Information processing apparatus enabling cooperation with a network service and control method therefor
US9516185B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/02
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first application installed on a multifunction peripheral (MFP) request a network communication unit to check a second application installed on the MFP to use an external service. The first application controls, according to a result of checking of the second application, registration processing for registering function information (intent element) used to cooperate with the external service by a relay function using a mechanism of Web Intents, or invocation processing by the relay function for invoking the external service using the registered function information.
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