device controllable by the printer control device;
Printer device display means for displaying an installed printer device in a selectable manner when printing document data created using an application ; and
The printer device displayed by the printer device display means, when the desired printer apparatus is selected through the user operation, and displays the print control data of the print conditions and the like that is set to the selected printer Printing control data display means;
In the setting screen displayed when the print control data is displayed by the print control data display means, a button on the setting screen is used to additionally install the displayed printer device related to the print control data as a separate printer device. Additional installation processing requesting means for requesting the installation processing means when a user's selection is detected via
A printer control apparatus comprising: Print control data for changing the contents of the displayed print control data in accordance with an input from the user and registering the changed print control data as new print control data for the printer device related to the displayed print control data Further comprising setting means,
The additional installation processing requesting unit detects a user's selection via a button on the setting screen after the registration by the print control data setting unit;
The printer control apparatus according to claim 1.   In the setting screen displayed when the print control data is displayed by the print control data display means, a button for allowing the user to instruct the additional installation is newly displayed when the setting is changed. 3. The printer control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printer control apparatus is a printer control apparatus.   The apparatus further comprises an identification name input unit for inputting an identification name of a printer apparatus to be additionally installed when the additional installation processing request unit requests the installation processing unit to perform additional installation processing. The printer control apparatus according to any one of 1 to 3. When printing document data created using an application , displaying a selectable printer device subjected to installation processing registered as a device controllable by the printer control device; and
A desired printer device is selected from the displayed printer devices through a user operation.
If the the steps of displaying the print control data of the print conditions and the like that is set to the selected printer,
In the setting screen displayed when the print control data is displayed, via a button on the setting screen as a request to start processing for additionally installing the displayed printer device related to the print control data as a separate printer device. Detecting all user selections;
When the selection of the button is detected, performing a process of additionally installing the displayed printer device related to the print control data as a separate printer device; and
A method for additionally installing a printer apparatus in a printer control apparatus, comprising: Changing the content of the displayed print control data in response to an input from a user;
Registering the changed print control data as new print control data of the printer device related to the displayed print control data;
Allowing the input from the user after the registration has been performed;
6. The method for additionally installing a printer device in a printer control device according to claim 5, further comprising:   The additional installation of the printer device in the printer control device according to claim 5, further comprising a step of inputting an identification name of the printer device to be additionally installed when the input from the user is performed. Method.

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