Customizable information processing apparatus

An information processing apparatus, comprising:

• multiple basic function modules that are constructed as individual elements and actualize preset basic functions;
• and
• an object management module that manages predetermined objects, which are mapped to at least part of said basic function modules, with the mapping,
• wherein said basic function module is activated in response to a status change of the object mapped thereto, and
• in the case of a status change in at least part of the objects, said object management module notifies said basic function module mapped to the object of the status change.

A computer readable recording media in which a computer program that activates a computer to carry out a predetermined series of information processing is recorded, said computer program causing the computer to attain:

• multiple basic function modules that are constructed as individual constituents and actualize preset basic functions;
• a document input module that inputs an electronic document, which defines a specification of processing, in a format of identifying basic function modules to be used for the processing;
• and
• an activation control module that analyzes the electronic document and sequentially activates said basic function modules identified by the analyzed electronic document.

A computer readable recording media in which a computer program that activates a computer to carry out a predetermined series of information processing is recorded, said computer program causing the computer to attain:

• multiple basic function modules that are constructed as individual constituents and actualize preset basic functions;
• and
• an object management module that manages predetermined objects, which are mapped to at least part of said basic function modules, with the mapping,
• wherein said basic function module is activated in response to a status change of the object mapped thereto, and
• in the case of a status change in at least part of the objects, said object management module notifies said basic function module mapped to the object of the status change.

An information processing method that causes a computer to carry out a predetermined series of information processing, said information processing method comprising the steps of:

• providing multiple basic function modules that are constructed as individual constituents and actualize preset basic functions;
• inputting an electronic document, which defines a specification of processing, in a format of identifying basic function modules to be used for the processing;
• and
• causing the computer to analyze the electronic document and sequentially activate said basic function modules identified by the analyzed electronic document.

An information processing method that causes a computer to carry out a predetermined series of information processing, said information processing method comprising the steps of:

• providing multiple basic function modules that are constructed as individual constituents and actualize preset basic functions;
• managing predetermined objects, which are mapped to at least part of said basic function modules, with the mapping;
• and
• in the case of a status change in at least part of the objects, notifying said basic function module mapped to the object of the status change, so as to activate said mapped basic function module.

An image processing apparatus that carries out a preset series of image processing based on image data of a form, said image processing apparatus comprising:

• multiple basic function modules that actualize preset basic functions with regard to the preset series of image processing;
• a document input module that inputs an electronic document, which defines a specification of the image processing, in a format of identifying basic function modules to be used for the image processing;
• and
• an activation control module that analyzes the electronic document and sequentially activates said basic function modules identified by the analyzed electronic document.