Cooperative processing system acquires an address information of the electronic devices among plurality of electronic devices by scanning first and second images to execute image processing function

A cooperative processing method using a cooperative system including an operation terminal and a cooperative processing device connected to each other through a network, the cooperative processing method comprising steps of:

• obtaining input device information by a first processor included in the operation terminal from a first image taken by a camera included in the operation terminal to specify an input device different from the operation terminal from a plurality of electronic devices connected to the cooperative processing system through the network, the input device information indicating an address of the input device that is requested by the cooperative processing device to input electric data as input;
• obtaining output device information by the first processor from a second image taken by the camera of the operation terminal to specify an output device different from the operation terminal and the input device from the plurality of electronic devices connected to the cooperative processing system through the network, the second image being different from the first image, the output device information indicating an address of the output device that is requested by the cooperative processing device to output the electric data;
• sending an execution request containing the input device information and the output device information from the first processor in the operation terminal to the cooperative processing device;
• causing, by a second processor included in the cooperative processing device, electronic data to be input into the cooperative processing device through the network, from a first electronic device specified by the address of the input device indicated by the input device information contained in the execution request sent from the operation terminal, and through a first interface according to the input device information;
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• causing, by the second processor, a second electronic device that is different than the first electronic device and that is specified by the address of the output device indicated by the output device information contained in the execution request sent from the operation terminal, to output the electronic data that was input from the first electronic device into the cooperative processing device through the network, through a second interface according to the output device information, in an output format appropriate for the output second electronic device.