Image forming apparatus, communication apparatus, apparatus setting method, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program

A communication apparatus capable of registering apparatus setting information for setting the communication apparatus, comprising:

• an acquiring unit that obtains apparatus setting information registered in at least one other apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus via a communication line, from the other apparatus;
• an extracting unit that extracts the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus which is not registered in the communication apparatus, out of the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus obtained by said acquiring unit;
• a display unit that displays on a display the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus which is not registered in the communication apparatus and which has been extracted by said extracting unit, together with the apparatus setting information registered in the communication apparatus;
• an information selecting unit that selects desired apparatus setting information out of the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus which is not registered in the communication apparatus and the apparatus setting information registered in the communication apparatus, which are displayed by said display unit;
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• a setting unit that performs apparatus setting corresponding to the selected apparatus setting information.

An apparatus setting method of performing apparatus setting for an apparatus which is capable of registering apparatus setting information for performing setting of at least one of functions or operations thereof, comprising:

• an acquiring step of obtaining apparatus setting information registered in at least one other apparatus connected to the apparatus via a communication line, from the other apparatus;
• an extracting step of extracting apparatus setting information of the other apparatus which is not registered in the apparatus out of the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus obtained in said acquiring step;
• a display step of displaying on a display the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus which is not registered in the apparatus and which has been extracted in said extracting step, together with apparatus setting information registered in the apparatus;
• an information selecting step of selecting desired apparatus setting information from the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus which is not registered in the apparatus and the apparatus setting information registered in the apparatus, which are displayed in said display step;
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• a setting step of performing setting of function or operation corresponding to the selected apparatus setting information.

A program executed by an apparatus which is capable of registering apparatus setting information for performing setting of at least one of functions or operations thereof, comprising:

• an acquiring module for obtaining apparatus setting information registered in at least one other apparatus connected to the apparatus via a communication line, from the other apparatus;
• an extracting module for extracting apparatus setting information of the other apparatus which is not registered in the apparatus out of the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus obtained by said acquiring module;
• a display module for displaying on a display the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus which is not registered in the apparatus and which has been extracted by said extracting module, together with apparatus setting information registered in the apparatus;
• an information selecting module for selecting desired apparatus setting information from the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus which is not registered in the apparatus and the apparatus setting information registered in the apparatus, which are displayed by said display module;
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• a setting module for performing setting of function or operation corresponding to the selected apparatus setting information.