Patent ID: 9307104
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A printing apparatus operable in one of a web mode for displaying a screen provided by a web application of a web server and a native mode for displaying a screen provided by a native application of the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus comprising: a displaying unit; a printing unit configured to perform printing processing; a hardware key configured to instruct the printing apparatus to display a setting screen for page integration, wherein in either case where the printing apparatus is operating in the web mode or the native mode, the displaying unit displays the setting screen for page integration in response to a user pressing the hardware key; a determining unit configured to determine, in response to the user pressing the hardware key, whether the printing apparatus is operating in the web mode or the native mode; a requesting unit configured to request, if the determining unit determines that the printing apparatus is operating in the web mode, screen information for displaying the setting screen for page integration from the web server by transmitting identification information of the hardware key and identification information of the printing apparatus to the web server; and a receiving unit configured to receive the screen information from the web server, wherein if the determining unit determines that the printing apparatus is operating in the web mode, the displaying unit displays the setting screen for page integration, based on the screen information received by the receiving unit, and wherein if the determining unit determines that the printing apparatus is operating in the native mode, the display unit displays the setting screen, which is provided by the native application, for page integration.