Patent ID: 9134929
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A storage apparatus having an application program and connected to an image processing apparatus, the storage apparatus comprising: an interface; a reception part configured to receive data from a client apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus via a network and the interface of the storage apparatus and store the data in the storage apparatus, said interface of the storage apparatus being configured to emulate the image processing apparatus; an execution part configured to operate the application programs and transmit an execution request to the image processing apparatus via the interface which is specific to the image processing apparatus so that a data outputting is executed by the image processing apparatus when the storage apparatus receives a data outputting request related to the data from the client apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus via the network by the reception part and stored in the storage apparatus, said interface of the storage apparatus being configured to emulate the client apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus via the network so as to send the execution request for outputting the data to the image processing apparatus; and a data conversion part configured to convert the data stored in the storage apparatus into a proper format for the data outputting executed by the image processing apparatus according to the data outputting request, wherein the storage apparatus has an IP address that is recognized as that of the image processing apparatus so as to emulate the image processing apparatus.