Image-processing apparatus and image-processing system

A system for processing an image through a network, comprising:

• an image-processing apparatus that includes:
• an image-reading section to read an image on a document;
• a first network interface to couple said image-processing apparatus to said network;
• and a general-purpose image format converting section to convert scanner data, acquired by reading said image on said document by means of a scanner included in said image-reading section, or PDL data, inputted through said network interface coupled to said network, to data of a same general-purpose image format;
• and
• an information-processing apparatus that includes:
• a second network interface to couple said information-processing apparatus to said network;
• and a display section to display a reproduced image based on said data of said general-purpose image format.

A system for processing an image through a network, comprising:

• a plurality of image-processing apparatuses that are coupled to said network, and each of which includes a rasterizer to rasterize image data, representing said image, so as to output rasterized image data;
• an image-printing apparatus that is coupled to said network, and that includes an image-forming section to form a reproduced image on a sheet and is coupled to said plurality of image-processing apparatuses through said network;
• and
• a grouping section to group said plurality of image-processing apparatuses into at least one group including at least one of said plurality of image-processing apparatuses.