Patent ID: 8682966
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A composite service providing system including: a plurality of electronic devices which are communicatively interconnected, the plurality of electronic devices being independent of each other and including a first electronic device and a second electronic device, each of the first electronic device and the second electronic device being provided with a first processor and a first memory operatively coupled to the first processor, wherein the first memory includes instructions which, when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to perform as an independent service execution system which is configured to execute at least one independent service from among a print service to print image data, a scan service to obtain image data by scanning an original, a storage service to store image data, and an image data transmission/reception service to transmit image data to a remote image data receiving device and to obtain image data by receiving the image data from a remote image data transmission device; and a terminal device which is communicatively connected with the plurality of electronic devices, the terminal device including a second processor and a second memory operatively coupled to the second processor, wherein the second memory includes instructions which, when executed by the second processor, cause the second processor to perform as, or the first memory includes instructions which, when executed by the first processor, further cause the first processor to perform as: a composite service designating system configured to acquire a first user input designating one of a plurality of composite services which include a copy service, an image data storage service and an image data transfer service, a usage condition designating system configured to acquire a second user input designating a usage condition of the composite service which is designated by the first user input acquired by the composite service designating system; an electronic device determining system configured to determine the first electronic device and the second electronic device, each of the first electronic device and the second electronic device being provided with the independent service execution system necessary for providing the composite services designated by the first user input acquired by the composite service designating system; an operational condition data generating system configured to generate an operational condition data representing an operational condition, the independent service execution system provided to each of the plurality of electronic devices determined by the electronic device determining system operating with the operational condition so that the composite service designated by the first user input acquired by the composite service designating system is provided in accordance with the usage condition designated by the second user input acquired by the usage condition designating system; and a setting system configured to execute setting of the operational conditions for the service providing systems of the plurality electronic devices respectively determined by the electronic device determining system in accordance with the operational condition data generated by the operational condition data generating system, wherein the independent service execution system provided to the first electronic device determined by the electronic device determining system obtains the image data necessary for providing the composite service designated by the first user input acquired by the composite service designating system under the operational condition set by the setting system, and wherein the independent service execution system provided to the second electronic device determined by the electronic device determining system obtains the image data which is necessary for providing the composite service designated by the first user input acquired by the composite service designating system and obtained by the independent service execution system provided to the first electronic device determined by the electronic device determining system, and executes the independent service with respect to the obtained image data under the operational condition set by the setting system.