Patent ID: 7417755
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing system having a server, a terminal apparatus, and a plurality of image processing apparatuses that execute image quality stabilization processing, the server being connected via a network to the terminal apparatus and each image processing apparatus, said server including: a reception unit for receiving from the terminal apparatus a request to execute a job related to an image processing operation; an acquisition unit for acquiring information relating to an execution condition of the image quality stabilization processing with respect to each image processing apparatus, wherein execution of the image quality stabilization processing results in optimal adjustment values of the image processing apparatus; a selection unit for selecting, based on the acquired information, one of the image processing apparatuses to execute the requested job; and an instruction unit for instructing the selected image processing apparatus to execute the requested job, and each image processing apparatus including: an image processing unit for executing the requested job when instructed to do so by the server; the acquisition unit acquires, as the information, a time period elapsed since the image quality stabilization processing was last executed, and the selection unit selects the image processing apparatus having the shortest elapsed time period.