Patent ID: 8339634

Claim:
A method for setting configuration data to a print data supplying device, comprising: storing, by the print data supplying device, configuration data in a directory, which is generated based on a serial number of a printer connected to the print data supplying device, or an ID of a USB port, of the print data supplying device, to which the printer is connected and a model ID for identifying a model type of the printer, among a plurality of directories; generating, by the print data supplying device, print data based on: (1) internal print data generated by an internal print data generation program; and (2) the configuration data stored in the directory, which is generated based on the serial number of the printer to which the print data is supplied, or the ID of the USB port and the model ID for identifying the model type of the printer; supplying, by the print data supplying device, the print data to the printer; determining whether or not a target printer is connected to the print data supplying device; acquiring identification information, by the print data supplying device, from the target printer when it is determined that the target printer is connected to the print data supplying device, the identification information of the target printer being one of a serial number of the target printer, and an ID of a USB port, of the print data supplying device, to which the target printer is connected and a model ID for identifying a model type of the target printer; generating a new directory based on the acquired identification information of the target printer when it is determined that the target printer is connected to the print data supplying device; and copying predetermined reference configuration data into the new directory, as the configuration data.