| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide service by a common application even if functions or capability of a plurality of external apparatuses connected to a network individually vary. <P>SOLUTION: A server 102 is connected to the network 100 together with the plurality of MFPs (Multiple Function Peripherals) 104. The server 102 is constructed with application execution environment by a virtual machine 112 together with an OS 110 that is a platform. The server 102 is incorporated with a plurality of kinds of controller APIs 114-118, and they are prepared according to differences of the individual functions or capability of the MFPs 104. When an execution request of the application is issued from the MFP 104, the server 102 selects the proper controller API 114-118 according to the function or the capability. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
