Data processing system, data processing method, and data processing program product suited for transmitting and receiving data among a plurality of image processing apparatuses

• US 7,652,781 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2005
• Issued: 01/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Fukui, Kazuyuki, Ozawa, Hiroyuki, Masui, Mikio, Kaneko, Shuichiro, Ikenoue, Yoshikazu, Takayama, Norihisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia; Gabriel I
• Application Number:
  US11/254,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20070011410A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,558 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.1, 358/1.9, 358/1.13, 358/1.15, 358/474, 358/402, 358/400
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/608 Secure printing

Abstract

In order to facilitate the designation of a destination of data while allowing the data to be delivered in a processing method desired by a user at the destination, an MFP includes a registration portion to register for each user a processing method for processing data, a destination designation portion to display a user registered in the registration portion in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination, a data designation portion to designate data to be delivered to the destination designated by the destination designation portion, and a data processing portion to process data by the processing method registered in the registration portion for the user if data whose destination is the user registered in the registration portion has been delivered.

Claims

1. A data processing system, comprising a plurality of image processing apparatuses, each connected to a network, wherein each of said plurality of image processing apparatuses includes:

a registration portion to register for each user a processing method for processing data;

a destination designation portion to display a user registered in said registration portion of another image processing apparatus in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination;

a data designation portion to designate data to be delivered to the destination designated by said destination designation portion;

a data transmission portion to transmit the data designated by said data designation portion to the destination designated by said destination designation portion; and

a data processing portion to process data by the processing method registered in said registration portion for said user if data whose destination is the user registered in said registration portion has been delivered.

2. The data processing system according to claim 1, wherein

said destination designation portion displays on an operation panel provided in said image processing apparatus.

3. The data processing system according to claim 1, wherein said destination designation portion displays a destination using a user name of the user registered in said registration portion.

4. A data processing system comprising an image processing apparatus and a computer respectively connected to a network, wherein

said image processing apparatus includes a registration portion to register for each user a processing method for processing data, and a data processing portion to process data by the processing method registered in said registration portion for said user if data whose destination is the user registered in said registration portion has been delivered,

said computer includes a destination designation portion to display a user registered in said registration portion of another image processing apparatus in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination,

a data designation portion to designate data to be delivered to the destination designated by said destination designation portion, and

a data transmission portion to transmit the data designated by said data designation portion to the destination designated by said destination designation portion.

5. A data processing system comprising a computer and image processing apparatuses each connected to a network, wherein

said computer includes a registration portion to register for each user a processing method for processing data, and

a data processing portion to process data by the processing method registered in said registration portion for said user if data whose destination is the user registered in said registration portion has been delivered,

each of said image processing apparatuses at least includes a destination designation portion to display a user registered in said registration portion of said computer in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination,

a data designation portion to designate data to be delivered to the destination designated by said destination designation portion, and

a data transmission portion to transmit the data designated by said data designation portion to the destination designated by said destination designation portion.

6. A data processing method, comprising the steps of:

registering for each user a processing method for processing data as a user information;

displaying a user for whom said processing method is registered as another user information in a network in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination, and accepting designation of the destination;

designating data to be delivered to said destination designated; and

transmitting the data designated in said designating step to the destination designated in said accepting step;

wherein said registering step, said accepting step, said designating step, and said transmitting step are executed by a plurality of image processing apparatuses each connected to said network; and

wherein said accepting step includes a step of displaying a user, registered by said registering step being executed in another image processing apparatus, in such

7. The data processing method according to claim 6, wherein

said accepting step displays on an operation panel provided in said image processing apparatus the user for whom said processing method is registered.

8. The data processing method according to claim 6, wherein said accepting step includes a step of displaying a destination using a user name of the user registered in said registering step.

9. A data processing method, comprising the steps of:

registering for each user a processing method for processing data as a user information;

displaying a user for whom said processing method is registered as another user information in a network in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination, and accepting designation of the destination;

designating data to be delivered to said destination designated; and

transmitting the data designated in said designating step to the destination designated in said accepting step;

wherein said registering step is executed by an image processing apparatus connected to said network,

said accepting step, said designating step, and said transmitting step are executed by a computer connected to said network, and

said accepting step executed by said computer includes a step of displaying the user, registered by said registering step being executed by said image processing apparatus, in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination.

10. A data processing method, comprising the steps of:

registering for each user a processing method for processing data as a user information;

displaying a user for whom said processing method is registered as another user information in a network in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination, and accepting designation of the destination;

designating data to be delivered to said destination designated; and

transmitting the data designated in said designating step to the destination designated in said accepting step;

wherein at least said accepting step, said designating step, and said transmitting step are executed by image processing apparatuses connected to said network,

said registering step is executed by a computer connected to said network, and

said accepting step executed by each of said image processing apparatuses includes a step of displaying the user, registered by said registering step being executed by said computer, in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination.

11. A data processing program embodied on a computer readable medium, causing a computer to perform the steps of;

registering for each user a processing method for processing data as a user information;

upon setting output of data,

displaying a user for whom said processing method is registered as another user information in a network in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination, and accepting designation of the destination; and

designating data to be delivered to said destination designated; and

upon outputting of data,

processing data by the processing method registered for said user if data has been delivered whose destination is the user for whom said processing method is registered as the user information;

transmitting the data designated in said designating step to the destination designated in said accepting step;

causing a plurality of image processing apparatuses each connected to said network to execute said registering step, said accepting step, said designating step, said transmitting step, and said processing step; and

wherein said accepting step includes a step of displaying a user, registered by said registering step being executed in another image processing apparatus, in such

12. The data processing program according to claim 11, wherein said registering step, said accepting step, said designating step, and said processing step are executed by an image processing apparatus, and

said accepting step displays on an operation panel provided in said image processing apparatus the user for whom said processing method is registered.

13. The data processing program according to claim 11, wherein said accepting step includes a step of displaying a destination using a user name of the user registered in said registering step.

14. A data processing program embodied on a computer readable medium, causing a computer to perform the steps of;

registering for each user a processing method for processing data as a user information;

upon setting output of data,

displaying a user for whom said processing method is registered as another user information in a network in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination, and accepting designation of the destination; and

designating data to be delivered to said destination designated; and

upon outputting of data,

processing data by the processing method registered for said user if data has been delivered whose destination is the user for whom said processing method is registered as the user information; and

transmitting the data designated in said designating step to the destination designated in said accepting step;

wherein at least said registering step and said processing step are executed by an image processing apparatus connected to said network,

said accepting step, said designating step, and said transmitting step are executed by a computer connected to said network, and

said accepting step executed by said computer includes a step of displaying the user, registered by said registering step being executed by said image processing apparatus, in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination.

15. A data processing program embodied on a computer readable medium, causing a computer to perform the steps of;

registering for each user a processing method for processing data as a user information;

upon setting output of data,

displaying a user for whom said processing method is registered as another user information in a network in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination, and accepting designation of the destination; and

designating data to be delivered to said destination designated; and

upon outputting of data,

processing data by the processing method registered for said user if data has been delivered whose destination is the user for whom said processing method is registered as the user information;

transmitting the data designated in said designating step to the destination designated in said accepting step;

wherein at least said accepting step, said designating step, and said transmitting step are executed by image processing apparatuses connected to said network,

said registering step and said processing step are executed by a computer connected to said network, and

said accepting step executed by each of said image processing apparatuses includes a step of displaying the user, registered by said registering step being executed by said computer, in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination.