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US 2008/0259408 A1Published application
Apparatus, system, and method for processing image
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorMichitaka FUKUDA
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Abstract
An image processing system includes a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus that are connected via a network in which communication is performed based on a local protocol. The cooperative processing is performed between the first and second image forming apparatuses via the network.
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An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a first network interface connectable to a first network in which communication is performed based on a general protocol;
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- a second network interface connectable to a second network in which communication is performed based on a local protocol between the image forming apparatus and an external apparatus connectable to the second network.
An image processing system comprising:
- a first image processing apparatus;
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- a second image processing apparatus, wherein
- the first image processing apparatus includes
- a first network interface connectable to a first network in which communication is performed based on a general protocol;
- a second network interface connectable to a second network in which communication is performed based on a local protocol between the first image forming apparatus and the second image processing apparatus connectable to the second network;
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- a first control unit that communicates with the second image processing apparatus via the second network interface to perform cooperative image processing in cooperation with the second image processing apparatus, and
- the second image processing apparatus includes
- a third network interface connectable to the second network to be connected to the first image processing apparatus;
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- a second control unit that communicates with the first image processing apparatus via the third network interface to perform the cooperative image processing in cooperation with the first image processing apparatus.
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An image processing method performed by an image processing system including a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus, the first image processing apparatus including
- a first network interface connectable to a first network in which communication is performed based on a general protocol;
- and
- a second network interface connectable to a second network in which communication is performed based on a local protocol between the first image forming apparatus and the second image processing apparatus connectable to the second network, and
- the second image processing apparatus including a third network interface connectable to the second network to be connected to the first image processing apparatus, the image processing method comprising:
- causing the first image processing apparatus to communicate with the second image processing apparatus based on the local protocol to perform cooperative image processing in cooperation with the second image processing apparatus;
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- causing the second image processing apparatus to communicate with the first image processing apparatus via the third network interface to perform the cooperative image processing in cooperation with the first image processing apparatus.
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