20240036785. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

HIROAKI Morimoto of Kanagawa (JP)

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240036785 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a technique that allows users to check necessary information without explicitly instructing the display of a screen of an extension application. The technique involves a program executable by a computer, which extends a function in association with print data generation software for generating printable print data for different printers.

• The program acquires information from a printer.
• Based on the acquired information, it determines the information to be displayed on a print setting screen of the operating system of the information processing apparatus.
• The program notifies the operating system of the information processing apparatus about the screen definition information that defines the information to be displayed on the print setting screen.

Potential Applications:

• This technique can be used in various printing applications where users need to check printer information and configure print settings.
• It can be applied in office environments, graphic design software, and other printing-related industries.

Problems Solved:

• Users no longer need to explicitly give instructions to display a screen of an extension application to check necessary information.
• The technique simplifies the process of acquiring printer information and configuring print settings.

Benefits:

• Users can easily access and check printer information without additional steps.
• The technique improves the user experience by streamlining the print setting configuration process.
• It reduces the complexity of interacting with different printers and their settings.

Original Abstract Submitted

provided is a technique for allowing a user to check necessary information without explicitly giving instructions to display a screen of an extension application. a program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus and configured to extend a function in association with print data generation software for generating print data printable by a plurality of different printers causes the computer to execute processing including acquiring information from a printer; determining information to be displayed on a print setting screen of an operating system of the information processing apparatus, based on the information acquired from the printer; and notifying the operating system of the information processing apparatus of screen definition information defining the information to be displayed on the print setting screen.