Image forming apparatus and information processing method

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an obtaining unit configured to obtain an object that is stored in a location identified by a URI (uniform resource identifier) that is input;
• a printing unit configured to print the object that is obtained by the obtaining unit;
• a storage unit configured to store the URI;
• a determination unit configured to determine whether the object exists in a location specified by the URI that is stored in the storage unit;
• and
• an output unit configured to output a message for making an inquiry as to whether the URI that is stored in the storage unit is desired to be erased if it is determined by the determination unit that the URI does not exist.

An image forming apparatus that is provided with a browser for displaying an object that is received via a network, the image forming apparatus comprising:

• a storage unit configured to store a URI (uniform resource identifier) that corresponds to an object displayed by using the browser;
• a determination unit configured to determine whether the URI that is stored in the storage unit is effective;
• a printing unit configured to print a report that expresses that the URI is not effective if the URI is determined by the determination unit to be not effective;
• a reading unit configured to read a report that instructs whether the URI that is expressed by the report printed by the printing unit is desired to be erased or updated;
• and
• a control unit configured to allow an erasure or an updating of the URI to be executed in accordance with an instruction expressed by the report read by the reading unit.

An information processing method comprising:

• an obtaining step of obtaining an object that is stored in a location identified by a URI (uniform resource identifier) that is input;
• a printing step of printing the object that is obtained in the obtaining step;
• a storage step of storing the URI into a storage unit;
• a determination step of determining whether the URI that specifies a location in which the object is stored is changed from the URI that is stored in the storage unit;
• and
• an outputting step of outputting a message for making an inquiry as to whether the URI that is stored in the storage unit is desired to be changed if it is determined in the determination step that the URI is already changed.

An information processing method comprising:

• an obtaining step of obtaining an object that is stored in a location identified by a URI (uniform resource identifier) that is input;
• a printing step of printing the object that is obtained in the obtaining step;
• a storage step of storing the URI into a storage unit;
• a determination step of determining whether the object exists in a location specified by the URI that is stored in the storage unit;
• and
• an outputting step of outputting a message for making an inquiry as to whether the URI that is stored in the storage unit is desired to be erased if it is determined in the determination step that the URI does not exist.

An information processing method for use in an image forming apparatus that is provided with a browser for displaying an object that is received via a network, the information processing method comprising:

• a storage step of storing a URI (uniform resource identifier) that corresponds to an object displayed by using the browser into a storage unit;
• a determination step of determining whether the URI that is stored in the storage unit is effective;
• a printing step of printing a report that expresses that the URI is not effective if the URI is determined in the determination step to be not effective;
• a reading step of reading a report that instructs whether the URI that is expressed by the report printed by the printing unit is desired to be erased or updated;
• and
• a control step of allowing an erasure or an updating of the URI to be executed in accordance with the instruction expressed by the report read in the reading step.

A recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon for causing an image forming apparatus to execute the following steps:

• an obtaining step of obtaining an object that is stored in a location identified by a URI (uniform resource identifier) that is input;
• a printing step of printing the object that is obtained in the obtaining step;
• a storage step of storing the URI into a storage unit;
• a determination step of determining whether the URI that specifies a location in which the object is stored is changed from the URI that is stored in the storage unit;
• and
• an outputting step of outputting a message for making an inquiry as to whether the URI that is stored in the storage unit is desired to be changed if it is determined in the determination step that the URI is already changed.

A recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon for causing an image forming apparatus to execute the following steps:

• a printing step of printing the object that is obtained in the obtaining step;
• a storage step of storing the URI into a storage unit;
• a determination step of determining whether the object exists in a location specified by the URI that is stored in the storage unit;
• and
• an outputting step of outputting a message for making an inquiry as to whether the URI that is stored in the storage unit is desired to be erased if it is determined in the determination step that the URI does not exist.

A recording medium having a computer program stored thereon for causing an image forming apparatus that is provided with a browser for displaying an object that is received via a network to execute the following steps:

• a storage step of storing a URI (uniform resource identifier) that corresponds to an object displayed by using the browser into a storage unit;
• a determination step of determining whether the URI that is stored in the storage unit is effective;
• a printing step of printing a report that expresses that the URI is not effective if the URI is determined in the determination step to be not effective;
• a reading step of reading a report that instructs whether the URI that is expressed by the report printed by the printing unit is desired to be erased or updated;
• and
• a control step of allowing an erasure or an updating of the URI to be executed in accordance with the instruction expressed by the report read in the reading step.