Patent ID: 8107109
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an accepting unit that receives a forming instruction for forming an image; a selecting unit that selects a first image forming apparatus and a second image forming apparatus to form an image on recording media based on the received forming instruction; a first forming instruction generating unit that generates a first forming instruction that instructs the first image forming apparatus to form a first page of the image among plural pages of the image to be formed by extracting and removing a command from the received forming instruction; a second forming instruction generating unit that generates a second forming instruction that instructs the second image forming apparatus to form a second page of the image among the plural pages of the image to be formed, based on the command extracted from the received forming instruction; and a communicating section that transmits to the first image forming apparatus the first forming instruction and transmits to the second image forming apparatus the second forming instruction.