Image processing system, control apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program

Inventor: Shusuke Kibune (Matsumoto, JP)

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation

G06F3/1275 G06F3/1205 G06F3/1239 G06F3/1253

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Patent No.: US 12705007
App. No.: 18/587,505
Granted: Aug 11, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An image processing system includes a control unit configured to control distributed processing in which a plurality of image processing units distributively perform a plurality of pieces of image processing for a plurality of printing apparatuses to perform printing, and a plurality of image processing apparatuses including the image processing units. When one of the printing apparatuses is selected as a setting target, the control unit displays, on a display unit, the image processing apparatus associated with the printing apparatus selected as the setting target. When the image processing apparatus is selected, the control unit sets the selected image processing apparatus as a candidate in charge of the distributed processing corresponding to the printing apparatus selected as the setting target.

Claims (33)

1 . An image processing system comprising:

a control unit configured to control distributed processing in which a plurality of image processing units distributively perform a plurality of pieces of image processing for a plurality of printing apparatuses to perform printing; and

a plurality of image processing apparatuses including the image processing units, wherein

when one of the printing apparatuses is selected as a setting target, the control unit displays, on a display unit, the image processing apparatus associated with the printing apparatus selected as the setting target, and

when the image processing apparatus is selected, the control unit sets the selected image processing apparatus as a candidate in charge of the distributed processing corresponding to the printing apparatus selected as the setting target.

2 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit executes the distributed processing by causing two or more of the image processing units provided in the image processing apparatus set as the candidate in charge of the distributed processing to perform the image processing.

3 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit transmits control information on the distributed processing to the image processing unit to which an initial piece of image processing among the plurality of pieces of image processing for performing the printing is assigned,

the control information includes image data, which is a processing target, and information for identifying the image processing unit in charge of each of the plurality of pieces of image processing, and

the image processing unit that receives the control information performs the image processing based on the control information.

4 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit

receives, from the plurality of image processing apparatuses, information indicating the printing apparatus available for an instruction to print image data after the image processing is performed by the image processing unit, and

registers the image processing apparatus available to instruct the printing apparatus to perform printing in association with the printing apparatus.

5 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of image processing apparatuses provided in the image processing system are configured to transfer image data after the image processing is performed to another one of the image processing apparatuses, and

the control unit registers the plurality of image processing apparatuses in association with the printing apparatuses.

6 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

when the image processing unit provided in the image processing apparatus set as the candidate in charge of the distributed processing is selected, the control unit assigns, to the selected image processing unit, the image processing for performing the printing.

7 . The image processing system according to claim 6 , wherein

when at least one of the plurality of pieces of image processing for performing the printing is not assigned to the image processing unit, the control unit causes an output unit to output a warning.

8 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

one or more authenticated licenses are set,

when the license is assigned, the image processing unit executes the image processing, and when the image processing unit in charge of the distributed processing is set, the license is assigned to the set image processing unit, and

the license assigned to one of the image processing units is prohibited from being assigned to the other image processing units.

9 . A control apparatus comprising:

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program executed by a computer of a control apparatus that controls distributed processing in which a plurality of image processing units distributively perform a plurality of pieces of image processing for a plurality of printing apparatuses to perform printing, the program causing the computer to:

display, on a display unit, when one of the printing apparatuses is selected as a setting target, the image processing apparatus associated with the printing apparatus selected as the setting target among the plurality of the image processing apparatuses including the image processing units; and

set, when the image processing apparatus is selected, the selected image processing apparatus as a candidate in charge of the distributed processing corresponding to the printing apparatus selected as the setting target.