Patent ID: 7272796
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A data processing apparatus which can communicate with at least one peripheral device through a communication network, said data processing apparatus comprising: obtaining means for obtaining construction information indicating a printing capability of each of the at least one peripheral device, the construction information being different for different peripheral devices; set value recognition means for recognizing a current set value for the construction information obtained by said obtaining means; discriminating means for discriminating an overlap state of an icon representing one of the at least one peripheral device and a cursor which can be moved and indicated; and control means for, when it is determined by said discriminating means that the cursor is overlapping the icon representing one of the at least one peripheral device, caption-displaying the current set value recognized by said set value recognition means for the construction information of the peripheral device represented by the overlapped icon obtained by said obtaining means at a position where it is identifiable that the construction information corresponds to the icon overlapped by the cursor so that a user may easily select the peripheral device for data output, wherein the current set value for the construction information to be caption-displayed indicates a current set value for at least one of color printing, duplex printing, and media size as a printing capability of the peripheral device.