Abstract: An information processing apparatus has one or more programs to execute a workflow and receives an execution request for the workflow. The information processing apparatus includes a workflow storage unit to store therein one or more workflow definitions each defining a workflow including an execution sequence of one or more processes each executed by any of the one or more programs; a selecting unit to receive a selection of a workflow to be executed based on the workflow definitions stored in the workflow storage unit; an editing unit to edit the selected workflow to be executed in response to a user operation to edit the selected workflow; and a workflow controller to execute, in response to reception of an execution request for the edited workflow to be executed, the edited workflow by any of the one or more programs corresponding to a process included in the edited workflow.

Abstract: An image generating device is connected to a process executing device that executes a series of processes defined in workflow information on image data, and includes: an image generating unit to generate image data; a workflow selecting unit to select any of pieces of workflow information according to a user's operation; a registration-information acquiring unit to acquire user registration information including information on the user; a specific-value determining unit to determine whether all user-specific values used in execution of a series of processes defined in the selected workflow information are included in the user registration information; and a stop unit to make, if any of the user-specific values is not included in the user registration information, the user unable to manipulate an instruction to execute a series of processes to be executed according to workflow information by using the user-specific value not included.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus has one or more programs to execute a workflow and receives an execution request for the workflow. The information processing apparatus includes a workflow storage unit to store therein one or more workflow definitions each defining a workflow including an execution sequence of one or more processes each executed by any of the one or more programs; a selecting unit to receive a selection of a workflow to be executed based on the workflow definitions stored in the workflow storage unit; an editing unit to edit the selected workflow to be executed in response to a user operation to edit the selected workflow; and a workflow controller to execute, in response to reception of an execution request for the edited workflow to be executed, the edited workflow by any of the one or more programs corresponding to a process included in the edited workflow.

Abstract: A disclosed image processing system includes an image forming apparatus and an image processing apparatus connected via a network, wherein the image forming apparatus includes a receiving portion receiving a designation of a workflow produced by arbitrarily assembling a plug-in of an image dividing and converting process for image data and a plug-in of an output process and includes an image dividing and converting process, and a communicating portion transmitting a request for processing the workflow to the image processing apparatus along with the image data, and the image processing apparatus includes a workflow controlling portion carrying out the processes when a request for carrying out these processes is received, and a workflow processing portion carrying out the workflow while dividing the image data by using a length of a longitudinal side of the image data based on a control with the workflow controlling portion.

Abstract: A distribution apparatus includes a determining part configured to determine whether a specified format in correspondence information matches the format of an input original material, the specified format being correlated with a corresponding distribution destination apparatus in the correspondence information; and a distributing part configured to distribute the input original material to the distribution destination apparatus correlated with the specified format in response to the determining part determining that the specified format in the correspondence information matches the format of the input original material.

Abstract: A disclosed image processing system includes an image forming apparatus and an image processing apparatus connected via a network, wherein the image forming apparatus includes a receiving portion receiving a designation of a workflow produced by arbitrarily assembling a plug-in of an image dividing and converting process for image data and a plug-in of an output process and includes an image dividing and converting process, and a communicating portion transmitting a request for processing the workflow to the image processing apparatus along with the image data, and the image processing apparatus includes a workflow controlling portion carrying out the processes when a request for carrying out these processes is received, and a workflow processing portion carrying out the workflow while dividing the image data by using a length of a longitudinal side of the image data based on a control with the workflow controlling portion.