Patent ID: 8539115

Claim:
A server device comprising: a first storage section configured to store task execution device information on correspondence between a task and restriction information for the task for each of identification information items of a plurality of task execution devices, each of the plurality of task execution devices respectively executing tasks including a series of operation elements; a second storage section configured to store operation environment information including screen display attributes for each identification information item of an operating device, the operating device including a screen and a menu on the screen, selecting one of the plurality of task execution devices by operating the menu, and requesting the task execution device to execute the task; a receiving section configured to receive identification information on the operating device, identification information on the task execution device, and a requested task to the task execution device from the operating device registered in the second storage section; and a providing section configured to examine whether or not the requested task is executable based on the requested task sent to the receiving section and the restriction information of the task execution device information corresponding to the identification information of the task execution device and provide an examination result and the operation environment information corresponding to the identification information of the operating device to the operating device.