Patent ID: 7765296
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: G03B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A network control apparatus adapted to form a network with a plurality of image-processing apparatuses, the network control apparatus comprising: an attribute information acquiring unit configured to acquire attribute information about images stored in each image-processing apparatus of the plurality of image-processing apparatuses; an arranging unit configured to arrange a display order of the images based on the attribute information; a display-control unit configured to control a display unit so as to sequentially display the images in accordance with the display order; and a detecting unit configured to detect a change in the configuration of the image-processing apparatuses on the network, wherein in a case that the detecting unit detected the change in the configuration of the image-processing apparatuses on the network while the display-control unit is sequentially displaying the images in accordance with the display order, the arranging unit rearranges the display order in response to such a detected change and the display-control unit continues to sequentially display the images in accordance with the rearranged display order.