Image forming apparatus that transmits and receives maintenance work data to and from information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

摘要

An information processing apparatus without bothering a user, even when it is necessary to disconnect and restart the image forming apparatus which has been connected to the information processing apparatus so as to transmit and receive maintenance work data for performing the maintenance work on the image forming apparatus. When the image forming apparatus is required to be disconnected and reconnected after restarting the image forming apparatus during connection with the information processing apparatus, identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus to be reconnected is stored in a storage section. The image forming apparatus is reconnected to the information processing apparatus identified by the identification information stored in the storage section after the image forming apparatus is restarted.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus that connects to a call center terminal related to maintenance work on the image forming apparatus, comprising:
a restart unit configured to restart the image forming apparatus when receiving a remote restart instruction from an operator of the call center terminal or a local restart instruction from a user of the image forming apparatus; a receiving unit configured to receive, from the call center terminal, reconnecting information required for reconnection to the call center terminal in a case where the image forming apparatus is restarted, wherein the reconnecting information includes at least identification information of the call center terminal; a storage unit configured to store the reconnecting information received by said receiving unit; a first determining unit configured to determine whether the image forming apparatus is restarted according to the remote restart instruction or the image forming apparatus is restarted according to the local restart instruction; and a reconnection unit configured to in a case where it is determined by the first determining unit that the image forming apparatus is restarted according to the remote restart instruction, automatically reconnect to the call center terminal based on the identification information stored by the storage unit, and in a case where it is determined by the first determining unit that the image forming apparatus is restarted according to the local restart instruction, reconnect to the call center terminal subject to the user logging in the image forming apparatus.