JP7035124B2 - Information processing equipment, control methods, and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device , a control method, and a program .

In recent years, in an OS (operating system) for a mobile terminal such as Android (registered trademark) that operates on a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone, the printing function is also supported as standard in the operating system. In Windows (registered trademark) that operates on a personal computer, the printing function is controlled by software called a printer driver, but in Android, software called a print plug-in is used instead of the printer driver.

The print plug-in has a printer (image processing device) search function and a print function, presents a list of printers detected by the search function to the user in response to a request from the application, and prints to the selected printer. Submit the job. Print plug-ins are provided in Android application format and are provided to users by printer vendors and application vendors via application distribution services such as Google Play®.

In order for users to use the print plug-in functions, they need to download and install the print plug-in. Some mobile terminal devices allow the user to use the print function without downloading and installing the print plug-in by pre-installing the print plug-in in advance. However, in the case of the format in which the print plug-in is pre-installed, the storage usage of the mobile terminal device increases regardless of whether or not the user prints.

Patent Document 1 discloses a management system in which a driver is distributed to a client when the driver of a printer selected by the user is not installed on the client, and the driver is automatically installed on the client. ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-190320

In this specification, a method of displaying a printer as a printer selection screen regardless of the presence or absence of a print plug-in is examined. That is, for a printer to which the print plug-in is not yet installed (not installed), the print plug-in corresponding to the printer is displayed on the printer selection screen. On the other hand, printers that are supported (detected) by other print plug-ins that are already installed (installed) are also displayed on the printer selection screen.

On such a printer selection screen, when selecting a printer to be used by a user, it is difficult to distinguish between a printer detected by an installed print plug-in and a printer corresponding to an uninstalled print plug-in. That is, it is difficult for the user to determine whether the screen transitions to the screen for executing printing by selecting the printer or the screen for guiding to the download site of the uninstalled print plug-in.

Here, if the user wants to print immediately and selects a printer corresponding to the print plug-in that has not been installed, the user is directed to the download site and the operability is deteriorated. In addition, when the print plug-in displayed on the printer selection screen is installed via the download site, the printer selection screen is displayed again after the installation is completed, and the operation to select the printer is required. The operation is troublesome. Even in the management system described in Patent Document 1, it is difficult for the user to determine whether or not the installation process is executed when selecting a printer.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of improving operability when selecting and using an image forming apparatus.

The information processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a search means for searching for a printer on the network, and an uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing device and is detected by the search. A display that displays an object that displays a download page that can accept instructions from the user to download the corresponding uninstalled plug-in, along with a message that the uninstalled plug-in can be installed. The display control means has a control means, and the display control means displays one of the objects even when a plurality of printers corresponding to the uninstalled plug-ins are detected by the search, and the object is displayed. The download page is displayed on the display unit according to the selection.

According to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability when selecting and using the image forming apparatus.

It is a figure which shows the network configuration in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of a mobile terminal apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the software which operates in a mobile terminal device. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the application which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the application which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation after the target printer display area is tapped. It is a figure which shows the operation after the target printer display area is tapped. It is a figure which shows the operation after the area of a printer information is tapped. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the application which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the application which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation after the target printer display area is tapped. It is a figure which shows the operation after the area of a printer information is tapped. It is a figure which shows an example of the corresponding print plug-in table.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings and the like.
(First Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network configuration according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
The portable terminal device 2000, which is an information processing device, is connected to the same network as the printer 1000, the printer 1001, and the printer 1002, which are image processing devices, via the access point 2013. Each printer keeps a model name and an IP address internally as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, a printer will be described as an example of the image processing apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this, and even a device having other printing functions such as an MFP (MultiFaction Peripheral) may be used. good.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal device 2000.
The flash memory (Flash) 2003 stores various programs. The execution subject on the hardware is a System on a chip (2001), and the control subject on the software is a program stored in the flash memory 2003. A program is expanded in RAM (Random Access Memory) 2002, and is interpreted and executed by SoC.

The Bluetooth unit 2004 communicates by Bluetooth (registered trademark). The WiFi unit 2005 performs wireless communication via the access point 2013. The NFC unit 2006 performs short-range wireless communication. The power supply 2007 supplies necessary power to each part in the mobile terminal device 2000. The Voice / Audio unit 2008 includes a microphone, a speaker, and the like, and is used for audio input / output. The touch panel 2009 is an operation input unit that the user operates with his / her fingers. The LED (Light Emitting Diode) unit 2010 is used for various displays.

The camera unit 2011 includes an imaging unit or the like for taking a picture or a moving image. The sensor unit 2012 includes a GPS (Global Positioning System), an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a proximity sensor, and the like. Each of the above-mentioned parts is connected to the SoC 2001, and the mobile terminal device 2000 can be connected to the network via the access point 2013. In the present embodiment, the OS (operating system) is assumed to be, for example, Android OS (registered trademark) of Google (registered trademark), but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of software operating on the mobile terminal device 2000.
Each software program in this embodiment is stored in the flash memory 2003. The applications 112 to 114 are installed in the mobile terminal device 2000, and provide a display function and a printing function of contents such as a photo, a document, and a Web page via the printing system 100.

The print system 100 includes a UI (User Interface) unit 101, a print plug-in control unit 102, a communication unit 103, a print plug-in management unit 104, a detection result receiving unit 105, and a printer search unit 106. The UI unit 101 provides a user interface for the printing system 100. The print plug-in control unit 102 controls the operation of the print plug-in (plug-in module) installed in the mobile terminal device 2000. Further, the print plug-in control unit 102 controls the display of the user interface provided by the UI unit. The communication unit 103 uses WiFi to perform network communication with the printer.

The print plug-in management unit 104 manages information on the print plug-in installed in the mobile terminal device 2000. The detection result receiving unit 105 receives a notification of the detection result when the print plug-in detects a printer on the network. The printer search unit 106 is a printer search function previously installed in the portable terminal device 2000, and searches for a printer on the network in response to a request from an application.

The print plug-in 200 has functions such as searching for a printer, generating a print job, and acquiring a printer status, and acts as a bridge between the print system 100 and the printer (target printer) supported by the print plug-in. The print plug-in 200 can be installed and uninstalled as needed, and the print plug-in management unit 104 of the print system 100 manages the installation state of each print plug-in. The print plug-in 200 has a printer search unit 201, a print processing unit 202, a package name 203, and a vendor name 204.

The printer search unit 201 searches for a printer on the network by using multicast or broadcast. As a protocol for searching, SLP (Service Location Protocol), Multicast-DNS (Domain Name System), or the like is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the protocol used may differ for each print plug-in.

The print processing unit 202 performs rendering processing on PDL (Page Description Language) data or image data that can be printed by the target printer. The package name 203 is a uniquely identifiable name assigned to the print plug-in 200, and in this example, it is “jp.co.efg.xxxxxx”. A different package name is assigned to each print plug-in, and each print plug-in is stored in the package name 203. The vendor name 204 is the name of the vendor that provides the print plug-in 200, and is referred to as "EFG" in this example.

The corresponding print plug-in table 150 is a table having list information of the printers on the network detected by the printer search unit 106 and the print plug-ins corresponding to the printers.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the corresponding print plug-in table 150.
The corresponding print plug-in table 150 holds the following information in association with each other. That is, the vendor name 1101 acquired from the printer on the network by the printer search unit 106, the package name 1102 of the print plug-in, and the download site (URL information) 1103 of the print plug-in are held in association with each other.

By referring to the corresponding print plug-in table 150, the printer searched on the network and the print plug-in can be linked, so that the user can be directed to the download site when the print plug-in is not installed. For example, in the example of table data 1104, it is shown that the printer having the vendor name "ABC" is supported by the print plug-in having the package name "jp.co.abc.xxxxxx". Further, it is shown that the printer whose vendor name is "ABC" is supported by the print plug-in of the download site URL "http://store.abc.printplugin".

4 and 5 are diagrams showing an example of a display screen of an application that implements the functions of the printing system 100.
FIG. 4A shows an application screen 400 on which the content to be printed is displayed. When the user taps the print button 401, the UI unit 101 of the print system 100 is called to transition to the screen shown in FIG. 4 (B).

FIG. 4B shows the print setting screen 402. The print setting screen 402 has a target printer display area 403, a print setting area 404, and a print button 405. After the user sets the desired print settings in the print setting area 404, by tapping the print button 405, the content data of the application is output to the printer displayed in the target printer display area 403.

In FIG. 4B, the printer "Printer-C" having the IP address "192.168.0.12" is selected. In this embodiment, a case where the output destination is changed to another printer will be described. When the output destination is changed to another printer, when the user taps the target printer display area 403, the screen transitions to the screen shown in FIG. 4 (C).

FIG. 4C shows a printer list screen 406 on the network. On the printer list screen 406 according to this embodiment, the uninstalled print plug-ins corresponding to the printers on the network are displayed for each print plug-in. For example, as shown in FIG. 4C, the print plug-in corresponding to two printers (“Printer-A” and “Printer-B”) is “ABC Plug-in”. The two printers are collectively displayed in the orchid on which "ABC Plug-in" is displayed. Here, the operation when the uninstalled print plug-in is tapped by the user will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

6 and 7 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the printing system 100 after the target printer display area 403 is tapped on the print setting screen 402 shown in FIG. 4 (B).
The processes shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are realized by loading the program stored in the flash memory 2003 into the RAM 2002 and executing the program in the SoC 2001.

When the target printer display area 403 is tapped on the print setting screen 402, the print plug-in control unit 102 installs the print plug-in in the mobile terminal device 2000 via the print plug-in management unit 104 in step S501. Get a list of. In step S502, the print plug-in control unit 102 determines whether or not there is an installed print plug-in 200 via the print plug-in management unit 104.

If it is determined in S502 that there is an installed print plug-in 200, the process proceeds to step S503. In step S503, the print plug-in control unit 102 instructs the installed print plug-in 200 to search for the target printer. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S502 that there is no installed print plug-in 200, the process proceeds to step S504.

In S504, the print plug-in control unit 102 instructs the printer search unit 106 of the print system 100 to search. In step S505, the print plug-in control unit 102 determines whether or not the timeout has been reached. If it is determined in step S505 that the timeout has not been reached, the process proceeds to step S506. In step S506, the detection result receiving unit 105 of the printing system 100 receives the detection results for the respective search processes of steps S503 and S504.

In step S507, the print plug-in control unit 102 determines the notification source of the detection result received in step S506. If it is determined that the detection result is the result received from the printer search unit 201 of the print plug-in 200 instructed in step S503, the process proceeds to step S508. On the other hand, if it is determined that the detection result is the result received from the printer search unit 106 of the printing system 100 instructed in step S504, the process proceeds to step S509.

In step S508, the UI unit 101 of the printing system 100 updates the printer list screen 406 as shown in FIG. 4C based on the information of the detection result received from the print plug-in 200. That is, as the printer information 407 shows on the printer list screen 406, the information of the printer corresponding to the installed print plug-in 200 is added. After the process of step S508, the process returns to step S505 again, and the above-mentioned process is repeated until the timeout is reached.

On the other hand, in step S509, the print plug-in control unit 102 refers to the corresponding print plug-in table 150 and acquires information about the print plug-in corresponding to the printer included in the detection result received in step S506. At this time, the print plug-in control unit 102 acquires information about the print plug-in corresponding to the printer based on the vendor name information acquired from the printer searched by the printer search unit 106.

In step S510, the print plug-in management unit 104 determines whether or not the print plug-in corresponding to the information regarding the print plug-in acquired in step S509 is already installed. If it is determined that the corresponding print plug-in has already been installed, the process returns to step S505, and the processes after step S505 are repeated until the timeout is reached. On the other hand, if it is determined that the corresponding print plug-in is not installed, the process proceeds to step S511.

In step S511, whether or not the print plug-in control unit 102 has created a link to the print plug-in download site corresponding to the information about the print plug-in acquired in step S509 on the printer list screen 406. Is determined. If it is determined that the link to the download site has not been created, the UI unit 101 creates a link to the download site based on the information about the print plug-in acquired in step S509 in step S512.

At this time, the name 410 of the print plug-in is displayed as shown in the printer information 408 of FIG. 4 (C). In addition, the URL information of the download site may be displayed together with the name of the print plug-in. When the link is created, when the printer information 408 is tapped, the user is directed to the print plug-in download site displayed in the printer information 408.

In step S513, the UI unit 101 displays the printer name included in the detection result received in step S506, as shown in the list of compatible printers 409 of FIG. 4C. In step S514, the UI unit 101 displays the message 411 "Tap to install the plug-in" to indicate that tapping the area of the printer information 408 leads to the print plug-in download site.

At this time, the icon 412 indicating the logo mark of the store that provides the plug-in download site may be further displayed. In the present embodiment, an example of displaying the message 411 and the icon 412 is shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, only the message 411 or only the icon 412 may be displayed, and it becomes recognizable that by tapping the area of the printer information 408, the user is directed to the print plug-in download site instead of the printer print setting screen. Just do it.

In step S515, the UI unit 101 updates the corresponding printer list 409 and adds the printer name acquired in step S506 to the area of the printer information 408. When the update processing of the printer list screen 406 is completed in steps S514 and S515, the processing returns to step S505, and the processing after step S505 is repeated until the timeout is reached.

In this way, by the processing of steps S512 to S515, a display is displayed on the printer list screen to guide the printer to install the print plug-in to the printer to which the corresponding print plug-in is not installed among the searched printers. Will be printed. As a result, when the user selects the printer, it is necessary to first install the print plug-in, and it is possible to easily determine that the user is directed to the download site for that purpose, and the operability is improved.

If the print plug-in control unit 102 determines in step S505 that the time-out has been reached, the processes of FIGS. 6 and 7 are terminated. Next, the process in which the area of the printer information 408, which is a link to the download site of the print plug-in, is tapped by the user and the print plug-in is installed will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the printing system 100 after the area of the printer information 408 is tapped on the printer list screen 406 shown in FIG. 4 (C).
When the area of the printer information 408 is tapped, in step S601, the print plug-in control unit 102 acquires the information of the download site of the printer information 408 based on the information of the corresponding print plug-in table 150. In step S602, the UI unit 101 displays the print plug-in download site 413 as shown in FIG. 5A according to the information acquired in step S601.

When the install button 414 displayed on the download site 413 is tapped, the print plug-in management unit 104 downloads the print plug-in provided on the download site to the mobile terminal device 2000 in step S603. Then, the print plug-in management unit 104 executes the installation. In step S604, the print plug-in management unit 104 determines whether or not the installation of the print plug-in executed in step S603 is completed.

If it is determined that the installation is completed, the process proceeds to step S605. In step S605, the print plug-in control unit 102 determines whether or not there is only one printer corresponding to the installed print plug-in. The number of printers corresponding to the print plug-in can be determined by the number of printers displayed in the corresponding printer list 409 or the number of printers notified by the printer search unit 201 of the print plug-in after installation.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S604 that the installation is not completed, such as when the installation of the print plug-in is canceled in the middle, the process proceeds to step S607. In step S607, the UI unit 101 displays the printer list screen 406 shown in FIG. 4C, and ends the process. In this embodiment, the printer list screen 406 is displayed when the installation of the print plug-in is not completed, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a screen notifying that the installation is not completed, etc. May be displayed.

If it is determined that there is only one printer corresponding to the print plug-in installed in step S605, the process proceeds to step S606. In step S606, as shown in FIG. 5B, the UI unit 101 selects the corresponding printer and displays the print setting screen 415, and the process ends.

Even if the process of step S606 leads to the download site because the print pre-installation is not installed, the desired printer is selected after the installation, and the desired printer is reselected on the printer list screen. The process can be omitted. That is, printing can be performed in fewer steps, and the operability of the user can be further improved. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S605 that the number of printers corresponding to the installed print plug-in is not only one, the process proceeds to step S607.

In step S607, as shown in FIG. 5C, the UI unit 101 displays a printer list screen 416 to which a plurality of printers corresponding to the installed print plug-in are added, and ends the process. In this example, in step S607, the printer corresponding to the print plug-in installed in step S603 is added to the printer displayed on the printer list screen shown in FIG. 4 (C) and displayed. It is not limited to. For example, only the printer corresponding to the print plug-in installed in step S603 may be displayed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, among the searched printers, the corresponding print plug-in is installed and can be used immediately, or because it has not been installed yet, the download site is reached. It becomes recognizable whether it is induced. This makes it possible to improve the operability when the user selects and uses the printer.

(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment, when the user changes the output destination to another printer on the print setting screen 402 (FIG. 4 (B)), the screen shown in FIG. 4 (C) is displayed. That is, the uninstalled print plug-ins corresponding to the printers on the network are displayed for each print plug-in. On the other hand, in this embodiment, other display examples will be described. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9C, the uninstalled print plug-in corresponding to the printer on the network is displayed for each printer.

The network configuration, the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal device 2000, and the software configuration itself according to the present embodiment are the same as the configurations according to the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following, the same components as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

9 and 10 are diagrams showing an example of a display screen of an application that implements the functions of the printing system 100 in this embodiment. Further, FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the printing system 100 after the target printer display area 403 is tapped on the print setting screen 402 shown in FIG. 9B.
The process of FIG. 11 corresponds to the process of FIGS. 6 and 7 of the first embodiment, and the same process as the step already described is assigned the same number, and the description thereof will be omitted. The process shown in FIG. 11 is realized by loading the program recorded in the flash memory 2003 into the RAM 2002 and executing the program in the SoC 2001.

In step S801, the UI unit 101 updates the printer list screen 701 of FIG. 9C. Specifically, the UI unit 101 displays the printer information 702 as shown in FIG. 9C as a link to the download site of the print plug-in corresponding to the printer included in the detection result received in step S506. .. When the update of the printer list screen 701 is completed in step S802, the process returns to step S505, and the processes after step S505 are repeated until the timeout is reached.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the printing system 100 after the area of the printer information 702 is tapped on the printer list screen 701 shown in FIG. 9C.
Specifically, an example of the operation after the area of the printer information 702 is tapped on the printer list screen 701 in which the uninstalled print plug-in is displayed for each printer is shown. The process of FIG. 12 corresponds to the process of FIG. 8 of the first embodiment, and the same process as the step already described is assigned the same number, and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the area of the printer information 702 is tapped, in step S901, the print plug-in control unit 102 acquires the information of the download site of the printer information 702 based on the information of the corresponding print plug-in table 150. In step S902, the UI unit 101 displays the print plug-in download site 413 as shown in FIG. 10A according to the information acquired in step S901.

If the print plug-in management unit 104 determines in step S604 that the print plug-in installation is complete, the process proceeds to step S904. In step S904, as shown in FIG. 10B, the UI unit 101 selects the printer corresponding to the area of the printer information 702 and displays the print setting screen 415, and the process ends.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment is obtained. Further, according to the present embodiment, even when the print preguin corresponding to the desired printer is not installed and the user is directed to the download site, the printer is selected after the installation. Therefore, after installing the print plug-in, the process of reselecting the printer on the printer list screen can be omitted. That is, printing can be performed in fewer steps, and the operability of the user can be further improved.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiment to a system or device via a network or storage medium, and one or more processors in the computer of the system or device reads and executes the program. It can also be realized by the processing to be performed. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and modifications can be made within the scope of the gist thereof.

100 Print system 102 Print plug-in control unit 106 Printer search unit 200 Print plug-in 201 Printer search unit 2000 Portable terminal device

Claims (29)

It is an information processing device
A search method for searching for printers on the network,
A download page that is an uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing device and can accept instructions from the user to download the uninstalled plug-in corresponding to the printer detected by the search. It has a display control means for displaying an object to be displayed on a display unit together with a message indicating that the uninstalled plug-in can be installed.
The display control means displays one of the objects even when a plurality of printers corresponding to the uninstalled plug-ins are detected by the search.
An information processing device characterized in that the download page is displayed on the display unit according to the selection of the object. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays only one of the objects when a plurality of printers corresponding to the uninstalled plug-ins are detected by the search. .. When a plurality of printers corresponding to the uninstalled plug-in are detected by the search, the display control means does not display the object for each of the detected plurality of printers, but the object. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein one of the information processing devices is displayed. An information processing device with a plug-in installed that has the function of searching for printers on the network.
A search means for detecting a printer on the network by a search different from the search by the installed plug-in, and
A download page that is an uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing device and can receive instructions from the user to download the uninstalled plug-in corresponding to the printer detected by the search means. Is displayed on the display with a message indicating that the uninstalled plug-in can be installed.
An information processing device comprising: a display control means for displaying the download page on the display unit according to the selection of the object. It is an information processing device
A way to get installed plugins to search for printers on your network,
A search means for detecting a printer on the network by a search different from the search by the installed plug-in, and
The printer information detected by the search by the installed plug-in is displayed on the display unit.
It is possible to receive an instruction from the user to download the uninstalled plug-in corresponding to the printer detected by the search by the search means, which is an uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing apparatus. An object to display the download page is displayed on the display unit together with a message indicating that the uninstalled plug-in can be installed.
An information processing device comprising: a display control means for displaying the download page on the display unit according to the selection of the object. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the search means performs a search using a protocol different from the protocol used by the installed plug-in for the search. The information processing according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the search means is a search that can detect a printer different from the printer that can be detected by the search by the installed plug-in. Device. One of claims 4 to 7, wherein the search means is not a search by a plug-in installed in the information processing device, but a search executed by a printing system included in the information processing device. The information processing device described in. The one according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the download page is a page including an object that accepts an instruction to download the uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing apparatus. Information processing device. The information processing apparatus further comprises a control means for downloading the uninstalled plug-in and installing the downloaded uninstalled plug-in based on the reception of the instruction. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 9. The information according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the instruction for downloading the uninstalled plug-in is an instruction for downloading and installing the uninstalled plug-in. Processing equipment. It is a program , and the program is used in an information processing device.
The search process to search for printers on the network and
A download page that is an uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing device and can accept instructions from the user to download the uninstalled plug-in corresponding to the printer detected by the search. The first display step of displaying the object to be displayed on the display unit together with a message indicating that the plug-in can be installed, and
According to the selection of the object displayed in the first display step, the second display step of displaying the download page on the display unit is executed.
A program characterized in that one object is displayed even when a plurality of printers corresponding to the uninstalled plug-in are detected by the search in the first display step. The information according to claim 12, wherein only one of the objects is displayed when a plurality of printers corresponding to the uninstalled plug-ins are detected by the search in the first display step . Processing device program. In the first display step, when a plurality of printers corresponding to the uninstalled plug-in are detected by the search, the object is not displayed for each of the detected plurality of printers. The program of the information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein one of the objects is displayed. A program executed by an information processing device in which a plug-in having a function of searching for a printer on the network is installed, and the program is applied to the information processing device.
A search process for detecting a printer on the network by a search different from the search by the installed plug-in, and
A download page that is an uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing device and can receive instructions from the user to download the uninstalled plug-in corresponding to the printer detected in the search process. The first display step of displaying an object to be displayed on the display unit together with a message indicating that the uninstalled plug-in can be installed, and
A program characterized by executing a second display step of displaying the download page on the display unit according to the selection of the object. It is a program, and it is an information processing device.
The process of letting the installed plugin search for a printer on the network,
A search step of detecting a printer on the network by a search different from the search by the installed plug-in, and
The first display step of displaying the printer information detected by the search by the installed plug-in on the display unit, and
It is possible to receive an instruction from the user to download the uninstalled plug-in corresponding to the printer detected in the search in the search process, which is an uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing apparatus. A second display step of displaying an object for displaying a download page on the display unit together with a message indicating that the uninstalled plug-in can be installed, and
A program characterized by executing a third display step of displaying the download page on the display unit according to the selection of the object. The program according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the search step performs a search using a protocol different from the protocol used by the installed plug-in for the search. The program according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein the search step is a search that can detect a printer different from the printer that can be detected by the search by the installed plug-in. One of claims 15 to 18, wherein the search step is not a search by a plug-in installed in the information processing device, but a search executed by a printing system provided by the information processing device. The program described in the section. 12. The one according to any one of claims 12 to 19, wherein the download page is a page including an object that accepts an instruction to download the uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing apparatus. program. The information processing apparatus further includes a control step of downloading the uninstalled plug-in and installing the downloaded uninstalled plug-in based on the reception of the instruction. The program according to any one of 12 to 20. The program according to any one of claims 12 to 21, wherein the instruction for downloading the uninstalled plug-in is an instruction for downloading and installing the uninstalled plug-in. .. It is a control method for information processing equipment.
The search process to search for printers on the network and
A download page that is an uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing device and can accept instructions from the user to download the uninstalled plug-in corresponding to the printer detected by the search. The first display step of displaying the object to be displayed on the display unit together with a message indicating that the plug-in can be installed, and
It has a second display step of displaying the download page on the display unit according to the selection of the object.
The first display step is a control of an information processing apparatus, which displays one object even when a plurality of printers corresponding to the uninstalled plug-in are detected by the search. Method. 23. The information according to claim 23, wherein the first display step displays only one object when a plurality of printers corresponding to the uninstalled plug-in are detected by the search. How to control the processing device. It is a control method of an information processing device in which a plug-in having a function of searching for a printer on a network is installed.
A search process for detecting a printer on the network by a search different from the search by the installed plug-in, and
A download page that is an uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing device and can receive instructions from the user to download the uninstalled plug-in corresponding to the printer detected in the search process. The first display step of displaying an object to be displayed on the display unit together with a message indicating that the uninstalled plug-in can be installed, and
A control method for an information processing apparatus, comprising: a second display step of displaying the download page on the display unit according to the selection of the object. It is a control method for information processing equipment.
The process of letting the installed plugin search for a printer on the network,
A search step of detecting a printer on the network by a search different from the search by the installed plug-in, and
The first display step of displaying the printer information detected by the search by the installed plug-in on the display unit, and
It is possible to receive an instruction from the user to download the uninstalled plug-in corresponding to the printer detected in the search in the search process, which is an uninstalled plug-in that is not installed in the information processing apparatus. A second display step of displaying an object for displaying a download page on the display unit together with a message indicating that the uninstalled plug-in can be installed, and
A control method for an information processing apparatus, comprising: a third display step of displaying the download page on the display unit according to the selection of the object. The control method for an information processing device according to claim 25 or 26, wherein the search step executes a search using a protocol different from the protocol used by the installed plug-in for the search. One of claims 25 to 27, wherein the search step is not a search by a plug-in installed in the information processing device, but a search executed by a printing system provided by the information processing device. The control method described in the section. 25 to 28, wherein the information processing apparatus further includes a control step of downloading the uninstalled plug-in and installing the downloaded plug-in based on the reception of the instruction. The control method according to any one of the above.

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