Information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10248366-B2
Application number	US-201715702218-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2017
Priority date	Sep 15, 2016
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

There is provided an information processing device for controlling printing. The information processing device includes a processor and a memory that stores instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to execute the following steps: installing a printer driver in the information processing device, wherein the printer driver is for providing configuration information for printing; retrieving modification information for the configuration information from a modification information storage unit, the modification information storage unit being a storage area that is different from a configuration information storage unit; storing, in the configuration information storage unit, the modification information retrieved by the step of retrieving; providing the configuration information using the script; and configuring, as a default value of the configuration information, the configuration information created by the step of providing using the modification information stored in the configuration information storage unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing device for controlling printing, the information processing device including
a processor; and
a memory that stores instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to execute the following steps:
installing a printer driver in the information processing device, wherein the printer driver is for providing configuration information for printing using a script that controls the configuration information for printing;
retrieving modification information for the configuration information from a modification information storage that is inaccessible by the script;
storing the retrieved modification information in a configuration information storage, the configuration information storage being accessible by the script; and
causing the script to read the modification information stored in the configuration information storage, and configuring, as a default value of the configuration information, the configuration information by applying the modification information to previous modification information stored in the configuration information storage.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the steps executed by the processor further include
setting state information included in the configuration information storage to be a predetermined state when the step of storing stores the modification information in the configuration information storage.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the steps executed by the processor further include
setting state information included in the configuration information storage to be a predetermined state when the step of installing is started.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the steps executed by the processor further include
reflecting state information indicating a predetermined state in the configuration information when the step of storing stores the modification information in the configuration information storage.

5. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the steps executed by the processor further include
upon detecting that the state information indicates the predetermined state, creating the configuration information using the modification information stored in the configuration information storage.

6. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the steps executed by the processor further include
setting the state information in a state other than the predetermined state after the configuration information created using the modification information stored in the configuration information storage is configured as the default value of the configuration information.

7. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the steps executed by the processor further include
upon detecting that the state information is not set to the predetermined state, creating the configuration information without using the modification information stored in the configuration information storage.

8. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the configuration information includes first configuration information in a first format and second configuration information in a second format, the second format being different from the first format,
wherein the step of providing includes
converting the first configuration information into the second configuration information; and
converting the second configuration information into the first configuration information, and
wherein, when the first configuration information is converted into the second configuration information, upon detecting that the state information indicates the predetermined state, the processor creates the second configuration information using the modification information stored in the configuration information storage.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein the step of providing converts the second configuration information created using the modification information stored in the configuration information storage into the first configuration information, and
wherein the processor configures the first configuration information obtained by converting the second configuration information as the default value of the configuration information.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the step of providing reflects the modification information stored in the configuration information storage in configuration capability information indicating a configured value that is configurable in the printer driver.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the steps executed by the processor further include
displaying a configuration screen of the printer driver; and
reflecting the modification information stored in the configuration information storage in the configuration screen.

12. An information processing system comprising:
an information processing device that control printing; and
an image forming apparatus that executes printing in accordance with the control of the information processing device,
wherein the information processing device includes
a processor; and
a memory that stores instructions, which when executed, causes the processor to execute the following steps:
installing a printer driver in the information processing device, wherein the printer driver is for providing configuration information for printing using a script that controls the configuration information for printing;
retrieving modification information for the configuration information from a modification information storage that is inaccessible by the script;
storing the retrieved modification information in a configuration information storage, the configuration information storage being accessible by the script; and
causing the script to read the modification information stored in the configuration information storage, and configuring, as a default value of the configuration information, the configuration information by applying the modification information to previous modification information stored in the configuration information storage.

13. An information processing method executed by an information processing device for controlling printing, the information processing method comprising:
installing a printer driver in the information processing device, wherein the printer driver is for providing configuration information for printing using a script that controls the configuration information for printing;
retrieving modification information for the configuration information from a modification information storage that is accessible by the script;
storing the retrieved configuration information in a configuration information storage, the configuration information storage being accessible by the script; and
causing the script to read the modification information stored in the configuration information storage, and configuring, as a default value of the configuration information, the configuration information by applying the modification information to previous modification information stored in the configuration information storage.

Assignees

• Matsuura Hiroki
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Matsuura Hiroki

Classifications

• H04N1/00411

  the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen · CPC title

• G06F3/1285

  Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server · CPC title

• G06F3/1225 Primary

  Software update, e.g. print driver, modules, plug-ins, fonts · CPC title

• G06F3/1284

  Local printer device · CPC title

• G06F3/1254

  Automatic configuration, e.g. by driver · CPC title