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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2010
Tomonori Aikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kengo Matsuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomonori Aikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kengo Matsuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is disclosed including a search request transmission unit transmitting a search request to a predetermined resource in a network, a response receiving unit receiving response information in response to the search request, and storing the received response information in a storage unit, a list screen display control unit displaying a list screen including a display element corresponding to each response information stored in the storage unit within a first predetermined time period. When the list screen is changed to another screen and then changed back again to the list screen, the list screen display control unit displays the list screen including the display element corresponding to response information stored in the storage unit after the first predetermined time period has passed.