Patent ID: 8482775
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A control method of an information processing apparatus in which a plurality of printer drivers for setting set values in setting items of print data to be output by a printing apparatus are installed, the method comprising: under the control of an operating system having a function of controlling the plurality of printer drivers to share set values set using the plurality of printer drivers, a setting item determination step of determining, upon switching of output target printing apparatuses between a plurality of printing apparatuses corresponding to the plurality of printer drivers, whether or not setting items according to a printing apparatus before switching and setting items according to a printing apparatus after switching include common setting items; a set value determination step of determining, in association with the common setting items determined in the setting item determination step, whether or not default set values in the printing apparatus before switching match set values set upon switching of the printing apparatuses; a handover step of handing over the set value set upon switching of the printing apparatuses in association with the setting item which is determined in the set value determination step that the set value of the setting item does not match the default set value; and a setting step of setting a default set value in the printing apparatus after switching in association with the setting item which is determined in the set value determination step that the set value of the setting item matches the default set value.