Image forming system, image forming apparatus, information converter, server, and computer-readable recording medium

An information converter, comprising:

• an acquisition part for acquiring execution information of a specific function mode, said specific function mode being included in customized information which is operation setting information customized for a specific user and not being installed in a specific image forming apparatus;
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• a converter for dividing an operation to be executed in said specific function mode into a plurality of jobs which can be executed in said specific image forming apparatus and converting said execution information of said specific function mode into converted execution information described by using combination of said plurality of jobs.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an acquisition part for acquiring execution information of a specific function mode, said specific function mode being included in customized information which is operation setting information customized for a specific user and not being installed in another image forming apparatus;
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• a converter for dividing an operation to be executed in said specific function mode into a plurality of jobs which can be executed in said another image forming apparatus and converting said execution information of said specific function mode into converted execution information described by using combination of said plurality of jobs.

A server connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses via a network, comprising:

• an acquisition part for acquiring execution information of a specific function mode included in customized information which is operation setting information customized for a specific user and can be called up from said plurality of image forming apparatuses;
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• a converter for dividing an operation to be executed in said specific function mode which is not installed in a specific image forming apparatus among said plurality of image forming apparatuses into a plurality of jobs which can be executed in said specific image forming apparatus and converting said execution information of said specific function mode into converted execution information described by using combination of said plurality of jobs.

A computer-readable recording medium which records a computer program for causing a computer connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses via a network to execute the steps of:

• a) acquiring execution information of a specific function mode included in customized information which is operation setting information customized for a specific user and can be called up from said plurality of image forming apparatuses;
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• b) dividing an operation to be executed in said specific function mode which is not installed in a specific image forming apparatus among said plurality of image forming apparatuses into a plurality of jobs which can be executed in said specific image forming apparatus and converting said execution information of said specific function mode into converted execution information described by using combination of said plurality of jobs.

A computer-readable recording medium which records a computer program for causing a computer embedded in an image forming apparatus to execute the steps of:

• a) acquiring execution information of a specific function mode, said specific function mode being included in customized information which is operation setting information customized for a specific user and not being installed in another image forming apparatus;
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• b) dividing an operation to be executed in said specific function mode into a plurality of jobs which can be executed in said another image forming apparatus and converting said execution information of said specific function mode into converted execution information described by using combination of said plurality of jobs.