Printing apparatus having extendable functionality and method thereof
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United States of America Patent
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Apr 29, 2014
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Dec 16, 2010
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May 27, 2010
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Jun 10, 2009
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A receiving unit 210 receives, from a PC 10, a print command that includes image data to be printed, an additional print parameter that is a print parameter of a function added to a printer driver of the PC 10 by installing a driver plug-in, and first identification information that is identification information on the driver plug-in; an identification-information storage unit 224 stores therein second identification information that is identification information on an installed main body plug-in; a determining unit 242 determines whether the main body plug-in can interpret the additional print parameter by comparing the first identification information with the second identification information; and a print unit performs a particular operation other than printing of the image data in accordance with the additional print parameter if it is determined that the additional print parameter cannot be interpreted.
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