Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

An information processing apparatus including a plurality of programs each executing a predetermined process, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• a hardware processor that executes a control program;
• and
• a hardware memory that stores information,
• wherein the hardware memory implements an application information memory unit configured to store an identification information piece for identifying an application and a process information piece for executing a series of processes in combination with the plurality of programs for each of the application executing the series of processes, which uses electronic data, in collaboration with an external service while associating the identification information piece and the process info nation piece,
• wherein the hardware processor implements
• a service process unit configured to
• receive a request including the identification information piece and an electronic data information piece of the electronic data used for the series of processes from one apparatus from among at least one apparatus connected to the information processing system, and
• provide a user of a process content creation screen for creating the process information piece for executing the series of processes, receive the process content creation screen including the process information piece for executing the series of processes created by the user, and store the process information piece that is created by the user and included in the process content creation screen into the hardware memory implementing the application information memory unit, and
• a logic process unit configured to
• read the process information piece stored in the application information memory unit corresponding to the identification information piece included in the request received by the service process unit, and
• determine whether the processes specified in the process information piece includes a process to be executed by an external component, wherein
• the logic process unit executes the processes that are not determined as to be executed by the external component using the electronic data of the electronic data information piece included in the request received by the service process unit and using at least one program from among the plurality of programs or any combination of the plurality of programs based on the read process information piece, and
• transmits a request to an external component administration apparatus to execute the process determined as to be executed by the external component, and
• wherein
• the hardware processor implementing the logic process unit includes at least one type conversion administration unit configured to convert a data type of the electronic data to a predetermined data type, the data type indicating whether the data can be treated by the external component, and
• the at least one program executes the series of processes using the electronic data based on the process information piece after the data type of the electronic data is converted by the type conversion administration unit to the predetermined data type enabling the at least one program to process by combining the at least one program with the type conversion administration unit.

An information processing method of processing information using an information processing system, the processing system including:

• at least one information processing apparatus,
• a plurality of programs each executing a predetermined process, and
• a hardware memory implementing an application information memory unit configured to store an identification information piece for identifying an application and a process information piece for executing a series of processes in combination with the plurality of programs for each of the application executing the series of processes, which uses electronic data, in collaboration with an external service while associating the identification information piece and the process information piece, the information processing method comprising:
• receiving a request including the identification information piece and an electronic data information piece of the electronic data used for the series of processes from one apparatus from among at least one apparatus connected to the information processing system;
• providing a user of a process content creation screen for creating the process information piece for executing the series of processes, receiving the process content creation screen including the process information piece for executing the series of processes created by the user, and storing the process information piece that is created by the user and included in the process content creation screen into the hardware memory implementing the application information memory unit;
• reading the process information piece stored in the application information memory unit corresponding to the identification information piece included in the request received by the receiving the request;
• and
• determining whether the processes specified in the process information piece includes a process to be executed by an external component, wherein
• executing the processes that are not determined as to be executed by the external component using the electronic data of the electronic data information piece included in the request received by the receiving the request and using at least one program from among the plurality of programs or any combination of the plurality of programs based on the read process information piece,
• transmitting a request to an external component administration apparatus to execute the process determined as to be executed by the external component, and
• converting a data type of the electronic data to a predetermined data type, the data type indicating whether the data can be treated by the external component, wherein
• the at least one program executes the series of processes using the electronic data based on the process information piece after the conversion of the data type of the electronic data to the predetermined data type.