Image processing apparatus and method for controlling image processing apparatus

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a storage unit configured to store information about a first image processing apparatus different from the image processing apparatus that operates with the image processing apparatus;
• an acquiring unit configured to acquire function information indicating a function provided by a second image processing apparatus;
• a comparing unit configured to compare the function information acquired by the acquiring unit with function information indicating a function provided by the first image processing apparatus;
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• a control unit configured to, in a case that a comparison result of the comparing unit indicates that the second image processing apparatus includes at least one function not provided by the first image processing apparatus, store information about the second image processing apparatus in the storage unit, and in a case that a comparison result of the comparing unit indicates that the second image processing apparatus doesn't include at least one function not provided by the first image processing apparatus, not to store information about the second image processing apparatus in the storage unit.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a storage unit configured to store information about a first image processing apparatus different than the image processing apparatus that operates with the image processing apparatus;
• an acquiring unit configured to acquire function information indicating a function provided by a second image processing apparatus;
• a first determining unit configured to determine a function provided by collaboration between the image processing apparatus and the first image processing apparatus based on function information about the image processing apparatus and function information about the first image processing apparatus;
• a second determining unit configured to determine a function provided by collaboration between the image processing apparatus and the second image processing apparatus based on function information about the image processing apparatus and function information about the second image processing apparatus;
• a comparing unit configured to compare the a function determined by the first determining unit with the function determined by the second determining unit;
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• a control unit configured to, in a case that a comparison result of the comparing unit indicates that the function determined by the second determining unit includes the function not determined by the first determining unit, store the information about the second image processing apparatus in the storage unit, and in a case that a comparison result of the comparing unit indicates that the function determined by the second determining unit don't include the function not provided by the first determining unit, not to store information about the second image processing apparatus in the storage unit.

A method for controlling an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• storing information about an other image processing apparatus different than the image processing apparatus that operates with the image processing apparatus;
• acquiring function information indicating a function provided by a first image processing apparatus;
• comparing function information indicating a function provided by the image processing apparatus with the function information acquired in the acquiring step;
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• performing control wherein, in a case that a comparison result of the comparing step indicates that the first image processing apparatus includes at least one function not provided by the image processing apparatus, information about the first image processing apparatus is stored in a storage unit, and in a case that a comparison result of the comparing step indicates that the first image processing apparatus doesn't include at least one function not provided by the image processing apparatus, information about the first image processing apparatus is not stored in the storage unit.

A method for controlling an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• storing information about a first image processing apparatus different from the image processing apparatus that operates with the image processing apparatus;
• acquiring function information indicating a function provided by a second image processing apparatus;
• comparing the function information acquired in the acquiring step with function information indicating a function provided by the first image processing apparatus;
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• performing control, wherein, in a case that a comparison result of the comparing step indicates that the second image processing apparatus includes at least one function not provided by the first image processing apparatus, information about the second image processing apparatus is stored in a storage unit, and in a case that a comparison result of the comparing step indicates that the second image processing apparatus doesn't include at least one function not provided by the first image processing apparatus, information about the second image processing apparatus is not stored in the storage unit.