Image forming apparatus that notifies a specific control unit of operation information depending on an operation screen being displayed, and control method therefor

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a display;
• a first control unit configured to control a native program of the image forming apparatus;
• a second control unit configured to control an extension application that is different from the native program;
• a first memory area in which an operation screen of the native program controlled by the first control unit is rendered;
• a second memory area in which an operation screen of the extension application controlled by the second control unit is rendered;
• and
• an output processing unit configured to output at least a part of the operation screen of the native program to the display when an event related to outputting of the operation screen of the native program has occurred;
• and
• a notification unit configured to, upon accepting a user operation via an operation screen, notify the first control unit or the second control unit of operation information based on the operation screen being output,
• wherein upon accepting the user operation, the notification unit notifies the first control unit of the operation information when the operation screen of the native program is being output,
• notifies the first control unit of the operation information when the operation screen of the extension application is being output and the user operation has been performed on a part of the operation screen of the native program that has been set in, and
• notifies the second control unit of the operation information when the operation screen of the extension application is being output and the user operation has been performed on a part other than the part of the operation screen of the native program that has been set in, and
• wherein the first control unit, the second control unit, the output processing unit, and the notification unit are implemented using one or more processors.