Patent ID: 6885387
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus which can communicate through a network with each of a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected to said network, comprising: display means for displaying an icon indicative of each of said plurality of information processing apparatuses onto a virtual system display screen; said virtual system display screen graphically displaying connecting states of said plurality of information processing apparatuses and peripherals locally connected to each of said information processing apparatuses; obtaining means for obtaining information of the peripherals locally connected to said information processing apparatus from each of said plurality of information processing apparatuses; first control means for displaying icons indicative of the peripherals locally connected to said information processing apparatus corresponding to the icon as a target of a user action in response to said user action for the icon of the information processing apparatus on said virtual system display screen on the basis of the information obtained by said obtaining means; and second control means for controlling said display means to display each of the icons displayed by said the first control means such that a user may recognize whether a driver for the peripheral corresponding to the icon has been installed to make the peripheral available.