US Patent Application 18301492. INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract

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INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA


Inventor(s)

SHU Kumahashi of Ibaraki (JP)

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18301492 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes an information processing system that includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The image forming apparatus has an output function for sending operating information to a management server. The information processing apparatus can act as a proxy for the output function.

  • The system includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus.
  • The image forming apparatus has an output function for sending operating information to a management server.
  • The information processing apparatus can act as a proxy for the output function.
  • The image forming apparatus provides a web service and can accept a request to set the information processing apparatus as a proxy for the output function.
  • The information processing apparatus can send a request to the image forming apparatus to set itself as a proxy for the output function.
  • The request is transmitted over a network to the image forming apparatus providing the web service.


Original Abstract Submitted

An information processing system including an image forming apparatus provided with an output function for outputting operating information to a management server and an information processing apparatus capable of operating as a proxy of the output function is provide. The image forming apparatus provides a predetermined web service, and accepts a request for setting the proxy of the output function via the predetermined web service. The information processing apparatus transmits a request for setting a proxy for making use of the information processing apparatus as a proxy for the output function to the image forming apparatus providing the predetermined web service among apparatuses on a network.

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