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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Wataru Tamaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Yosuke Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A data processing apparatus to acquire a job from an external apparatus via a network and process the job includes a storage unit, a selection unit, and a processing unit. The job includes a data and setting information to process the data. The storage unit stores a plurality of processing modules. The selection unit selects a plurality of processing modules to be used in processing the data, from the plurality of processing modules, based on setting information included in the job. The processing unit causes the selected plurality of processing modules to sequentially perform processing on the data. In a case where processing is to be sequential performed by a first processing module and then a second processing module included in the selected plurality of processing modules, the processing unit inputs information processed by the first processing module into the second processing module.