Patent ID: 6751648
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
An information processing apparatus connected to a network, comprising:connecting means for locally connecting to an image input device; control means for controlling the image input device; server means for executing an image reading session in collaboration with said control means, in response to a session request sent from a client device on the network; and determining means for determining a type of a client module of the client device that sent the session request, wherein said server means includes: server extension function control means for communicating with one or more client devices on the network and for controlling operations of said server means; universal interface means for providing an interface to a universal client application; download means for downloading to the client device a universal client extension module, which extends one or more functions of the universal client application; and client interface means for providing an interface to a dedicated client module, wherein said server means executes an image reading session based on a determination result from said determining means, and wherein the extension module includes user interface information for operating the image input device.