Patent ID: 8755081
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A control device that can connect to a recording device, comprising: a storage unit that stores command information including information about the command compatibility of each of a plurality of different recording devices; a compatible command acquisition unit that acquires compatible command information from a connected recording device, the compatible command information including information identifying the commands with which the recording device is compatible; and a recording control unit that selects and outputs to the recording device a command that is compatible with the recording device based on the compatible command information acquired by the compatible command acquisition unit and the command information stored in the storage unit; wherein: the recording control unit converts a command that is incompatible with the recording device to a plurality of substitute commands that are compatible with the recording device and in combination can substitute for the incompatible command, and outputs the substitute commands to the recording device, and the recording control unit stores in the storage unit information related to an output order of the plural commands that are output when a plurality of commands are combined and output to the recording device to substitute for an incompatible command, and references the storage unit and outputs the plural commands to the recording device based on the information related to the output order.