Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, program, and recording medium

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• An information processing apparatus including:
• an operating system with at least a detection function for detecting a connection of devices, a generation function for generating device objects identifying device management information for detected devices, and a storage function for storing the generated device objects, and a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code for a receptor, a comparator, a rewriter, and a deleter, the information processing apparatus comprising:
• the receptor, which is adapted to receive a notification from the operating system identifying a connection of a new device, in response to a detection by the detection function of the operating system;
• the comparator, which is adapted to compare first device type information of a first device object specified by the notification with second device type information of a second device object previously generated by the operating system before the first device object was generated;
• the rewriter, which is adapted to rewrite information of the second device object using information of the first device object in a case where the comparator determines that the first device type information and the second device type information match;
• and
• the deleter, which is adapted to delete the first device object in a case where the comparator determines that the first device type information and the second device type information match,
• wherein the rewriter is arranged to rewrite device port information of the second device object with device port information of the first device object.

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• An information processing apparatus including:
• an operating system with at least a detection function for detecting a connection of devices, a generation function for generating device objects identifying device management information for detected devices, and a storage function for storing the generated device objects, and a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code for a receptor, a comparator, a generator, and a deleter, the information processing apparatus, comprising:
• the receptor, which is adapted to receive a notification from the operating system identifying a connection of a new device, in response to a detection by the detection function of the operating system;
• the comparator, which is adapted to compare first device type information of a first device object specified by the notification with second device type information of a second device object previously generated by the operating system before the first device object was generated;
• the generator, which is adapted to generate a third device object using information of the first device object and information of the second device object in a case where the comparator determines that the first device type information and the second device type information match;
• and
• the deleter, which is adapted to delete the first device object and the second device object in a case where the comparator determines that the first device type information and the second device type information match,
• wherein the generator is arranged to generate the third device object using device port information of the first device object and using at least one of device setting information and a device object name of the second device object.

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• A method of controlling an information processing apparatus having an operating system that includes a detection function, the method comprising:
• detecting, by the operating system, a connection of a device to the information processing apparatus;
• generating a device object that includes device management information for detected devices,
• storing the generated device object in the information processing apparatus,
• receiving, from the operating system, a notification identifying a connection of a new device in response to a detection by the detection function of the operating system;
• comparing first device type information of a first device object specified by the notification with second device type information of a second device object previously generated by the operating system before the first device object was generated;
• rewriting information of the second device object using information of the first device object in a case where it is determined, as a result of the comparing, that the first device type information and the second device type information match;
• and
• deleting the first device object in a case where the first device type information and the second device type information have been determined to match, based on the result of the comparing,
• wherein the rewriting includes rewriting device port information of the second device object with device port information of the first device object.

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• A method of controlling an information processing apparatus that includes an operating system with a detection function, the method comprising:
• detecting, by the operating system, a connection of a device to the information processing apparatus;
• generating a device object that includes device management information for the detected device;
• storing the generated device object in the information processing apparatus;
• receiving, from the operating system, a notification identifying a connection of a new device in response to a detection by the detection function of the operating system;
• comparing first device type information of a first device object specified by the notification with second device type information of a second device object previously generated by the operating system before the first device object was generated;
• generating a third device object using information of the first device object and information of the second device object in a case where it is determined, as a result of the comparing, that the first device type information and the second device type information match;
• and
• deleting the first device object and the second device object in a case where the first device type information and the second device type information have been determined to match, based on the result of the comparing,
• wherein the generating includes generating the third device object using device port information of the first device object and using at least one of device setting information and a device object name of the second device object.

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• A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable program code for causing a programmable computer to operate as an information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus includes:
• an operating system with at least a detection function for detecting a connection of devices, a generation function for generating device objects identifying device management information for detected devices, and a storage function for storing the generated device objects, and wherein the program code is comprised of:
• a receptor module, which is adapted to receive a notification from the operating system identifying a connection of a new device, in response to a detection by the detection function by the operating system;
• a comparator module, which is adapted to compare first device type information of a first device object specified by the notification with second device type information of a second device object previously generated by the operating system before the first device object was generated;
• a rewriter module, which is adapted to rewrite information of the second device object using information of the first device object in a case where it is determined by the comparator module that the first device type information and the second device type information match;
• and
• a deleter module, which is adapted to delete the first device object in a case where it is determined by the comparator module that the first device type information and the second device type information match,
• wherein the rewriter module is configured to rewrite device port information of the second device object with device port information of the first device object.

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• A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable program code for causing a programmable computer to operate as an information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus includes:
• an operating system with at least a detection function for detecting a connection of devices, a generation function for generating device objects identifying device management information for detected devices, and a storage function for storing the generated device objects, and wherein the program code is comprised of:
• a receptor module, which is adapted to receive a notification from the operating system identifying a connection of a new device, in response to a detection by the detection function of the operating system;
• a comparator module, which is adapted to compare first device type information of a first device object specified by the notification with second device type information of a second device object previously generated by the operating system before the first device object was generated;
• a generator module, which is adapted to generate a third device object using information of the first device object and information of the second device object in a case where it is determined by the comparator module that the first device type information and the second device type information match;
• and
• a deleter module, which is adapted to delete the first device object and the second device object in a case where it is determined by the comparator module that the first device type information and the second device type information match,
• wherein the generator module is configured to generate the third device object using device port information of the first device object and using at least one of device setting information and a device object name of the second device object.