Patent ID: 7920284
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image-providing apparatus capable of communicating directly with an image-printing apparatus, comprising: a first transmission unit which transmits to the image-printing apparatus first information indicating that said image-providing apparatus supports a first printing service corresponding to a direct print service using a predetermined direct print protocol, wherein in a communication that complies with the predetermined direct print protocol, first capability information indicating capabilities of the first printing service can be transmitted; a second transmission unit which transmits to the image-printing apparatus second information indicating that said image-providing apparatus supports a second printing service that cooperates with the first printing service and provides image processing which is not provided by said first printing service, wherein the image processing provided by the second printing service includes image processing which is not included in the first capability information; a first reception unit which receives from the image-printing apparatus third information indicating that the image-printing apparatus supports the first printing service; a second reception unit which receives from the image-printing apparatus, before said first reception unit receives the third information, fourth information indicating that the image-printing apparatus supports the second printing service; a third transmission unit which transmits to the image-printing apparatus image processing configuration information based on the second printing service; and a fourth transmission unit which transmits to the image-printing apparatus, after transmission of the image processing configuration by said third transmission unit is completed, a print job describing a printing configuration based on the first printing service.