Information processing apparatus and method that utilizes stored information about a mountable device
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    发明申请
    Information processing apparatus and method that utilizes stored information about a mountable device 有权
    利用关于可安装装置的存储信息的信息处理装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060020729A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-26

    申请号:US11232996

    申请日:2005-09-23

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00 G06F12/14

    摘要: An IEEE 1394-compliant communication bus connects a printer and host computer so as to allow communication. The configuration ROM of the printer stores information about devices mountable on the apparatus. The host computer accesses the configuration ROM via the communication bus to acquire information in a Feature Directory. The Feature Directory stores information about optional devices connectable to the printer. Information about the printer is displayed based upon information acquired from the Feature Directory. This allows the user to easily grasp information about devices mountable on the apparatus.

    摘要翻译: IEEE 1394兼容通信总线连接打印机和主计算机以允许通信。 打印机的配置ROM存储可安装在设备上的设备的信息。 主机通过通信总线访问配置ROM,以获取功能目录中的信息。 功能目录存储有关可连接到打印机的可选设备的信息。 基于从功能目录获取的信息显示有关打印机的信息。 这允许用户容易地掌握可安装在设备上的设备的信息。