There is provided with an information processing method of an information processing apparatus communicable with a plurality of devices. The method comprises selecting any one of the plurality of devices as a device to be used to perform a predetermined process; installing, based on that the device to be used to perform a predetermined process is changed from a first device among the plurality of devices to a second device among the plurality of devices by the selecting, a second device driver corresponding to the second device to the information processing apparatus; and setting, to the second device driver installed by the installing, at least a part of setting data for performing the predetermined process set to a first device driver corresponding to the first device.

In a case where based on a receipt by a voice device of an utterance requesting a use of a print content generation service, the print content generation service generates a print content, and from first and second print services, the first print service is identified, a print control system acquires the print content generated by the print content generation service. Then, the print control system identifies print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content.

An information processing apparatus capable of providing an appropriate IP address to a mobile terminal in which a network service discovery protocol does not function. The information processing apparatus has a plurality of lines assigned with different pieces of address information, and is configured to transmit short-range wireless-communication information, in which address information regarding one line out of the plurality of lines is set, to a communication destination via short-range wireless communication. The information processing apparatus comprises a setting unit configured to preferentially set, into the short-range wireless-communication information, address information regarding a line, out of the plurality of lines, in which a relay device for performing intercommunication between different protocols is provided between the information processing apparatus and the communication destination.

An information processing apparatus capable of providing an appropriate IP address to a mobile terminal in which a network service discovery protocol does not function. The information processing apparatus has a plurality of lines assigned with different pieces of address information, and is configured to transmit short-range wireless-communication information, in which address information regarding one line out of the plurality of lines is set, to a communication destination via short-range wireless communication. The information processing apparatus comprises a setting unit configured to preferentially set, into the short-range wireless-communication information, address information regarding a line, out of the plurality of lines, in which a relay device for performing intercommunication between different protocols is provided between the information processing apparatus and the communication destination.

An image reading apparatus includes a manuscript reader, a communication device, a distance determination device, a manuscript leaving determination device, a controller, and an approaching person determination device. The manuscript leaving determination device determines whether a manuscript is left in the image reading apparatus. The communication device performs wireless communication with a portable device carried by a user. The approaching person determination device determines presence and absence of a person approaching the image reading apparatus. The controller transmits, to the portable device, warning information indicating a risk of information leakage when the distance determination device determines that a distance between the image reading device and the portable device has reached a predetermined first threshold value and the approaching person determination device determines that there is an approaching person in a state in which the manuscript leaving determination device has determined that a manuscript is left in the image reading apparatus.

In a case where based on a receipt by a voice device of an utterance requesting a use of a print content generation service, the print content generation service generates a print content, and from first and second print services, the first print service is identified, a print control system acquires the print content generated by the print content generation service. Then, the print control system identifies print setting information for executing a printing process based on the print content.

The present invention offers a system including a transmission unit configured to transmit, based on a reception of predetermined information, first notification information for causing an audio control device to audibly notify a user of a first message related to a printing apparatus, and second notification information for causing a terminal device outside the audio control device and outside the printing apparatus to notify, through a notification screen, the user of a second message related to the printing apparatus and including a message not included in the first message.

If print target content data cannot be specified based on instruction data, a transmission unit of at least one server transmits message data to inquire about a content setting item, and if the print target content data can be specified based on the instruction data, the transmission unit transmits message data to inquire about a print setting item. A voice control device outputs a message by voice based on the transmitted message data. A specifying unit of the at least one server specifies the content data based on a voice instruction accepted by the voice control device after the message is output by voice, and a printing apparatus executes printing based on print data generated based on the specified content data.

A printing system includes a server system that receives instruction data based on a voice instruction concerning printing accepted by a voice control device, transmits message data based on the received instruction data, and specifies content data. If the instruction data includes information indicating a first content type, message data to inquire about a content setting item is transmitted, and if the instruction data includes information indicating a second content type different from the first content type, the message data to inquire about the content setting item is not transmitted. The content data of the first content type is specified based on instruction data received in a case where the voice instruction concerning the content setting item of the first content type is accepted, and the printing apparatus executes printing based on print data generated based on the specified content data of the first content type.

The present invention offers a system including a transmission unit configured to transmit, based on a reception of predetermined information, first notification information for causing an audio control device to audibly notify a user of a first message related to a printing apparatus, and second notification information for causing a terminal device outside the audio control device and outside the printing apparatus to notify, through a notification screen, the user of a second message related to the printing apparatus and including a message not included in the first message.