US Patent Application 18202623. SETTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, SETTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PRINTER DRIVER simplified abstract

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SETTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, SETTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PRINTER DRIVER

Organization Name

SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

SHINICHI Kawano of Sakai City (JP)

SETTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, SETTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PRINTER DRIVER - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18202623 titled 'SETTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, SETTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PRINTER DRIVER

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for managing setting information in an image forming device.

  • The method involves saving the setting contents of multiple setting items.
  • It also includes saving collective setting information, which is a combination of multiple setting items.
  • The method determines whether the collective setting information can be shared and used by multiple information processing devices.
  • If sharing is enabled, the saved collective setting information is delivered to the other devices.
  • The method also allows for acquiring and saving shared setting information.
  • When sharing is enabled, the collective setting information can be commonly used by all devices.


Original Abstract Submitted

A setting information management method of a setting information management system that manages setting information about a function of an image forming device that is conducted in an information processing device, wherein the method includes: saving in which setting contents of a plurality of setting items are saved; saving of setting information in which collective setting information is saved; deciding of sharing setting in which the plurality of setting items include information of collective setting sharing, and whether it is enabled that the collective setting information is commonly used or not is decided; delivering of setting information in which saved collective setting information is delivered to the plurality of information processing devices; and acquiring of setting information and saved as sharing setting information; wherein, when it is enabled in the information of collective setting sharing that the collective setting information is commonly used, the collective setting information is commonly used.

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