Patent ID: 8817295
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A communication system, comprising: a first network; a printer connected with the first network; a host device connected with the first network, the host device being configured to use the printer as a network printer with a printer driver being installed therein; a router; a second network connected with the first network via the router; and an external server device connected with the second network, the external server device being configured as a providing source of a first printer driver for the printer; wherein the printer includes: wherein the host device includes a receiving unit configured to receive the first printer driver from the sending unit of the printer; wherein the printer further includes a model specifying information writing unit configured to write model specifying information for specifying a model of the printer into the storing unit; wherein the version information acquiring unit is configured to acquire the version information from the host device in which there has been installed the second printer driver corresponding to the printer of the model specified by the model specifying information; and wherein the version information acquiring unit is configured to acquire the version information by sending a command with the model specifying information to the host device and by receiving from the host device the version information corresponding to the model specifying information.