Information processing system
First Claim
1. An information processing system, comprising:
- a plurality of information processing modules each for performing information processing, the information processing modules being constituted by at least one of a copy module, a facsimile module and a printer module;
storage means being installed in each of said information processing modules for storing display data;
transmission request acceptance means being installed in each of said information processing modules for accepting a display data transmission request;
recognition means being installed in each of said information processing modules for determining whether display data corresponding to the transmission request is stored on said storage means, wherein said information processing module also includes said transmission request acceptance means accepting the transmission request;
transfer means being installed in each of said information processing modules for transferring the transmission request to a different module, if said recognition means determines that the display data corresponding to the transmission request is not stored on the storage means;
display data getting means being installed in each of said information processing modules for getting the display data from said storage means, if said recognition means determines that the display data is stored on the storage means; and
display data transmission means being installed in each of said information processing modules for returning the display data gotten by said display data getting means to an upstream information processing module making a prior transmission request to a downstream information processing module returning the display data.
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Abstract
An information processing system is disclosed which includes a plurality of information processing modules each for performing information processing; a storage device installed in each of the information processing modules for storing display data; a transmission request acceptance device installed in each of the information processing modules for accepting a display data transmission request; a recognition device for determining whether display data corresponding to the transmission request is stored on the storage device installed in the information processing module including the transmission request acceptance device accepting the transmission request; a transfer device for transferring the transmission request to a different module, if the recognition device determines that the display data corresponding to the transmission request is not stored; a display data getting device for getting the display data from the storage device, if the recognition device determines that the display data is stored; and a display data transmission device for returning the display data gotten by the display data getting device to a party making the transmission request.
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1. An information processing system, comprising:
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a plurality of information processing modules each for performing information processing, the information processing modules being constituted by at least one of a copy module, a facsimile module and a printer module;
storage means being installed in each of said information processing modules for storing display data;
transmission request acceptance means being installed in each of said information processing modules for accepting a display data transmission request;
recognition means being installed in each of said information processing modules for determining whether display data corresponding to the transmission request is stored on said storage means, wherein said information processing module also includes said transmission request acceptance means accepting the transmission request;
transfer means being installed in each of said information processing modules for transferring the transmission request to a different module, if said recognition means determines that the display data corresponding to the transmission request is not stored on the storage means;
display data getting means being installed in each of said information processing modules for getting the display data from said storage means, if said recognition means determines that the display data is stored on the storage means; and
display data transmission means being installed in each of said information processing modules for returning the display data gotten by said display data getting means to an upstream information processing module making a prior transmission request to a downstream information processing module returning the display data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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