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

An information processing apparatus coupled to an information processing system storing

• at least one application that executes a process using electronic data, each of the at least one application being associated with application setup information that defines parameter setup information of setting a parameter used to execute a process, and
• use screen information that defines a form of a use screen for using the applications in association with application identification information of identifying the applications, the information processing apparatus comprising a processor and a program, the program causing the processor to:
• send first parameter information input therein so that the information processing system associates the application setup information including the first parameter information and second parameter information that is input from another information processing apparatus with the application identification information;
• send a first request including the application identification information;
• receive the use screen information stored in the information processing system in association with the application identification information included in the received first request and the application setup information stored in the information processing system in association with an application identified by the application identification information;
• and
• send a second request that includes the parameter set in the use screen displayed thereon based on the received use screen information and the parameter setup information defined by the application setup information, the application setup information being related to the electronic data designated in the use screen.

A method for processing information in an information processing system including at least one information processing apparatus and a plurality of programs respectively performing predetermined processes, the information processing apparatus storing

• at least one application that executes a process using electronic data, each of the at least one application being associated with application setup information that defines parameter setup information of setting a parameter used to execute the process, and
• use screen information that defines a form of a use screen for using the applications in association with application identification information of identifying the applications, the method comprising:
• receiving first parameter information input from a first apparatus from among at least one electronic apparatus coupled to the information processing system and second parameter information that is not input by the first apparatus and input from a second apparatus;
• storing the application setup information including the first parameter information and the second parameter information and the application identification information so as to associate the application setup information with the application identification information;
• receiving a first request including the application identification information from the first electronic apparatus;
• sending, to the first electronic apparatus being a request source, the stored use screen information in association with the application identification information included in the received first request and the stored application setup information in association with the application identified by the application identification information;
• receiving a second request that includes the parameter set in the use screen displayed in the first electronic apparatus based on the sent use screen information and the parameter setup information defined by the application setup information, the application setup information being related to the electronic data designated in the use screen;
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• executing the process using the parameter included in the second request and the electronic data.