# US 12,001,734 B2 · Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, and nonvolatile storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,001,734 B2 - Document ID: US12001734B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/463,972 - Filed: 2023-09-08 - Published: 2024-03-14 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2022-09-09 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Hiroaki Hanai - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12001734B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/1229: {Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels} - G06F 3/1205: {resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets} - G06F 3/1232: {Transmitting printer device capabilities, e.g. upon request or periodically} - G06F 3/1253: {Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client} - G06F 3/1259: {Print job monitoring, e.g. job status} - G06F 3/1288: {in client-server-printer device configuration} - G06F 3/1225: {Software update, e.g. print driver, modules, plug-ins, fonts} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An application to be stored in a nonvolatile storage medium according to an embodiment of the present invention is a print setting application to be installed in an information processing apparatus, the application when executed on the information processing apparatus causes the information processing apparatus to: acquire a printing method of a printer; acquire, in a case where the acquired printing method is a first method, printer information regarding a predetermined item; and display an object based on the acquired printer information on a display, wherein, in a case where the acquired printing method is a second method, the information processing apparatus does not acquire the printer information regarding the predetermined item. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an application to be installed in an information processing apparatus, the application when executed on the information processing apparatus causes the information processing apparatus to: acquire a printing method of a printer; acquire, in a case where the acquired printing method is a first method, printer information regarding a predetermined item; and display an object based on the acquired printer information on a display, wherein, in a case where the acquired printing method is a second method, the information processing apparatus does not acquire the printer information regarding the predetermined item. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the application comprises an application associated with a printer driver configured to generate print data printable with printers of a plurality of vendors. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the printer information comprises information on a function available at the printer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 3, wherein the object comprises an object for setting a setting value regarding the function. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the printer information comprises information on a status of the printer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 5, wherein the information on the status of the printer comprises information on a remaining amount of a recording agent that is used by the printer in printing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 6, wherein the object comprises an object that displays the remaining amount of the recording agent. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the application comprises an application specified based on information identifying a type of the printer. ### Claim 9 A method for controlling an information processing apparatus in which an application for printing is installed, the method comprising: acquiring a printing method of a printer; acquiring, in a case where the acquired printing method is a first printing method, printer information regarding a predetermined item, controlling the information processing apparatus to display an object based on the acquired printer information on a display, and controlling the information processing apparatus, when the acquired printing method is a second printing method, to display another object regarding the printer without acquiring the printer information regarding the predetermined item. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that when executed on the information processing apparatus causes the information processing apparatus to perform the method according to claim 9. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the application comprises an application associated with a printer driver configured to generate print data printable with printers of a plurality of vendors. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the printer information comprises information on a function available at the printer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the object comprises an object for setting a setting value regarding the function. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the printer information comprises information on a status of the printer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the information on the status of the printer comprises information on a remaining amount of a recording agent that is used by the printer in printing, and wherein the object comprises an object that displays the remaining amount of the recording agent. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the application comprises an application specified based on information identifying a type of the printer. ### Claim 17 An information processing apparatus in which an application for printing is installed, the information processing apparatus comprising: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a printing method of a printer; a second acquisition unit configured to, in a case where the acquired printing method is a first printing method, acquire printer information regarding a predetermined item; a first control unit configured to display an object based on the acquired printer information on a display, and a second control unit configured to, in a case where the acquired printing method is a second printing method, display another object regarding the printer without acquiring the printer information regarding the predetermined item.