INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20070283055A1
• Filed: 08/06/2007
• Published: 12/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Fumiaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,090,753 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/33
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures

Abstract

In a system, in order to allow transfer of information relating to image data and the like to a desired directory in a directory structure in a host information processing apparatus, without performing an operation at the host information processing apparatus, in a first apparatus, a directory-information management unit acquires and manages directory information of a storage unit managed by a filing system of a second apparatus, and a display unit displays the directory information managed by the directory-information management unit. The user assigns a directory to which the image data and the like are to be transferred in the storage unit of the second apparatus, using an assignment unit.

Claims

1-18. -18. (canceled)

19. An information processing apparatus capable of transferring image data to an external apparatus, comprising:

a display unit configured to display a transfer screen relating to transfer of the image data;

an assignment unit configured to perform an assigning operation on the transfer screen displayed on the display unit;

an instruction unit configured to instruct transfer of the image data; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data according to an assignment assigned by the assignment unit, when the instruction unit instructs to transfer the image data.

20. An information processing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the assignment unit assigns a transfer destination of the image data, according to the assignment assigned on the transfer screen.

21. An information processing apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising an obtaining unit configured to obtain information relating to the transfer destination, from the external apparatus.

22. An information processing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the assignment unit comprises a pair of operation buttons for performing an assigning operation on the transfer screen.

23. An information processing apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising;

a directory-information obtaining unit configured to obtain directory information from the external apparatus;

a generation unit configured to generate a screen representing a directory structure, by using the obtained directory information; and

a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display the screen generated by the generation unit.

24. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus capable of transferring image data to an external apparatus, comprising:

a display step for displaying a transfer screen relating to transfer of the image data;

an assignment step for performing an assigning operation on the transfer screen displayed in the display step;

an instruction step for instructing transfer of the image data; and

a transfer step for transferring the image data according to an assignment assigned in the assignment step, when there is an instruction to transfer the image data in the instruction step.

25. A method for controlling the information processing apparatus according to claim 24, wherein a transfer destination of the image data is assigned in the assignment step.

26. A method for controlling the information processing apparatus according to claim 24, further comprising an obtaining step for obtaining information relating to the transfer destination, from the external apparatus.

27. A method for controlling the information processing apparatus according to claim 24, wherein an assigning operation on the transfer screen is performed by a pair of buttons in the assignment step.

28. A method for controlling the information processing apparatus according to claim 24, further comprising:

a directory-information obtaining step for obtaining directory information from the external apparatus;

a generation step for generating a screen representing a directory structure, by using the obtained directory information; and

a display control step for performing control so that the screen generated in the generating step is displayed.

29. A computer readable medium having a program causing the computer to perform:

a displaying process of displaying a transfer screen relating to transfer of an image data;

an assignment process of performing an assigning operation on the transfer screen displayed in the display process;

an instruction process for instructing to transfer the image data; and

a transfer process for transferring the image data according to an assignment assigned in the assignment process, when there is an instruction to transfer the image data in the instruction process.

30. An information processing apparatus capable of transferring image data to an external apparatus, comprising:

display means for displaying a transfer screen relating to transfer of the image data;

assignment means for performing an assigning operation on the transfer screen displayed on the display means;

instruction means for instructing transfer of the image data; and

transmission means for transmitting the image data according to an assignment assigned by the assignment means, when the instruction means instructs to transfer the image data.