Patent ID: 8220005

Claim:
An information processing system in which an image processing apparatus including a first wireless interface unit is wirelessly connected to an image forming apparatus including a second wireless interface unit in a direct manner, the image processing apparatus wirelessly transmits print data to the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus prints an image corresponding to the print data, wherein the image forming apparatus further includes a first transmission/reception control unit that causes the second wireless interface unit to transmit a driver module for the image forming apparatus to the image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus further includes an input unit that inputs a command, a second transmission/reception control unit that causes the first wireless interface unit to receive the driver module from the image forming apparatus, and a program processing unit that performs an installation process of the driver module received by the first wireless interface unit, the first transmission/reception control unit causes the second wireless interface unit to wirelessly transmit a server module for issuing a function as a print server to the image processing apparatus, the second transmission/reception control unit causes the first wireless interface unit to receive the server module from the image forming apparatus, the program processing unit performs an installation process of the server module received by the first wireless interface unit, a plurality of image processing apparatuses is provided including a first image processing apparatus to which the function as the print server has been issued and a second image processing apparatus connected to the first image processing apparatus via a network, and when the image forming apparatus is disconnected from the first image processing apparatus, the first transmission/reception control unit causes the second wireless interface unit to wirelessly transmit the server module and a command to receive untransmitted print data from the first image processing apparatus via the network to the second image processing apparatus.