Patent ID: 9535642
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A management system including an image forming apparatus having a scan function and a management apparatus configured to manage the image forming apparatus, wherein the management apparatus is configured to transmit, to the image forming apparatus, a function list acquisition request for acquiring a function list of functions provided by the image forming apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus comprises: one or more memory devices storing instructions for execution by one or more processors; and the one or more processors, operable when executing the instructions to: if the function list acquisition request is received from the management apparatus, issue a first inquiry, to a function provision apparatus on an Internet about an operation status of a function provided by the function provision apparatus, wherein the function provided by the function provision apparatus is a part of the functions provided by the image forming apparatus and a function for a conversion process of data read by the scan function of the image forming apparatus; if a reply to the first inquiry is received from the function provision apparatus via the Internet, generate a function list based on both information about the function which the function provision apparatus can provide to the image forming apparatus according to the operation status included in the reply to the first inquiry and information about the scan function provided by the image forming apparatus without the function provision apparatus; and transmit the generated function list to the management apparatus, and wherein the management apparatus is configured to control display of a first function corresponding to the scan function of the image forming apparatus and second functions provided by the image forming apparatus via a function provision on the Internet, based on the function list when the function list is received from the image forming apparatus.