Patent ID: 8213033

Claim:
A common driver application device comprising: a first communication unit to provide communication interface with a first printing apparatus; a common printer driver unit to load print information from the first printing apparatus that is stored in the first printing apparatus including default values for print options and emulation type that are supported by the first printing apparatus, and to provide a print-option-setting menu enabling a user to adjust the default values for the print options, if the first communication unit is communicatively connected to the first printing apparatus, the common printer driver unit including: a loading unit to request and load the print information to and from the first printing apparatus; and a first print information storage to store the loaded print information; and a central processing unit to execute the common printer driver unit to load the print information from the first printing apparatus, if the first communication unit is connected to the first printing apparatus, the central processing unit to control the common printer driver unit to request the loading of the print information and display a message when the requested load cannot be completed, wherein the emulation type is information regarding emulation to convert print data into bitmap data and includes minimum and maximum values of print resolution for the emulation type, wherein, when the first printing apparatus connected to the first communication unit is replaced with a second printing apparatus, the common printer driver unit only loads second print information that includes default values for print options and emulation type of the second printing apparatus from the second printing apparatus that are different from the print information of the first printing apparatus when the first printing apparatus and second printing apparatus have the same manufacturer identifications (IDs) but different serial numbers.