Image processing system, image processing server, and image forming apparatus
US8693040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3278
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing system comprises an image forming apparatus and a plurality of image processing servers. An image processing server transmits a test image to a plurality of image processing servers in charge of a former image processing operation, collects test results from all of them, and selects one of the image processing servers having returned the test results which are judged as being equal to or higher than a standard value, as the most preferred server, while an image forming apparatus transmits a test image to a plurality of image processing servers in charge of a final image processing operation, collects test results from all of them, and selects one of the image processing servers having returned the test results of the final image processing operation which are judged as being equal to or higher than a standard value, as the most preferred server.
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