Patent ID: 9208410
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus that is capable of communicating with an information processing apparatus by wireless communication, the image processing apparatus comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to directly communicate with the information processing apparatus by wireless communication without passing through an access point; a providing unit configured to provide a service in which image processing is executed in response to an image processing request transmitted from the information processing apparatus via the wireless communication unit; and an enabling unit configured to enable a setting in the image processing and that is used for providing the service, wherein, in the information processing apparatus, if there is no image processing apparatus that direct and wireless communication is established, a selection screen which includes a key to display an image processing apparatus name and a key to directly and wirelessly communicate with the image processing apparatus that corresponds to the image processing apparatus name is displayed, and when the wireless communication unit establishes the direct and wireless communication between the image processing apparatus and the information processing apparatus in response to pressing the key to directly and wirelessly communicate, the enabling unit enables the setting that is used for providing the service if the setting is not enabled and wherein, if there is image processing apparatus that the direct and wireless communication is established, the selection screen is displayed, which includes the key to display the image processing apparatus name and a symbol for explaining that the direct and wireless communication is established between the image processing apparatus among the image processing apparatuses that the names are displayed, and the enabling unit is controlled not to enable the setting.