Image processing system having management apparatus with processing section

An information processing system which processes information based on setting information, comprising:

• a plurality of information processing apparatuses each having at least one of a facsimile function, a copying function, and a printing function;
• and
• a management apparatus to communicate with the information processing apparatuses;
• wherein each information processing apparatus comprises:
• a device information transmitting section which transmits a device information of the information processing apparatus to the management apparatus wherein the device information is attribute information representing capability of functions and kind of functions inherent to the image processing apparatus;
• a setting information transmitting section which transmits a setting information set in the information processing apparatus to the management apparatus wherein the setting information is a job record of the information processing apparatus set for executing at least one of a facsimile job, a copying job, and a printing job;
• an inquiry section which executes an inquiry about the setting information stored in the setting information storing section to the management apparatus, and
• a display section which displays a result of the inquiry;
• wherein the management apparatus comprises:
• a device information storing section which stores the device information received from the information processing apparatus;
• and
• a setting information storing section which stores the setting information received from the information processing apparatus associated with the device information;
• a processing section which specifies a difference between the device information stored in the device information storing section and the device information of the information processing apparatus which has executed the inquiry, when the management apparatus receives the inquiry from the information processing apparatus, and modifies the setting information of the job record in accordance with the difference such that the modified setting information of the job record can be executed by the information processing apparatus which has executed the inquiry;
• and
• an information transmitting section which transmits the processed setting information to the information processing apparatus which has executed the inquiry;
• wherein the display section of the information processing apparatus which has executed the inquiry displays the result of the inquiry based on the modified setting information.

An information processing system which processes information based on setting information, comprising:

• a plurality of information processing apparatuses each having at least one of a facsimile function, a copying function, and a printing function;
• and
• a management apparatus to communicate with the information processing apparatuses;
• wherein each information processing apparatus comprises:
• a device information transmitting section which transmits a device information of the information processing apparatus and device ID to the management apparatus wherein the device information is attribute information representing capability of functions and kind of functions inherent to the image processing apparatus;
• a setting information transmitting section which transmits a setting information set in the information processing apparatus and device ID to the management apparatus wherein the setting information is a job record of the information processing apparatus set for executing at least one of a facsimile job, a copying job, and a printing job;
• an inquiry section which executes an inquiry, including the device ID, about the setting information stored in the setting information storing section to the management apparatus;
• and
• a display section which displays a result of the inquiry;
• wherein the management apparatus comprises:
• a device information storing section which stores the device information and the device ID received from the device information transmitting section;
• and
• a setting information storing section which stores the setting information and the device ID received from the setting information transmitting section associated with the device information;
• a processing section which specifies a difference between the device information corresponding to the device ID stored in the device information storing section and the device information corresponding to the device ID included in the inquiry, when the management apparatus receives the inquiry from the information processing apparatus, and modifies the setting information of the job record in accordance with the difference such that the modified setting information of the job record can be executed by the information processing apparatus which has executed the inquiry;
• and
• an information transmitting section which transmits a modified setting information to the information processing apparatus which has executed the inquiry;
• wherein the display section of the information processing apparatus which has executed the inquiry displays the result of the inquiry based on the modified setting information.