Image forming apparatus that converts a file restriction into a scan function restriction, method of controlling the same and computer-readable storage medium
US10637999B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus that has a scan function. The image forming apparatus comprises a restriction converter for converting, in a case in which a file upload and a file restriction are designated in a web content received from a web server, the file restriction into a scan function restriction, a scan cooperation unit for calling, in accordance with a file input instruction made by a user for the designation of the file upload, the scan function with the restriction converted by the restriction conversion unit, and a transmitter for transmitting a file generated by the scan function called by the scan cooperation unit to the web server.
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