Patent ID: 8953196
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus which includes a processor and a memory, comprising: a user interface unit configured to display a screen, on a display unit, for setting a workflow including one or more processes, the screen including two or more selection items for selecting the one or more processes, at least one of the selection items including a plug-in process which is processed by a plug-in module having unique plug-in identification information, and at least one of the selection items including a virtual plug-in process which is processed by a combination of two or more plug-in modules which perform two or more mutually different processes sequentially, the virtual plug-in process and the two or more plug-in modules each having unique plug-in identification information, the virtual plug-in process including virtual plug-in information that identifies the two or more plug-in modules and identifies an order in which the two or more plug-in modules are to be performed; and a flow setting unit configured to set up the workflow and store workflow information of the workflow in a storage unit.