Data communication method and information processing apparatus having multiple print settings

A method of communicating data concerning a print setting between an application designed to run on an operating system and a printer driver based on V4 architecture, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request instruction from the application, the request instruction including
• first print setting information retained by the application, and
• a demand for prescribed processing concerning the print setting;
• transmitting an instruction to an information generation component provided by the operating system to generate second print setting information from the received first print setting information, the second print setting information being formed in a data structure processible in the printer driver;
• receiving the second print setting information generated in response to the instruction;
• generating third print setting information from the received second print setting information, the third print setting information being formed in a data structure processible in a printer driver based on V3 architecture;
• executing the prescribed processing by using the third print setting information;
• generating the second print setting information from the third print setting information;
• transmitting an instruction to the information generation component to generate the first print setting information from the second print setting information generated from the third print setting information;
• and
• returning to the application a result of the prescribed processing and the first print setting information generated in response to the instruction.

An information processing apparatus configured to communicate data concerning a print setting between an application designed to run on an operating system and a printer driver based on V4 architecture, comprising:

• a processing component provided in the printer driver based on the V4 architecture and configured to perform processing in response to a request concerning the print setting from the application, wherein
• the processing component performs
• receiving a request instruction from the application, the request instruction including
• first print setting information retained by the application, and
• a demand for prescribed processing concerning the print setting;
• transmitting an instruction to an information generation component provided by the operating system to generate second print setting information from the received first print setting information, the second print setting information being formed in a data structure processible in the printer driver,
• receiving the second print setting information generated in response to the instruction,
• executing the prescribed processing based on the received second print setting information, and
• returning a result of the prescribed processing to the application.

An information processing apparatus configured to communicate data concerning a print setting between an application designed to run on an operating system and a printer driver based on V4 architecture, comprising:

• a processing component provided in the printer driver based on the V4 architecture and configured to perform processing in response to a request concerning the print setting from the application, wherein
• the processing component performs
• receiving a request instruction from the application, the request instruction including
• first print setting information retained by the application, and
• a demand for prescribed processing concerning the print setting,
• transmitting an instruction to an information generation component provided by the operating system to generate second print setting information from the received first print setting information, the second print setting information being formed in a data structure processible in the printer driver,
• receiving the second print setting information generated in response to the instruction,
• generating third print setting information from the received second print setting information, the third print setting information being formed in a data structure processible in a printer driver based on V3 architecture,
• executing the prescribed processing by using the third print setting information,
• generating the second print setting information from the third print setting information,
• transmitting an instruction to the information generation component to generate the first print setting information from the second print setting information generated from the third print setting information, and
• returning to the application a result of the prescribed processing and the first print setting information generated in response to the instruction.