A system includes: an information processing device having a cooperative application; one or more image formation apparatuses operating in cooperation with the information processing device; and a server configured to distribute the cooperative application via the image formation apparatus. The image formation apparatus is configured to: receive from the information processing device application information which identifies the cooperative application; and when the firmware is updated, receive from the server a cooperative application identified by the application information and corresponding to an updated version of the firmware.

A program is provided for causing a computer of a device having a predetermined program and at least one other program other than the predetermined program to execute acquiring processing for acquiring an exclusive object before the job is generated using the predetermined program and generating the job by means of the predetermined program in a state in which the acquired exclusive object is held.

An information processing device includes a specification unit configured to receive identification information for identifying a scanner device, and specify a driver configured to control the scanner device identified by the identification information; an item acquirer configured to acquire a list of items that are settable by the specified driver for controlling the scanner device, and return the list to a transmission source of the identification information; a scan instruction receiver configured to receive a scan instruction and set values for the respective items from the transmission source of the identification information; and an execution controller configured to send, in accordance with the reception of the scan instruction, the set values to the driver that is specified based on the identification information to cause the driver to perform scan using the scanner device.

An image forming apparatus includes an installation unit configured to install an application, a setting unit configured to perform setting of whether user authentication is to be executed for each of a plurality of applications including the application installed by the installation unit, and a determination unit configured to determine whether user authentication is to be executed based on the setting performed by the setting unit when an application is selected from among the plurality of applications.

An image forming apparatus includes a resource information acquisition unit, an apparatus information acquisition unit, and a determination unit of a processor. The resource information acquisition unit acquires resource information indicating a resource of the image forming apparatus required to execute an application. The apparatus information acquisition unit acquires apparatus information indicating a use situation of the resource of the image forming apparatus. The determination unit determines whether or not the image forming apparatus can execute the application if the application is installed on the basis of the resource information and the apparatus information.

An information processing system includes at least one information processing apparatus. The system includes a memory and circuitry. The memory stores, for each of a plurality of flows, each flow containing a series of processes executable to electronic data, flow information that defines program identification information identifying one or more programs executing the flow of series of processes and an execution order of the one or more programs, in association with flow identification information. The memory further stores event identification information in association with the flow identification information. Based on an occurrence of an event, the circuitry reads the flow identification information associated with the event identification information identifying the occurred event, and controls the at least one information processing apparatus to execute each of the one or more programs in the execution order, as defined in the flow information identified by the read flow identification information.

An information processing device installed with a program, connectable with an apparatus, includes circuitry configured to restrict an operation of specific information, initiated by the program, based on an access level defined for the specific information, transmit a first request, initiated by the program, to the apparatus connected with the information processing device, acquire given information including the specific information from the apparatus as a response to the first request, and transmit a second request, initiated by the program, to the apparatus based on the acquired given information including the specific information to request the apparatus to perform specific processing in response to the second request received from the information processing device.

An information processing apparatus is provided that includes an operation unit implemented by an information processing terminal connected via a communication line. The information processing apparatus includes a memory storing a program and a processor configured to execute the program to implement processes of opening a port for receiving a packet conforming to a predetermined communication protocol in response to a request from the information processing terminal, and transmitting data included in the packet to the information processing terminal in response to receiving the packet that is directed to the port.

An information processing device comprising: a data sharing unit causing an application to process data output from a data output source application; a communication interface configured to perform communication with an external device; and a processor that, when executing the instructions, performs operations comprising: acquiring an image data set from the external device through the communication interface; defining plural image data groups, each of the plural image data groups including at least one of the plurality of image data included in the image data set; selecting a plurality of the applications each of which is corresponding to each of the plural image data groups, respectively; and causing the data sharing unit to perform a sharing process of making each of the plurality of the selected applications process the at least one of the plurality of image data included in each of the plural image data groups, respectively.

An information processing system includes: a first unit that receives an operation input; and a second unit that is formed independently from the first unit and operates in accordance with the operation input, wherein the first unit includes a common managing unit that, with regard to an additional application that is an application that may be added to the first unit, controls import or export of first setting information about a setting of the additional application; and a setting managing unit that, with regard to an internal application that is an application previously installed in the first unit, controls import or export of second setting information about a setting of the internal application, communicates with the common managing unit, combines the second setting information and the first setting information, and transmits combined information to the second unit.