Patent ID: 8736857

Claim:
A control device comprising: a storing unit that stores a universal driver and destination data, the universal driver outputting data toward a plurality of devices, the destination data indicating a location of an external device; a first setting screen supplying unit that is configured to supply common setting screen data prepared by the universal driver to a display unit such that the display unit displays a common setting screen on which an item of a common setting and an item of a special setting are displayed in a selectable manner in response to the common setting screen data, wherein a content of the common setting is applied to the plurality of devices and a content of the special setting is applied to a specific device among the plurality of devices; an acquiring unit that, when the item of the special setting for the specific device is selected on the common setting screen, is configured to acquire special setting screen data corresponding to the selected item of the special setting from the external device based on the destination data stored in the storing unit; and a second setting screen supplying unit that is configured to supply the special setting screen data acquired from the external device via the acquiring unit to the display unit such that the display unit displays a special setting screen on which the content of the special setting for the selected item is settable.