Image processing device, processing system and image processing method

• US 20050206952A1
• Filed: 03/17/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Hikawa, Yuji
• Application Number:
  US11/081,712
• Publication Number:
  US 20050206952A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

An image processing device for executing flow processing on the basis of linking information which represents a series of flow processing relating to document data and an external processing execution request transmission process are linked, the external processing execution request transmission process transmitting an execution request for external processing which relates to document data and is executed outside the image processing device, the device includes: a receiving section which receives at least one of image display data and an image display program, which are transmitted from an external device and reflecting a result of execution of the external processing, the external device executing the external processing in accordance with the external processing execution request; and a display section which displays an image based on the at least one of image display data and an image display program received by the receiving section.

Claims

1. An image processing device comprising:

a processor that executes flow processing on the basis of linking information which represents a series of flow processing, in which a process relating to document data and a process for requesting execution of an external processing relating to document data executed by an external device are linked;

a request transmitting unit that transmits a request for executing the external processing in accordance with the linking information;

a receiver that receives at least one of image display data and an image display program reflecting a result of the execution of the external processing from the external device; and

a display that displays an image based on the at least one of the image display data and the image display program received by the receiver.

2. The image processing device of claim 1, further comprising an acquisition unit that acquires an image data by reading the document data, wherein

the processor executes a processing of acquiring the image data with the acquisition unit, and

the request transmitting unit transmits the request for executing the external processing on the image data to the external device.

3. A processing system comprising:

an image processing device that executes flow processing, the image processing device including a processor that executes flow processing on the basis of linking information which represents a series of flow processing, in which a process relating to document data and a process for requesting execution of an external processing relating to document data executed by an external device are linked, a request transmitting unit that transmits a request for executing the external processing in accordance with the linking information, a receiver that receives at least one of image display data and an image display program which reflect a result of the execution of the external processing from the external device, and a display that displays an image based on the at least one of the image display data and the image display program received by the receiver; and

an external device that executes an external processing, the external device including an external processor that executes the external processing in accordance with the request for executing the external processing transmitted from the image processing device, and a transmitting unit that transmits at least one of the image display data and the image display program, which reflect the result of the execution of the external processing, to the image processing device.

4. The processing system of claim 3, the image processing device further comprising an acquisition unit that acquires an image data by reading the document data, wherein

the processor executes a processing of acquiring the image data with the acquisition unit,

the request transmitting unit transmits the request for executing the external processing on the image data to the external device, and

the external processor executes the external processing on the image acquired by the acquisition unit in accordance with the request for executing the external processing transmitted from the image processing device.

5. A processing system comprising:

an image processing device which provides one or plural services in accordance with an instruction file;

an external server which executes an external service in accordance with an execution request for the external service, the external service execution request being transmitted from the image processing device and the external service being executed outside of the image processing device; and

a document storage server which stores data relating to a document.

6. The processing system of claim 5, wherein the instruction file comprises data representing a series of flow processing, in which series processing of at least one service that is executable at the image processing device and processing for requesting execution of the external service are linked.

7. The processing system of claim 5, wherein the image processing device comprises:

a controller;

a graphical user interface connected with the controller;

a communications controller connected with the controller;

a scanner connected with the controller; and

a memory connected with the controller.

8. The processing system of claim 7, wherein the controller is structured by a microcomputer including a CPU and ROM, and controls overall operations of the image processing device.

9. The processing system of claim 8, wherein a program of a processing routine for executing a service in accordance with the instruction file is memorized at a ROM of the controller.

10. The processing system of claim 7, wherein the graphical user interface is structured by a touch-panel display, and the graphical user interface displays an image based on image display data received from the external server and implements predetermined control by a user.

11. The processing system of claim 7, wherein the communications controller is connected to a network, and implements transmission and reception of data to and from at least the external server and the document storage server.

12. The processing system of claim 7, wherein the scanner acquires an image recorded at a recording medium in accordance with control by the controller.

13. The processing system of claim 7, wherein the memory memorizes an instruction file received by the communications controller.

14. The processing system of claim 5, wherein the external server comprises:

an external server controller;

an external server memory; and

an external server communications controller.

15. The processing system of claim 14, wherein the external server controller is structured by a microcomputer including a CPU and ROM, and controls structural sections of the external server.

16. The processing system of claim 14, wherein the external server communications controller is connected to a network, and implements transmission and reception of data to and from at least the image processing device and the document storage server.

17. The processing system of claim 14, wherein the external server memory memorizes data received by the external server communications controller and memorizes, in advance, an image display program for displaying an image that reflects a result of execution of the external service at a graphical user interface of the image processing device.

18. The processing system of claim 6, wherein the document storage server comprises a memory which records data transferred from the image processing device and the external server.

19. An image processing method comprising:

executing flow processing on the basis of linking information which represents a series of flow processing, in which a process relating to document data and a process for requesting execution of an external processing relating to document data executed by an external device are linked;

transmitting a request for executing the external processing in accordance with the linking information;

receiving at least one of image display data and an image display program reflecting a result of the execution of the external processing from the external device; and

displaying an image based on the at least one of the received image display data and the received image display program.