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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2011
Hisashi Kato, Plainview, NY (US);
Hisashi Kato, Plainview, NY (US);
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus comprises: storage unit configured to store control information serving as information which defines in advance information for controlling a display representing a function for managing a peripheral device, and link information indicating a link destination where each function is provided, and which has an electronic signature to confirm whether falsification has been done; request reception unit configured to receive a request from a peripheral device management unit; link management unit configured to manage link information which is different from the link information contained in the control information and is executed in accordance with a request received by the request reception unit; and execution unit configured to determine a link destination based on the request received by the request reception unit using the link information contained in the control information or the different link information, and executing link processing to the determined link destination.