Image processing apparatus, communication device, control method thereof, and system

A control method of an apparatus which includes a communication unit which communicates with a communication device, and is configured to write data received from the communication device in a memory, the method comprising:

• a storage step of receiving an operation request to the apparatus by the communication unit from the communication device, and storing in the memory;
• a specifying step of specifying a function corresponding to the operation request of a plurality of functions included in the apparatus in a state in which the operation request is stored in the memory in the storage step;
• and
• a control step of activating, when the function is specified in the specifying step and that function is not activated, the function, and controlling the activated function.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a computer to control an apparatus, which includes a communication unit which communicates with a communication device, and is configured to write data received from the communication device in a memory, the program controlling the computer to function as:

• a storage unit configured to receive an operation request to the apparatus by the communication unit from the communication device, and to store the operation request in the memory;
• a specifying unit configured to specify a function corresponding to the operation request of a plurality of functions included in the apparatus in a state in which the storage unit stores the operation request in the memory;
• and
• a control unit configured to activate, when the specifying unit specifies the function and that function is not activated, the function, and to control the activated function.