Information processing apparatus, its control method and...

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2008-07-22

2008-07-22

An, Meng-Ai (Department: 2194)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

Device driver communication

C710S008000, C710S062000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07404191

ABSTRACT:
An information processing apparatus connectable to an external device, having a first driver storage unit to store a first driver to control a connected external device in a general-purpose manner, a determination unit to determine whether or not a second driver, to control the connected external device in a device-specific manner exists in the external device, an acquisition unit to, if the determination unit determines that the second driver exits, obtain the second driver from the connected external device, and a second driver storage unit to store the obtained second driver.

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