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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLING THEREOF AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

  • US 20090292772A1
  • Filed: 05/21/2009
  • Published: 11/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information processing apparatus connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses, comprising:

  • a storage unit adapted to store information of the plurality of image forming apparatuses;

    a reception unit adapted to receive from another information processing apparatus a request to acquire information of the plurality of image forming apparatuses stored by the storage unit;

    a determination unit adapted to, by comparing an address of the image forming apparatus stored by the storage unit with an address of another information processing apparatus, determine whether the image forming apparatus has the address which another information processing apparatus is able to access; and

    a transmission unit adapted to transmit to another information processing apparatus the information of the image forming apparatus having the address which is determined by the determination unit to be accessible from another information processing apparatus.

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