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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Niimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a request unit that requests, of a server, information concerning a first service and a second service which are executable by the image forming apparatus; and a control unit that controls the request to the server in a case where the request to the server by the request unit is repeated. The control unit controls the request to the server so that the request to the server is made at a frequency determined based on information indicating a contract state concerning the first service executable by the image forming apparatus.
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