Patent ID: 7139093
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus connected to a terminal apparatus via a network, the communication apparatus comprising: a detector that detects at least a part of the communication apparatus to obtain status information regarding the detected part of the communication apparatus; a memory configured to store a homepage generated by a HTML file, the homepage including function information which indicates at least one function provided in the communication apparatus, and status information which indicates the detected status of the part of the communication apparatus; said detector generating a latest status information to be stored in said memory when a change in the status of the part of the communication apparatus occurs; and a communicator configured to transmit the homepage to the terminal apparatus when a request for the homepage is received from the terminal apparatus, the homepage being displayable at the terminal apparatus to simultaneously display the function information and the status information, said communicator further configured to transmit only the latest status information, to update the status information of the homepage, displayed at the terminal apparatus, when a request for only the status information is received from the terminal apparatus.