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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Shigeo Nara, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeo Nara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An information processing apparatus provides the user with a status of a device on a network correctly and efficiently to improve the work efficiency of the user. A display unit displays a device map according to information previously stored in a storage unit, when an application for displaying the device map (status of the device on the network) is activated, and re-displays the device map thereafter according to the latest information obtained by an obtaining unit.