Patent ID: 7511851
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image formation apparatus comprising: a network interface configured to connect to a network; an information obtaining unit configured to obtain information from a predetermined destination on the network via the network interface at each of a plurality of predetermined times; an HTTP request transmitter configured to generate an HTTP request to an assigned URL according to a head method, wherein the network interface transmits the HTTP request to a server of the assigned URL and receives a response, which does not contain the information, from the server, wherein the HTTP request transmitter determines whether the information is updated based on the response received, and receives the information if the information is updated; a memory unit configured to store information identifying the predetermined destination, to store information specifying a time at which the information was obtained from the predetermined destination, and to store the information obtained from the predetermined destination at each of the predetermined times; a printing unit configured to print the information obtained by the information obtaining unit; and a data conversion unit configured to convert the information obtained by the information obtaining unit into bit map data, which can be printed with the printing unit, before storing the information.