Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a generating unit that, based on schema information defining a structure of an object, generates the object that has a duplicating function for generating a clone as a copy of self. There is a receiving unit that receives a generation request for generating the object and a requesting unit that requests generation of the clone to the object when the duplicating function of the object for which the generation request is received is determined to be available. Further, there is an output unit that outputs the clone generated by the object, whose duplicating function is determined to be available, to a source that has issued the generation request for generating the object.

Abstract: A mobile device includes a file information acquiring unit, a file information display unit that displays the file information acquired on a display unit, a file presence identifying unit that determines whether or not a file specified by file information designated by a user from among the file information displayed on the display unit is stored in a storage unit, a first file transmitting unit that transmits the stored file to another mobile device when the file presence identifying unit determines that the file is stored in the internal storage unit, a file acquiring unit that downloads the file specified by the designated file information from the server when the file presence identifying unit determines that the file is not stored in the internal storage unit, and a second file transmitting unit that transmits the file acquired by the file acquiring unit to the other mobile device.

Abstract: A request receiving unit receives requested information input by a user. A corresponding-program acquiring unit acquires processing-program identification information corresponding to the requested information from a corresponding-program storing unit. A processing-program reading unit reads a processing program corresponding to the processing-program identification information from a processing-program storing unit. The request receiving unit acquires information corresponding to the requested information from the information storing unit by executing the processing program read by the processing-program reading unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a generating unit that, based on schema information defining a structure of an object, generates the object that has a duplicating function for generating a clone as a copy of self; a receiving unit that receives a generation request for generating the object; a requesting unit that requests generation of the clone to the object when the duplicating function of the object for which the generation request is received is determined to be available; and an output unit that outputs the clone generated by the object, whose duplicating function is determined to be available, to a source that has issued the generation request for generating the object.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information processing apparatus provided with a software environment in which a function of the information processing apparatus is added and deleted by a plug-in and having a storage unit which stores, in a prescribed storage region, information that is composed of one or more attribute data and the function uses.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a job-history managing unit that creates and manages a job history, registers a job history, as a job history instance, containing an operation code that instructs a series of job operations to be executed and also containing an operating condition of the job operation, and that registers a macro instance which can be interpreted by other image forming apparatuses and is encoded to an executable shared code. The image forming apparatus also includes an interpreter unit that reads the job history instance, encodes the operation code to the shared code, and registers the shared code as the macro instance.

Abstract: A disclosed information processing apparatus enables the output of various information managed by the apparatus in the form of a report adapted to user requirements in terms of format and output method, by generating report data based on data that is not dependent on any particular report output format or method. The information processing apparatus includes a data input unit, a data processing unit, a data output unit, and a user interface (UI). The data input unit generates data that is not dependent on any particular output format or output method, in accordance with report identifying information received via the UI. The data is processed by the data processing unit in accordance with an output format entered via the UI. The processed data is output by the data output unit in accordance with an output method entered via the UI.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus including a data inputting part for inputting target data, a data processing part for processing the target data input by the data inputting part, and a data outputting part for outputting the target data processed by the data processing part is disclosed that includes an interface for receiving a request for obtaining the target data to be input to the data inputting part, a view generating part for generating a view that obtains the target data from data managed in the data processing apparatus or data managed in a system connected to the data processing apparatus in accordance with the request received by the interface, and a view executing part for executing the view generated by the view generating part.

Abstract: A request receiving unit receives requested information input by a user. A corresponding-program acquiring unit acquires processing-program identification information corresponding to the requested information from a corresponding-program storing unit. A processing-program reading unit reads a processing program corresponding to the processing-program identification information from a processing-program storing unit. The request receiving unit acquires information corresponding to the requested information from the information storing unit by executing the processing program read by the processing-program reading unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus subjects input image information to a predetermined image processing and outputs the image information. The image processing apparatus includes an UI processor that receives a plurality operation requests for the image information; and a request processor that interprets a combination of an input mode, of a plurality of input modes, which performs input processing, and an output mode, of a plurality of output modes, which performs output processing, and that requests the input processing from the input mode and requests the output processing from the output mode.