DRIVER PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer driver that can implement an add-in function in a V4 driver as in a V3 driver.SOLUTION: A driver program used for utilizing functions of a device causes an information processing apparatus to function as acquisition means for acquiring an extension module s...

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Main Authors KOBAYASHI TETSUJI, MORITA KINJI, MORITA KENICHI, IWASAKI KIYOTAKA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 23.08.2018
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer driver that can implement an add-in function in a V4 driver as in a V3 driver.SOLUTION: A driver program used for utilizing functions of a device causes an information processing apparatus to function as acquisition means for acquiring an extension module stored in a second storage area different from a first storage area in which the driver program is stored, at the time of utilizing the functions of the device, and execution means for executing the extension module acquired by the acquisition means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】Ｖ４ドライバにおいて、Ｖ３ドライバと同様にアドイン機能を実現することができるプリンタドライバを提供する。【解決手段】デバイスの機能を利用するために用いられるドライバプログラムであって、前記デバイスの機能を利用する際に、前記ドライバプログラムが格納された第１の記憶領域とは異なる第２の記憶領域に格納された拡張モジュールを取得する取得手段、前記取得手段にて取得した拡張モジュールを実行する実行手段として情報処理装置を機能させる。【選択図】図１
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20170027271