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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2001
Applicants:
Stephen Edward Ecob, Bexley, AU;
Alexander Vincent Danilo, Killarney Heights, AU;
Inventors:
Stephen Edward Ecob, Bexley, AU;
Alexander Vincent Danilo, Killarney Heights, AU;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method () for generating a device driver in an information processing apparatus () for a device connected thereto, such as a printer (), is disclosed. The method () obtains a Printer Characterization File (PCF) which contains a characterization of the device () or a group of devices. The device driver is then generated by using the PCF to configure a Device Model Independent Printer Driver (DMIPD) stored with an application on an unchangeable memory, such as a CD-ROM.