Abstract: In a case where a service for performing specified processings of document data as one job is processed in a cooperative manner on a network, a service processing state is exhibited in a proper notice form in each job unit and in each processing unit in the job, so that the processing state can be property recognized from the viewpoint of accounting, security and privacy.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display screen depending on a display pattern of an image processing apparatus. On the basis of UI information described in an instruction data, screen information, which can be operationally input and displayed, on a screen for the user is generated, and the display screen is displayed. Parameters and pieces of attribute information held by the parameters are described in the UI information, screen information depending on the attribute information is generated and displayed on a display component. The attribute information includes information representing changeable or unchangeable and an input limit value. For this reason, a display pattern and an operation input pattern of the item information displayed on the display component can be changed.

Abstract: A user defines a job flow of desired service cooperation according to a GUI screen displayed on a client terminal where parallel processing of plural parallel-executable jobs can be set. According to the thus-defined job flow, an instruction data generation server generates instruction data defining the content of processes, a storage location of a document as a subject, and other items. When the user selects desired one of the instruction data, the selected instruction data is sent to a cooperative processing server.

Abstract: A service processing apparatus and a service processing method make devices connected to a network cooperatively effect plural processes on document data when a specific event occurs. When a user defines a processing timing so that a job is executed when the specific event occurs in a desired job flow and a predetermined device, an instruction generating server creates an instruction and sends it to an instruction managing server together with a processing timing information. When the instruction managing server has been notified that the specific event has occurred, the instruction managing server identifies the instruction from the correspondence relation between the instruction and the processing timing and sends the instruction to a cooperate processing server. The cooperative processing server requests the devices to conduct processing so that a document is processed in accordance with the content of the instruction, and makes the devices cooperatively effect plural processes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display screen based on a display pattern of an image processing apparatus. Instruction data in which process information representing as a series of processes at least one process performed to document data and UI information for setting execution contents of the processes are described is acquired, and the UI information is extracted. A screen structure is generated on the basis of the UI information, and a screen of screen information obtained by reflecting the setting information on the screen structure is displayed. In this manner, a display screen having versatility and expandability can be provided.