Method, apparatus, and computer product for managing image formation resources

摘要

Common portions of applications are extracted as common system service. A platform is formed by the common system service and a general purpose OS. A printer application, a copy application, and various applications are mounted on the platform. As a result, each software (application) corresponding to a printer, a copier, a facsimile device, and so on can be developed efficiently and the productivity of the apparatus as a whole can be improved.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor; a scanner device; and a memory configured to store
a plurality of applications configured to be executed by the processor, each of the plurality of applications providing an image forming process using at least the scanner device; andplatform software configured to be executed by the processor including at least a first layer program and a second layer program, whereinthe first layer program is configured to receive a request for performing the image forming process from one of the plurality of applications via an application program interface, and generate a job based on the received request, andthe second layer program is configured to execute the generated job using the scanner device.