Patent ID: 8683369

Claim:
A display control apparatus for controlling to display an operation screen for receiving an operation of an image processing apparatus from a user, the image processing apparatus having a reading unit for reading an image of a document and printing unit for printing an image, and the image processing apparatus being capable of connecting with a storing unit, the storing unit being able to store image data generated by reading of the image by the reading unit, the printing unit being able to print the image based on the image data stored in the storing unit, the display control apparatus comprising: a display unit configured to display a plurality of operation items including a first operation item and a second operation item, the first operation item being for causing the image processing apparatus to perform a first task using the reading unit and the storing unit, the second operation item being for causing the image processing apparatus to perform a second task using the storing unit and the printing unit; a determining unit configured to determine whether the storing unit is connected to the image processing apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the display unit to display, in a case where the determining unit determines that the storing unit is not connected to the image processing apparatus, the first operation item and the second operation unit so such that a user recognizes that the first operation item is for causing the image processing apparatus to perform the first task and the second operation item is for causing the image processing apparatus to perform the second task, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display, in a case where the determining unit determines that the storing unit is connected to the image processing apparatus, the first operation item more emphatically than the first operation item which is displayed when the storing unit is not connected to the image processing apparatus and display the second operation item more emphatically than the second operation item which is displayed in a case where the storing unit is not connected to the image processing apparatus.