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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2007
Reiji Hasegawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Reiji Hasegawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a peripheral device is connected to a host apparatus for the first time, an easy and secure installation of the driver of the peripheral device into the host apparatus is made possible. A printer, and a storagestoring a driverfor the printerand an installer thereof, which function on a PCare connected, as USB devices, to a USB hub. An installation flagrecords a value indicating an installation state of the driver. When the PCis connected to the USB hub, if the value of the installation flagindicates 'non-installed', the PCis so controlled as to make access only to the storage. If the value of the installation flagindicates 'already installed', the PCis so controlled as to make access to the storageand the printer