Image processing apparatus and information processing system
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Abstract
A disclosed image processing apparatus includes process components configured to input, process, or output image data; and a registration unit configured to obtain a list of the process components available in the image processing apparatus, to display on a display unit a screen for selecting a plurality of the process components from the list and thereby defining a combination of the process components which combination implements an application program for performing an image processing task, and to register the combination with an identifier in the image processing apparatus.
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17 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. An information processing apparatus connected via a network to a plurality of external apparatuses, the information processing apparatus comprising:
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a receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of data processes from at least one of the external apparatuses, the at least one external apparatus being configured to execute at least one of the plurality of data processes; a generating unit configured to generate a process flow by combining at least two of the received plurality of data processes; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a request to register the generated process flow to the at least one external apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating an information processing apparatus connected via a network to a plurality of external apparatuses, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a receiving unit, a plurality of data processes from at least one of the external apparatuses, the at least one external apparatus being configured to execute at least one of the plurality of data processes; generating, using a generating unit, a process flow by combining at least two of the received plurality of data processes; and transmitting, using a transmitting unit, a request to register the generated process flow to the at least one external apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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