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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2001
Shunya Mitsuhashi, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Nagata, Tama, JP;
Yoshifumi Okamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Morita, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Shimura, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiko Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Takanori Nishijima, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Unishi, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit for acquiring information from a printer connected through a bidirectional interface, and a control unit for controlling a display status of a virtual printer, which is displayed on a display screen and represents the printer, on the basis of the information acquired by the acquiring unit. An output apparatus includes a setting unit for setting an operating environment, and a changing unit for changing operating environment information set by the setting unit on the basis of information acquired from an information processing apparatus connected through a bidirectional interface.