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US 2008/0186531 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus for performing processing flow and control method therefor
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMotoki Ikeda
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMotoki Ikeda
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An image forming apparatus is configured to manage a processing flow including a plurality of steps. The image forming apparatus includes a managing unit configured to manage a plurality of processing flows as one group, a designating unit configured to designate one group managed by the managing unit, and a detecting unit configured to detect a document. The image forming apparatus further includes a selecting unit configured to select a processing flow, which is to be executed, from among a plurality of processing flows included in the group designated by the designating unit according to a result of detection of the document by the detecting unit. Then, the image forming apparatus sequentially executes a plurality of steps included in the processing flow selected by the selecting unit.
An image forming apparatus configured to manage a processing flow including a plurality of steps, the image forming apparatus comprising:
A method for controlling an image forming apparatus configured to manage a processing flow including a plurality of steps, the method comprising:
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by an image forming apparatus, causes the image forming apparatus to perform operations comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.