Web service providing apparatus

Abstract

A Web service providing apparatus is disclosed for controlling a sequence of processes to cause a Web service providing apparatus to copy or print out a target document stored therein to another Web service providing apparatus in cooperation with the Web service providing apparatuses and a terminal connected to each other via a communication network. The Web service providing apparatus includes a server processing part controlling receipt of a process request from a connected requesting apparatus and transmission of a process response corresponding to the process request to the requesting apparatus in accordance with a predetermined protocol; a condition acquisition control part controlling acquisition of target information designated by the process request based on a first processable condition; and a service providing part performing the requested process and sending a result of the process to the server processing part.

1 . A Web service providing apparatus, comprising:
 a server processing part controlling receipt of a process request to request a process from a requesting apparatus connected to the Web service providing apparatus via a communication line and transmission of a process response corresponding to the process request to the requesting apparatus in accordance with a predetermined protocol;   a condition acquisition control part, in response to an instruction from the server processing part, controlling acquisition of target information designated by the process request from a management apparatus managing the target information based on a first processable condition under which the target information is processable to the management apparatus and the Web service providing apparatus; and   a service providing part performing the requested process on the target information and sending a result of the process to the server processing part.