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US 8,799,524 B2Granted
Information processing apparatus, driver setting method, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYukie Nomura
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus capable of reducing the labor of a user to create at least one definition file for use in installing drivers on respective ones of a plurality of devices. A server connected to printers accepts input/edition of print information necessary to install printer drivers selected by the user on printers, and accepts selection of printers on which printer drivers applied with the input/edited print information are installed. Methods for creating at least one definition file necessary to install the drivers on the selected printers are presented for selection, and at least one execution file is created in accordance with the selected creation method.
Claims7
An information processing apparatus for managing a plurality of devices, comprising:
- a processor coupled to a memory and programmed to function as:
- a driver selection unit configured to accept a selection of device drivers;
- a setting information input unit configured to accept input of setting information related to the plurality of devices necessary for installing the selected device drivers;
- a device selection unit configured to accept a selection of devices;
- a definition file splitting method selection unit configured to accept a selection of one of a plurality of creation modes including a combinatorial and an individual creation mode, wherein each creation mode is configured to create one or more definition files including, as the setting information related to the selected devices, at least one of:
- device name information, IP address information, port information, protocol information, and location information;
- and
- an execution file creation unit configured to create, in accordance with the selected creation mode, at least one self-extracting execution file for installing the device drivers for the selected devices by using a device driver installer and the one or more definition files,
- wherein the combinatorial creation mode creates the one or more definition files based on a combination of a plurality of printers selected by a user via a detail setting screen by using printer information of each of the plurality of printers included in the combination.
6 more elements
An information processing apparatus for managing a plurality of devices, comprising:
- a processor coupled to a memory and programmed to function as:
- a driver selection unit configured to accept a selection of device drivers;
- a setting information input unit configured to accept input of setting information related to the plurality of devices necessary for installing the selected device drivers;
- a device selection unit configured to accept a selection of devices;
- a definition file splitting method selection unit configured to accept a selection of one of a plurality of creation modes including a batch and a combinatorial creation mode, wherein each creation mode is configured to create one or more definition files including as the setting information related to the selected devices, at least one of:
- device name information, IP address information, port information, protocol information, and location information;
- and
- an execution file creation unit configured to create, in accordance with the selected creation mode, at least one self-extracting execution file for installing the device drivers for the selected devices by using a device driver installer and the one or more definition files,
- wherein the combinatorial creation mode creates the one or more definition files based on a combination of a plurality of printers selected by a user via a detail setting screen by using printer information of each of the plurality of printers included in the combination.
6 more elements
A method relating to setting of device drivers for a plurality of devices, comprising steps of:
- accepting a selection of device drivers;
- accepting input of setting information related to the plurality of devices necessary for installing the selected device drivers;
- accepting a selection of devices;
- accepting a definition file splitting method selection of one of a plurality of creation modes including a combinatorial and an individual creation mode, wherein each creation mode is configured to create one or more definition files including, as the setting information related to the selected devices, at least one of:
- device name information, IP address information, port information, protocol information, and location information;
- and
- creating, in accordance with the selected creation mode, at least one self-extracting execution file for installing the device drivers for the selected devices by using a device driver installer and the one or more definition files,
- wherein the combinatorial creation mode creates the one or more definition files based on a combination of a plurality of printers selected by a user via a detail setting screen by using printer information of each of the plurality of printers included in the combination.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that when executed causes a computer to perform a method of setting of device drivers corresponding to a plurality of devices, the method comprising steps of:
- accepting a selection of device drivers;
- accepting input of setting information related to the plurality of devices necessary for installing the selected device drivers;
- accepting a selection of devices;
- accepting a definition file splitting method selection of one of a plurality of creation modes including a combinatorial and an individual creation mode, wherein each creation mode is configured to create one or more definition files including, as the setting information related to the selected devices, at least one of:
- device name information, IP address information, port information, protocol information, and location information;
- and
- creating, in accordance with the selected creation mode, at least one self-extracting execution file for installing the device drivers for the selected devices by using a device driver installer and the one or more definition files created in accordance with the selected creation method,
- wherein the combinatorial creation mode creates the one or more definition files based on a combination of a plurality of printers selected by a user via a detail setting screen by using printer information of each of the plurality of printers included in the combination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.