Function-based device registration for a data processing apparatus

A data processing apparatus comprising:

• a display;
• an operating unit;
• memory;
• and
• a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory, wherein, upon execution of the instructions, the data processing apparatus is caused to:
• (a) receive, through an operating unit of the data processing apparatus, input indicating one function from among a plurality of functions, the plurality of functions including printing and scanning;
• (b) receive a selection, through the operating unit, of a candidate device as a default device for performing the one function indicated by the input received in step (a);
• (c) register, in a memory of the data processing apparatus, the selected candidate device as the default device for performing the one function indicated by the input received in step (a) and as a default device for performing another function which is different from the one function indicated by the input received in step (a) and which is included in the plurality of functions;
• (d) receive, through the operating unit, an input indicative of a setting value relating to the one function indicated by the input received in step (a);
• (e) register, in association with the one function indicated by the input received in step (a), the setting value indicated by the input received in step (d) in the memory;
• (f) display, in a case where steps (b) and (d) are not executed after an input indicative of a first function of the plurality of functions is received again in step (a) after steps (a)-(e) were previously executed with the one function being the first function, data indicating:
• a default device for executing the first function registered in the memory, and a setting value registered in association with the first function in the memory;
• and
• (g) display, in a case where steps (b) and (d) are not executed after an input indicative of a second function of the plurality of functions is received in step (a) after steps (a)-(e) were previously executed with the one function being the first function and the other function being the second function, data indicating:
• a default device for executing the second function registered in the memory, and a predetermined setting value that is preset for the second function.

A method executed by a data processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• (a) receive, through an operating unit of the data processing apparatus, input indicating one function from among a plurality of functions, the plurality of functions including printing and scanning;
• (b) receiving a selection, through the operating unit, of a candidate device as a default device for performing the one function indicated by the input received in step (a);
• and
• (c) registering, in a memory of the data processing apparatus, the selected candidate device as the default device for performing the one function indicated by the input received in step (a) and as a default device for performing another function which is different from the one function indicated by the input received in step (a) and which is included in the plurality of functions;
• (d) receiving, through the operating unit, an input indicative of a setting value relating to the one function indicated by the input received in step (a);
• (e) registering, in association with the one function indicated by the input received in step (a), the setting value indicated by the input received in step (d) in the memory;
• (f) displaying, in a case where steps (b) and (d) are not executed after an input indicative of a first function of the plurality of functions is received again in step (a) after steps (a)-(e) were previously executed with the one function being the first function, data indicating:
• a default device for executing the first function registered in the memory, and a setting value registered in association with the first function in the memory;
• and
• (g) displaying, in a case where steps (b) and (d) are not executed after an input indicative of a second function of the plurality of functions is received in step (a) after steps (a)-(e) were previously executed with the one function being the first function and the other function being the second function, data indicating:
• a default device for executing the second function registered in the memory, and a predetermined setting value that is preset for the second function.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a data processing apparatus, cause the data processing apparatus to provide functional units including:

• a display unit configured to display, on a display of the data processing apparatus, a device selection screen comprising at least one device;
• a device determining unit configured to determine, through an operating unit of the data processing apparatus, a candidate device from among the at least one device when the device selection screen is displayed on the display, the candidate device possessing a first function that is used for performing a first process;
• a first registering unit configured to register the candidate device as a first device to be used for performing the first process;
• a second registering unit configured to register the candidate device as a second device to be used for performing a second process, the second process being different from the first process;
• a storage unit configured to store identification data for the first device in correlation with the first process and to store identification data for the second device in correlation with the second process;
• an accepting unit configured to accept an instruction to perform one of the first process and the second process from a user;
• a controlling unit configured to control the first device to perform the first process when the accepting unit accepts the instruction to perform the first process and control the second device to perform the second process when the accepting unit accepts the instruction to perform the second process;
• and
• a transmitting unit configured to transmit, when the accepting unit accepts the instruction to perform the first process, a request to perform the first process to the first device whose identification data is stored in the storage unit,
• wherein the second registering unit registers, when no identification data correlated with the second process is stored in the storage unit, the candidate device as the second device by storing the identification data for the candidate device in correlation with the second process in the storage unit.

A data processing apparatus comprising:

• a display;
• an operating unit;
• a memory;
• an accepting unit configured to accept an instruction to perform one of a first process and a second process from a user, the second process being different from the first process;
• a controller configured to:
• display, on the display, a device selection screen comprising at least one device;
• determine, through the operating unit, a candidate device from among the at least one device when the device selection screen is displayed on the display, the candidate device possessing a first function that is used for performing the first process;
• register the candidate device as a first device to be used for performing the first process;
• register the candidate device as a second device to be used for performing the second process, the second process being different from the first process;
• store, in a storage unit, identification data for the first device in correlation with the first process and identification data for the second device in correlation with the second process;
• and
• control the first device to perform the first process when the accepting unit accepts the instruction to perform the first process and control the second device to perform the second process when the accepting unit accepts the instruction to perform the second process, including:
• transmitting, when the instruction to perform the first process is accepted, a request to perform the first process to the first device whose identification data is stored in correlation with the first process,
• wherein, when no identification data correlated with the second process is stored in the storage unit, registering the candidate device as the second device is performed by storing the identification data for the candidate device in correlation with the second process in the storage unit.