JPH09231023A - Image processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing system which can fast perform its processing by distributing the processing to plural image forming devices when many sheets of images are outputted by a single call and also can secure a high processing speed together with the highly effective distribution processing and the improved operability of a user. SOLUTION: In this system, the image forming devices 1 to 4 and terminal equipments 5 to 8 are connected to a network 9 in a mutual communication enable state. For instance, a terminal equipment 5 gives a job request to an image forming device 2. Thus the device 2 inquires of the equipment 5 about whether the distribution processing should be performed in an idle state by means of the nearest device 3 based on the contents of the job request and the states of both devices 3 and 4. Then the device 3 is controlled to process the corresponding job based on the contents of the request.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to, for example, a plurality of image forming apparatuses such as digital copying machines and a plurality of terminal devices such as personal computers and word processors, which are communicably connected to a local area network. The present invention relates to an image processing system in which image data input from a scanner unit of one image forming apparatus or image data input from one terminal apparatus is dispersed and output by each printer unit of a plurality of image forming apparatuses.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, for example, an image forming apparatus such as a digital copying machine forms a scanner unit as an image input unit for inputting image data of an original, and forms and outputs the image data on a sheet as an image forming medium. The printer unit has a printer unit as an image forming unit, and the printer unit prints out image data read and input by the scanner unit or image data input from an external personal computer or a word processor on a sheet. It is like this.

In order to process image data output from a client such as a personal computer or a word processor at high speed in an environment in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses are communicably connected to each other on a network,
There is also an image forming apparatus in which the job queue, that is, the degree of work congestion is checked to transfer the image data to the vacant image forming apparatus for output processing.

In this case, each time a job is requested, the state of whether the image forming apparatus is processing a job or is vacant is checked. Then, in the network environment, when assigning a job to an image forming apparatus, a free (idle) image forming apparatus or a job having a short expected processing end time is selected using the scheduled processing end time as a parameter. It was

[0005]

In the conventional method, one image forming apparatus is used even when the number of output sheets is large, and one job is not distributed to issue a processing request. Therefore, even when there are many vacant image forming apparatuses, only one is used, and it cannot be said that the usage is efficient.

Further, in a network environment, when a job is assigned to an image forming apparatus, an image forming apparatus in an idle state or an ending scheduled processing time is selected with the scheduled processing end time as a parameter. When an image forming apparatus located at a place far from the place where the user who is the client exists is selected and output, it may take time to get the image.

Further, since the state of the image forming apparatus on the network was checked after the job request was made, it was not possible to immediately select the desired image forming apparatus. Therefore, according to the present invention, for example, when the number of output sheets is large in one call, the processing can be performed at high speed by distributing the processing to a plurality of image forming apparatuses, and the processing can be speeded up and the efficiency can be improved. An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing system capable of performing good distributed processing and improving user operability.

[0008]

The image processing system of the present invention comprises image input means for inputting image data,
Also, a plurality of image forming apparatuses having image forming means for forming and outputting the image data input by the image input means or the image data input from the outside on the image forming medium are connected to the network so that they can communicate with each other. In a connected image processing system, when there is a request for a job to output image data input by an image input unit from an arbitrary image forming apparatus, the request is issued according to the content of the request. A determining unit that determines which image forming apparatus to use among a plurality of image forming apparatuses that are communicably connected to the network including the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus determined by the determining unit And a control means for controlling the processing of the job based on the content of the request.

In the image processing system of the present invention, the image input means for inputting image data, and the image data input by the image input means or the image data input from the outside are subjected to image formation. A plurality of image forming apparatuses having image forming means for forming and outputting on a medium,
An image processing system communicatively connected to a network, wherein when there is a job request for outputting image data input by image input means from any image forming apparatus, the image processing system is connected to the network. In accordance with the content of the request, it is determined which image forming apparatus is to be used among a plurality of image forming apparatuses that are communicably connected to the network, including the image forming apparatus that issued the request, and the determined image The control device controls the forming apparatus to process the job based on the content of the request.

The image processing system of the present invention is an image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are communicably connected to a network, When a request for a job for outputting the input image data is made from the terminal device, a determining unit that determines which image forming device to use among the plurality of image forming devices according to the content of the request. And a control means for controlling the image forming apparatus determined by the determination means so as to process the job based on the content of the request.

The image processing system of the present invention is an image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are communicably connected to a network, When there is a job request for outputting the input image data from the terminal device connected to the network,
According to the content of the request, which of the plurality of image forming apparatuses is to be used is determined, and the determined image forming apparatus is controlled to perform the job processing based on the content of the request. It is equipped with a control device.

Further, the image processing system of the present invention is an image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are communicably connected to a network, When there is a request for a job for outputting the input image data from the terminal device, which image formation is performed among the plurality of image forming apparatuses according to the content of the request and the processing speed of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. The image forming apparatus includes a determining unit that determines whether to use the apparatus, and a control unit that controls the image forming apparatus determined by the determining unit to process the job based on the content of the request.

The image processing system of the present invention is an image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are communicably connected to a network, When there is a request for a job for outputting the input image data from the terminal device, depending on the content of the request and the distance from the installation position of the terminal device to each installation position of the plurality of image forming devices. Determining means for deciding which image forming apparatus is to be used among the plurality of image forming apparatuses, and controlling the image forming apparatus decided by the deciding means to process a job based on the content of the request. And a control means.

The image processing system of the present invention is an image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are communicably connected to a network, When there is a request for a job for outputting the input image data from the terminal device, the management device is connected to the network and has a management table for managing the states of the plurality of image forming devices. By referring to the management table, it is determined which image forming apparatus is to be used among the plurality of image forming apparatuses, and the job processing based on the content of the request is performed on the determined image forming apparatus. It has a control device for controlling.

The image processing system of the present invention is an image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are communicably connected to a network, A data table that is provided in each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses and stores parameters such as a state of another image forming apparatus, a processing speed, and a distance from the installation position of the terminal device, and from the terminal device, When there is a request for a job to output the input image data, the data table is referred to according to the content of the request to determine which image forming apparatus to use among the plurality of image forming apparatuses. The job processing based on the content of the request is performed on the determining unit and the image forming apparatus determined by the determining unit. And a control means for Migihitsuji control.

The image processing system of the present invention is an image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are communicably connected to a network, When there is a request for a job for outputting the input image data from the terminal device, a status check unit for checking the current status of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, and a check result of the status check unit and the request Depending on the content, a determining unit that determines which image forming apparatus to use among the plurality of image forming apparatuses, and a job process based on the content of the request for the image forming apparatus determined by the determining unit are performed. And a control means for controlling the operation.

Further, in the image processing system of the present invention, image input means for inputting image data, and image data input by this image input means or image data input from the outside are subjected to image formation. A plurality of image forming apparatuses having image forming means for forming and outputting on a medium,
An image processing system communicably connected to a network, wherein when there is a job request for outputting image data input by an image input unit from an arbitrary image forming apparatus, the content of the request and the plurality of Determining means for determining which image forming apparatus is to be used among the plurality of image forming apparatuses according to the processing speed of the image forming apparatus, and the content of the request to the image forming apparatus determined by the determining means. Control means for controlling the processing of the job based on the above.

Further, in the image processing system of the present invention, image input means for inputting image data, and image data input by this image input means or image data input from the outside are subjected to image formation. A plurality of image forming apparatuses having image forming means for forming and outputting on a medium,
An image processing system communicably connected to a network, wherein when one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses requests a job for outputting image data input by an image input unit, the request is issued. Which image forming apparatus is to be used among the plurality of image forming apparatuses according to the content of the above and the distance between one installation position of the plurality of image forming apparatuses and each installation position of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. And a control means for controlling the image forming apparatus determined by the determining means to process the job based on the content of the request.

Further, in the image processing system of the present invention, image input means for inputting image data, and image data input by this image input means or image data input from the outside are subjected to image formation. A plurality of image forming apparatuses having image forming means for forming and outputting on a medium,
An image processing system connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, wherein the image processing system is connected to the network, has a management table for managing the states of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, and is one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. When there is a request for a job to output the input image data, the management table is referred to according to the content of the request to determine which image forming apparatus is to be used among the plurality of image forming apparatuses. A control device is provided for controlling the determined image forming apparatus so as to process the job based on the content of the request.

Further, in the image processing system of the present invention, image input means for inputting image data, and image data input by the image input means or image data input from the outside are subjected to image formation. A plurality of image forming apparatuses having image forming means for forming and outputting on a medium,
An image processing system communicably connected to a network, wherein when a job requesting output of input image data is requested from one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, the request processing is performed according to the content of the request. A determination unit that determines which image forming apparatus is to be used among the plurality of image forming apparatuses by referring to the data table, and based on the content of the request to the image forming apparatus determined by the determining unit And a control means for controlling the processing of the job.

Further, the image processing system of the present invention comprises image input means for inputting image data, and
Image data input by this image input means, or
An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses having image forming means for forming and outputting image data input from the outside on an image forming medium are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and arbitrary image forming is performed. When there is a job request from the apparatus to output the image data input by the image input means, a status check means for checking the current status of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, a check result of the status check means and the Determining means for determining which image forming apparatus is to be used among the plurality of image forming apparatuses according to the content of the request, and a job based on the content of the request for the image forming apparatus determined by the determining means. And a control means for controlling the processing.

According to the present invention, conventionally, even when the number of output sheets is large in one call, the processing is performed by using one image forming apparatus. However, the processing can be distributed to a plurality of image forming apparatuses. By this, processing can be performed at high speed. In addition, the status of another image forming device is being processed (busy (B
By having a table showing whether it is in the (USY) state or is free (idle state),
It is not necessary to check the state of another image forming apparatus each time a processing request is issued, and the processing speed can be increased. Further, when the image forming apparatus in the idle state is selected, by setting the distance from the user and the processing speed of the image forming apparatus as parameters, efficient distributed processing can be performed and the operability of the user is improved.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of an image processing system according to this embodiment, in which a multicast group is formed by a plurality of image forming apparatuses that perform distributed processing. That is, a plurality of image forming apparatuses 1, 2, 3, 4 such as digital copying machines and a plurality of terminal devices 5, 6, 7, 8 such as personal computers and word processors can communicate with each other in a local area network (LAN, hereafter). It is connected to a network 9).

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the image forming apparatus 1 (2, 3, 4). That is, the image forming apparatus 1
(2, 3, 4) is a main control unit 11 as a control unit that controls the overall control, a LAN interface 12 that connects the main control unit 11 to the network 8, a timer 13 used for various time controls, and various types to be described later. A memory 14 that stores a data table and the like, and an image memory 1 that stores image data
5. Image processing unit 1 for performing various processes on image data
6, an optical scanner unit 17 as an image input unit for reading and inputting image data of a document, a scanner interface 18 for connecting the scanner unit 17 to the image processing unit 16, and an electronic as an image forming unit for forming and outputting image data. A printer unit 19 using a photographic process, a printer interface 20 connecting the printer unit 19 to the image processing unit 16,
In addition, the PPC control unit 21 that controls the print processing
It is constituted by.

In the image forming apparatus configured to receive a job and start processing, the main control unit 11 has the LA function.
Multicast is performed to the image forming apparatuses in the group via the N interface 12 and the fact is notified (busy signal transmission). Then, as soon as the processing is completed, the image forming apparatuses in the group are similarly multicasted to notify that effect (idle signal transmission). These pieces of information are held in the memory 14 in each of the image forming apparatuses 1, 2, 3 and 4 as a table showing the states of the other image forming apparatuses as shown in FIG. Note that FIG. 3 shows an example of a table stored in the memory 14 of the image forming apparatus 2.

By doing so, the image forming apparatuses in the group can always recognize whether the image forming apparatuses are busy or idle. Also, in order to prevent the state of another image forming device from becoming unrecognizable, such as when the state of another image forming device changes during a failure, it is also possible to multicast its own state at regular time intervals. Is. At this time, the time is shifted so that collision does not occur, and the time control is performed according to the set time of the timer 13.

Next, a specific operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 show an example of a sequence for performing remote processing, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing scheduling when the image forming apparatus used in the request is not designated from the terminal device.

The terminal device is registered in a certain image forming apparatus, and when a request is issued, the request is transmitted to the image forming apparatus by default. The memory 14 in the image forming apparatus holds the registered terminal devices in a table as shown in FIG. Further, it is preset in the memory 14 how many or more copies are to be used for distributed processing. FIG.
Shows an example of a table stored in the memory 14 of the image forming apparatus 2.

For example, referring to FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 1
Is busy and the image forming apparatuses 2, 3, and 4 are idle. At this time, for example, when a job is called from the terminal device 5 and a request is sent to the image forming apparatus 2, the image forming apparatus 2 receives the request and passes it to the main control unit 11, and the image data is sent to the image bus 22. And is stored in the image memory 15. By referring to the memory 14, the main control unit 11 refers to the table of FIG. 3 to determine whether there is an image forming apparatus in an idle state if the number of output copies of the request is equal to or larger than the set number of copies and if there is an emergency. Check by.

Then, the main control unit 11 refers to the distance data in the table shown in FIG. 3 in the memory 11 for the terminal device 5 which has issued the request, and thus the image forming apparatus having the shortest distance in the idle state. Inquires about whether or not to perform distributed processing with 3. When the terminal device 5 responds to the inquiry with a yes (YES), the main control unit 11 of the image forming apparatus 2 schedules the job. The reason why the distance is included in the parameter here is that even if high-speed output is possible, it will take time to get if the output image forming apparatus is far from the user. is there. Therefore, the distance data between the image forming apparatuses is registered in the table as shown in FIG. 3 and the data is referred to. The distance data in FIG. 3 indicates a relative distance when a certain basic distance is “1”.

When the mode is sort, the division is performed by the number of copies, and in other cases, the number of originals is used as a reference. If the document is divided by the number of copies, all the original data must be transferred to the image forming apparatus via the network 9, which increases the load on the network 9 and the data transmission time. Because I want to send it. In the case of sorting, since it is not possible to divide by the number of originals, it is necessary to divide by the number of originals. In the case of a double-sided original, it is divided into even numbers.

The amount of jobs to be assigned to the image forming apparatus may be simply divided by the number of image forming apparatuses that perform distributed processing. However, by considering the processing speed of the image forming apparatus as a weighting parameter, high speed processing is possible. It is possible to make it reach the user's hand quickly. As shown in the table of FIG. 3, each image forming apparatus 1, 3,
By registering the processing speed of No. 4 and referring to it, the image forming apparatus 2 performs scheduling so that the processing speed is divided. In the table of FIG. 3, the processing speed indicates, for example, how many A4 size originals can be copied in one minute.

When the scheduling is completed in this way, the main control unit 11 of the image forming apparatus 2 transmits the assigned job such as image data and mode to the image forming apparatus 3 to which the job is assigned. Then, the main control unit 11 of the image forming apparatus 3 replies that the job has been accepted to the image forming apparatus 2, and the main control unit 11 of the image forming apparatus 2 that has received the job notifies that the distributed processing is started. Notify the terminal device 5.

If the job is input to the main control unit 11 of the image forming apparatus 3 while the terminal device 5 and the image forming apparatus 2 are communicating with each other or during the scheduling in the image forming apparatus 2, the image forming operation is performed. When the device 3 is changed to the busy state, the other image forming devices 1, 2 and 4 are notified of the fact as described above, and the main control unit 11 of the image forming device 2 which receives the notification is shown in FIG. In this way, the cancellation of the distributed processing is notified to the terminal device 5, and the job assigned to the image forming apparatus 3 is processed by the image forming apparatus 2 itself. Further, when the terminal device 5 replies NO to the distributed processing, the image forming apparatus 2 performs the independent processing as it is.

The control regarding the print processing is performed by the PPC control unit 21, and the image data stored in the image memory 15 is sent to the printer unit 19 via the image processing unit 16 and the printer interface 20. The printer unit 19 prints out on paper. Then, the image forming apparatus 3 that has completed the printing process notifies the terminal device 5 of the end of the job.

By performing the distributed processing as described above, it becomes possible to output the image data quickly, especially in the case of image data having a large number of print copies. When there are three or more idle image forming apparatuses, the image forming apparatus 2 can also select three or more. Further, the user of the terminal device 5 can select the image forming apparatus in response to the inquiry from the image forming apparatus 2 as to whether to perform the distributed processing.

Also, when the number of copies is very large, it may be faster to use three units even if it is a little far away and it takes time to get them. Choosing a stand can save you the trouble of getting it. Also, instead of making all available, it is possible to set one unit at a time. This avoids monopolizing one person.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show the case where the terminal device 5 makes a request by adding information such as independent processing of the image forming device 2 or selecting the image forming device 2 and the image forming device 3 from the beginning. A sequence example is shown, which will be described below. In this case, compared to the case where the request does not include information regarding the selection of the image forming apparatus, the number of times of communication is small and the processing time is shortened.

The image forming apparatus 2 performs scheduling in consideration of the conditions included in the request and the state of the image forming apparatuses in the group by the main control unit 11, and assigns a job to each image forming apparatus. At this time, when the image forming apparatus specified by the request is busy and cannot be selected as requested, the terminal apparatus 5 is notified of which image forming apparatus to use, and then the process is started. Subsequent processing is performed in the same manner as in the above-mentioned example.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a sequence for performing processing when the state of the image forming apparatuses in the group is not recognized in advance (the table of FIG. 3 is not included).
This will be described below.

For example, a job is called from the terminal device 5 and a request is sent to the image forming apparatus 2. When the main control unit 11 of the image forming apparatus 2 that has received the request requests the other image forming apparatus to perform processing when it is busy.
A state request is multicast so as to notify the current state to the image forming apparatuses 1, 3 and 4 in the group, and when the image forming apparatus is designated by the terminal device 5, the state request is sent to the designated image forming apparatus. Send.

Then, each of the image forming apparatuses 1, 3 and 4 receiving this state request sends back a busy signal to the image forming apparatus 2 when it is in process and an idle signal when it is idle. Even in the busy state, if the scheduled end time is known, the information can be added and returned. The scheduled end time is stored in the memory 14 for each job.

In the image forming apparatus 2, the main controller 11 schedules the job based on this response, and sends the assigned job to another image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus which receives this and enters the processing notifies the image forming apparatus 2 of the acceptance, and the image forming apparatus 2 which receives this notifies the terminal device 5 that the distributed processing has been performed as requested. .

If the request is not completely made, the terminal device 5 determines which image forming device is to be used.
Notify and start processing. Further, as described above, when the state of the image forming apparatus changes to busy during the scheduling, the image forming apparatus 2 itself processes the job assigned to the image forming apparatus. In addition, the terminal device 5 specifies in advance the type of processing such as performing the independent processing of the image forming apparatus 2 even if the request takes a long time, and the image forming apparatus to be selected, and transmits including the information. Is also possible.

In each of the above-described embodiments, even when the user directly uses the image forming apparatus, not from the terminal device 5, the distributed processing can be similarly selected on the operation panel of the image forming apparatus. Is. In this case, the image data read by the scanner unit 17 is stored in the image memory 15 via the scanner interface 18 and the image processing unit 16. Then, the content of the request is input to the main control unit 11, and distributed processing is performed in the same procedure as in the above-described embodiment.

It is also possible to prepare a dedicated controller (control device) in the group and manage the state of each image forming apparatus. That is, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 1, a controller 10 that manages the states of the image forming apparatuses 1, 2, 3, and 4 is connected to the network 9, and the controller 10 has the tables of FIGS. 3 and 4. The image forming apparatuses 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the group inform the controller 10 of their own status as described above. In this case, it is not necessary to have a table in each of the image forming apparatuses 1, 2, 3 and 4, so that the load on the image forming apparatuses 1, 2, 3 and 4 is reduced.

FIG. 11 shows a sequence example when the dedicated controller 10 is prepared, which will be described below. For example, the terminal device 5 transmits a request to the controller 10. Controller 10
If the number of output copies according to the request is equal to or larger than the set number of copies and it is urgent, it is confirmed by referring to the table in FIG. 3 which internally stores whether or not there is an image forming apparatus in an idle state.

Then, if there is an image forming apparatus in an idle state, the controller 10 inquires of the terminal device 5 whether or not to perform the distributed processing. When the terminal device 5 replies yes to the question, the controller 10
Schedules and assigns jobs as described above. Next, the assigned job is transmitted to each image forming apparatus, and each image forming apparatus that receives the job sends a reply that the job is accepted to the controller 10. Upon receiving this, the controller 10 notifies the terminal device 5 that the distributed processing has been started and how the processing has been allocated. Each image forming apparatus that has completed the processing sends a completion notification to the controller 10, and the controller 10 that has received this notification notifies the terminal device 5 to that effect.

By thus preparing the controller 10, the image forming apparatuses 1, 2, 3 and 4 do not need to perform job scheduling, so that the image forming apparatuses 1, 2, 3 and 4 are involved. The load is reduced.

[0050]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when the number of output sheets is large in one call, for example, the processing can be distributed to a plurality of image forming apparatuses to perform the processing at high speed. In addition, it is possible to provide an image processing system that can speed up processing, can perform efficient distributed processing, and improve user operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an image processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an image forming apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of one data table stored in a memory of the image forming apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of another data table stored in the memory of the image forming apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a sequence for performing distributed processing.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another sequence example of performing distributed processing.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating distributed processing.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another sequence example of performing distributed processing.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another sequence example of performing distributed processing.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another sequence example of performing distributed processing.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another sequence example of performing distributed processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 2, 3, 4 ... Image forming apparatus, 5, 6, 7, 8 ...
Terminal device, 9 ... Local area network (network), 10 ... Controller (control device), 11 ...
... Main control section (control means), 12 ... LAN interface, 14 ... Memory, 15 ... Image memory, 16 ... Image processing section, 17 ... Scanner section (image input means), 18
...... Scanner interface, 19 ...... Printer unit (image forming means), 20 ...... Printer interface, 21
...... PPC control unit.

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. An image inputting device for inputting image data, and image forming for forming and outputting image data input by the image inputting device or image data input from the outside on an image forming medium. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses having means are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and a request for a job for outputting image data input by image input means from any image forming apparatus is made. If there is, a determination is made according to the content of the request to determine which image forming apparatus is to be used among the plurality of image forming apparatuses that are communicably connected to each other, including the image forming apparatus that issued the request. Means and the image forming apparatus determined by the determining means to process the job based on the content of the request. Image processing system comprising a Gosuru control unit, by comprising a. 2. The image processing system according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit and the control unit are provided in the image forming apparatus. 3. Image input means for inputting image data, and image formation for forming and outputting image data input by the image input means or image data input from the outside on an image forming medium. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses having means are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and output of image data input by image input means from any image forming apparatus connected to the network. Requesting a job to perform, which image forming apparatus among the plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to the network communicably with each other, including the image forming apparatus that issued the request, is selected according to the content of the request. Decide whether to use,
An image processing system comprising a control device for controlling the determined image forming apparatus to process a job based on the content of the request. 4. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and an image input from the terminal device. When there is a request for a job to output data, a determining unit that determines which image forming apparatus to use among the plurality of image forming apparatuses according to the content of the request, and the determining unit determines the determining unit. An image processing system comprising: a control unit that controls the image forming apparatus to process a job based on the content of the request. 5. The image processing system according to claim 4, wherein the determining unit and the control unit are provided at least in an image forming apparatus having a specific relationship with the terminal device. 6. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are communicably connected to a network, the image processing system being connected to the network, When there is a request for a job to output the input image data from the apparatus, which image forming apparatus is used among the plurality of image forming apparatuses is determined according to the content of the request,
An image processing system comprising a control device for controlling the determined image forming apparatus to process a job based on the content of the request. 7. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and an image input from the terminal device. When there is a request for a job for outputting data, a determination is made to determine which image forming apparatus to use among the plurality of image forming apparatuses according to the content of the request and the processing speed of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. An image processing system comprising: a means for controlling the image forming apparatus determined by the determining means to process a job based on the content of the request. 8. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and an image input from the terminal device. When there is a request for a job for outputting data, the plurality of image forming apparatuses are selected according to the content of the request and the distance between the installation position of the terminal device and each installation position of the plurality of image forming devices. And a control unit for controlling the image forming apparatus determined by the determining unit to process the job based on the content of the request. Image processing system characterized by. 9. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are communicably connected to a network, the image processing system being connected to the network, When there is a request from the terminal device for a job to output the input image data, the management table is managed according to the contents of the request. According to the present invention, a control device for determining which image forming device to use among the plurality of image forming devices and controlling the determined image forming device to process the job based on the content of the request is provided. Image processing system characterized by. 10. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other. A data table that is provided and stores parameters such as the state of another image forming apparatus, processing speed, and the distance from the installation position of the terminal device, and outputs the input image data from the terminal device. When there is a job request, a determining unit that determines which image forming apparatus to use among the plurality of image forming apparatuses by referring to the data table according to the content of the request, and the determining unit Control means for controlling the determined image forming apparatus to process a job based on the content of the request; The image processing system characterized by equipped. 11. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses and at least one terminal device for inputting image data are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and an image input from the terminal device. When there is a request for a job to output data, a status check unit for checking the current status of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, and a plurality of the plurality of status check units according to the check result of the status check unit and the content of the request. Determining means for determining which image forming apparatus to use in the image forming apparatus; and control means for controlling the image forming apparatus determined by the determining means to process the job based on the content of the request. An image processing system comprising: 12. An image input unit for inputting image data, and image formation for forming and outputting image data input by the image input unit or image data input from the outside on an image forming medium. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses having means are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and a request for a job for outputting image data input by image input means from any image forming apparatus is made. If so, a determining unit that determines which image forming apparatus to use among the plurality of image forming apparatuses is determined according to the content of the request and the processing speeds of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. And a control unit that controls the image forming apparatus to process the job based on the content of the request. Image processing system. 13. An image input device for inputting image data, and image formation for forming and outputting image data input by the image input device or image data input from the outside on an image forming medium. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses having means are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and an image data input from image input means is output from one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. When there is a request for a job to be performed, the plurality of image forming apparatuses are selected according to the content of the request and the distance from one installation position of the plurality of image forming apparatuses to each installation position of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. Determination means for deciding which image forming apparatus to use, and the image forming apparatus decided by this deciding means based on the content of the request. Ku image processing system and control means for controlling so as to perform processing of the job, characterized by comprising a. 14. An image input unit for inputting image data, and image formation for forming and outputting image data input by the image input unit or image data input from the outside on an image forming medium. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses having means are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and a management table that manages the states of the plurality of image forming apparatuses is connected to the network. When there is a request for a job for outputting the input image data from one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, the management table is referred to according to the content of the request, thereby Which image forming device to use, and based on the content of the request The image processing system being characterized in that comprising a controller for controlling to perform the processing of the job. 15. Image input means for inputting image data, and image formation for forming and outputting image data input by the image input means or image data input from the outside on an image forming medium. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses having means are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and a request for a job for outputting input image data is issued from one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. Then, by referring to the data table according to the content of the request, a determining unit that determines which image forming apparatus to use among the plurality of image forming apparatuses, and an image determined by the determining unit Control means for controlling the forming apparatus to process the job based on the contents of the request. Image processing system. 16. An image input device for inputting image data, and image forming for forming and outputting image data input by the image input device or image data input from the outside on an image forming medium. An image processing system in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses having means are connected to a network so that they can communicate with each other, and a request for a job for outputting image data input by image input means from any image forming apparatus is made. If there is, the status check means for checking the current status of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, and which image formation in the plurality of image forming apparatuses according to the check result of the status check means and the content of the request. The determination means for determining whether to use the apparatus, and the request to the image forming apparatus determined by the determination means An image processing system comprising: a control unit that controls to process a job based on the content of the above.