Patent ID: 8270004

Claim:
An image processing system having at least one image processor and at least one information processor interconnected, said image processor including a reception portion receiving an instruction to execute a job from said information processor; a detection portion detecting that said job is completed; a notification portion operative in response to said detection portion detecting that said job is completed to transmit notification information notifying, in accordance with one of a first communications protocol and a second communications protocol different from said first communications protocol, said information processor that said job is completed; and a first reply portion, said information processor including a first conversion portion converting in a predetermined format said notification information transmitted from said notification portion in accordance with said first communications protocol; a second conversion portion converting in a format identical to said predetermined format said notification information transmitted from said notification portion in accordance with said second communications protocol; an information display portion collectively displaying, whenever a predetermined period of time elapses, said notification information converted by said first conversion portion and said notification information converted by said second conversion portion; a calculation portion calculating a period of time remaining before said predetermined period of time elapses when said detection portion detects said job is completed; and a first inquiry portion transmitting information to said image processor to inquire whether any job that said information processor has issued the instruction to execute is to be completed before said remaining period of time has elapsed, wherein said first reply portion of said image processor returns, in response to an inquiry received from said first inquiry portion, information of whether any job that said information processor has issued the instruction to execute is to be completed, and if said first reply portion returns information indicating that no job that said information processor has issued the instruction to execute is to be completed, said information display portion displays said notification information even before said predetermined period of time elapses.