Patent ID: 8027050
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer storing a print control program, said program including: detecting means ( a spooler ( control means ( wherein said control means ( a common interface driver ( a supervising section ( a filter ( said common interface driver ( an application interface section ( a printer output supervising driver section ( a data input/output section ( wherein said supervising section ( said printer output supervising driver section ( said filter ( wherein said common interface driver has functions (I) for being a common window of said device drivers and for performing communication between said device driver and said application program, (II) for sending and receiving data between said plurality of device drivers or between said application program and said device driver when a request is made by said application program, (III) when an access is made from said application program to a specific file stored in said storage device of said electronic computer, for receiving an access request from said application program to said specific file through a standard interface of said operating system (OS), and for providing data communication between said application and said storage device, and wherein said common interface driver provides an interface between the plurality of device drivers being operating in the kernel mode to perform transmission and reception of data between the plurality of device drivers via the common interface driver.