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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Takashi Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a system for receiving a television broadcast, when a printer is connected to a receiving apparatus for use, a printer driver which controls the printer is automatically registered. For this purpose, a television broadcast receiving apparatus includes a unit for setting download information for a printer driver to be retrieved, a unit for retrieving a printer driver file which is specified by the set download information with the television broadcast, and a unit for installing the printer driver file into a storage unit so as to be executable.