Patent ID: 7840580
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A peripheral device comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with an LDAP server, the LDAP server including a server transmitting unit which, in response to receiving a search condition in accordance with an LDAP, transmits X matching data items matching with the search condition while assigning a number from first to X-th thereto, respectively, to a transmission source of the search condition in accordance with the LDAP, and a first storage unit which stores the X matching data items; a second storage unit configured to store Y matching data items out of the X matching data items; a display unit configured to display the matching data items stored in the second storage unit; an input unit configured to receive an input operation; a specifying unit configured to specify a search condition based on the input operation received by the input unit; a number determining unit configured to determine a number M, which is greater than one; a transmission control unit configured to control the communication unit to transmit the search condition specified by the specifying unit to the LDAP server in accordance with the LDAP; a reception control unit configured to control the communication unit to receive the X matching data items in accordance with the LDAP from the LDAP server which receives the search condition transmitted by the communication unit; a storage control unit configured to control the second storage unit to store the Y matching data items in order, starting from the M-th matching data item out of the X matching data items received by the communication unit; and a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display the matching data items stored in the second storage unit.