Patent ID: 8745289
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus which is able to transmit image data to an information processing apparatus selected by a user, the image processing apparatus comprising: a reception unit configured to receive notification information which includes information about each information processing apparatus and is transmitted from each of a plurality of information processing apparatuses; a display unit configured to display at least one information processing apparatus among the plurality of information processing apparatuses which has transmitted the notification information received by the reception unit and not to display at least one information processing apparatus among the plurality of information processing apparatuses which has transmitted the notification information received by the reception unit; an acceptance unit configured to accept a switch instruction to switch from a first information processing apparatus from among the information processing apparatuses displayed on the display unit to a second information processing apparatus which has transmitted the notification information and has not been displayed by the display unit; an input unit configured to accept input by a user of identification information to identify the second information processing apparatus in a case that the switch instruction is accepted by the acceptance unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether the notification information from the second information processing apparatus corresponding to the identification information input by the input unit has been newly received by the reception unit; and a display control unit configured to delete the first information processing apparatus from the information processing apparatuses displayed on the display unit and to display, as substitute for the deleted first information processing apparatus, the second information processing apparatus in a case that the determination unit determines that the notification information from the second information processing apparatus corresponding to the identification information input by the input unit has been newly received by the reception unit.