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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Tsutsumi, Yokohama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A processing apparatus includes a provision unit that is connected to a communication unit used to communicate with plural actual apparatuses and a manipulation unit which is used to manipulate the actual apparatuses, that forms virtual image processing functions which control operations of the actual apparatuses based on manipulation of the manipulation unit, and that provides services using the virtual image processing functions, and a control unit that, when an operation execution instruction of the actual apparatuses is given using the manipulation unit, limits the processes which exceed an amount of licenses indicating a previously contracted number of actual apparatuses, throughputs of the previously contracted number of actual apparatuses, or a previously contracted number of virtual image processing functions, and that controls the provision unit such that the services are provided based on the operation execution instruction.