Information processing apparatus capable of acquiring and transmitting device information, communication system, communication method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program

A communication system comprising an image forming apparatus, a mobile terminal, and a server,

• the image forming apparatus including a first wireless interface and at least one controller configured to function as:
• a unit configured to shift, in accordance with an instruction from a user, the image forming apparatus to a mode in which the mobile terminal can acquire device information of the image forming apparatus,
• the mobile terminal including a second wireless interface and at least one controller configured to function as:
• a unit configured to acquire the device information from the image forming apparatus through the second wireless interface,
• a first acceptance unit configured to selectively accept one of a first instruction to transmit the acquired device information to the server and a second instruction not to transmit the acquired device information to the server, and
• a unit configured to transmit, in a state where the first instruction has been accepted, the acquired device information to the server, and hold, in a state where the second instruction has been accepted, the acquired device information in the mobile terminal without transmitting the acquired device information to the server, and
• the server including
• a unit configured to receive the transmitted device information.

A communication method executed in an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• acquiring device information of an image forming apparatus from the image forming apparatus through a wireless interface of the information processing apparatus;
• selectively accepting one of a first instruction to transmit the acquired device information to an external destination and a second instruction not to transmit the acquired device information to the external destination;
• and
• transmitting, in a state where the first instruction has been accepted, the acquired device information to the external destination, and holding, in a state where the second instruction has been accepted, the acquired device information in the information processing apparatus without transmitting the acquired device information to the external destination.

A communication method executed in a communication system including an image forming apparatus, a mobile terminal, and a server, the method comprising:

• causing the image forming apparatus to shift, in accordance with an instruction from a user, the image forming apparatus to a mode in which the mobile terminal can acquire device information of the image forming apparatus;
• causing the mobile terminal to
• acquire the device information from the image forming apparatus through a wireless interface of the mobile terminal,
• selectively accept one of a first instruction to transmit the acquired device information to the server and a second instruction not to transmit the acquired device information to the server, and
• transmit, in a state where the first instruction has been accepted, and hold, in a state where the second instruction has been accepted, the acquired device information in the mobile terminal without transmitting the acquired device information to the server;
• and
• causing the server to receive the transmitted device information.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function to:

• acquire device information of an image forming apparatus from the image forming apparatus through a wireless interface of the mobile terminal;
• selectively accept one of a first instruction to transmit the acquired device information to an external destination and an instruction not to transmit the acquired device information to the server;
• and
• transmit, in a state where the first instruction has been accepted, the acquired device information to the external destination, and hold, in a state where the second instruction has been accepted, the acquired device information in the information processing apparatus without transmitting the acquired device information to the external destination.