Information processing device that performs data access control through connecting to multiple devices and method thereof

An information processing device that transmits and receives information to and from plural devices that are coupled to the information processing device, comprising:

• a memory unit for storing printer control programs that correspond to each of the devices;
• a command memory unit for storing command sets that correspond to each of the devices;
• a determination unit for determining whether printer control features of a selected one of the devices are controllable based on device information;
• a reading unit for reading one of the printer control programs from the memory unit and one of the command sets from the command memory unit that correspond to the selected device, if the determination unit determines that the selected device is controllable;
• a command generation unit for generating commands for the printer control features of the selected device using the printer control program and command set that are read by the reading unit;
• and
• a transmission control unit for transmitting the commands generated by the command generation unit to a corresponding device, wherein
• the transmission control unit transmits a set of commands generated by the command generation unit.

A method of operating an information processing device that transmits and receives information to and from plural devices that are connected to the information processing device, wherein the method comprises:

• storing a printer control program that corresponds to each of the devices in a memory unit;
• determining whether printer control features of a selected one of the devices are controllable based on the acquired device information;
• reading the printer control program that corresponds to the selected device from a memory unit, if the determination unit determines that the selected device is controllable;
• generating commands for the selected device;
• and
• transmitting the generated commands to a corresponding device.