Patent ID: 8830222

Claim:
An image forming system including a web server and an image forming apparatus having a web browser capable of displaying an operation screen provided by the web server, the image forming apparatus comprising: an accepting unit configured to accept an operation from a user via an operation screen displayed by the web browser; and a notification unit configured to perform a notice to the web server when the operation is accepted by the accepting unit; the web server comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit, to a web service of the image forming apparatus, a request for performing predetermined processing, when the notice by the notification unit is received; the image forming apparatus further comprising: a determination unit configured to determine, when the request transmitted by the transmission unit is received, whether or not a currently displayed operation screen is an operation screen displayed by the web browser; and a control unit configured to cause the predetermined processing to be performed when it is determined that the currently displayed operation screen is an operation screen displayed by the web browser, and not to cause the predetermined processing to be performed when it is determined that the currently displayed operation screen is not an operation screen displayed by the web browser.