Patent ID: 7624186

Claim:
An information processing system which processes information based on setting information, comprising: a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus; each having at least one of a facsimile function, a copying function, and a printing function; and a management apparatus to communicate with the first and the second information processing apparatus; wherein the first information processing apparatus comprises: a device information transmitting section which transmits a first device information of the first information processing apparatus to the management apparatus, wherein the first device information is attribute information representing capability of functions and kind of functions inherent to the first image processing apparatus; and a setting information transmitting section which transmits a first setting information set in the first information processing apparatus to the management apparatus, wherein the setting information is a job record of the first information processing apparatus set for executing at least one of a facsimile job, a copying job, and a printing job; wherein the management apparatus comprises: a device information storing section which stores the first device information received from the first information processing apparatus; and a setting information storing section which stores the first setting information received from the first information processing apparatus associated with the first device information; wherein the second information processing apparatus comprises: a device information transmitting section which transmits a second device information of the second information processing apparatus to the management apparatus, wherein the second device information is attribute information representing capability of functions and kind of functions inherent to the second image processing apparatus; an inquiry section which executes an inquiry about the first setting information of the job record stored in the setting information storing section to the management apparatus; and a display section which displays a result of the inquiry; wherein the management apparatus further comprises: a processing section which specifies a difference between the first device information and the second device information, when the management apparatus receives the inquiry from the second information processing apparatus, and modifies the first setting information of the job record in accordance with the difference such that the modified first setting information of the job record can be executed by the second information processing apparatus; and an information transmitting section which transmits a processed first setting information to the second information processing apparatus; wherein the display section of the second information processing apparatus displays the result of the inquiry based on the modified first setting information of the job record.