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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Yamakawa, Hiratsuka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which makes a web page of peripheral equipment such as a print controller connected to the image forming apparatus available without the need to manually register the web page of the peripheral equipment as a favorite or the like in a web browser installed in the image forming apparatus. A determination unit determines whether the print controller is connected to the image forming apparatus via an interface. A generation unit generates a URL including an IP address or a host name of the print controller. A display unit displays an icon for accessing a web page corresponding to the URL in a case where the determination unit determines that the print controller is connected to the image forming apparatus.