Patent ID: 9405497
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for generating custom postscript printer description files, the method comprising: Creating, in a printing apparatus, a file including previously unregistered custom paper type specific to a user for storage in a printing apparatus, the file being exportable from the printing apparatus and in a file format other than a postscript printer description format; obtaining, by a device other than the printing apparatus, the exportable file including paper type information associated with the custom paper type created in the printing apparatus, the file being obtained from the printing apparatus in which the custom paper type has been created; obtaining, from a memory of the device other than the printing apparatus, an original postscript printer description file, the original postscript printer description file enabling the device other than the printing apparatus to execute a print job on the printing apparatus; converting the paper type information associated with the custom paper type created in the printing apparatus included in the file, into a postscript printer description format; modifying the original postscript printer description file by inserting, into a media type section of the original postscript printer description file, the converted paper type information associated with the custom paper type created in the printing apparatus to create a custom postscript printer description file; and storing the custom postscript printer description file to enable the device other than the printing apparatus to execute a print job specifying the custom paper type.