Patent ID: 11875074
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method implementable on a processor of an information processing device that executes a support program supporting a general-purpose printing program incorporated in advance in an operating system of the information processing device, the support program being compatible with a printer connected with the information processing device, the method comprising:
obtaining capability information indicating capabilities of the printer;
in response to a request from the general-purpose printing program after print settings are changed via a print setting screen displayed on a display of the information processing device, obtaining the changed print settings, and determining whether the obtained print settings are proper based on the obtained capability information, the general-purpose printing program being configured to handle data for displaying the print setting screen on the display;
in response to determining that the obtained print settings include improper settings, generating first notification data indicating that the print settings are improper; and
providing the generated first notification data to the general-purpose printing program, thereby enabling the first notification data to be displayed on the print setting screen.