Patent ID: 8368909

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having a function simulation program installed on an information processing apparatus to allow the information processing apparatus to simulate one or more than one function of an image processing apparatus, wherein the simulation program comprises: an actual process library that allows the information processing apparatus to simulate one or more than one function of the image processing apparatus, by making the information processing apparatus execute processing just like the image processing apparatus, according to a command from an application program that is installed on the information processing apparatus to make the image processing apparatus execute processing; and a virtual process library that allows the information processing apparatus to simulate a function corresponding to one or more than one function of the image processing apparatus, by making the information processing apparatus execute alternate processing which is different from that of the image processing apparatus using the actual process library, according to a command from the application program, the function simulation program to be installed thereon to allow further executing: selecting either or both of the actual process library and the virtual process library about every function of the image processing apparatus, depending on the customer who uses the function simulation program; and installing the selected library on the information processing apparatus.