Apparatus, system and method for implementing switch-over control

A method of controlling an image processing device to be in communication with one of a plurality of external printer controllers, the method comprising:

• monitoring, at initiation of the image processing device, a communication address assigned to the image processing device to detect whether a current communication address is different from a previously assigned communication address, the communication address indicative of the print controller selected from the set of print controllers,
• monitoring a signal generated by an input mechanism, the signal being received from a user and indicative of a printer controller selected from a set of printer controllers to be associated with the image processing device,
• identifying a communication address for the printer controller using the signal to determine whether the current communication address is equivalent to the identified communication address in the signal,
• acquiring, from memory, a configuration data object associated with the current communication address in response to detecting, at initiation, that the current communication address is different from the previously assigned communication address, the configuration data object being associated with the current communication address and including one or more parameters for controlling one or more operations of the image processing device, and
• automatically configure the image processing device using the one or more parameters acquired from the configuration data object.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a controller, cause an image processing device to execute a method of controlling an image processing device to be in communication with one of a plurality of external printer controllers, the method comprising:

• monitoring, at initiation of the image processing device, a communication address assigned to the image processing device to detect whether a current communication address is different from a previously assigned communication address, the communication address indicative of the print controller selected from the set of print controllers,
• monitoring a signal generated by an input mechanism, the signal being received from a user and indicative of a printer controller selected from a set of printer controllers to be associated with the image processing device,
• identifying a communication address for the printer controller using the signal,
• determining whether the current communication address is equivalent to the identified communication address,
• acquiring, from memory, a configuration data object associated with the current communication address in response to detecting, at initiation, that the current communication address is different from the previously assigned communication address, the configuration data object being associated with the current communication address and including one or more parameters for controlling one or more operations of the image processing device, and
• automatically configure the image processing device using the one or more parameters acquired from the configuration data object.