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Printing system, information processing apparatus, and method to be used therein

US9170765B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2011
Grant dateOct 27, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/4411
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printing system including a printer for storing a setup program for installing a printer driver and an information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus starts up the setup program acquired from the printer, when the printer driver is installed, identifies an attribute of an OS running on the information processing apparatus, creates a port having a port name according to a predetermined format according to the identified attribute of the OS, and installs the printer driver.

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