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Information processing apparatus, method therefor, and computer-readable storage medium

Granted 5 Mar 2013 · 6 office actions

Assignee: Canon Inc.

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Inventors: Hideki Honda, Koichi Abe, Toshinori Kawaura · Examiner: Dayton Lewis-Taylor

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Abstract

An information processing apparatus connected with a peripheral apparatus via a communication line includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a destination of the peripheral apparatus, and a provision unit configured to provide functions for at least one of managing and controlling the peripheral apparatus according to the destination information acquired by the acquisition unit. The provision unit is configured to refer to information indicating a function to be provided according to the destination of the peripheral apparatus and to provide a function for at least one of managing and controlling the peripheral apparatus.

Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G06F3/00
USPC · US Patent Classification
710/8

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related publicationUS 20090265482 A122 Oct 2009

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