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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2010
Ryoji Araki, Fukuoka, JP;
Ryoji Araki, Fukuoka, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus may be coupled to another image forming apparatus that manages first programs using a first program execution environment providing part in response to a request in accordance with first interface specifications using a predetermined communication protocol. The image forming apparatus manages second programs using a second program execution environment providing part that has a structure different from that of the first program execution environment providing part in response to an a request in accordance with second interface specifications, accepts the request in accordance with the first interface specifications, and converts the accepted request into a request in accordance with the second interface specifications to be input to the program management part.