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US 6,473,811 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for displaying a connection status of a device based on connection information
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakahiro Onsen
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakahiro Onsen
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An information processing apparatus to which a plurality of devices are connected comprises: an obtaining means for obtaining system setting information provided by the operating system; and a displaying means for recognizing the connection status of the plurality of devices based on the system setting information obtained by the obtaining means, and displaying the connection status of the plurality of devices. Also, an information processing apparatus to which a plurality of devices are connected comprises: an obtaining means for obtaining connection information of the plurality of devices; a comparing means for comparing the length of character strings of connection information for the plurality of devices, based on connection information obtained by the obtaining means; and a displaying means for displaying the connection status of the plurality of devices according to the comparison results from the comparing means. Thus, the object of providing an information processing apparatus, connection status displaying method, information processing system, and storage medium, whereby the connection status of multiple connected devices can be easily confirmed, and the user can immediately grasp where the device to be used is located, can be realized.
An information processing apparatus that uses functions of an operating system to detect connection information of a device, judge whether or not the connection information of the device has already been registered, and, if it is judged that the detected connection information has not been registered, register the detected connection information to a registry, said apparatus comprising:
An information processing apparatus to which a plurality of devices are connected, said apparatus comprising:
A connection status displaying method for an information processing apparatus that uses functions of an operating system to detect connection information of a device, judge whether or not the connection information of the device has already been registered, and, if it is judged that the detected connection information has not been registered, register the detected connection information to a registry, said method comprising:
A connection status displaying method for an information processing apparatus to which a plurality of devices are connected, said method comprising:
A storage medium storing a computer-readable program for implementing a connection status displaying method for an information processing apparatus that uses functions of an operating system to detect connection information of a device, judge whether or not the connection information of the device has already been registered, and, if it is judged that the detected connection information has not been registered, register the detected connection information to a registry, the program comprising:
A storage medium storing a computer-readable program for implementing a connection status displaying method for an information processing apparatus to which a plurality of devices are connected, the program comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.