JP6163932B2 - Data processing system, information processing system, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a data processing system, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program.

  In recent years, a service providing form in which a user such as SaaS (Software as a Service) uses necessary software via a network has become widespread. Thus, for example, if a license for using a scan service using a scan service application or a print service using a print service application is purchased via a network, these services can be easily used.

  However, in general, the scan service and the print service can be used as independent services, but there is no mechanism for linking different applications. For example, a scan image obtained using the scan service can be obtained using the print service. There is a problem that a service in which a plurality of services to be printed cannot be used.

  Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique that allows an image data uploaded by a user to a service server using a printing device to be easily downloaded by another user designated by the user using the printing device. Has been.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique in which a user prints mail data stored in a mail storage apparatus using an image forming apparatus. Specifically, the user transmits mail data attached with electronic data to the mail storage device. Based on the address of the sender (user) of the mail data stored in the mail storage device, the user specifies the mail data (electronic data) to be printed on the image forming apparatus. As a result, the user can print the electronic data that he / she has sent by mail with the image forming apparatus.

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, image data simply uploaded to the server can be downloaded by other users, but image data cannot be shared and processed between different applications. The problem is not solved.

  Similarly, in the technique described in Patent Document 2, different applications cannot be linked, and the above problem cannot be solved.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to allow other applications to process electronic data processed by one application.

  In order to solve the above problem, a data processing system according to the present invention manages a first application that transmits electronic data to a user designated in a first device, electronic data for each user, A data processing system including one or more information processing apparatuses, the second application transmitting electronic data associated with a user who has made the request based on a request from the device to the second device; When the first device requests the first application to execute a process in which the first application and the second application cooperate with each other, the designated user is set as the transmission source. Conversion means for converting the set data into predetermined data including the electronic data, and the second application is controlled by the conversion means. An acquisition unit that acquires the converted predetermined data, a user set as a transmission source of the predetermined data acquired by the acquisition unit, and electronic data obtained based on the predetermined data are associated with each other Management means for managing.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, electronic data processed by one application can be processed by another application.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the information processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other structural example of the service provision system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the computer system in embodiment of this invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the service provision system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the data conversion process in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of the data conversion process in embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of an example of organization management information. It is a block diagram of an example of user management information. It is a block diagram of an example of apparatus management information. It is a block diagram of an example of license management information. It is a block diagram of an example of storage information. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the portal application in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the print service application in embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of an example of job management information. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the scan service application in embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of an example of profile management information. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the client terminal in embodiment of this invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the mail server in embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the operation | movement procedure of the scan image delivery process in the cooperation process of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows screen examples, such as a utilization service selection screen in case there exists a login screen and application cooperation. It is an example of a screen such as a use service selection screen when there is no application linkage. It is a sequence diagram showing an example of an operation procedure of job management in the cooperation processing of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the operation | movement procedure of the printing process in the cooperation process of embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “embodiments”) will be described with reference to the drawings.
[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. An information processing system 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a network N1 such as an in-office network, a network N2 of a service providing system represented by a cloud service, and a network N3 such as the Internet.

  The network N1 is a private network inside the firewall FW. The firewall FW is installed at the contact point between the network N1 and the network N3, and detects and blocks unauthorized access. Connected to the network N1 are a client terminal 20 and image forming apparatuses 30a and 30b such as multifunction peripherals (referred to as “image forming apparatus 30” if they are not distinguished from each other). Note that the number of client terminals 20 and image forming apparatuses 30 included in the network N1 is not limited to the number illustrated in FIG. The number of networks N1 (offices) connected to the network N3 is not limited to one network as shown in FIG.

  The client terminal 20 is a computer on which a general OS (Operating System) or the like is mounted. The client terminal 20 has a wired or wireless communication function. The client terminal 20 is an example of a device that can be operated by a user, such as a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet, or a smartphone.

  The image forming apparatus 30 is an example of a device that has an image forming function such as a multifunction peripheral and outputs electronic data. The image forming apparatus 30 has a wired or wireless communication function. The image forming apparatus 30 is not limited to an image forming apparatus such as a multifunction peripheral, a copier, a scanner, a printer, or a laser printer, but may be an image processing apparatus that performs image processing such as a projector or an electronic blackboard.

  The network N2 is connected to the network N3 by the access control device 11. The network N2 is protected by the access control device 11. A portal service providing device 12, a print service providing device 13, and a scan service providing device 14 are connected to the network N2.

  The service providing system 10 (data processing system) includes an access control device 11, a portal service providing device 12, a print service providing device 13, and a scan service providing device 14. The portal service providing apparatus 12, the print service providing apparatus 13, and the scan service providing apparatus 14 provide a portal service, a print service, and a scan service for realizing purchase and management of a license for using an application, respectively. The print service and the scan service are examples of various information processing services, and other services may be provided without being limited to the print service and the scan service. In this case, the service providing system 10 includes other service providing devices that provide other services.

  The access control device 11 controls login to a portal service provided by the portal service providing device 12, a print service provided by the print service providing device 13, a scan service provided by the scan service providing device 14, and the like.

  The access control device 11, the portal service providing device 12, the print service providing device 13, and the scan service providing device 14 are realized by one or more information processing devices. The access control device 11, the portal service providing device 12, the print service providing device 13, and the scan service providing device 14 may be realized by being integrated into one information processing device or distributed to a plurality of information processing devices. May be realized.

  Note that some of the services on the network N2 side may be located outside the network N2.

  The mail server 40 is a data storage device having a function of storing electronic mail and transmitting the stored mail in response to a request from an external device. The mail server 40 is connected to the network N3.

  The service providing system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a service in which each service is linked when there are a plurality of services for which the user has purchased a license. For example, according to the service providing system 10 of the embodiment of the present invention, when a scan service and a print service are available, a scan image that is electronic data that has been read by the scan service is printed by the print service. Is possible. Each service is realized by a corresponding application, and processing performed by different applications in cooperation is referred to as cooperation processing. Hereinafter, an example in which a scanned image, which is an example of electronic data, is printed by cooperation processing according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The configuration of the service providing system 10 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and can be realized by the configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating another configuration example of the service providing system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the service providing system 10 shown in FIG. 2, a network N2 is connected to a network N3 by a firewall FW.

  The network N2 is connected to a SaaS service providing device, an NSP (Network Service Platform) service providing device, and a storage storage device. Note that the NSP service providing apparatus provides a service that can be commonly used by the SaaS service providing apparatus.

  The SaaS-type service providing device includes a service providing device corresponding to a service to be provided, such as a portal service providing device 12, a print service providing device 13, a scan service providing device 14, and the like. The NSP service providing apparatus includes service providing apparatuses according to common services to be provided, such as an authentication service providing apparatus 15a, a data processing service providing apparatus 15b, and a temporary data storage service providing apparatus 15c. The storage system storage devices include storage devices according to information (data) to be stored, such as an authentication information storage device 16a, a job information storage device 16b, and a temporary data storage device 16c.

In the service providing system 10 of FIG. 2, security is protected by, for example, an authentication service provided by the firewall FW and the authentication service providing device 15a. The configuration of the service providing system 10 in FIG. 2 is an example, and other configurations may be used.
[Hardware configuration]
<Computer system>
The access control device 11, the portal service providing device 12, the print service providing device 13, the scan service providing device 14 and the client terminal 20 shown in FIG. 1 are realized by a computer system having a hardware configuration as shown in FIG. .

  The SaaS type service providing apparatus, NSP type service providing apparatus, and storage type storage apparatus in FIG. 2 are also realized by a computer system having a hardware configuration as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3 includes an input device 1001, a display device 1002, an external I / F 1003, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 1004, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 1005, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1006, a communication I / F 1007, and the like. An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 1008 and the like are provided and are connected to each other via a bus B.

  The input device 1001 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like, and is used by a user to input each operation signal. The display device 1002 includes a display and the like, and displays a processing result by the computer system 1000.

  The communication I / F 1007 is an interface that connects the computer system 1000 to the networks N1 to N3. Thereby, the computer system 1000 can perform data communication via the communication I / F 1007.

  The HDD 1008 is a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include, for example, an OS that is basic software for controlling the entire computer system 1000, application software that provides various functions on the OS, and the like.

  The HDD 1008 manages stored programs and data by a predetermined file system, DB (database), or the like. The external I / F 1003 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 1003a. Accordingly, the computer system 1000 can read and / or write the recording medium 1003a via the external I / F 1003. Examples of the recording medium 1003a include a flexible disk, a CD (Compact Disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an SD memory card (SD Memory card), a USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory), and the like.

  The ROM 1005 is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that can retain programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 1005 stores programs and data such as BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the computer system 1000 is started. The RAM 1004 is a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily stores programs and data.

  The CPU 1006 is an arithmetic device that realizes control and functions of the entire computer system 1000 by reading a program and data from a storage device such as the ROM 1005 and the HDD 1008 onto the RAM 1004 and executing the processing.

  The access control device 11, portal service providing device 12, print service providing device 13, scan service providing device 14, and client terminal 20 can implement various processes as described later depending on the hardware configuration of the computer system 1000. Further, the SaaS service providing apparatus, the NSP service providing apparatus, and the storage system storage apparatus of FIG. 2 can also realize various processes as described later by the hardware configuration of the computer system 1000.

<Image forming apparatus>
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The image forming apparatus 30 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes a controller 31, an operation panel 32, an external I / F 33, a communication I / F 34, a printer 35, a scanner 36, and the like.

  The controller 31 includes a CPU 311, a RAM 312, a ROM 313, an NVRAM 314, an HDD 315, and the like. The ROM 313 stores various programs and data. The RAM 312 temporarily stores programs and data. The NVRAM 314 stores setting information, for example. The HDD 315 stores various programs and data.

  The CPU 311 implements control and functions of the entire image forming apparatus 30 by reading programs, data, setting information, and the like from the ROM 313, the NVRAM 314, the HDD 315, and the like onto the RAM 312 and executing the processing.

  The operation panel 32 includes an input unit that receives input from the user and a display unit that performs display. The external I / F 33 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 33aa. Accordingly, the image forming apparatus 30 can read and / or write the recording medium 33aa via the external I / F 33. Examples of the recording medium 33a include an IC card, a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, an SD memory card, and a USB memory.

  The communication I / F 34 is an interface that connects the image forming apparatus 30 to the network N1. As a result, the image forming apparatus 30 can perform data communication via the communication I / F 34.

  The printer 35 is a printing device for printing print data on paper. The scanner 36 is a reading device for reading image data from a document.

The image forming apparatus 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention can realize various processes as described below with the above hardware configuration.
[Function configuration]
<Service provision system>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the service providing system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The service providing system 10 in FIG. 5 realizes a service application 100, a platform 120, a management data storage unit 130, and a platform API (Application Programming Interface) 110 by executing a program.

  The service application 100 includes a portal application 101, a print service application 102, a scan service application 103, and the like. Note that the service application 100 may include an application (other service application) provided by another service. The portal application 101 is an application having a function as a portal for purchasing each application. The print service application 102 is an application that provides a print service. The scan service application 103 is an application that provides a scan service.

  The platform API 110 is an interface for the service application 100 such as the portal application 101, the print service application 102, and the scan service application 103 to use the platform 120. The platform API 110 is a predefined interface provided for the platform 120 to receive a request from the service application 100, and includes, for example, a function or a class. When the service providing system 10 is configured to be distributed among a plurality of information processing apparatuses, for example, a web API that can be used via a network can be used as the platform API 110.

  The platform 120 includes an authentication processing unit 121, a device communication unit 122, a mail acquisition unit 123, a data structure conversion unit 124, and a data processing unit 125. The data processing unit 125 includes a data acquisition unit 1251, an upload processing unit 1252, a data format conversion unit 1253, an image data distribution unit 1254, and the like.

  The authentication processing unit 121 performs authentication based on login requests from the client terminal 20 and the image forming apparatus 30. For example, the authentication processing unit 121 accesses a user management information storage unit 132 described later, and acquires login information of the online storage 50. The authentication processing unit 121 authenticates the user of the image forming apparatus 30.

  The device communication unit 122 executes communication with the client terminal 20, the image forming apparatus 30, the mail server 40, and the online storage 50.

  The mail acquisition unit 123 has a function of monitoring the mailbox of the mail server 40 by periodic polling and acquiring the new mail from the mail server 40 if there is a new mail in the mailbox.

  The data structure conversion unit 124 converts the scan image transmission destination transmitted from the image forming apparatus 30 into a predetermined data (mail data) structure. Details of data conversion processing by the data structure conversion unit 124 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of data conversion processing according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining another example of the data conversion processing in the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the transmission destination address (transmission destination (to)) of the scanned image is input by the user on the operation panel 32 of the image forming apparatus 30, and after setting the document as the original of the scanned image, When the “Start” button is pressed, the scanned image is uploaded to the online storage 50 or the data storage 136 by FTP (File Transfer Protocol). At the time of uploading, information on the destination address designated by the user is notified from the image forming apparatus 30 to the data structure conversion unit 124 via the device communication unit 122. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 6B, the data structure conversion unit 124 sets the address (for example, “B@aaa.com”) set as the transmission destination in FIG. 6A as the transmission source address. Further, the organization name to which the user having the address set as the transmission destination in FIG. 6A belongs is specified based on the user information management information storage unit 132. Also, address information corresponding to the specified organization name is specified from the organization management information storage unit 131 and set as a transmission destination address. Also, the title (Subject) of the mail is set as a name indicating the service to be executed (for example, “scan & print (after conversion)”. Also, the scanned image uploaded from the image forming apparatus 30 by the user as an attached file of the mail Then, the data structure conversion unit 124 requests the image data distribution unit 1254 to execute the distribution process of the mail subjected to the conversion process.

  FIG. 7A corresponds to FIG. 6A, and FIG. 7B corresponds to FIG. In the example of FIG. 6, the scan image is uploaded from the image forming apparatus 30 by FTP. However, in FIG. 7, the image forming apparatus 30 sends the scan image to the service providing system 10 by SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). An example of sending mail is shown. FIG. 7A-2 is an example of an e-mail source received by the service providing system 10. Note that a predetermined name (for example, “scan & print”) is set in the title (Subject) of the email transmitted by the image forming apparatus 30. As a result, the scan service application 103 requests the data structure conversion unit 124 to perform data conversion processing if the title (Subject) is a predetermined name (for example, “scan & print”).

  The data processing unit 125 executes data processing based on a request from the service application 100.

  The data acquisition unit 1251 of the data processing unit 125 is authenticated by the online storage 50 using the login information, and acquires data indicated by the designated URL. If authentication is not required, the data indicated by the URL is acquired without login information.

  The upload processing unit 1252 stores (uploads) data such as a scanned image in an area accessible to the sharer of the online storage 500.

  When the data acquired by the data acquisition unit 1251 is in a format that cannot be printed (output) as it is, the data format conversion unit 1253 converts the data into data in a PDL (Page Description Language) format (format that can be output).

  The management data storage unit 130 includes an organization management information storage unit 131, a user management information storage unit 132, a device management information storage unit 133, a license management information storage unit 134, a storage information storage unit 135, and a data storage 136.

  The organization management information storage unit 131 stores organization management information described later. The user management information storage unit 132 stores user management information described later. The device management information storage unit 133 stores device management information described later. The license management information storage unit 134 stores later-described license management information. The storage information storage unit 135 stores storage information described later. The data storage 136 spools data with a job ID.

  The service providing system 10 functions as a cloud platform having functions such as authentication and data format conversion, and a service group that provides services such as a print service using the cloud platform functions. The cloud platform is configured by, for example, a platform 120, a management data storage unit 130, and a platform API 110. The service group is configured by, for example, the service application 100.

  The authentication function possessed by the cloud platform of the service providing system 10 includes, for example, an authentication processing unit 121 and an authentication database. The authentication database includes an organization management information storage unit 131, a user management information storage unit 132, a device management information storage unit 133, and the like.

  The service group provides functions by using functions such as authentication and data format conversion that the cloud platform of the service providing system 10 has. When acquiring data from the online storage 50, the service group acquires login information for accessing the online storage 50 via the authentication function of the cloud platform. The online storage 50 is an example of an external service system. The external service system is a system other than the service providing system 10 and may include a scan document storage and management service in addition to the online storage service.

  5 has organization management information, user management information, device management information, and storage information commonly used by a plurality of service applications 100, thereby integrating the authentication functions.

<Management data>
FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of an example of organization management information. As shown in FIG. 8, the organization management information includes an organization code, organization name, country, language, address information, and the like as data items. The organization name is the name of the organization. Country represents the name of the country to which the organization belongs. The language represents the language used by the organization. The address information represents the email address of the organization.

  FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of an example of user management information. As shown in FIG. 9, the user management information includes an organization code, a user ID, a password, address information, one or more login information, and the like as data items. The user ID and password are information for identifying the user. Therefore, the user ID may be a user ID or the like. A password is not essential. Further, the user ID and password managed by the same organization code are unique, but may be duplicated if the organization codes are different. The address information represents the user's mail address. One or more pieces of login information are authentication information for accessing the online storage 50. Furthermore, the user ID may use information for identifying an electronic medium (for example, an IC card) possessed by the user. As an electronic medium possessed by the user, an IC card, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, an electronic book terminal, or the like can be used. As information for identifying the electronic medium, a card ID, serial ID, mobile phone number, terminal profile information, and the like can be used. Information for identifying electronic media may be used in combination.

  FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of an example of device management information. As shown in FIG. 10, the device management information includes an organization code, a device ID, business office information, capabilities, and the like as data items. The device ID is identification information for uniquely identifying the image forming apparatus 30. The office information represents, for example, an office where the image forming apparatus 30 is installed. The capability represents, for example, the capability of the image forming apparatus 30.

  FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of an example of license management information. As shown in FIG. 11, the license management information includes tenant ID, organization code, user ID, service name, license ID, and the like as data items. The tenant ID is identification information for uniquely identifying a tenant that is a unit of contract using the service providing system 10. In SaaS (for example, a service using a cloud platform (cloud service)), a plurality of tenants are generally managed by one system (service providing system 10). Therefore, the tenant ID is unique in the service providing system 10. In the example of FIG. 11, the tenant ID is associated with the organization code. However, for example, in the case of a contract for each user, the tenant ID is associated with the user ID. The service name is a name of a service provided by the service providing system 10 (service application 100). The license ID is identification information for identifying a license (use authority) for using the service corresponding to the service name. In the embodiment of the present invention, the license is issued in units of users (user IDs). However, the license is not limited to a user unit, and may be issued in units of devices (such as the image forming apparatus 30) for executing processing related to services.

  FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of an example of storage information. The storage information in FIG. 12 has a storage name, URL keyword, and the like as data items. The storage name represents the name of the online storage 50. The URL keyword represents a keyword for acquiring the URL of the online storage 50. The URL keyword may be the URL of the online storage 50.

"application"
The portal application 101 is realized by, for example, the functional configuration shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the portal application 101 in the embodiment of the present invention. The portal application 101 causes the computer system 1000 to function as the Web UI unit 1011, the license information management unit 1012, and the application component group 1013.

  The web UI unit 1011 generates a license management screen that is a web UI screen for purchasing, canceling, managing, etc., a license of a service provided by the service providing system 10 and provides the license management screen to a web browser provided in the client terminal 20 or the like. . The user purchases a license for using a service provided by the print service application 102, the scan service application 103, or the like via the license management screen generated by the Web UI unit 1011 or manages a license in each organization. You can.

  The license information management unit 1012 manages and updates the license management information shown in FIG. 11 based on the information input on the license management screen.

  The application component group 1013 includes a print service application component 1014 and a scan service application component 1015 that are components corresponding to the print service application 102 and the scan service application 103. The license information management unit 1012 manages licenses for services corresponding to the print service application component 1014 and the scan service application component 1015.

  Next, the functional configuration of the print service application 102 will be described. The print service application 102 is realized by, for example, the functional configuration illustrated in FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the print service application 102 according to the embodiment of this invention. The print service application 102 causes the computer system 1000 to function as a data analysis unit 1021, a job management unit 1022, a processing request unit 1023, and a job management information holding unit 1024.

  The data analysis unit 1021 has a function of analyzing the mail acquired by the mail acquisition unit 123 and acquiring information on the subject that is the mail title and information on the mail address set in the From that is the information on the mail transmission source.

  The job management unit 1022 manages jobs submitted by the image forming apparatus 30 or the client terminal 20 using job management information described later.

  The processing request unit 1023 makes a data processing request to the data processing unit 125.

  The job management information holding unit 1024 holds job management information as shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram of an example of job management information. As shown in FIG. 15, the job management information includes job ID, data name, organization code, user identification information, bibliographic information, and conversion status as data items. The job ID is job identification information for identifying each job. The data name is the name of electronic data (image data) to be processed corresponding to the job. The organization code is information that uniquely identifies an organization such as a company or a department. The user ID is information that uniquely identifies a user in an organizational unit (in an organizational code). The user ID may be a user name as long as the user can be uniquely identified in the organization code. Bibliographic information is information such as data print settings. The conversion status is information indicating the state of data format conversion (in process, completed, etc.) in the data format conversion unit 1253, for example.

Next, the functional configuration of the scan service application 103 will be described. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the scan service application 103 according to the embodiment of this invention.
The scan service application 103 causes the computer system 1000 to function as a profile information management unit 1031, a processing request unit 1032, and a profile information holding unit 1033.

  The profile information management unit 1031 manages profile management information related to, for example, a workflow that can be set and executed for each image forming apparatus 30. The configuration of the profile management information will be described later.

  The processing request unit 1032 makes a data processing request to the data structure conversion unit 124 and the data processing unit 125.

  The profile information holding unit 1033 holds profile management information as shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram of an example of profile management information. As shown in FIG. 17, the profile management information has a profile ID, a device ID, a project ID, a scan service application process WF (workflow), a cooperative application, and a cooperative process as data items. The profile ID is information for identifying a workflow that can be set for each image forming apparatus 30. The device ID is device identification information for uniquely identifying the image forming apparatus 30. The device ID is, for example, a machine number. The organization code is information that uniquely identifies an organization such as a company or a department. The user ID is information that uniquely identifies the user within the organization code. The project ID is project identification information for identifying a workflow that is one or more processes performed by the scan service application 103. The scan service application process WF is a content of a workflow that can be executed by the scan service application 103. As the cooperation application, an application (cooperation application) that performs processing in cooperation with the scan service application 103 is set. Note that only applications that can be linked with the scan service application 103 can be set, and are arbitrarily set by the user. The cooperation process is a process content executed by the set cooperation application. In the example of FIG. 17, the workflow corresponding to the project ID “project1” is “OCR → PDF conversion → mail delivery”. When the user selects “project 1” in the image forming apparatus 30, a process of performing OCR processing on the scanned image that has been scanned by the image forming apparatus 30, converting it to the PDF format, and delivering the converted data by mail Is executed. Furthermore, since the cooperative application “print service application” is set in “project 1”, a service of “scan printing” is provided that can be executed by a user designated as a distribution destination after mail distribution. It is shown that. The project ID is not limited to being associated with the device ID, and may be set in association with, for example, an organization code or a user ID.

<Client terminal>
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the client terminal 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The client terminal 20 implements an input reception unit 201, a display control unit 202, a communication I / F unit 203, and a service use application 204 by executing a program.

  The input receiving unit 201 controls a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, etc., and receives various input operations from the user.

  The display control unit 202 controls a display device such as a display, and displays and outputs various information for the user.

  The communication I / F unit 203 controls the communication I / F included in the client terminal 20 and performs communication with the service providing system 10.

  The service use application 204 is an application for using the service application 100 that provides each service. The service use application 204 includes a login request unit 205 and a service use request unit 206. The login request unit 205 provides a function for logging in to the service providing system 10 from the client terminal 20. The service use request unit 206 provides a function for requesting execution of a job received from a user. For example, the service use request unit 206 provides a function for requesting job input from the client terminal 20 to the service providing system 10 by Web upload or the like, and a function for purchasing and managing a license for using an application.

<Image forming apparatus>
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The image forming apparatus 30 implements an input receiving unit 301, a display control unit 302, a printing unit 303, a reading unit 304, a communication I / F unit 305, and a service use application 306 by executing a program.

  The input receiving unit 301 controls the operation panel 32 and the like, and receives various input operations from the user.

  The display control unit 302 controls a display unit such as the operation panel 32 to display and output various information for the user.

  The printing unit 303 controls the printer 35 and executes a printing process based on the print data.

  The reading unit 304 controls the scanner 36, performs a reading process on a paper medium document, and generates a scanned image.

  The communication I / F unit 305 controls the communication I / F 34 and performs communication with the service providing system 10.

  The service use application 306 is an application for using the service application 100 that provides each service. The service use application 306 includes a login request unit 307 and a service use request unit 308. The login request unit 307 provides a function of logging in to the service providing system 10 from the image forming apparatus 30. The service use request unit 308 provides a function for requesting execution of a job received from a user. For example, the service use request unit 308 provides a function that requests the service providing system 10 from the image forming apparatus 30 to submit a job for Web uploading of image data (scanned image or the like).

<Mail server>
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the mail server 40 in the embodiment of the present invention.

  The mail server 40 implements a data transmission / reception unit 401 and a mail data storage unit 402 by executing a program.

  The data transmission / reception unit 401 transmits / receives mail data.

The mail data storage unit 402 stores received mail data.
[Process details]
Next, details of scan print processing executed by the scan service application and the print service application in cooperation with each other in the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. Scan printing is a service in which a scan image obtained as a result of execution of scan processing by the image forming apparatus 30 is printed by a user designated as a delivery destination of the scan image. The scan printing process is roughly divided into processes of “scanned image distribution (job input)”, “job management”, and “printing (job output)”, and each process will be described below.

[Scanned image distribution (job submission)]
FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation procedure of the scan image distribution process in the cooperation process according to the embodiment of this invention.

  In step S101, the display control unit 302 of the image forming apparatus 30a displays the login screen 2001 shown in FIG. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a screen example such as a use service selection screen when there is a login screen and application cooperation. As shown in FIG. 22, the login screen 2001 has an input form for inputting “organization code”, “User ID (user ID)”, and “Password (password)” and “login” that is pressed after the input to the input form. "Button.

  Returning to FIG. 21, in step S102, the user A presses the “login” button on the login screen 2001 after inputting the organization code, the user ID, and the password. Here, the information input by the user A is, for example, an organization code “XXX”, a user ID “User A”, and a password “AAA”.

  In step S103, the login request unit 307 of the image forming apparatus 30a generates an authentication request including the organization code “XXX” input to the user A, the user ID “User A”, and the password “AAA”, and the communication I / F. The generated authentication request is transmitted to the service providing system 10 via the unit 305.

  In step S104, the authentication processing unit 121 of the service providing apparatus 10 performs an authentication process based on the authentication request and user management information received via the device communication unit 122. Specifically, the authentication processing unit 121 includes a user management information storage unit 132 in which the organization code “XXX”, the user ID “User A”, and the password “AAA” included in the authentication request are stored. It is determined whether or not the information matches. If the user management information is the information shown in FIG. 9, the organization code “XXX”, the user ID “User A”, and the password “AAA” are included in the user management information. ). In addition, the authentication process part 121 determines with authentication failure (login refusal), when any one or more items do not correspond among an organization code, a user ID, and a password.

  In step S105, when the authentication is successful, the authentication processing unit 121 refers to the license management information stored in the license management information storage unit 134, and information on the application that can be used by the authenticated user (usable application information). To get. Specifically, the authentication processing unit 121 uses “XX scan” and “□” that are “service names” corresponding to the organization code “XXX” and the user ID “User A” from the license management information as illustrated in FIG. Read “□ Print”.

  In step S106, the authentication processing unit 121 transmits the authentication result (“authentication success”) and the available application information (“XX scan”, “□□ print”) to the image forming apparatus 30a via the device communication unit 122. Send to. If it is determined in step S104 that the authentication has failed, only the authentication result indicating the authentication failure is transmitted to the image forming apparatus 30a.

  In step S107, the service use request unit 308 of the image forming apparatus 30a obtains profile information if the received available application information includes a service name (for example, “XX scan”) provided by the scan service application. The request is transmitted to the scan service application 103. The profile information acquisition request is a request for acquiring, from the scan service application 103, a profile related to a process (project) that can be executed for each image forming apparatus 30 (device ID), and the device ID and organization code of the image forming apparatus 30a. Is included. Here, in the example of FIG. 21, it is assumed that the device ID of the image forming apparatus 30a is, for example, “MFP0001”.

  In step S108, the profile information management unit 1031 of the scan service application 103 acquires profile information corresponding to the device ID and organization code included in the received profile information acquisition request from the profile management information holding unit 1033. Here, if the profile management information stored in the profile management information holding unit 1033 is the information shown in FIG. 17, the profile information corresponding to the device ID “MFP0001” and the organization code “XXX” included in the profile information acquisition request. Is acquired. The profile information includes a profile ID, a project ID, a scan service application process WF, a cooperative application, and a cooperative process among the profile management information. In the example of FIG. 21, the project IDs “project1”, “project2”, and “project3” correspond to the profile ID “profile001” corresponding to the device ID “MFP0001” and the organization code “XXX”. For example, in the project ID “project1”, “print service application” is set as “cooperation application”, and the user selects “project1”, and the cooperation process “scan printing” can be executed. ing.

  In step S109, the profile information management unit 1031 of the scan service application 103 transmits the acquired profile information to the image forming apparatus 30a.

  In step S110, the display control unit 302 of the image forming apparatus 30a causes the operation panel 32 to display a use service selection screen 2002 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 22, the use service selection screen 2002 includes selection buttons for “available service” and “project”. The services that can be selected by “available service” include a service corresponding to the service name included in the available application information received in step S106 and a service corresponding to the linkage process included in the profile information received in step S109. Is displayed. In the example of FIG. 22, the received available application information is “XX scan” and “□□ print”, and “scan print” is included in the linkage processing. “Scan” and “Scan delivery” provided by the application alone, “Print” and “Mail print” provided by the print service application alone, and “Scan print” provided in cooperation with the scan service application and the print service application Is displayed. “Project” is displayed so that only available projects can be selected when each “available service” is selected. For example, when the available service “scan printing” is selected, “project 1” and “project 3”, which are projects associated with “scan printing”, can be selected.

  On the other hand, when the available application information is only “XX scan”, for example, as shown in FIG. 23, the “available service” column includes “scan” and “scan delivery” provided by the scan service application alone. Only displayed.

  Further, in the service selection screen 2002 shown in FIG. 22, “scan print” is selected as “available service”, a predetermined (selectable optional) project is selected as “project”, and the “next” button is pressed. To the destination designation screen 2003. The transmission destination designation screen 2003 includes a transmission destination mail address input field for the user who transmits the scanned image scanned by the “scan printing” service, a user ID or mail address input field for the transmission source user, and a transmission destination mail address. A search field is included. Only the user of the mail address entered in the destination mail address input field can print the scanned image. Further, the user ID or mail address of the transmission source may be automatically displayed based on the user ID input in step S102 of FIG. 21, for example, instead of manual input by the user. When the “next” button is pressed after “destination mail address” is set on the transmission destination designation screen 2003, a transition is made to a service execution instruction screen 2004 for instructing execution of the scan print service.

  In the service execution instruction screen 2004 shown in FIG. 22, after confirming the transmission destination mail address and the transmission source user ID or mail address, the user sets the document to be scanned in the image forming apparatus 30 and clicks the “Start” button. When pressed, scan printing processing is executed.

  Returning to FIG. 21, in step S <b> 111, the user A selects an available service “scan print” and a project “project1” on the use service selection screen 2002. Next, the user A inputs the mail address “B@aaa.com” of the user B as the transmission destination on the transmission destination designation screen 2003. Then, on the service execution instruction screen 2004, the user A sets a document to be scanned and presses a “start” button.

  In step S <b> 112, the reading unit 304 of the image forming apparatus 30 performs a scanning process on the set document and generates a scanned image. Here, since the workflow corresponding to the project “project 1” selected by the user is “OCR → PDF conversion → mail delivery” as shown in FIG. 17, for example, OCR processing is performed on the scanned image, and the file format is changed. Convert to PDF format. The scan image according to the embodiment of the present invention includes image data obtained by performing a predetermined process such as PDF conversion based on a workflow on the scan image.

  In step S113, the service use request unit 308 sends an image data distribution request to the scan service application via the communication I / F unit 305 based on the “mail distribution” process included in the workflow corresponding to the project “project1”. 103. The image data distribution request includes a scanned image, a mail address of a transmission destination user (user B) designated by the user, a user ID or mail address of the transmission source user (user A), and information indicating the cooperation process “scan printing” process. included. The image data distribution request is executed as Web upload or mail distribution, for example.

  In step S <b> 114, the processing request unit 1032 of the scan service application 103 transfers the received image data distribution request to the data structure conversion unit 124.

  In step S115, the data structure conversion unit 124 performs predetermined data conversion processing based on the received image data distribution request as shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. The data structure conversion unit 124 performs conversion to a mail format (in the case of Web upload) and conversion of a transmission destination and a transmission source address in the converted mail format. Specifically, the data structure conversion unit 124 converts the mail address “B@aaa.com” of the transmission destination user B included in the image data distribution request into the mail address of the transmission source. Further, the organization code “XXX” of the user B is specified based on the mail address “B@aaa.com” of the destination user B included in the image data distribution request and the user management information (see FIG. 9). . Next, the address information “CompanyA@aaa.com” of the organization corresponding to the specified organization code “XXX” is specified from the organization management information (see FIG. 8). Then, the address information “CompanyA@aaa.com” of the identified organization is set as the destination mail address after conversion. The organization address information is generally address information of a mail server managed by a company (organization). In addition, the data structure conversion unit 124 sets the converted mail title (Subject) as a predetermined title (“scan & print (after conversion)”) indicating that the mail has been converted in the scan printing process. In addition, the data structure conversion unit 124 sets the scanned image included in the image data distribution request as an email attachment. Instead of setting the scanned image in the converted mail, the scanned image may be stored in the online storage 50 and the destination URL may be set in the mail text. Note that when the information included in the scanned image is, for example, text data, the text data obtained as a result of the OCR process may be set in the mail body. In this case, no attached file is set in the mail. As described above, there is a case where an attached file is not set in the converted mail.

  In step S116, the data structure conversion unit 124 sends to the image data distribution unit 1254 of the data processing unit 125 the corporate mail server server address “CompanyA@aaa.com” as the destination mail address and the user B's address as the source mail address. Requests mail delivery processing with a mail address “B@aaa.com” and a scan image set as an attached file.

  In step S117, the image data distribution unit 1254 of the data processing unit 125 transmits the mail converted by the data structure conversion unit 124 to the mail server 40.

  In step S118, the mail server 40 accumulates the received mail.

[Job management (Email acquisition)]
Next, an operation in which the service providing system 10 acquires the mail stored in the mail server 40 in step S118 shown in FIG. 21 and manages it as a print target job will be described.

  FIG. 24 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation procedure of job management in the cooperation processing according to the embodiment of this invention.

  In steps S201 to S202, the mail acquisition unit 123 of the service providing system 10 receives a mail from the mail server 40 by, for example, polling. Note that the mail may be received at a timing when an acquisition request is received from the print service application 102. The mail reception process by the mail acquisition unit 123 is performed by, for example, an organization that uses the service providing system 10 that is determined in advance from the mailbox of the mail server 40 using POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) or IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol 4). Receive an email corresponding to the address information.

  In step S203, the mail acquisition unit 123 extracts an attached file from the received mail. As described above, there may be a case where no attached file is set.

  In step S204, when text data is set, the mail acquisition unit 123 transmits the mail body and the extracted attached file to the print service application 102 as mail data.

  In step S205, the print service application 102 analyzes the content of the received mail data. Specifically, the print service application 102 receives the organization address information “CompanyA@aaa.com” set as the destination email address and the user B email address “B @” set as the source email address. aaaa.com ".

  In step S <b> 206, the print service application 102 designates a transmission source mail address and a transmission destination mail address of the received mail data, and makes a user management information acquisition request to the authentication processing unit 121.

  In step S207, the authentication processing unit 121 refers to the user management information storage unit 132, and acquires user management information corresponding to the transmission source mail address and the transmission destination mail address.

  In step S <b> 208, the authentication processing unit 121 transmits user management information corresponding to the transmission source address and the transmission destination address to the print service application 102.

  Hereinafter, the processes of steps S209 to S217 are executed when the scanned image is stored in the online storage 50 and the storage destination URL is described in the mail text. Therefore, when the scan image is attached to the attached file of the mail, the process of steps S209 to S217 is not executed, and the process of step S218 is executed.

  In step S209, the print service application 102 designates the URL described in the mail body and makes a storage information acquisition request to the authentication processing unit 121.

  In step S210, the authentication processing unit 121 refers to the storage information storage unit 135 to obtain storage information corresponding to a URL (URL keyword).

  In step S <b> 211, the authentication processing unit 121 transmits storage information corresponding to the URL described in the mail text to the print service application 102.

  By receiving the storage information corresponding to the URL, the print service application 102 can acquire the storage name corresponding to the URL. The print service application 102 can specify the login information of one online storage 50 from the user management information corresponding to the transmission source address received in step S212 by acquiring the storage name corresponding to the URL.

  In step S212, the print service application 102 specifies login information of the online storage 50, and requests the data processing unit 125 to acquire data from the URL described in the mail text.

  In step S213, the data processing unit 125 requests the online storage 50 to log in using the designated login information. Here, the description is continued assuming that the login to the online storage 50 is successful.

  In step S214, the online storage 50 makes a login response indicating that the login is successful.

  In step S215, the data processing unit 125 requests the online storage 50 to acquire data from the URL described in the mail text.

  In step S <b> 216, the online storage 50 transmits the data (scanned image) indicated by the URL to the data processing unit 125.

  In step S217, the data processing unit 125 transmits the data indicated by the URL described in the mail text to the print service application 102. The print service application 102 attaches a job ID to the received scanned image and spools it in the data storage 136.

  When a scan image is attached to the attached file of the mail (when the processing of steps S209 to S217 is not executed), the print service application 102 attaches a job ID to the attached scan image and stores the data storage 136. Spool to

  In step S218, the job management unit 1022 of the print service application 102 determines the job ID corresponding to the scanned image spooled in the data storage 136, the user organization code corresponding to the mail source mail address, and the mail source mail. The job management information associated with the user ID of the user at the address is held in the job management information holding unit 1024 to perform job management. That is, the job ID of the job management information is managed in association with the user ID of user B designated as the delivery destination of the scanned image by user A in FIG.

[Print (Job Output)]
Next, a process in which a user (user B) designated as a delivery destination of a scan image in the scan print process prints the scan image will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 25 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation procedure of print processing in the cooperation processing according to the embodiment of this invention.

  The processing contents of steps S301 to S306 are the same as steps S101 to S106 shown in FIG. 21 except that the user B uses the image forming apparatus 30b in the example of FIG.

  In step S307, the login request unit 307 of the image forming apparatus 30b transmits a job list acquisition request for acquiring a job list printable by the user B to the print service application 102. The job list acquisition request includes the user ID “User B” of user B and the company code “XXX”.

  In step S308, the job management unit 1022 of the print service application 102 refers to the job management information holding unit 1024, and acquires a job list corresponding to the company code “XXX” and the user ID “User B”.

  In step S309, the job management unit 1022 of the print service application 102 transmits the acquired job list to the image forming apparatus 30b.

  In step S <b> 310, the display control unit 302 of the image forming apparatus 30 causes the operation panel 32 to display a screen on which a list of jobs that can be printed by the user B is displayed.

  In step S <b> 311, the user B designates a job to be printed from the job list screen displayed on the operation panel 32.

  In step S <b> 312, the service use request unit 308 of the image forming apparatus 30 transmits a print data acquisition request for acquiring print data corresponding to the print target job designated by the user B to the print service application 102. The print data acquisition request includes the job ID of the print target job.

  In step S313, the print service application 102 makes a print data generation request including the job ID of the print target job to the data format conversion unit 1253 of the data processing unit 125.

  In step S314, the data format conversion unit 1253 reads the scan image corresponding to the job ID included in the print data generation request spooled in the data storage 136 and converts it into print data.

  In step S315, the data format conversion unit 1253 transmits the scanned image converted into the print data to the print service application 102.

  In step S316, the print service application 102 transmits the print data of the designated print target job to the image forming apparatus 30b.

  In step S317, the printing unit 303 of the image forming apparatus 30b performs print output based on the print data transmitted from the print service application 102.

Note that the conversion process from the print data generation request in step S313 to the print data in step S314 may be performed when the scan image is received in step S204 or step S217 shown in FIG. Further, when the scanned image is already in the data format of the print data (for example, PDF), the conversion to the print data may not be executed. The print service application 102 can obtain print data based on mail data regardless of whether or not data conversion processing to print data is performed.
[Summary]
As described above, according to the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when execution of cooperation processing between one application (for example, the scan service application 103) and another application (the print service application 102) is selected. The service providing system 10 converts the electronic data transmission destination designated at the time of upload (or mail transmission) from the image forming apparatus 30 (or the client terminal 20) into predetermined data (mail data) set as a transmission source. Is executed. Next, the converted mail data is transferred from the service providing system 10 to the mail server 40 and stored in the mail server 40. Next, the print service application 102 associates and manages a job (electronic data) for each user corresponding to the source address information included in the mail data acquired from the mail server 40. Then, based on a user instruction designated at the time of uploading or the like, the image forming apparatus 30 acquires electronic data that can be output (printed) by the user from the print service application 102 and executes output (printing) processing. .

  In this way, electronic data to be processed can be shared between different applications, and processing on the electronic data can be executed in cooperation.

  Therefore, a developer or administrator of the service providing system 10 realizes a linkage process in which different applications are linked by adding a conversion function of information included in the mail data without changing the service application 100. it can.

  Also, for users, for example, when there are multiple applications for which licenses have been purchased, if each of them can be linked, the cooperation processing can be performed without purchasing or downloading a license for the application specialized for the cooperation processing. Can be executed.

  The present invention is not limited to the specifically disclosed embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing system 10 Service provision system 11 Access control apparatus 12 Portal service provision apparatus 13 Print service provision apparatus 14 Scan service provision apparatus 100 Service application 101 Portal application 102 Print service application 1021 Data analysis part 1022 Job management part 1023 Process request part 1024 Job management information holding unit 103 Scan service application 1031 Profile information management unit 1032 Processing request unit 1033 Profile information holding unit 110 Platform API
120 platform 121 authentication processing unit 122 device communication unit 123 mail acquisition unit 124 data structure conversion unit 125 data processing unit 1251 data acquisition unit 1252 upload processing unit 1253 data format conversion unit 1254 image data distribution unit 130 management data storage unit 131 organization management information Storage unit 132 User management information storage unit 133 Device management information storage unit 134 License management information storage unit 135 Storage information storage unit 136 Data storage 20 Client terminal 201 Input reception unit 202 Display control unit 203 Communication I / F unit 204 Service application 205 Login request unit 206 Service utilization request unit 30 Image forming apparatus 301 Input reception unit 302 Display control unit 303 Printing unit 304 Reading unit 305 Communication I / F unit 306 Service utilization application 307 Logi Requesting unit 308 service request unit 40 the mail server 401 data transceiver 402 mail data storage unit

JP 2012-103971 A JP2013-73358A

Claims (10)

A first application that transmits electronic data to a user designated in the first device, and manages electronic data for each user, and associates with the user who made the request based on a request from the second device A data processing system including one or more information processing apparatuses, the second application transmitting the electronic data to the second device,
When the first device requests the first application to execute a process in which the first application and the second application are linked, the designated user is set as a transmission source. , Conversion means for converting into predetermined data including the electronic data,
The second application is:
Acquisition means for acquiring the predetermined data converted by the conversion means;
The data processing system which has a management means which matches and manages the user set to the transmission source of the said predetermined data acquired by the said acquisition means, and the electronic data obtained based on the said predetermined data. The predetermined data is mail data,
The data processing system according to claim 1, wherein user address information is set in the transmission source. Storage means for storing the user in association with address information of a data storage device that stores the predetermined data;
3. The data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the conversion unit sets address information of the data storage device stored in the storage unit corresponding to the designated user as a transmission destination of the predetermined data. . Transmission means for transmitting the predetermined data to address information of the data storage device set as a transmission destination of the predetermined data;
The data processing system according to claim 3, wherein the acquisition unit acquires the predetermined data stored in the data storage device transmitted by the transmission unit.   The first application includes accepting means for accepting a request for execution of processing in which the electronic data and the first application and the second application cooperate with each other by Web upload or e-mail from the first device. Item 5. A data processing system according to items 1 to 4.   The data processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when the second device receives electronic data transmitted from the second application, the second device executes output processing based on the electronic data. The second application is an application that provides a print service,
The data processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the second device receives electronic data transmitted from the second application, the second device executes a printing process based on the electronic data. The first device, the first application for transmitting electronic data to the user designated in the first device, and the electronic data for each user are managed, and the request is made based on the request from the second device. An information processing system including a data processing system configured by one or more information processing apparatuses having a second application for transmitting electronic data associated with a performed user to the second device,
The first device is:
Requesting means for requesting the first application to execute processing in which the first application and the second application cooperate;
The data processing system includes:
When the first application accepts the request by the request unit, the conversion unit is configured to convert the designated user into predetermined data including the electronic data set as a transmission source.
The second application is:
Acquisition means for acquiring the predetermined data converted by the conversion means;
An information processing system comprising: a management unit that manages a user set as a transmission source of the predetermined data acquired by the acquisition unit and electronic data obtained based on the predetermined data in association with each other. The first application that transmits electronic data to a user designated in the first device and the electronic data for each user are managed, and are associated with the user who made the request based on the request from the second device. A data processing system including one or more information processing apparatuses having a second application that transmits the electronic data to the second device linked the first application and the second application. An information processing method for performing processing,
When execution of processing in which the first application and the second application cooperate with the first application is requested from the first device, the data processing system determines that the designated user A conversion step for converting to predetermined data including the electronic data set as a transmission source;
The information processing apparatus having the second application acquires the predetermined data converted by the conversion step;
The information processing apparatus having the second application manages the user set as the transmission source of the predetermined data acquired in the acquisition step in association with electronic data obtained based on the predetermined data And an information processing method. A first application for transmitting electronic data to a designated user, and managing electronic data for each user, and transmitting electronic data associated with the user to the request source based on a request from the user A program executed by one or more information processing apparatuses included in the data processing system, having two applications,
The information processing apparatus;
When the execution of processing in which the first application and the second application cooperate with the first application is requested, the electronic data including the designated user set as a transmission source is included. Conversion means for converting to predetermined data;
Acquisition means for causing the second application to acquire the predetermined data converted by the conversion means;
Let the second application function as a management unit that associates and manages a user set as a transmission source of the predetermined data acquired by the acquisition unit and electronic data obtained based on the predetermined data. program.

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