Image processing system, image processing apparatus, and information processing apparatus

An image processing apparatus connected via a data communication channel with an information processing apparatus that executes a software program for implementing an image processing function based on an execution request and sends a control command generated by the software program to the image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• an execution request unit configured to send the execution request to request the information processing apparatus having plural first systems each including a request reception unit, a software control unit and a command transmission unit, to execute the image processing function;
• a command reception unit configured to receive the control command from the information processing apparatus having the plural first systems;
• a hardware control unit configured to control a hardware component of the image processing apparatus based on the received control command to perform image processing corresponding to the image processing function;
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• a switching unit configured to switch the first systems based on operational status of the first systems.

An information processing apparatus connected via a data communication channel with an image processing apparatus that controls a hardware component based on a control command to perform image processing, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• a request reception unit configured to receive an execution request requesting to execute an image processing function from the image processing apparatus;
• a software control unit configured to execute a software program for implementing the image processing function based on the received execution request;
• a command transmission unit configured to send the control command generated by the executed software program to the image processing apparatus;
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• plural first systems each including the request reception unit, the software control unit, and the command transmission unit.