Patent ID: 7962660
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus that is connected to a device and generates data processed by the device based on device information about the device, the information processing apparatus comprising: a device information retrieving unit that retrieves the device information about the device; a device information storing unit that stores a previously retrieved device information about the device; and an information comparing unit that compares the device information retrieved by the device information retrieving unit and the previously retrieved device information stored in the device information storing unit, a processing content setting unit that specifies, based on the updated device information, a processing content to be executed by the device; a command retrieving unit that identifies unknown information contained in the processing content specified by the processing content setting unit by comparing the processing content with existing setting information, and retrieves a command corresponding to the unknown information from the updated device information, the unknown information occurring as a result of the updating of the device information; and a data generating unit that generates, based on the command retrieved by the command retrieving unit and the processing content, data processed by the device.