Patent ID: 8730500

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: an acquiring unit that acquires image data; a workflow control unit that controls execution of a workflow in which optional processing on the image data and check processing are combined; a determining unit that determines whether user confirmation is needed for a result of check target processing included in the check processing, according to the workflow; a notification unit that notifies a user of confirmation of the result when it is determined that the user confirmation is needed; a receiving unit that receives a modification input of the result from the user; a modification unit that modifies the image data according to the modification input when the modification input is received and modifies the image data corresponding to the check target processing when it is determined that the user confirmation is not needed; and a confirmation apparatus table storage unit that stores therein a confirmation apparatus table that associates the check target processing with confirmation apparatus information indicating an image forming apparatus or an information processing apparatus to execute the check target processing, wherein the notification unit designates, as a confirmation apparatus, the image forming apparatus or the information processing apparatus that is indicated by the confirmation apparatus information associated with the check target processing with reference to the confirmation apparatus table, and notifies the user of confirmation of the result.