IP Library Patent Application 17146387
Patent Application
App. No. 17/146,387

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM

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17/146,387
Abstract

An information processing system includes a processing request transmission device including a processing request transmission device including a transmission-side processor configured to transmit a processing request including target data to be processed and a correspondence program information indicating a correspondence processing control program being a processing control program corresponding to the processing request, in association with each other, and an information processing apparatus including a processing-side processor configured to execute processing on the target data by executing the correspondence processing control program.

Claims (63)

1 . An information processing system comprising:

a processing request transmission device including a transmission-side processor configured to transmit, to an information processing apparatus, a processing request including target data to be processed and a correspondence program information indicating a correspondence processing control program being a processing control program corresponding to the processing request, in association with each other; and

the information processing apparatus including a processing-side processor configured to execute processing on the target data by executing the correspondence processing control program.

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

the transmission-side processor is configured to

specify the correspondence processing control program required for processing the target data, and

transmit the correspondence program information indicating the specified correspondence processing control program to the information processing apparatus.

3 . The information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein

the transmission-side processor is configured to

specify a user who requests the processing, and

specify the correspondence processing control program based on the specified user.

4 . The information processing system according to claim 3 , wherein

the correspondence processing control program has a version corresponding to the specified user among a plurality of versions of the processing control program.

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

the transmission-side processor is configured to transmit the correspondence processing control program as the correspondence program information, to the information processing apparatus.

6 . The information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein

the transmission-side processor is configured to transmit the correspondence processing control program as the correspondence program information, to the information processing apparatus.

7 . The information processing system according to claim 3 , wherein

the transmission-side processor is configured to transmit the correspondence processing control program as the correspondence program information, to the information processing apparatus.

8 . The information processing system according to claim 4 , wherein

the transmission-side processor is configured to transmit the correspondence processing control program as the correspondence program information, to the information processing apparatus.

9 . The information processing system according to claim 5 , wherein

the transmission-side processor is configured to transmit a processing request file in which the processing request and the correspondence processing control program are linked to each other, to the information processing apparatus, and

the processing-side processor is configured to execute separation processing of separating the target data and the correspondence processing control program from the processing request file before the processing on the target data.

10 . The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein

the transmission-side processor is configured to transmit a processing request file in which the processing request and the correspondence processing control program are linked to each other, to the information processing apparatus, and

the processing-side processor is configured to execute separation processing of separating the target data and the correspondence processing control program from the processing request file before the processing on the target data.

11 . The information processing system according to claim 7 , wherein

the transmission-side processor is configured to transmit a processing request file in which the processing request and the correspondence processing control program are linked to each other, to the information processing apparatus, and

the processing-side processor is configured to execute separation processing of separating the target data and the correspondence processing control program from the processing request file before the processing on the target data.

12 . The information processing system according to claim 5 , wherein

the processing-side processor is configured to

retain the correspondence processing control program in a memory of the information processing apparatus after the processing on the target data is completed, and

transmit holding program information indicating the processing control program retained in the memory, to the processing request transmission device, and

the transmission-side processor is configured not to

transmit a correspondence processing control program corresponding to another processing request to the information processing apparatus in a case where the correspondence processing control program corresponding to the other processing request is retained in the memory based on the holding program information.

13 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the transmission-side processor is configured to transmit a program ID for identifying the correspondence processing control program as the correspondence program information, to the information processing apparatus, and

the processing-side processor is configured to acquire the correspondence processing control program based on the program ID.

14 . The information processing system according to claim 13 , wherein

the processing-side processor is configured to

retain the correspondence processing control program in a memory of the information processing apparatus after the processing on the target data is completed, and

execute processing on target data included in another processing request by executing a correspondence processing control program retained in the memory in a case where the other processing request and a program ID indicating the correspondence processing control program corresponding to the other processing request are received from the processing request transmission device, and the correspondence processing control program indicated by the program ID is retained in the memory.

15 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing-side processor is configured to delete the correspondence processing control program from a memory of the information processing apparatus after the processing on the target data is completed.

16 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing control program is configured to include a plurality of modules, and

the transmission-side processor is configured to transmit correspondence program information indicating at least one module corresponding to the processing request to the information processing apparatus, and

the processing-side processor is configured to execute the processing on the target data by executing the at least one module.

17 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the transmission-side processor is configured to transmit a collection of a plurality of processing requests corresponding to an identical correspondence processing control program to the information processing apparatus.

18 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing request is a print processing request of causing a printing device to perform print processing of printing the target data on a print medium, and

the processing control program is a print control program of converting the target data into a data format recognizable by the printing device.

19 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

a processing-side processor configured to

receive a processing request including target data to be processed and a program ID for identifying a correspondence processing control program being a processing control program corresponding to the processing request, from a processing request transmission device,

acquire the correspondence processing control program based on the program ID, and

execute processing on the target data by executing the correspondence processing control program.

20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an information processing program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

receiving a processing request including target data to be processed and a program ID for identifying a correspondence processing control program being a processing control program corresponding to the processing request, from a processing request transmission device;

acquiring the correspondence processing control program based on the program ID; and

executing processing on the target data by executing the correspondence processing control program.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056237/0177 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: MOCHIZUKI, MAMORU
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054992/0267 →