Patent ID: 8570574
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A processing system including a server group connectable to an image forming apparatus, the processing system comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a processing request from the image forming apparatus and to receive information relating to a document file corresponding to the processing request from the image forming apparatus; a request processing unit configured to perform processing based on the processing request using a synchronous processing method; a backend processing unit configured to perform processing based on the processing request using an asynchronous processing method, wherein the synchronous processing method takes less time to complete than the asynchronous processing method; a determination unit configured to determine, based on the information relating to the document file received by the receiving unit, whether to specify, as a processing method, one of the synchronous processing method and the asynchronous processing method, wherein, in response to the determination unit determining to specify the synchronous processing method, the request processing unit processes the document file based on the processing request and, wherein, in response to the determination unit determining to specify the asynchronous processing method, the request processing unit sends a notification to the image forming apparatus that the processing request is being processed and the request processing unit requests the backend processing unit to process the processing request, wherein the backend processing unit receives the processing request from the request processing unit and processes the document file based on the processing request; and a sending unit configured to send, to the image forming apparatus and after one of the request processing unit and the backend processing unit has processed the document file according to the processing method determined by the determination unit, a notification that the document file has been processed.