JP2016095868A - Information processing device, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system, device and program for acquiring processed document data that is generated by a document data generation device.SOLUTION: A printing system 1 includes a processing server 8 for receiving a print job transmitted from a printer server 4, processing print data included in the print job to subsequently store the print job, and transmitting the stored print job to a printer 6 in response to a request from the printer 6. A user terminal 2 transmits not only a first print instruction for designating the printer 6 as an output destination but also a second print instruction for designating the processing server 8 as an output destination to the printer server 4. The printer server 4 includes the address of the processing server 8 in a print job when transmitting the print job generated on the basis of the first print instruction to the printer 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

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

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2004-228561 discloses a print data generation apparatus (client computer) that generates print data. This print data generation device adds the printer information to the print data generated by itself when it is set to add the printer information to the print data.

JP 2009-251847 A

  An object of the present invention is to be able to acquire processed document data generated by a document data generation apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 is a receiving means for receiving a document processing instruction, a document data generating means for generating document data in response to reception of a document processing instruction by the receiving means, and a document processing instruction Means for storing document data generated in response to reception in association with an output destination specified by the document processing instruction, and notifying completion of generation of document data generated in response to reception of the document processing instruction In response to a request from the output destination stored in the storage means, the document data associated with the output destination is subjected to document processing in response to a request from the output destination stored in the storage means. A document data generation device comprising: a transmission means for transmitting to the output destination together with document processing control information used for control; and sending the document data in response to reception of the notification information. An information processing system comprising: an information processing apparatus comprising means for requesting a document data generation apparatus; and a document processing instruction apparatus that transmits a document processing instruction specifying the information processing apparatus as an output destination to the document data generation apparatus. The information processing system receives means for requesting the document data generation apparatus to transmit document data in response to reception of the notification information, and receives document data and document processing control information transmitted from the document data generation apparatus. A means for processing the received document data, a means for storing the processed document data, which is the processed document data, in the storage means in association with the received document processing control information, and a request from the information processing apparatus. In response, a document data processing apparatus further comprising means for transmitting processed document data stored in the storage means to the information processing apparatus. The document processing instruction device specifies not only the first document processing instruction that specifies the information processing device as an output destination but also the document data processing device as an output destination when a processing operation is performed. A second document processing instruction is also transmitted to the document data generation apparatus, and the document data generation apparatus transmits document data generated in response to reception of the first document processing instruction to the information processing apparatus. The information processing system is characterized in that information indicating an address of the document data processing apparatus is transmitted as the document processing control information.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 2 generates document data in response to reception of a document processing instruction, notifies completion of generation of the document data to an output destination specified by the document processing instruction, And processing the document data generated from the document data generation apparatus that transmits the document data and the document processing control information to the request source apparatus and the document data received from the document data generation apparatus. An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a document data processing apparatus that transmits document data to a request source apparatus in response to a request, wherein the document data generation apparatus specifies a document processing instruction that specifies the information processing apparatus as an output destination A first document processing instruction that designates the information processing apparatus as an output destination when the processed document processing operation is performed, and the document data processing apparatus as an output destination. A document processing instruction transmitting means for transmitting a second document processing instruction to be specified to the document data generating apparatus; and transmission of the document data when the document data generating apparatus is notified of completion of generation of the document data. Means for requesting the document data generation device, and when the document processing control information including the address of the document data processing device is received from the document data generation device, the document data processing device transmits the processed document data. And an information processing apparatus characterized by comprising:

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 3 generates document data in response to reception of a document processing instruction, notifies completion of generation of the document data to an output destination specified by the document processing instruction, And processing the document data generated from the document data generation apparatus that transmits the document data and the document processing control information to the request source apparatus and the document data received from the document data generation apparatus. A program for causing a computer capable of communicating with a document data processing apparatus to transmit document data to a request source apparatus in response to a request functions as an information processing apparatus, wherein the computer outputs the information processing apparatus to an output destination Is a means for transmitting a document processing instruction to be specified to the document data generation device, and when the processed document processing operation is performed, the information processing device is set as an output destination. A document processing instruction transmitting means for transmitting a first document processing instruction to be specified and a second document processing instruction to specify the document data processing apparatus as an output destination to the document data generating apparatus; Means for requesting transmission of document data to the document data generation device when notification of completion of generation of document data is received; receives document processing control information including an address of the document data processing device from the document data generation device A program for causing the document data processing apparatus to function as a means for requesting the document data processing apparatus to transmit the processed document data.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 4 notifies the output destination specified by the document processing instruction of the completion of generation of the document data, and requests the document data and the document processing control information in response to the request. Document data generation apparatus to be transmitted to original apparatus, and document data received from the document data generation apparatus are processed, and processed document data that is processed document data is transmitted to the request source apparatus upon request. An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with the document data processing apparatus, and means for requesting the document data generation apparatus to transmit the document data when the document data generation apparatus is notified of completion of generation of the document data. When the document processing control information including the address of the document data processing device is received from the document data generation device, transmission of the processed document data is transmitted to the document data processing device. An information processing apparatus which comprises means for requesting, to the.

  According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the processed document data generated by the document data generation apparatus can be acquired.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing system. It is a figure which illustrates the interface displayed on the window of a browser. It is a figure which illustrates document data. It is a figure which illustrates the document with a time stamp. It is a flowchart which illustrates the process performed with a user terminal. It is a figure which illustrates a job ticket. It is a figure which illustrates a dummy job ticket. It is a figure which illustrates the job ticket for processing. It is a flowchart which illustrates the process performed with a printer server. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a print job. It is a figure which illustrates a dummy print job. It is a figure which illustrates the printing job for a process. It is a flowchart which illustrates the process performed with a user terminal. It is a flowchart which illustrates the process performed with a printing system. It is a flowchart which illustrates the process performed with a printing system.

  Hereinafter, examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Printing system 1]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the printing system 1. The printing system 1 includes a user terminal 2 of a user, a printer server 4 of a cloud service provider, a plurality of printers 6, and a processing server 8 installed by a service provider other than the cloud service provider. In the case of the present embodiment, the printing system 1 also includes a cloud server (not shown) that provides a cloud application created by the cloud service provider. These are connected to the network.

  The user terminal 2 (printing instruction apparatus) is a computer including a storage unit, a control unit that operates according to a program stored in the storage unit, a monitor, operation keys, and a network interface, and is a portable PC, for example. A browser application is installed in the user terminal 2, and the user accesses the cloud server using the browser and uses the cloud application. Here, it is assumed that a cloud application for document creation is provided by the cloud server. The cloud application is also called a web application. Document data generated by the cloud application is stored in the cloud server. FIG. 3A illustrates document data.

  The printer server 4 (printing control apparatus) is a server that includes a storage unit, a control unit that operates according to a program stored in the storage unit, and a network interface, and is used by users of cloud services. The printer 6 (printing apparatus) is a multi-function device including a storage unit, a control unit that operates according to a program stored in the storage unit, an operation key, a scanner, a printing unit, and a network interface. In the following, the printer 6 shown in FIG. The processing server 8 is a server that includes a storage unit, a control unit that operates according to a program stored in the storage unit, and a network interface.

[Print Document]
In the printing system 1, the user can cause the printer 6 to print document data (see FIG. 3A) generated by the cloud application using the user terminal 2. That is, in this printing system 1, when a predetermined operation is performed, an interface for performing a print instruction is displayed in a browser window.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the interface. As shown in the figure, this interface includes an output destination input field 10 for inputting a printer 6 for performing printing among a plurality of printers 6, a copy number input field 12 for inputting the number of copies, and a check. A box 14 and a print button 16 are included.

  The user inputs a printer ID, which is information for identifying the printer 6 that performs printing, in the output destination input field 10. In addition, the user inputs the number of copies to be printed in the copy number input field 12. Here, since it is assumed that the document data is printed as it is, the user does not check the check box 14. Then, the user presses the print button 16.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating processing performed by the control unit of the user terminal 2 in this case. That is, the control unit of the user terminal 2 generates a job ticket (S101). FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a job ticket. The job ticket includes print control parameters used for print control. That is, the job ticket includes a job ID field, an output destination field, a number-of-prints field, a modified job field, and a modified server address field, and a job ID unique to the job ticket is stored in the job ID field. Further, the printer ID input in the output destination input field 10 is stored in the output destination field, and the number of copies input in the copy number input field 12 is stored in the number of copies field. Here, since the check box 14 is not checked, data is not stored in the processing job field nor the processing server address field.

  Hereinafter, a job ticket (see FIG. 5A) in which the printer ID input by the user is stored in the output destination field and no data is stored in the processing job field and the processing server address field will be referred to as a “normal job ticket”. There is a case.

  Then, the control unit of the user terminal 2 specifies the document data to be printed from the document data stored in the cloud server, acquires information for identifying the document data, information for identifying the document data, and a job ticket Is sent to the printer server 4 (S102).

  When the printer server 4 receives the print instruction data transmitted from the user terminal 2, the control unit of the printer server 4 executes the process illustrated in FIG.

  That is, the control unit (print data generation unit) of the printer server 4 specifies and acquires document data to be printed from the document data stored in the cloud service based on information for identifying the document data included in the print instruction data. Then, print data described in the page description language is generated from the document data (S201), and data obtained by associating the generated print data with the job ticket included in the print instruction data is stored as a print job in the storage unit. (S202). FIG. 7A illustrates a print job. Hereinafter, a print job including a normal job ticket as shown in FIG. 7A may be referred to as a “normal print job”. In addition, the control unit (notification unit) of the printer server 4 transmits notification information for notifying completion of generation of print data to the output destination device (in this case, the printer 6) included in the job ticket (S203).

  The apparatus (here, the printer 6) that has received the notification information returns the request information to the printer server 4 and requests transmission of the print job.

  Upon receiving the request information, the control unit (transmission unit) of the printer server 4 specifies a print job including the ID of the requesting device (here, the printer 6) from among the print jobs stored in the storage unit, The print job is transmitted to the requesting device (in this case, the printer 6) (S204).

  The requesting device (in this case, the printer 6) that has received the print job executes print processing based on the print job. As a result, the document data shown in FIG. 3A is printed.

[Print document with time stamp]
In this printing system 1, a user adds a QR code 18 indicating a printing time to document data (hereinafter referred to as “printing time”) by performing an operation (process printing operation) for checking a check box 14 (see FIG. 2). (Printed as a document with a time stamp). FIG. 3B illustrates a document with a time stamp.

  In order to allow the printer 6 to print a document with a time stamp, it is necessary to consider the following restrictions. In other words, if the printer server 4 is not provided by the printer manufacturer but provided by the cloud service provider, a new function (particularly a function for processing print data) is added to the printer server 4. It is necessary to consider the constraint that it is difficult to add.

  Therefore, the printing system 1 includes the processing server 8 installed by a service provider other than the cloud service provider. When the check box 14 is checked and the print button 16 is pressed, a job ticket different from a normal job ticket (hereinafter referred to as a processing job ticket) is generated and transmitted to the printer server 4. The FIG. 5C illustrates a processing job ticket. As shown in the figure, in the processing job ticket, the ID of the processing server 8 is stored in the output destination field instead of the ID of the printer 6.

  The printer server 4 causes the processing server 8 to process the print data by transmitting a print job including the processing job ticket (hereinafter referred to as a processing print job) to the processing server 8. FIG. 7C illustrates a processing print job.

  In order for the printer 6 to print a document with a time stamp, it is necessary for the printer 6 to request the processing server 8 to transmit a processing print job. For this purpose, the printer server 4 makes a request to the printer 6 for the processing server 8. I have to give my address.

  In this regard, it seems that the printer server 4 may transmit the address of the processing server 8 to the printer 6 at some opportunity. However, as described above, it is difficult to add a new function to the printer server 4, and “the printer server 4 can provide data to the printer 6 only by sending a print job to the printer 6”. There are limitations.

  Therefore, in the printing system 1, when the check box 14 is checked and the print button 16 is pressed, a job ticket (dummy job ticket) different from the normal job ticket is generated in addition to the processing job ticket. To the printer server 4. FIG. 5B illustrates a dummy job ticket. As shown in the figure, even in the dummy job ticket, the ID of the printer 6 input by the user is stored in the output destination field in the same way as in the normal job ticket, but unlike the normal job ticket, the processing server address field The address of the processing server 8 is stored.

  The printer server 4 notifies the printer 6 of the address of the processing server 8 by transmitting a print job including a dummy job ticket (hereinafter referred to as a dummy print job) to the printer 6. FIG. 7B illustrates a dummy job ticket.

[processing]
8, 9, and 10 are diagrams illustrating processing executed in the printing system 1 when the check box 14 is checked and the print button 16 is pressed. Here, a case where the ID of the printer A is input to the output destination input field 10 is taken as an example.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating processing executed in the user terminal 2. When the check box 14 is checked and the print button 16 is pressed, the process shown in FIG. 8 is executed instead of the process shown in FIG. That is, the control unit of the user terminal 2 generates a dummy job ticket (see FIG. 5B) (S301). As shown in FIG. 5B, the job ID field stores a job ID unique to the dummy job ticket, and the output destination field stores the printer ID of the printer A input by the user in the output destination input field 10. The number of copies input by the user in the number of copies input field 12 is stored in the number of copies field, and the address of the processing server 8 linked to the check box 14 is stored in the processing server address field.

  In the modified job field, a job ID different from the job ID of the dummy job ticket is stored. The job ID stored in the processing job field becomes the job ID of the processing job ticket described later.

  Further, the control unit of the user terminal 2 specifies document data to be printed from the document data stored in the cloud server, acquires information for identifying the document data, information for identifying the document data, and a dummy job Print instruction data including a ticket (hereinafter referred to as dummy print instruction data (first print instruction)) is generated (S302).

  Further, the control unit of the user terminal 2 generates a processing job ticket (see FIG. 5C) (S303). As shown in FIG. 5C, the job ID field stores a job ID unique to the processing job ticket stored in the processing job field of the dummy job ticket. In the output destination field, not the printer ID of the printer A but the ID of the processing server 8 is stored. Also, the number of copies input by the user in the number of copies input field 12 is stored in the number of copies field, similarly to the number of copies field of the dummy job ticket. Note that data is not stored in the processing job field and the processing server address field, as in a normal job ticket.

  The control unit of the user terminal 2 generates print instruction data including information for identifying the document data and a processing job ticket (hereinafter referred to as processing print instruction data (second print instruction)). (S304). Then, the control unit of the user terminal 2 transmits the dummy print instruction data and the processing print instruction data to the printer server 4 (S305). The printer server 4 receives the dummy print instruction data and the processing print instruction data transmitted from the user terminal 2.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating processing executed by the printer server 4, the printer 6, and the processing server 8 when the printer server 4 receives the dummy print instruction data and the processing print instruction data. In the process shown in FIG. 9, the control unit of the printer server 4 sequentially executes the process shown in FIG. 6 for each of the dummy print instruction data and the processing print instruction data. Here, the control unit of the printer server 4 first executes the process shown in FIG. 6 on the processing print instruction data.

  That is, the control unit of the printer server 4 selects the document data to be printed from the document data stored in the cloud service based on the information for identifying the document data included in the processing print instruction data, as in step S201. The print data is generated from the document data (S401). Hereinafter, the print data generated in step S401 is referred to as processing print data.

  Then, the control unit of the printer server 4 performs a print job that associates the processing print data with the processing job ticket included in the processing print instruction data, that is, the processing print job ( (See FIG. 7C) and the processing print job is stored in the storage unit (S402).

  Then, in the same manner as in step S203, the control unit of the printer server 4 is a device indicated by the ID included in the processing job ticket, that is, the processing server 8 that provides notification information for notifying completion of generation of processing print data. (S403).

  When the processing server 8 receives the notification information, the control information of the processing server 8 returns request information requesting transmission of the processing print job to the printer server 4 (S501).

  When the printer server 4 receives the request information, the control unit of the printer server 4 transmits a processing print job to the processing server 8 in the same manner as in step S204 (S404).

  Next, the control unit of the printer server 4 executes the process shown in FIG. 6 on the dummy print instruction data.

  That is, the control unit of the printer server 4 specifies the document data to be printed from the document data stored in the cloud service based on the information for identifying the document data included in the dummy print instruction data, as in step S201. The print data is generated from the document data (S405). Hereinafter, the print data generated in step S405 is referred to as dummy print data. Since the document data included in the dummy print instruction data is the same document data as the document data included in the processing print instruction data, the dummy print data is the same print data as the processing print data.

  Then, similarly to the step of S202, the control unit of the printer server 4 prints the dummy print data and the dummy job ticket included in the dummy print instruction data, that is, the dummy print job (see FIG. 7B). And the dummy print job is stored in the storage unit (S406).

  The control unit of the printer server 4 transmits notification information for notifying completion of generation of dummy print data to the printer A indicated by the printer ID included in the dummy job ticket, in the same manner as in step S203 (S407). .

  When the printer A receives the notification information, request information requesting transmission of the dummy print job is returned to the printer server 4 by the control unit of the printer A (S601).

  When the printer server 4 receives the request information, the control unit of the printer server 4 transmits a dummy print job to the printer A in the same manner as in step S204 (S408).

  When the processing server 8 receives a processing print job from the printer server 4 after step S501, the control unit of the processing server 8 stores the received processing print job in the storage unit (S502). Then, the control unit of the processing server 8 obtains the current time from a device that issues a time stamp (not shown), and specifies the current processing print data in the processing print job stored in the storage unit in step S502. Processing is performed based on the time (S503). In step S503, the processing print data in the processing print job stored in the storage unit in step S502 is updated. Note that the processing print data processed in step S503 corresponds to the post-processing print data.

  When the printer A receives the dummy print job, the process illustrated in FIG. 10 is executed by the printer A and the processing server 8.

  That is, the control unit of the printer A causes the printing unit to perform printing based on the dummy print job (S602). As a result, two copies of the document data shown in FIG. 3A are printed.

  Further, the control unit of the printer A transmits request information for requesting the transmission of the processing print job to the processing server 8 based on the information stored in the processing server address field of the dummy job ticket (S603). Because the address of the processing server 8 is stored in the processing server address field, the request information can be transmitted to the processing server 8. Note that the request information transmitted in step S603 includes the job ID stored in the modified job field of the dummy job ticket.

  When the processing server 8 receives the request information, the control unit of the processing server 8 specifies and specifies the processing print job including the job ID in the request information among the processing print jobs stored in the storage unit. The processed print job is returned to the printer A (S504).

  When the printer A receives the processing print job, the control unit of the printer A causes the printing unit to perform printing based on the processing print job (S604). As a result, two copies of the time stamped document shown in FIG. 3B are printed.

  The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the print data processing method has only one option, but there may be a plurality of print data processing method options.

  Further, the control unit of the user terminal 2 may generate print instruction data including dummy document data and the dummy job ticket as the dummy print instruction data in step S302 (see FIG. 8). Here, the dummy document data is empty document data. In this way, since the dummy print data generated in step S405 (see FIG. 9) becomes empty print data, the document data shown in FIG. 3A is not generated in step S602. As a result, a time stamp is added. Only the document will be printed.

  Further, although the user terminal 2 and the printer 6 are separate devices, the user terminal 2 and the printer 6 may be configured as the same device. With this configuration, the document data stored in the cloud service is specified using the monitor and operation keys provided in the printer 6 and a print instruction is issued, and the document data is processed by the processing server. Thus, it is possible to obtain a print output by the same apparatus as the apparatus that has instructed printing.

  The programs stored in the storage units of the user terminal 2, the printer server 4, the printer 6, and the processing server 8 are read from a computer-readable information storage medium such as a DVD (registered trademark) -ROM. It may be stored in the storage unit, or may be supplied from a communication network such as a network and stored in the storage unit.

  1 printing system, 2 user terminal, 4 printer server, 6 printer, 8 processing server, 10 output destination input column, 12 copies input column, 14 check box, 16 print button, 18 QR code.

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

An object of the present invention is to upload data to a server and request processing of the data, so that the server can output data to be acquired after processing the data. It is.

According to the first to third aspects of the present invention, by uploading data to the server and requesting the processing of the data, the server processes the data and outputs the acquired data of the processed data. become able to.

Claims (4)

Receiving means for receiving a document processing instruction, document data generating means for generating document data in response to reception of the document processing instruction by the receiving means, document data generated in response to reception of the document processing instruction Means for storing in the storage means in association with the output destination specified in step (b), notification information for notifying completion of generation of document data generated in response to reception of the document processing instruction, output specified by the document processing instruction In response to a request from the output destination stored in the storage means and the notification means to be transmitted first, the document data associated with the output destination is transmitted to the output destination together with the document processing control information used for document processing control. A document data generation device comprising:
An information processing apparatus comprising means for requesting the document data generation apparatus to transmit document data in response to reception of the notification information;
A document processing instruction device that transmits a document processing instruction that designates the information processing device as an output destination to the document data generation device,
The information processing system includes:
Means for requesting the document data generation apparatus to transmit document data in response to reception of the notification information; means for receiving document data and document processing control information transmitted from the document data generation apparatus; The processed document data, which is processed and processed document data, is stored in the storage unit in response to a request from the information processing device and a unit that stores the processed document data in association with the received document processing control information. Further comprising a document data processing device comprising means for transmitting processed document data to the information processing device,
The document processing instruction device
When a processing operation is performed, not only a first document processing instruction that specifies the information processing apparatus as an output destination, but also a second document processing instruction that specifies the document data processing apparatus as an output destination Send it to the document data generator,
The document data generation device includes:
When transmitting document data generated in response to reception of the first document processing instruction to the information processing apparatus, transmitting information indicating an address of the document data processing apparatus as the document processing control information;
An information processing system characterized by Document data is generated in response to the reception of the document processing instruction, the completion of generation of the document data is notified to the output destination specified by the document processing instruction, and the document data and the document processing control information are transmitted in response to the request. The document data generation apparatus to be transmitted to the request source apparatus, the document data received from the document data generation apparatus is processed, and the processed document data that is the processed document data is sent to the request source apparatus in response to the request. An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a document data processing apparatus to be transmitted,
A means for transmitting a document processing instruction for designating the information processing apparatus as an output destination to the document data generation apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus is designated as an output destination when a processed document processing operation is performed. A document processing instruction transmitting means for transmitting to the document data generating apparatus, a second document processing instruction for designating the document data processing apparatus as an output destination,
Means for requesting transmission of document data to the document data generation apparatus when the document data generation apparatus is notified of completion of generation of document data;
Means for requesting the document data processing device to transmit the processed document data when document processing control information including an address of the document data processing device is received from the document data generation device;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Document data is generated in response to the reception of the document processing instruction, the completion of generation of the document data is notified to the output destination specified by the document processing instruction, and the document data and the document processing control information are transmitted in response to the request. The document data generation apparatus to be transmitted to the request source apparatus, the document data received from the document data generation apparatus is processed, and the processed document data that is the processed document data is sent to the request source apparatus in response to the request. A program for causing a computer capable of communicating with a document data processing device to transmit as an information processing device, the computer comprising:
A means for transmitting a document processing instruction for designating the information processing apparatus as an output destination to the document data generation apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus is designated as an output destination when a processed document processing operation is performed. A document processing instruction transmitting means for transmitting to the document data generating apparatus, a second document processing instruction for designating the document data processing apparatus as an output destination,
Means for requesting the document data generation device to transmit document data when the document data generation device is notified of the completion of generation of the document data;
Means for requesting the document data processing apparatus to transmit the processed document data when document processing control information including an address of the document data processing apparatus is received from the document data generation apparatus;
Program to function as. A document data generation device that notifies completion of generation of document data to an output destination specified by a document processing instruction, and transmits the document data and document processing control information to a request source device in response to the request; and This is an information processing device that can communicate with a document data processing device that processes the document data received from the document data generation device and sends the processed document data, which is the processed document data, to the requesting device upon request. And
Means for requesting transmission of document data to the document data generation apparatus when the document data generation apparatus is notified of completion of generation of document data;
Means for requesting the document data processing device to transmit the processed document data when document processing control information including an address of the document data processing device is received from the document data generation device;
An information processing apparatus comprising:

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