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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2015
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Torigoshi, Hyogo, JP;
Kazumi Sawayanagi, Hyogo, JP;
Masami Yamada, Osaka, JP;
Hisashi Uchida, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuya Anezaki, Hyogo, JP;
Yasutaka Ito, Hyogo, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing system includes: an application server located in the Internet; an image processing apparatus located in a local network connected to the Internet via a firewall; a relay server configured to relay communication between the image processing apparatus and the application server, the relay server being located in the local network; and a connection mediation server configured to transmit, to the relay server, a request for a connection to the application server, the connection mediation server being located in the Internet, wherein the connection mediation server includes a connection request transmitting unit so as to have communication established between the image processing apparatus and the application server, the relay server includes: a communication establishing unit; a job transferring unit; a job identifying unit; and a communication terminating unit, and after the communication terminating unit terminates the communication, the communication establishing unit reestablishes the communication.