摘要 |
An image forming device connectable to plural external devices controlling image data through a network including: a setup unit configured to set up an identification name and communication identification information for the image forming device and the external devices, the communication identification information having a setup content different based on a communication method; a device information control unit; a registration unit configured to associate the identification name with the communication identification information and to register these into the device information control unit; a source candidate display unit configured to display an identification name list registered in the device information control unit as candidates which can be chosen as a source of the image data; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire the image data from the plural external devices based on the communication identification information associated with the identification name. |