Patent ID: 7073119

Claim:
A control method for controlling a printer, the method comprising the steps of: providing a web name from a printer to a web browser, wherein the web page prompts a user to enter identification information corresponding to a document to be printed; receiving to identification information entered into the provided web page; receiving, from an external apparatus, the document to be printed corresponding to the received identification information; and automatically printing the received document, wherein the identification information corresponds to a web site having a transfer protocol not supported by the web browser, and wherein the method further comprises the steps of: creating a web page based on contents of the web site, the web page including a link to a directory, a link to a document, or links to a directory and a document, wherein, if a link to a directory is selected, a new web page is created including a link to a subdirectory, a link to a document, or links to a subdirectory and to a document.