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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRyutaro Watanabe
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When a user accesses a server from an image forming apparatus for document printing, it is ensured that the user can operate on a print operation screen corresponding to a portlet without involving significant labor. An image forming apparatus 1004 is managed by a printer portlet server 1003, and the server 1003 is connected to a portlet server 1002 via a portal server 1001. The portal server 1001 searches the portlet, which is associated with the image forming apparatus 1004 that have given a print instruction, based on the association information between the portlet and the image forming apparatus. When the portlet server 1002 has an UI for printing (user interface) suited for the portlet, the portal server 1001 transmits data, which is used for generating an operation screen for the UI for printing according to the searched portlet, to the image forming apparatus 1004, and then the image forming apparatus 1004 displays the operation screen.
An information processing apparatus that transmits data for generating a print operation screen according to an application to an image forming apparatus in accordance with a document print instruction given by the image forming apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:
An information processing method for transmitting data for generating a print operation screen according to an application to an image forming apparatus in accordance with a document print instruction given by the image forming apparatus, the information processing method comprising the steps of:
A storage medium storing a computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute a method for transmitting data for generating a print operation screen according to an application to an image forming apparatus in accordance with a document print instruction given by the image forming apparatus,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.