Patent ID: 8860991
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A common driver application device comprising: a first communication device to provide communication interface with a first printing apparatus; and a storage device including a common printer driver to load print information from the first printing apparatus that is stored in the first printing apparatus including default values for print options and an emulation type that are supported by the first printing apparatus, to store the load print information, and to provide a print-option-setting menu enabling a user to adjust the default values for the print options, if the first communication unit is communicatively connected to the first printing apparatus; wherein, when the first printing apparatus connected to the first communication device is replaced with a second printing apparatus, the common printer driver device only loads second print information that includes default values for print options and emulation type of the second printing apparatus from the second printing apparatus that are different from the print information of the first printing apparatus when the first printing apparatus and the second printing apparatus have the same manufacturer identifications (IDs) but different serial numbers.