Information processing apparatus that saves, in a shared memory, information for accessing a device using a URL via a USB, and method of controlling same

Abstract

An information processing apparatus connected to a device to which an IP address is not set is provided. The apparatus acquires device information that includes unique information of the device, decides a free port number and decide an address, which includes the decided port number, as an access destination for acquiring data from the device, shares the address with an access source, and notifies the unique information and the port number, wherein, when the access source accesses the shared address, the access is detected based on the port number and data is requested from the device corresponding to the unique information, and when the data is received from the device, the data is transmitted to the access source.

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