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US 2008/0259384 A1Published application
Image forming system and information processing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorFumitoshi Ito
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorFumitoshi Ito
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A system is capable of performing a processing flow based on a definition file which designates a plurality of tasks each of which can be performed by a function provided by an image forming apparatus and an order of performance of a plurality of tasks. The system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a definition file of the processing flow specified by a user, a determination unit configured to select one of a plurality of image forming apparatuses to perform each task included in the processing flow based on candidate information included in the definition file of the processing flow, and a performing unit configured to perform each task included in the processing flow using the image forming apparatus selected by the determination unit. The candidate information includes information on a user device that is set corresponding to each user as information for determining the image forming apparatus that performs the task.
A system for performing a processing flow based on a definition file which designates a plurality of tasks each of which can be performed by a function provided by an image forming apparatus and an order of performance of a plurality of tasks, the system comprising:
A method for performing a processing flow based on a definition file which designates a plurality of tasks each of which can be performed by a function provided by an image forming apparatus and an order of performance of a plurality of tasks, the method comprising:
An information processing apparatus configured to generate an instruction for performing a processing flow based on a definition file which designates a plurality of tasks each of which can be performed by a function provided by an image forming apparatus and an order of performance of a plurality of tasks, the information processing apparatus comprising:
A method for performing a processing flow based on a definition file which designates a plurality of tasks each of which can be performed by a function provided by an image forming apparatus and an order of performance of a plurality of tasks, the method comprising:
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by an information processing apparatus configured to generate an instruction for performing a processing flow based on a definition file which designates a plurality of tasks each of which can be performed by a function provided by an image forming apparatus and an order of performance of a plurality of tasks, cause the information processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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