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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Masahiro Hadano, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Masahiro Hadano, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1203 (2013.01); G06F 3/1226 (2013.01); G06F 3/1285 (2013.01); G06F 3/1225 (2013.01); G06F 3/1287 (2013.01); G06F 3/1288 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information processing apparatus that is connectable via a network to a print server and a printer having at least one print function of local printing and printing mediated by the print server, comprises: a search unit configured to search for a printer connected to the network; a determination unit configured to determine whether a printer detected by the search unit has both the print functions of local printing and print server-mediated printing; and a display unit configured to display, for each print function, a printer determined by the determination unit to have both the print functions.