Image forming apparatus, control method for image forming apparatus, and program thereof

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a reception unit configured to receive a first request message, which is a request message to be transmitted in response to a user issuing an instruction of a request to the image forming apparatus via a client and is transmitted in accordance with a first network protocol corresponding to the request;
• and
• an execution unit configured, in response to the image forming apparatus being compliant with the first network protocol, to interpret the first request message received by the reception unit and to execute request processing based on a result of interpretation, and, in response to the image forming apparatus not being compliant with the first network protocol, the execution unit transmit the request message received by the reception unit to a server in accordance with a second network protocol that is different from the first network protocol, and the execution unit receive a processing result from the server which has interpreted the request message, and to execute the request processing based on the processing result.

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

• receiving a first parameter, which is a parameter to be transmitted in response to a user issuing an instruction of a request to the image forming apparatus via a client and is described in a format that conforms to a first network protocol corresponding to the request;
• and
• in response to the image forming apparatus being compliant with the first network protocol, interpreting the received first parameter, and executing request processing based on a result of interpretation, and, in response to the image forming apparatus not being compliant with the first network protocol, adding the received first parameter to a second parameter which is described in a format in accordance with a second network protocol that is different from the first network protocol, transmitting the second parameter to a server, receiving the processing result from the server which has interpreted the first parameter based on the second parameter, and executing request processing based on the processing result.