Method for executing a process defined by a script by a plurality of types of description languages and an apparatus therefor

An apparatus for executing a process defined by a script, comprising:

• memory means for storing an object;
• instruction means for specifying the object stored in said memory means and instructing an operation to performed on the object;
• determination means for determining a type of script description language describing the script held by the object specified by said instruction means;
• a plurality of interpretation means for interpreting scripts described in a plurality of script description languages;
• execution means for executing a process corresponding to the script interpreted by one of said interpretation means;
• communication means for communicating with another apparatus;
• discrimination means for determining whether the type of script determined by said determination means can be interpreted by one of said interpretation means;
• first control means for requesting to the other apparatus through said communication means the interpretation of the script when said discrimination means determines that the script cannot be interpreted;
• and
• second control means for receiving from the other apparatus through said communication means the script interpreted by the other apparatus in response to the request and controlling said execution means to execute the process corresponding to the received interpreted script.

A method for executing a process defined by a script comprising the steps of:

• specifying an object stored in a memory;
• instructing an operation to be performed on the specified object;
• determining a type of script description language describing the script held by the specified object;
• interpreting the script held by the specified object using an interpretation unit for the determined script type from among a plurality of interpretation units for interpreting scripts described in a plurality of script description languages;
• and
• executing a process corresponding to the interpreted script.

A method for controlling an apparatus for executing a process defined by a script, comprising the steps of:

• specifying an object in a memory;
• instructing an operation to be performed on the specified object;
• determining a type of script description language describing the script held by the specified object;
• determining whether the type of the determined script can be interpreted by the apparatus;
• when determined in said determination step that the script cannot be interpreted, requesting interpretation of the script by the other apparatus through a communication unit;
• receiving from the apparatus through the communication unit the script interpreted by the other apparatus in response to the request;
• and
• executing a process corresponding to the received interpreted script.