Patent ID: 6697073
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image processing system, comprising:at least one image processing device; and a computer connected to the at least one image processing device, the computer including: a storage unit storing a connection path information identifying a path, along which each image processing device is connected to the computer; a request unit requesting each image processing device to transmit, to the computer, information including a distinction name discriminating between the at least on image processing device; a name extracting unit analyzing the information transmitted from each image processing device to extract the distinction name from the information; a registration unit creating, for each image processing device, a port name including a combination of the extracted distinction name and the path information stored in the storage unit, the registration unit registering the created port name for each image processing device; and a display unit displaying the port names for the at least one image processing device based on the contents registered by the registration unit, thereby enabling a user to view the port name of the at least one image processing device to select a desired image processing device among the at least one image processing device, the selected image processing device executing a desired image processing operation.