Patent ID: 6535933
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A device control method for an information processing system connecting a host an d devices via a communication means, said device control method comprising the steps of:accessing a device from a host; downloading to a host from a device accessed by the host a control software for controlling the device having a plurality of operating modes and capable of being operated from the host side; and executing the control software downloaded by the host, executing the control software including fetching operating mode information used by the device, fetching operating mode information used by the host, determining whether or not the fetched operating mode information indicates that a same operating mode is used by the device and the host, when a result of determining is that the same operating is used by the device and the host, setting an operating mode of the control software to be identical to the of the device, and when a result of determining is that a different operating mode is used by the device and the host, setting the operating mode of the control software to a predetermined operating mode.