Terminal Device Connected to a Network, A Printing System Including the Terminal Device, and a Control Method of the Terminal Device

A printing system comprising:

• a terminal device;
• and
• a printing device capable of recovering from a power-saving mode via WOL (Wake On LAN), both connected to a network, wherein
• said terminal device comprising:
• an acquisition unit for acquiring address information of said printing device on said network in first communication protocol;
• a registration unit for registering said address information acquired by said acquisition unit into a storage area on a permanent basis;
• and a transmission unit for transmitting a status inquiry packet of said printing device in second communication protocol that allows said printing device to respond to said status inquiry packet without recovering from said power-saving mode, using said address information registered into said storage area on a permanent basis, and
• said printing device is configured not to recover via WOL when it receives a packet in said first communication protocol.

A control method of a terminal device connected to a network, causing said terminal device to execute steps of:

• (A) acquiring address information of a printing device connected to said network in first communication protocol;
• (B) determining whether or not said printing device is capable of recovering from a power-saving mode via WOL (Wake On LAN);
• (C) registering said address information acquired in said step (A) into a storage area on a permanent basis if said printing device is determined in said step (B) to be capable of recovering via WOL;
• and
• (D) transmitting a status inquiry packet of said printing device determined in said step (B) to be capable of recovering via WOL in second communication protocol that allows said printing device to respond to said status inquiry packet without recovering from said power-saving mode, using said address information registered in said step (C) into said storage area on a permanent basis.