Printer configuration data setting method and server using the printer configuration data
OwnerHisashi Ishihara, Akio Ishidainventors
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Abstract
A method for setting configuration data of a printer for a printer driver in a server of an image printing system that includes a client, printers and the server including the printer driver for the printer is provided, in which configuration data obtained from printers is stored into the server as configuration data files each of which corresponds to a condition, and a part in the server determines which configuration data file to access according to the condition, determines which piece of data to obtain from the configuration data file according to request from the printer driver, accesses and obtains the piece of data, and sends the piece of data to the printer driver.
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A method for setting configuration data of a printer for a printer driver in a server of an image printing system that includes a client, printers and the server including the printer driver for the printer, the method comprising the step of:
- storing configuration data obtained from printers into the server as configuration data files each of which corresponds to a condition;
- wherein a configuration data obtaining part in the server determines which configuration data file to access according to the condition, determines which piece of data to obtain from the configuration data file according to a request from the printer driver, accesses and obtains the piece of data, and sends the piece of data to the printer driver.
A server to be used in an image printing system that includes a client, printers and the server including a printer driver for a printer, the server comprising:
- a part for storing configuration data obtained from printers as configuration data files each of which corresponds to a condition;
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- a configuration data obtaining part that determines which configuration data file to access according to the condition, determines which piece of data to obtain from the configuration data file according to a request from the printer driver, accesses and obtains the piece of data, and sends the piece of data to the printer driver.
A program to run on a server to be used in an image printing system that included a client, printers and the server including a printer driver for a printer, wherein configuration data obtained from printers is stored in the server as configuration data files each of which corresponds to a condition, the program comprising:
- configuration data obtaining program code means that determines which configuration data file to access according to the condition, determines which piece of data to obtain from the configuration data file according to a request from the printer driver, accesses and obtains the piece of data, and sends the piece of data to the printer driver.
A computer readable medium storing a program to run on a server to be used in an image printing system that includes a client, printers and the server including a printer driver for a printer, wherein configuration data obtained from printers is stored in the server as configuration data files each of which corresponds to a condition, the program comprising:
- configuration data obtaining program code means that determines which configuration data file to access according to the condition, determines which piece of data to obtain from the configuration data file according to a request from the printer driver, accesses and obtains the piece of data, and sends the piece of data to the printer driver.
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