摘要:
An information processing apparatus is used in a network environment including a plurality of printing apparatuses and a plurality of client devices which form printing data for realizing a printing processing in the plurality of printing apparatuses. Regarding an association between printing apparatus and driver constituting a selection unit at the time of distributing drivers corresponding to the printing apparatuses, from the information processing apparatus to the client devices, it is possible to prepare and select associations of [N:1], [1:N], and [N:N]. As a result, it is possible to mitigate erroneous association selection and to achieve further simplification in procedures at the time of selection, which leads to a reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO).
摘要:
A server apparatus manages a device driver for enabling any of a plurality of devices to which a plurality of client apparatuses are connected on a network. The server apparatus stores, for each client apparatus, a device driver that can be installed to the client apparatus in association with the client apparatus. In addition, the server apparatus creates a driver install task for installing any of the device drivers to any of the client apparatuses, and an agent install task for installing an agent that inquires any of the client apparatuses to install a device driver.
摘要:
When an information processing apparatus has moved from one sub-area to another sub-area, anycast is performed to a plurality of management servers using an IP address for anycast in accordance with network management information. Network management information is acquired from a management server which has responded to the anycast. The acquired network management information and installed device driver information are analyzed. If there is a device driver for a device belonging to the sub-area managed by the management server which has responded, one of the devices belonging to the other sub-area is selected as a default device. This arrangement enables the selection of an appropriate default printer when a client has moved from a network environment managed by one management server to another network environment managed by another management server.
摘要:
A server apparatus manages a device driver for enabling any of a plurality of devices to which a plurality of client apparatuses are connected on a network. The server apparatus stores, for each client apparatus, a device driver that can be installed to the client apparatus in association with the client apparatus. In addition, the server apparatus creates a driver install task for installing any of the device drivers to any of the client apparatuses, and an agent install task for installing an agent that inquires any of the client apparatuses to install a device driver.
摘要:
There is provided an information processing apparatus capable of improving the operability in producing a coversheet in which plural information is written, and preventing generation of a coversheet having an improper layout resulting from the inconsistency in number between the information and fixed character strings. A plural information field is defined in a text field provided on a coversheet template and in which information is to be written, the plural information field being for setting therein attributes specifying the information to be written in the text field, and a number of the information to be written. Fixed character strings to be written in the text field of the coversheet template are set in the coversheet template in association with the information specified by the attributes set in the plural information field. The fixed character strings are repeatedly expanded on the text field of the coversheet template a number of times corresponding to the set number of the information. The information specified by the attributes set in the plural information field is repeatedly expanded a number of times corresponding to the set number of the information. The coversheet template having the fixed character strings and the information expanded on the text field is added as a coversheet to data.
摘要:
An information processing apparatus is used in a network environment including a plurality of printing apparatuses and a plurality of client devices which form printing data for realizing a printing processing in the plurality of printing apparatuses. Regarding an association between printing apparatus and driver constituting a selection unit at the time of distributing drivers corresponding to the printing apparatuses, from the information processing apparatus to the client devices, it is possible to prepare and select associations of [N:1], [1:N], and [N:N]. As a result, it is possible to mitigate erroneous association selection and to achieve further simplification in procedures at the time of selection, which leads to a reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO).
摘要:
A driver management unit of a management server develops non-[1:1] type association information generated in a batch association creation mode into [1:1] type association information. On the other hand, the driver management unit stores association information created in an ordinary association creation mode in a data storage unit without performing the development. Further, the driver management unit transmits a list of the association information stored in the data storage unit to a client in response to a request, and distributes a driver selected from the list to the client in such a way as to create a logical printer of a device that corresponds to the association information selected from the list for the client.
摘要:
When an information processing apparatus has moved from one sub-area to another sub-area, anycast is performed to a plurality of management servers using an IP address for anycast in accordance with network management information. Network management information is acquired from a management server which has responded to the anycast. The acquired network management information and installed device driver information are analyzed. If there is a device driver for a device belonging to the sub-area managed by the management server which has responded, one of the devices belonging to the other sub-area is selected as a default device. This arrangement enables the selection of an appropriate default printer when a client has moved from a network environment managed by one management server to another network environment managed by another management server.
摘要:
The present invention provides an information processing method including steps of determining whether or not the print driver of a local printer is the same kind as the print driver of a network printer, and comparing the version of the print driver of the network printer with that of the printer of the local printer for determining which version is newer. When it is determined that the driver of the local printer is the same kind as the driver of the network printer and the print driver of the local printer is newer than the print driver of the network printer, the print driver of the local printer is transferred to the print server.
摘要:
There is disclosed an information processing apparatus comprising a setting device for setting, for each predetermined unit, attribute information for a character pattern to be printed in overlay with a form pattern, based on externally entered setting instruction information, a discrimination unit for discriminating whether separation information is set for each predetermined unit, separately from the attribute information and a print control unit adapted, when the discrimination unit identifies that the separation information is set, to generate a character pattern for the predetermined unit for which the separation information is set, based on the attribute information, and to cause overlay printing of the character pattern and the form pattern.