Patent ID: 7614557

Claim:
An image printing system, comprising: a scanner for input of an image; and a printing apparatus, communicating directly with the scanner, for printing an image corresponding to the image input by the scanner, wherein the scanner comprises a command sending unit for sending to the printing apparatus a first command requesting option status information indicating the status of implementation of options in the printing apparatus, wherein the printing apparatus comprises a response sending unit that responds to the first command by sending the option status information to the scanner, wherein the scanner further comprises an acquisition unit for acquiring the option status information sent by the response sending unit of the printing apparatus, an information input unit, a display unit for displaying the status implementation as represented by the option status information acquired by the acquisition unit, and for providing a user with prompts to use the information input unit to input information other than image information, the prompts provided to the user including a prompt to select whether or not to change the displayed status, wherein the command sending unit sends the printing apparatus the information input by the user, including a second command reflecting the selection made by the user, and wherein the printing apparatus operates according to the information input by the user using the information input unit of the scanner, and sent by the command sending unit.