Patent ID: 8004704
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A scanner which is connected via network or locally connected to a printer for realizing a copying function by outputting a scanned image to the printer as a copy job, the scanner, comprising: a size acquiring unit that acquires a size of the scanned image; a display request detection unit that detects an operation menu display request of the copying function; a capability information acquisition requesting unit that requests capability information from the printer upon detection of the operation menu display request by the display request detection unit; a capability information reception unit that receives the capability information from the printer, the capability information being sent from the printer side in response to a request from the capability information acquisition requesting unit or being autonomously sent to the scanner at a proper time from the printer side; an available setting item determination unit that determines print setting items relating to the copying function that can be provided by the printer, based on the size of the scanned image acquired by the size acquiring unit and the capability information which is received by the capability information acquisition requesting unit or received by the capability information reception unit; and a display controller that displays available setting items in the operation menu every time the display request detection unit detects the operation menu display request on a basis of the setting items determined by the available setting item determination unit, and if display contents need to be restructured according to the size of the image, displays the available setting items by restructuring the display contents relating to the copying function that can be provided by the printer.