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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2006
Kazutaka Matsueda, Yokohama, JP;
Kazutaka Matsueda, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to the claimed invention, an information processing apparatus generating a workflow that defines a processing order of a plurality of processes, and having a storage that stores workflow information used to define processing in the respective processes included in the workflow, comprises a reception unit adapted to receive a processing status of a processing step of interest of the plurality of processes defined in the workflow from a device executing the processing step of interest, a checking unit adapted to check if the processing status of the processing step of interest matches a workflow generation condition, and a first generation unit adapted to generate, when the checking unit determines that the processing status of the processing step of interest matches the workflow generation condition, a workflow based on the workflow information stored in the storage unit and the processing status of the processing step of interest.