Patent ID: 7885552

Claim:
A driver system of image forming apparatuses that is provided in a host computer to connect the host computer to a plurality of image forming apparatuses in order to perform a management service, the driver system comprising: an input unit to receive state information on the image forming apparatuses from the plurality of image forming apparatuses; a determining unit to determine whether to request a management service based on the input state information and determine whether the driver system is in an automatic management service mode or a manual management service mode when the management service is requested; a transmitting unit to transmit a management service requesting signal and a user information of the image forming apparatuses that request the management service to a management service supplying unit if the driver system is in the automatic management service mode; and an output unit to output a selection confirming window to the predetermined image display unit so as to allow the user to select transmission of the management service requesting signal when it is determined that the driver system is in the manual management service mode.