| US 7,539,946 B2 | ||
| Service processing apparatus and service processing method | ||
| Takafumi Mizuno, Higashi Murayama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/353,694. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-041055 (JP), filed on Feb. 17, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0190604 A1, Aug. 24, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 715—763 [715/765] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A service processing apparatus capable of communicating with respective apparatuses distributed on a network and utilizing,
as service, functions providable at respective apparatuses, comprising:
an obtaining unit adapted to obtain service information including cooperation information on individual services provided
from respective apparatuses, the cooperation information indicating suitable combinations of functions provided by the services;
a determining unit adapted to determine priorities of respective services to be displayed onto a display portion from cooperation
information of respective services based on service information of respective apparatuses obtained by said obtaining unit;
a control unit adapted to display respective services onto the display portion based on priorities determined by said determining
unit;
a requesting unit adapted to request, to respective apparatuses, execution of services displayed onto the display portion;
and
wherein said control unit changes display contents of services to be displayed next based on a selection state of services
displayed on the display portion.
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