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Printing device driver

US7728999B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

Scott White · Boise, US
Charles J. Gazdik · Boise, US
Kristofer Erik Metz · Boise, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 14, 2006
Grant date	Jun 1, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/1285
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A driver for a printing device includes a communication protocol configured to retrieve capabilities of the printing device, invocation commands for invoking the capabilities of the printing device, and display strings for guiding display of the capabilities of the printing device for the printing device when the driver is initialized for use; a user interface configured to display the capabilities of the printing device for a user based on the display strings for the capabilities of the printing device as retrieved by the communication protocol; and a command emission protocol configured to render a print job of the user for the printing device based on the invocation commands for the capabilities of the printing device as retrieved by the communication protocol.

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