SERVER APPARATUS THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE DRIVER FUNCTION, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUSES, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

An arrangement for making effective use of driver functions available in an information processing apparatus when using an image input service provided by a server apparatus on a network. A server apparatus which is capable of communicating with an information processing apparatus creates a list of image input apparatuses, and provides the created list to the information processing apparatus. The server apparatus provides a search script to the information processing apparatus, for searching the information processing apparatus for a driver for using a selected image input apparatus. When it is determined that the driver exists in the information processing apparatus, a driver control program for controlling the driver is provided to the information processing apparatus. Image data input by the image input apparatus using the driver controlled by the driver control program is acquired via the information processing apparatus, and is stored in the server apparatus.