Image processing system and method for providing image quality stabilization processing in devices on a network
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorsShoji Imaizumi, Yoichi Kawabuchi, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
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Abstract
In an image processing system in which a plurality of image processing apparatuses and a management apparatus are connected to each other via a network, the management apparatus forms the image processing apparatuses into one or more groups based on apparatus attribute information, acquires control variable value information from an image processing apparatus in a group, and sends the acquired information to the other image processing apparatuses in the group. The other image processing apparatuses receive the control variable value information sent from the management apparatus, and execute image processing based on the received information.
Claims20
An image processing system having a management apparatus and a plurality of image processing apparatuses, the management apparatus being connected via a network to each image processing apparatus and including:
- a first acquisition unit for acquiring apparatus attribute information showing an attribute of each image processing apparatus;
- a group formation unit for forming the image processing apparatuses into one or more groups based on the acquired apparatus attribute information;
- a second acquisition unit for acquiring value information from a target image processing apparatus, the target image processing apparatus being an image processing apparatus in a group, and the value information relating to a control variable value required by the target image processing apparatus in order to execute image processing;
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- a transmission unit for transmitting the acquired value information to another image processing apparatus in the group, and
- each image processing apparatus including:
- a reception unit for receiving the value information transmitted from the management apparatus;
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- an image processing unit for executing the image processing based on the received value information.
A management apparatus that manages a plurality of image processing apparatuses via a network, comprising:
- a first acquisition unit for acquiring apparatus attribute information showing an attribute of each image processing apparatus;
- a group formation unit for forming the image processing apparatuses into one or more groups based on the acquired apparatus attribute information;
- a second acquisition unit for acquiring value information from a target image processing apparatus, the target image processing apparatus being an image processing apparatus in a group, and the value information relating to a control variable value required by the target image processing apparatus in order to execute image processing;
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- a transmission unit for transmitting the acquired value information to another image processing apparatus in the group.
A management method used by a management apparatus that manages a plurality of image processing apparatuses via a network, comprising:
- a first acquisition step of acquiring apparatus attribute information showing an attribute of each image processing apparatus;
- a group formation step of forming the image processing apparatuses into one or more groups based on the acquired apparatus attribute information;
- a second acquisition step of acquiring value information from a target image processing apparatus, the target image processing apparatus being an image processing apparatus in a group, and the value information relating to a control variable value required by the target image processing apparatus in order to execute image processing;
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- a transmission step of transmitting the acquired value information to another image processing apparatus in the group.
A computer program executed by a management apparatus that manages a plurality of image processing apparatuses via a network, comprising:
- a first acquisition step of acquiring apparatus attribute information showing an attribute of each image processing apparatus;
- a group formation step of forming the image processing apparatuses into one or more groups based on the acquired apparatus attribute information;
- a second acquisition step of acquiring value information from a target image processing apparatus, the target image processing apparatus being an image processing apparatus in a group, and the value information relating to a control variable value required by the target image processing apparatus in order to execute image processing;
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- a transmission step of transmitting the acquired value information to another image processing apparatus in the group.
A storage medium storing a computer program executed by a management apparatus that manages a plurality of image processing apparatuses via a network, the computer program including:
- a first acquisition step of acquiring apparatus attribute information showing an attribute of each image processing apparatus;
- a group formation step of forming the image processing apparatuses into one or more groups based on the acquired apparatus attribute information;
- a second acquisition step of acquiring value information from a target image processing apparatus, the target image processing apparatus being an image processing apparatus in a group, and the value information relating to a control variable value required by the target image processing apparatus in order to execute image processing;
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- a transmission step of transmitting the acquired value information to another image processing apparatus in the group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.