Patent ID: 7509427

Claim:
An image processing device communicable with an information processing device, comprising: a first management unit configured to manage at least one service provided by the image processing device, the service being provided by the first management unit based on an SLP (Service Location Protocol) protocol; and a second management unit configured to manage the at least one service provided by the image processing device, the service being provided by the second management unit based on a Web service protocol; wherein the first management unit further comprises: a reception unit configured to receive a search request for searching for the service which is managed by said second management unit and which is provided by the second management unit based on the Web service protocol, the search request being transmitted from the information processing device according to the SLP protocol; an inquiry unit configured to inquire of the second management unit whether or not the service identified by the search request received by the reception unit has been managed by the second management unit, the inquiry being transmitted to the second management unit according to the Web service protocol; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a result of the inquiry by the inquiry unit to the information processing device, the result being transmitted according to the SLP protocol, and wherein, the first management unit transmits to the information processing device, in response to the received search request, identification information for accessing the second management unit by using the Web service protocol, the identification information being transmitted to the information processing device according to the SLP protocol.