| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promote power saving of an image forming apparatus, and return a response to a request for status or the like from an external apparatus as appropriately as possible. <P>SOLUTION: A printer 302 outputs the status of the printer 302 to a proxy server computer 310, and the proxy server computer 310 responds to a request for the status from a host computer 317 as proxy for the printer 302, so that even when the printer 302 cannot respond, the host computer 317 can recognize the status of the printer 302. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT</p> |
