Printing control method and apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMakoto Tomita, Shigeki Kuroda, Hidekazu Morooka
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Abstract
When registration of favorite is designated in a group printer driver capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of member printer drivers, a name input window is presented. When the name of the favorite is input, DEVMODE information is acquired from each member printer driver in the present member printer configuration (e.g., printers A, B, and C). These pieces of DEVMODE information are registered in one-to-one correspondence with printer IDs. If the registered favorite is designated, the registered DEVMODE information is transferred to each registered member printer driver to restore the set state. This provides a mechanism capable of efficient printing setting for a plurality of printer drivers.
Claims39
A printing control method using a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, comprising the registration step of registering printing setting information set in all or some of the plurality of printer drivers, as reusable composite printing setting information.
A printing control method comprising:
- the recognition step of recognizing composite printing setting information selected from a list in which a plurality of pieces of composite printing setting information indicating setting information for a plurality of printer drivers are registered;
- and
- the setting step of setting, for a plurality of member printer drivers, contents based on the selected composite printing setting information recognized in the recognition step.
A printing control method using a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, comprising:
- the acquisition step of acquiring a plurality of printing setting data structures which are provided by an OS and in which pieces of printing setting information of the plurality of printer drivers are set;
- and
- the registration step of registering the plurality of acquired printing setting data structures as printing setting information of the virtual printer.
A printing control method using a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, comprising:
- the recognition step of recognizing composite printing setting information selected from a list in which a plurality of pieces of composite printing setting information indicating a plurality of pieces of setting information of the virtual printer are set;
- and
- the setting control step of performing control, on the basis of the selected composite printing setting information recognized in the recognition step, so as to read out a plurality of pieces of setting information of the plurality of printer drivers and set the plurality of readout setting information for respective corresponding printer drivers.
A printing control apparatus having a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, comprising registering means for registering printing setting information set in all or some of said plurality of printer drivers, as reusable composite printing setting information.
A printing control apparatus comprising:
- recognizing means for recognizing composite printing setting information selected from a list in which a plurality of pieces of composite printing setting information indicating setting information for a plurality of printer drivers are registered;
- and
- setting means for setting, for a plurality of member printer drivers, contents based on the selected composite printing setting information recognized by said recognizing means.
A printing control apparatus using a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, comprising:
- acquiring means for acquiring a plurality of printing setting data structures which are provided by an OS and in which pieces of printing setting information of said plurality of printer drivers are set;
- and
- registering means for registering the plurality of acquired printing setting data structures as printing setting information of said virtual printer.
A printing control apparatus having a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, comprising:
- recognizing means for recognizing composite printing setting information selected from a list in which a plurality of pieces of composite printing setting information indicating a plurality of pieces of setting information of said virtual printer are set;
- and
- setting control means for performing control, on the basis of the selected composite printing setting information recognized by said recognizing means, so as to read out a plurality of pieces of setting information of said plurality of printer drivers and set the plurality of readout setting information for respective corresponding printer drivers.
A control program for allowing a computer to execute printing control using a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, wherein the printing control comprises the registration step of registering printing setting information set in all or some of the plurality of printer drivers, as reusable composite printing setting information.
A control program for allowing a computer to execute printing control, wherein the printing control comprises:
- the recognition step of recognizing composite printing setting information selected from a list in which a plurality of pieces of composite printing setting information indicating setting information for a plurality of printer drivers are registered;
- and
- the setting step of setting, for a plurality of member printer drivers, contents based on the selected composite printing setting information recognized in the recognition step.
A control program for allowing a computer to execute printing control using a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, wherein the printing control comprises:
- the acquisition step of acquiring a plurality of printing setting data structures which are provided by an OS and in which pieces of printing setting information of the plurality of printer drivers are set;
- and
- the registration step of registering the plurality of acquired printing setting data structures as printing setting information of the virtual printer.
A control program for allowing a computer to execute printing control using a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, wherein the printing control comprises:
- the recognition step of recognizing composite printing setting information selected from a list in which a plurality of pieces of composite printing setting information indicating a plurality of pieces of setting information of the virtual printer are set;
- and
- the setting control step of performing control, on the basis of the selected composite printing setting information recognized in the recognition step, so as to read out a plurality of pieces of setting information of the plurality of printer drivers and set the plurality of readout setting information for respective corresponding printer drivers.
A computer-readable memory storing a control program for allowing a computer to execute printing control using a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, wherein the printing control comprises the registration step of registering printing setting information set in all or some of the plurality of printer drivers, as reusable composite printing setting information.
A computer-readable memory storing a control program for allowing a computer to execute printing control, wherein the printing control comprises:
- the recognition step of recognizing composite printing setting information selected from a list in which a plurality of pieces of composite printing setting information indicating setting information for a plurality of printer drivers are registered;
- and
- the setting step of setting, for a plurality of member printer drivers, contents based on the selected composite printing setting information recognized in the recognition step.
A computer-readable memory storing a control program for allowing a computer to execute printing control using a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, wherein the printing control comprises:
- the acquisition step of acquiring a plurality of printing setting data structures which are provided by an OS and in which pieces of printing setting information of the plurality of printer drivers are set;
- and
- the registration step of registering the plurality of acquired printing setting data structures as printing setting information of the virtual printer.
A computer-readable memory storing a control program for allowing a computer to execute printing control using a virtual printer capable of comprehensively controlling a plurality of printer drivers, wherein the printing control comprises:
- the recognition step of recognizing composite printing setting information selected from a list in which a plurality of pieces of composite printing setting information indicating a plurality of pieces of setting information of the virtual printer are set;
- and
- the setting control step of performing control, on the basis of the selected composite printing setting information recognized in the recognition step, so as to read out a plurality of pieces of setting information of the plurality of printer drivers and set the plurality of readout setting information for respective corresponding printer drivers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.