Data processing device for renaming virtual device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuji Miyata
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuji Miyata
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A data processing device including a registering unit, a display unit, a usage frequency recording unit, and a virtual device renaming unit. The registering unit registers a plurality of communicable printers as a plurality of virtual devices. The display unit displays a plurality of virtual device names for the plurality of virtual devices. The usage frequency recording unit records usage frequencies of the virtual devices. The virtual device renaming unit changes at least one of virtual device names for the plurality of virtual devices to a device name representing the usage frequency of a corresponding virtual device recorded in the usage frequency recording unit.
A data processing device comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium containing a virtual device renaming program that, when executed, configures a data processing device to register a plurality of communicable printers as a plurality of virtual devices, display a plurality of virtual device names for the plurality of virtual devices, prompt a user to select one of the plurality of virtual devices, and transmit print data to a printer corresponding to a selected virtual device, the virtual device renaming program comprising:
A data processing device comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium containing a virtual device renaming program that, when executed, configures a data processing device to register a plurality of communicable printers as a plurality of virtual devices, display a plurality of virtual device names for the plurality of virtual devices, prompt a user to select one of the plurality of virtual devices, and transmit print data to a printer corresponding to a selected virtual device, the virtual device renaming program comprising:
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Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server: in client-server-printer device configuration
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic…
Client or server resources management: discovery of devices having required properties
Print job management: print job history, e.g. logging, accounting, tracking
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This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-21201 filed Jan. 30, 2006. The entire content of priority application is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a data processing device for renaming virtual device and a computer readable medium containing a virtual device renaming program that enables the user to select one of a plurality of virtual devices registered in a data processing device more easily.
In recent years, personal computers and other data processing devices have been used in an environment allowing access to a plurality of printers. For example, a system that has a plurality of data processing devices connected to a plurality of printers via a network may be set up so that each of the data processing devices can access each of the printers. With this system, virtual devices corresponding to the printers are registered in the data processing device so that the user can specify which of the printers is the output destination.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware structure of a system comprising a personal computer for executing a virtual device renaming program according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and printers;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating steps in the virtual device renaming program according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Next, a data processing device for renaming virtual device and a computer readable medium containing a virtual device renaming program according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[Overall Structure of the System]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the general structure of a system including a personal computer 1. The personal computer 1 functions as a data processing device for executing processes corresponding to the virtual device renaming program according to the preferred embodiment.