Patent ID: 7593983

Claim:
A data processing apparatus capable of data communications with various devices, including an image input device and an image output device, connected with a network, comprising: a storing unit configured to store function information and connection information of the various devices; a system displaying unit configured to display a system configuration of the network on a display by using an icon corresponding to each of the devices, in accordance with the connection information stored by said storing unit; a designation unit configured to designate an icon corresponding to the image input device and an icon corresponding to the image output device from among the icons displayed on the display unit; a function setting screen displaying unit configured to display a setting screen for setting a combination function achievable by combining the image input device and the image output device respectively corresponding to the icons designated by said designation unit such that the image data input by the image input device is output by the image output device, in accordance with the function information stored by said storing unit; and a control unit configured to cause the image input device and the image output device respectively corresponding to the icons designated by said designation unit to perform a process of outputting, by the image output device, the image data input by the image input device, on the basis of the combination function set by using the screen displayed by said function setting screen displaying unit.