Scan file generation system
First Claim
1. A scan file generation system, which is connected to a computer network constituted by several computers in which web browsers are installed, comprising:
- a scan data generation apparatus; and
a scan file generation apparatus, wherein the scan data generation apparatus includes a document scanner for scanning a document that has been set thereon, and generating image data representing an image of the document, a user interface unit for permitting a user to perform various operations, including an input operation for a user name allocated to the user, and a controller which, when predetermined operations, including the input operation for the user name, are performed using the interface unit, transmits user name information indicative of the user name entered during the input operation, to the scan file generation apparatus, starts operation of the document scanner and transmits image data, produced by the document scanner, to the scan file generation apparatus, and wherein the scan file generation apparatus includes a scan file generation/storage unit for receiving the user name information and the image data from the controller of the scan data generation apparatus, for generating a scan file that is related to the image data, and for storing the scan file in correlation with the user name indicated by the user name information, and a scan file provision unit which, when operations including an input operation for the user name are performed using the web browser installed in one of the computers, outputs data to the one computer to display on the one computer a scan file selection page, that is a web page and that permits the user to arbitrarily select one or ones of the scan files stored in the scan file generation/storage unit in correlation with the user name, and which, when selection of the one or ones of the scan files is performed using the displayed scan file selection page on the one computer, provides the selected one or ones of the scan files from the scan file generation/storage unit to the one computer.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a scan file generation system that permits a user to easily use a scan file generated by the system. The scan file generation system comprises a scan data generation apparatus and a scan file generation apparatus, which is operated upon the reception of a user name and image data from the scan data generation apparatus, and which includes: a function for generating a scan file, which is a file comprising the image data received from the scan data generation apparatus, and for internally storing the scan file, in correlation with the user name received from the scan data generation apparatus, so that the scan file can be employed by using a Web browser; and a function for supplying, when a user logs in using his or her user name, a user homepage whereon a link is provided to a scan file, which is internally stored in correlation with the user name.
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4 Claims
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1. A scan file generation system, which is connected to a computer network constituted by several computers in which web browsers are installed, comprising:
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a scan data generation apparatus; and
a scan file generation apparatus, wherein the scan data generation apparatus includes a document scanner for scanning a document that has been set thereon, and generating image data representing an image of the document, a user interface unit for permitting a user to perform various operations, including an input operation for a user name allocated to the user, and a controller which, when predetermined operations, including the input operation for the user name, are performed using the interface unit, transmits user name information indicative of the user name entered during the input operation, to the scan file generation apparatus, starts operation of the document scanner and transmits image data, produced by the document scanner, to the scan file generation apparatus, and wherein the scan file generation apparatus includes a scan file generation/storage unit for receiving the user name information and the image data from the controller of the scan data generation apparatus, for generating a scan file that is related to the image data, and for storing the scan file in correlation with the user name indicated by the user name information, and a scan file provision unit which, when operations including an input operation for the user name are performed using the web browser installed in one of the computers, outputs data to the one computer to display on the one computer a scan file selection page, that is a web page and that permits the user to arbitrarily select one or ones of the scan files stored in the scan file generation/storage unit in correlation with the user name, and which, when selection of the one or ones of the scan files is performed using the displayed scan file selection page on the one computer, provides the selected one or ones of the scan files from the scan file generation/storage unit to the one computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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