Image processing apparatus, server, and image processing system

摘要

Provided is an image processing apparatus including an image processing device configured to execute an image process, a processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causing the apparatus to perform determining a reservation request amount which is a processing amount of the image process to be requested to the server, based on execution information of the image process, requesting permission for the processing amount within the reservation request amount determined by the determination unit, to the server, before the image process is executed by the image processing device; and controlling the image processing device to execute the image process within a reservation amount which is the permitted processing amount permitted by the server, after the requesting.

主权项

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
a communication unit configured to communicate with at least a server which is configured to store an upper limit for a processing amount of an image process and is configured to manage a processing amount of an image process so as not to exceed the upper limit; an image processing device configured to execute an image process; and a controller configured to perform a request process comprising:
determining a reservation request amount which is a processing amount of the image process to be requested to the server, based on execution information of the image process;transmitting a permission request for a processing amount corresponding to the determined reservation request amount to the server via the communication unit, before the image process is executed by the image processing device; andreceiving a reservation amount which is a processing amount permitted by the server or unnecessity information indicating that reservation is not necessary, the reservation amount being permitted so as not to exceed the upper limit of the processing amount in response to the permission request from the image processing apparatus,when the reservation amount is received, the controller is configured to control the image processing device to execute the image process within the received reservation amount; andwhen the unnecessity information is received, the controller is configured to control the image processing device to execute image process without a permission for a predetermined time period,when the predetermined time period elapses, the controller is configured to determine whether a job by the image processing device is completed; andwhen the job is determined to not be completed, the controller is configured to perform the request process.