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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2010
Justin Hutchings, Issaquah, WA (US);
Feng Yue, Sammamish, WA (US);
Frank Gorgenyi, Bremerton, WA (US);
Michael Fenelon, Bothell, WA (US);
Justin Hutchings, Issaquah, WA (US);
Feng Yue, Sammamish, WA (US);
Frank Gorgenyi, Bremerton, WA (US);
Michael Fenelon, Bothell, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide techniques whereby a printer driver may be modified and supplemented over time. For example, a framework may be provided which enables a printer driver's functionality to be supplemented over time to include new and/or enhanced features, such as features relating to the manner in which the capabilities of a printer are configured, print settings are manipulated, information is presented to users, print-related system events are handled, etc. In some embodiments, one or more components (which may be included in a print subsystem provided by an operating system of a computing device, in a printer driver, and/or some other system element) may be configured to automatically seek and acquire configuration data from any of various sources, including the printer device, one or more online sources, and/or other sources.