Information processing device, information processing device controlling method, and computer-readable recording medium

An information processing device controlling method which controls an information Processing device including a plurality of modules, each of the plurality of modules including:

• a processing unit configured to receive input data and setting options from an external device, perform a processing of the input data in accordance with the setting options, and return a processing result to the external device;
• a storing unit configured to store information indicating setting items which are selectable as the setting options and setting values which are selectable for each setting item;
• and an information providing unit configured to transmit, in response to a command, the information indicating the selectable setting items and the selectable setting values stored in the storing unit, to a source unit of transmitting the command, the information processing device further including a use module information storing unit configured to store use module information indicating a set of modules among the plurality of modules to be used to perform a series of processing, the information processing device controlling method comprising:
• transmitting a command corresponding to each of the set of modules, to each of the set of modules in accordance with the use module information;
• acquiring from each of the set of modules the information indicating the selectable setting items and the selectable setting values stored in the storing unit of each module;
• and
• generating data of a GUI for receiving a designated one of the selectable setting values for each of the selectable setting items, based on the acquired information.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a controlling program which, when executed by a computer of an information processing device including a plurality of modules, causes the computer to perform an information processing device controlling method which controls the information processing device, the information processing device controlling method comprising:

• receiving input data and setting options from an external device;
• performing a processing of the input data in accordance with the setting options;
• returning a processing result to the external device;
• storing information indicating setting items which are selectable as the setting options and setting values which are selectable for each setting item;
• and
• transmitting, in response to a command, the stored information indicating the selectable setting items and the selectable setting values, to a source unit of transmitting the command.