FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, AND FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE,申请号WO2012JP54683-传众专利搜索

FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, AND FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE

申请公布号：WO2012115257(A1)

申请号：WO2012JP54683

申请日期：2012.02.20

申请公布日期：2012.08.30

申请人：

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION;TAKAMOTO, AKIO

发明人：TAKAMOTO, AKIO

分类号：G06F3/12

主分类号：G06F3/12

摘要：<p>A method of expanding the function of an application in a computer that operates under an operating system and executes specific pro¬ cesses by an application, the method has a step that acquires print data that is output from the application to a driver before the print da¬ ta is received by the driver and sends it to a communication port; a step that acquires and relays the transmitted print data, or the print data that is output from the application to the communication port, before the print data is received by the communication port; and a step that expands the function of the relayed print data on the ap¬ plication layer, and outputs the processed data to a communication port.</p>