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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshihiko Fukasawa, Machida, JP;
Hiroshi Okazaki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/516 ; H06F 9/46 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/516 ; H06F 9/46 ;
Abstract
A processing system employs a plurality of processing apparatuses in which a shared operation can be executed. To this end, first a type of the shared operation is designated, and then a target user of one of the processing apparatuses for a shared operation in executing the designated shared operation is designated, the target user being either a target user individual or a target user group. Finally, execution of an inquiry process is controlled in accordance with a combination of the designated type of shared operation and the designated target user.