Patent ID: 7903267

Claim:
An automatic installation system for printer drivers comprising: a network; at least one printer connected to the network; a printer driver database unit which has a printer driver database and connected to the network; and a terminal connected to the at least one printer via the network, wherein when at least one of a user selects one of the at least one printer to be installed or to print from a list thereof displayed on the terminal based on printer information obtained from the at least one printer, and a printer driver is not installed in the terminal or when a printer driver that has been installed needs to be updated, the terminal is configured to obtain a printer driver from the printer driver database, to install the printer driver, and, after installing the printer driver, to set configurations regarding connection and printing of the selected one of the at least one printer, and the terminal is configured to set a printing configuration of the printer driver, based on information content included in the printer information comprising options and default configuration when the terminal sets the connection configuration thereof, and to obtain the printer information again from the at least one printer when information is required that is not included in the printer information obtained before, in setting the printing configuration of the printer driver.