Medium, image processing apparatus, image forming system, and image forming apparatus

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a driver installer to install a program that causes a computer to execute functional units, said driver installer comprising:

a driver installing unit for retrieving a printer driver package including a file necessary for operating a printer driver, and for installing the file as the printer driver;

a plug-in installing unit for retrieving a plug-in package including a plug-in information file and a plug-in file for adding a function, and for registering the plug-in information file and the plug-in file;

plug-in corresponding information including a plurality of driver names, a plurality of corresponding plug-ins, and a correlation between the driver names and the corresponding plug-ins; and

a driver name determining unit for determining whether one of the driver names in the plug-in corresponding information matches a driver name of the printer driver,

wherein said printer driver includes a driver configuration file list that lists a group of files necessary for an operation; and

a driver file storage unit for storing the group of files listed in the driver configuration file list,

said plug-in installing unit includes a plug-in information file retrieving unit for retrieving the plug-in information file;

a file copying unit for copying the plug-in file and the plug-in information file to the driver file storage unit; and

a plug-in registration unit for adding the plug-in information file to the driver configuration file list,

said driver name determining unit determines one of the corresponding plug-ins correlated to the driver name of the printer driver according to the plug-in corresponding information, and

said plug-in installing unit installs the printer driver and the one of the corresponding plug-ins correlated to the driver name of the printer driver.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein said plug-in information file includes a specific plug-in file name.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 2 , wherein said plug-in installing unit is configured to install the plug-in package into the driver file storage unit, and

said plug-in installing unit includes a plug-in adding unit for obtaining the file name of the plug-in information file from the driver configuration file list, and for rewriting the plug-in information file stored in the driver file storage unit.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 3 , wherein said driver installer further includes:

plug-in corresponding information including a driver name of the printer driver and a plug-in corresponding to the driver name; and

a driver name determining unit for comparing the driver name installed in the printer driver with the driver name in the plug-in corresponding information so that the driver name determining unit determines a corresponding plug-in, and

said driver installer installs the plug-in corresponding information when the plug-in installing unit installs the plug-in so that the driver name determining unit compares the driver name when the plug-in is operated.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein said driver installer further includes a display unit for displaying information for selecting a type and a setting of the printer driver.

6. An image processing apparatus comprising:

said driver installer stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1 ;

a storage unit for storing the printer driver; and

a transmission unit for performing an image processing on input data and outputting image data according to the printer driver retrieved from the storage unit.

7. An image forming system comprising:

said image processing apparatus according to claim 6 ; and

a printing device for inputting the image data output from the image processing apparatus, and for forming an image on a recording medium according to the image data.

8. An image forming apparatus comprising:

said image processing apparatus according to claim 6 : and

an image forming portion for inputting the image data output from the image processing apparatus, and for forming an image on a recording medium according to the image data.