Control device, method of controlling a multifunction device, and a storage medium storing a program executed by a control unit that controls a recording device

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PATENT NO 9473663
APP PUB NO 20150249768A1
SERIAL NO

14663757

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When using a multifunction device having plural devices providing the multiple functions, a control device, a method of controlling the multifunction device, and a program enable programs that are not optimized for the multifunction device to use the multifunction device. A host computer controlling a multifunction device through application program execution units executes plural application programs each corresponding to at least one of the multiple devices. A port control process receives data from the multifunction device through a USB port, exclusively controls data output by the application program execution units, sends the data from the USB port to the multifunction device, and filters and passes data received from the multifunction device by the port control process to the application program execution units.

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SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONSHINJUKU-KU TOKYO-TO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Toshima, Kazuya Ueda, JP 18 50

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