Patent ID: 9030694
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing system comprising: at least one information processing apparatus; a connecting unit configured to enable a connection with at least one distribution device via a network; a reading unit configured to read a document; a first acquiring unit, at the at least one information processing apparatus, configured to acquire attribute information from the distribution destination which is designated as the at least one distribution destination by a user at the at least one information processing apparatus, the attribute information being a capability of the at least one distribution destination; a sending unit, at the at least one information processing apparatus, configured to send the acquired information; a second acquiring unit, at the at least one information processing apparatus, configured to acquire a distribution setting set by the user, the distribution setting being used for generating distribution data from the document and including information on a size of the distribution data per one page; an output unit configured to display an available number of document sheets, the available number of document sheets being based on the capability of the at least one distribution destination and an estimated value of the size of the distribution data, the estimated value being based on the acquired distribution setting; and a distribution control unit configured to perform a data distribution process based on a request by the user after the available number of document sheets is displayed.