US 11,843,739 B2
Information processing device for reflecting an editable tab received from an external device on a settings screen
Shinichi Kawano, Sakai (JP)
Assigned to SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai (JP)
Filed by SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai (JP)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/950,604.
Application 17/950,604 is a continuation of application No. 17/511,510, filed on Oct. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,489,978.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-188154 (JP), filed on Nov. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0017098 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 1/00517 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1254 (2013.01); H04N 1/00395 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information processing device in which a printer driver for causing to perform printing processing is installed in a memory storage, and which is provided with an editable tab on a settings screen of the printer driver such that an item can be selected by a user, the information processing device comprising:
a controller connected to the memory storage storing instructions that, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to:
in a state where information about the editable tab has been registered in an external device capable of executing printing instructions, make an acquisition request for information about the registered editable tab to the external device via the printer driver;
receive the information about the registered editable tab transmitted by the external device in response to the acquisition request; and
cause the received information about the editable tab to be reflected in the editable tab of the printer driver.