JP2008035080A - Image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processor capable of saving image data dealt with by the own device at a storing place which is an external device other than the own device and arbitrarily establishing a storing place according to a condition (attribute information) about handling of the image data. <P>SOLUTION: The image processor saves an image data dealt with by the own device at a storing place determined based on a condition about handling. The image processor comprises an editing means, a storing means, and a transmitting means. The editing means generates, deletes, and changes a storing related information including a condition specific information for specifying the condition about handling, based on an input from outside and a storing place specific information for specifying one of a plurality of external devices connected to the own device over a network. The storing means stores the storing related information. The transmitting means transmits the image data to be stored to the one of a plurality of external devices based on the storing related information stored at the storing means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, and more particularly to an image processing apparatus that stores image data handled by the apparatus in a storage destination determined based on conditions relating to the handling of the image data.

A data processing apparatus that includes a first storage unit and a second storage unit in its own device, and stores data handled by the own device in the first storage unit or the second storage unit according to the data attribute of the image data Has been invented (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this data processing device, the storage area of the second storage unit is divided into a plurality of storage areas corresponding to the data attributes, and the image data is stored in the storage areas classified according to the data attributes. Further, when the data attribute of the image data does not belong to any data attribute of each section of the storage area of the second storage unit, the image data is stored in the first storage unit.
JP 2004-246419 A

  However, it is possible to store image data handled by its own device in a storage destination that is an external device other than its own device, and to arbitrarily set a storage destination according to conditions (attribute information) relating to handling of image data There was no image processing device. Therefore, the present invention saves the image data handled by its own device in a storage destination that is an external device other than its own device, and sets a storage destination according to conditions (attribute information) related to the handling of image data. An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus that can be arbitrarily set.

  In order to achieve the above object, the image processing apparatus according to claim 1 is an image processing apparatus that stores image data handled by the own apparatus in a storage destination determined based on the conditions regarding the handling, Generation of storage relation information including condition specifying information for specifying the conditions related to the handling based on an input from the outside and storage destination specifying information for specifying any of a plurality of external devices connected to the device by the network; An editing unit for deleting and changing, a storage unit for storing the storage relationship information, and the image data in any one of the plurality of external devices based on the storage relationship information stored in the storage unit And a transmission means for transmitting the data for storage.

  According to this configuration, the image processing apparatus stores the image data handled by the own apparatus in a storage destination determined based on the conditions relating to the handling, and relates to the handling based on the input from the outside by the editing unit. Storage relation information including condition specifying information for specifying a condition and storage destination specifying information for specifying any of a plurality of external devices connected to the own apparatus through a network is generated, deleted, and changed, and storage means Thus, the storage related information generated by the editing means is stored. Then, the image data is transmitted by the transmission unit so as to be stored in any of the plurality of external devices based on the storage relation information stored in the storage unit.

  As described above, the external device that is the storage destination is specified based on the storage destination specifying information, the condition for determining the image data to be stored in the storage destination is specified based on the condition specifying information, and the storage destination specifying information and Since the storage-related information including the condition specifying information can be generated, deleted, and changed based on an external input by the user, the image data handled by the own device is an external device other than the own device. It is possible to obtain an image processing apparatus that can store in a storage destination and can arbitrarily set a storage destination according to conditions (attribute information) relating to handling of image data.

  The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 is the image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the editing unit is specified by other condition specifying information when the storage relation information is not stored in the storage unit. The storage relation information including condition specifying information on condition that the condition does not match is generated.

  According to this configuration, when the storage unit does not store the storage relationship information, the editing unit matches the condition specified by the condition specifying information included in other storage relationship information that will be generated later. The storage relation information including the condition specifying information on condition that it is not to be generated is generated. Therefore, since there is always storage-related information including condition specifying information that does not meet the conditions specified by the condition specifying information included in other storage-related information, the image data handled by the device itself It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation where there is no storage destination for.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the image processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, in which the condition specifying information is provided on condition that the editing means does not meet a condition specified by other condition specifying information. The storage relation information including condition specifying information on condition that it does not meet the conditions specified by other condition specifying information is generated when the storage relation information including is deleted.

  According to this configuration, when the storage unit information including the condition specifying information that does not meet the condition specified by the other condition specifying information is deleted by the editing unit, the information is specified by the other condition specifying information. The storage relation information including the condition specifying information on condition that the condition does not match is generated. Therefore, since there is always storage-related information including condition specifying information that does not meet the conditions specified by the condition specifying information included in other storage-related information, the image data handled by the device itself It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation where there is no storage destination for.

  The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the editing unit specifies a condition specified by the condition specifying information using other condition specifying information. When the condition that does not match the condition is changed to another condition, the storage relation information including the condition specifying information that does not match the condition specified by the other condition specifying information is generated. Yes.

  According to this configuration, when the condition specified by the condition specifying information is changed by the editing unit from the condition that does not match the condition specified by the other condition specifying information to another condition, the other condition specifying information The storage relation information including the condition specifying information on condition that the condition specified by is not met is generated. Therefore, since there is always storage-related information including condition specifying information that does not meet the conditions specified by the condition specifying information included in other storage-related information, image data handled by the device itself It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation where there is no storage destination for.

  The image processing device according to claim 5 is the image processing device according to any one of 1 to 4, wherein the editing unit performs a predetermined operation with reference to a client device connected to the network. The configuration data configured to be able to generate, delete, and change the storage-related information is disclosed to the network.

  According to this configuration, the editing unit can generate, delete, and change storage relationship information by performing a predetermined operation with reference to a client device connected to the network. Data is published to the network. Therefore, it is possible to arbitrarily set an external device that is a storage destination of image data handled by the image processing device and a condition for determining to save the image data in the external device, using the client device.

  The image processing device according to claim 6 is the image processing device according to claim 5, wherein the configuration data is data written in a markup language for describing a Web page and a script language (script). It is characterized by being.

  According to this configuration, since the configuration data is data described in a markup language for describing a Web page and a script language, the image processing apparatus according to claim 5 is used with existing technology. It can be suitably realized.

  Hereinafter, an Internet facsimile machine 1, a client PC (Personal Computer) 2, and a storage server PC 3 as examples of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, an Internet facsimile machine 1 is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) 4 together with a client PC 2, a storage server PC 3, and the like. The LAN 4 constitutes a TCP / IP network, for example. A router 5 is connected to the LAN 4, and the LAN 4 is connected to the Internet 6 through the router 5. An Internet facsimile machine 7 is connected to the Internet 6. The Internet facsimile machine 1 is connected to a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Networks) 8, and a G3 facsimile machine 9 is connected to the PSTN 8.

  The Internet facsimile machine 1 has a facsimile communication function, an Internet facsimile communication function, a copy (copy) function, a scan function, a print (print) function, and the like, and can handle image data with these functions. The Internet facsimile apparatus 1 can register conditions relating to the handling of image data and storage destinations (external apparatuses) such as the client PC 2 and the storage server PC 3 that store image data corresponding to the conditions. Here, the conditions relating to the handling of the image data include, for example, the type of the function handling the image data, the user using the function, the result of using the function, and the like. In the following description, “condition” simply means “condition for handling image data”, and “storage destination” means “image data storage destination”.

  Information that specifies and defines conditions relating to handling of image data is referred to as condition specifying information, and information that specifies and defines external devices that store image data is referred to as storage destination specifying information. Further, information including one condition specifying information and one storage destination specifying information is referred to as storage relation information. Conditions and storage destinations are managed in units of storage relation information. The storage-related information can be generated, deleted, and changed as appropriate by the user, and the user can arbitrarily set conditions and storage destinations. Note that conditions and storage destinations can be set by creating, deleting, and changing storage-related information, not only by direct operation on the Internet facsimile machine 1, but also by indirect operation from the client PC 2. It is. The client PC 2 can generate, delete, and change storage-related information by performing operations on the Web page, for example.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the Internet facsimile machine 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the Internet facsimile machine 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, an operation unit 104, a notification unit 105, and a document reading unit 106. , An image processing unit 107, a codec (CODEC) 108, an image memory 109, a printer 110, a FAX communication unit 111, and a LAN-I / F (Local Area Network Interface) 112. 112 is communicably connected by a bus 113.

  The CPU 101 controls the operation of each unit of the Internet facsimile machine 1 according to a control program stored in the ROM 102. The ROM 102 stores the control program for controlling the operation of each part of the Internet facsimile machine 1 by the CPU 101. The RAM 103 stores various data such as setting information used for the operation of the Internet facsimile machine 1 in a readable and writable state, and also functions as a work area for the CPU 101. The above-described storage relationship information and Web page data for performing operations related to the storage relationship information by the client PC 2 are also stored in the RAM 103.

  Although not shown, the operation unit 104 includes a start key for instructing start of a document reading operation, a numeric keypad for inputting a facsimile number, the number of copies, a character input key for inputting characters, and an operation target. There are cursor keys to specify. The notification unit 105 displays various setting states and the operation state of the device 1 in a touch panel type liquid crystal display (LCD) (operation panel) that displays characters or figures, or lights up or turns off. An LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamp, a speaker that emits a predetermined warning sound, and the like are provided. The display of the liquid crystal display device changes according to the operation of each key provided in the operation unit 104 or the touch on the panel of the liquid crystal display device provided in the notification unit 105, and each key of the operation unit 104 corresponding to the display of this liquid crystal display device. Various inputs can be performed by operating the touch panel or touching the panel of the liquid crystal display device.

  The document reading unit 106 reads an image of a document and generates image data. Although not shown, for example, a flat bed scanner (FBS: Flat) that reads a document placed on a transparent document placing plate is used. Bed Scanner) and an automatic document feeder (ADF: Automatic Document Feeder) that conveys the document to read the document placed on the document tray.

  The image processing unit 107 performs processing such as color adjustment, color space conversion, and binarization on the image data output from the document reading unit 106. The codec 108 encodes (encodes) the image data processed by the image processing unit 107 and the like, and decodes (decodes) the encoded image data. The image data input to the codec 108 is encoded based on the JPEG, MH, MR, MMR, JBIG system, etc., and stored in the image memory 109.

  The printer 110 prints out the image data read from the image memory 109 and decoded by the codec 108.

  The FAX communication unit 111 performs facsimile (FAX) communication of document image data, and includes a modem (MODEM: MODulator-DEModulator) and an NCU (Network Control Unit) (not shown). The modem is, for example, a recommendation V.16 of ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector). Modulation and demodulation of transmission / reception data according to the 34 standard or the like. The NCU is a line network control device that controls a telephone line to make or cut a call, and is connected to the PSTN 8. The PSTN 8 is connected to a G3 facsimile apparatus 9 and the like in addition to the Internet facsimile apparatus 1 so that the Internet facsimile apparatus 1 can transmit and receive image data to and from the G3 facsimile apparatus 9 by facsimile communication. is there.

  The LAN-I / F 112 enables the Internet facsimile machine 1 to be connected to the LAN 4. As described above, the client PC 2 and the storage server PC 3 are connected to the LAN 4, and the Internet facsimile machine 1 can communicate data with the client PC 2 and the storage server 3. The Internet facsimile machine 1 can access data stored in a storage device such as the client PC 2 or the storage server PC 3 via the LAN 4 by the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol. Further, as described above, the LAN 4 is connected to the Internet 6 via the router 5. Accordingly, the Internet facsimile machine 1 can perform Internet facsimile (I-FAX) communication with another Internet facsimile machine 7 via the Internet 6. Here, the Internet facsimile communication is, for example, communication in which an electronic mail attached with a TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) -S format file (image data) is transmitted / received by SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). The Internet facsimile communication may be a communication method for sending and receiving e-mails via an SMTP server. The e-mails may be sent and received by connecting directly to the other party's internet facsimile machine 7 without going through the SMTP server. It may be a communication method. Note that the Internet facsimile machine 1 has an electronic mail communication function separately from the Internet facsimile communication function, and can transmit a normal electronic mail whose data format of the attached file is not limited.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the client PC 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the client PC 2 includes a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 204, an operation unit 205, a display unit 206, and a LAN-I / F 207. , And are communicably connected by a bus 208.

  The CPU 201 controls the operation of each unit of the client PC 2 according to a control program read from the HDD 204 and stored in the RAM 203. The ROM 202 stores various setting data necessary for the operation of the client PC 2. The RAM 203 functions as a work area of the CPU 201, and a part or all of the program to be executed is read from the HDD 204 and stored. The HDD 204 stores the control program for controlling the operation of each unit of the client PC 2 by the CPU 201 and various programs and data such as application software, printer driver, browser (browser) provided for use by the user.

  The operation unit 205 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like through which a user inputs information. Various input operations by the user are performed via the operation unit 205. The display unit 206 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device (LCD) and displays various screen information. The LAN-I / F 207 connects the client PC 2 and the LAN 4 so that the client PC 2 can communicate with the Internet facsimile machine 1 and the storage server PC 3.

  Such a client PC 2 is controlled by, for example, an OS (Operating System) called Windows (registered trademark) of Microsoft Corporation stored in the HDD 204 to provide an operating environment.

  The storage server PC3 stores an image data file handled in the Internet facsimile machine 1, and is realized by a configuration similar to the configuration of the client PC2 shown in FIG. The storage server PC 3 can also communicate with the Internet facsimile machine 1 and the client PC 2 via the LAN 4. Note that the image data file handled in the Internet facsimile machine 1 is stored not only in the storage server PC3 but also in the client PC2.

  In the network system including the Internet facsimile machine 1, the client PC 2, the storage server PC 3, etc., the Internet facsimile machine 1 uses a facsimile communication function, an Internet facsimile communication function, a copying function, a scanning function, a printing function, and the like. Then, the image data file handled by these functions is stored and stored in the storage device (HDD) of the client PC 2 or the storage server PC 3. The user can set and register the image data file storage destination (client PC 2, storage server PC 3, etc.) in the Internet facsimile machine 1 in advance according to the conditions for handling the image data by the above functions. As described above, the conditions and the storage destination are associated and managed by the storage relation information including the condition specifying information and the storage destination specifying information. Then, the user can appropriately generate, delete, and edit the storage-related information, and set arbitrary conditions and storage destinations.

  Next, using FIG. 4 to FIG. 18, the Internet facsimile apparatus 1 is directly operated to generate, delete, and edit storage destination specifying information, and conditions and storage for handling image data. An example of processing executed by the CPU 101 of the Internet facsimile machine 1 when setting the destination will be described. The CPU 101 of the Internet facsimile machine 1 executes processing according to a control program stored in the ROM 102. Note that the order of the processes shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and may be changed as appropriate when the present invention can be realized even if the order of the processes is changed.

  The user can save the image data file handled by the Internet facsimile machine 1 by operating each key provided in the operation unit 104 of the Internet facsimile machine 1 and touching the panel of the liquid crystal display device provided in the notification unit 105. When the CPU 101 issues an instruction to start setting conditions for determining to save to the saving destination (conditions relating to handling of image data), the CPU 101 determines that an instruction to start setting of the saving destination has been issued. (S101: YES). Then, a storage destination list screen D1 as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device included in the notification unit 105 (S102). The storage destination list screen D1 is provided with a display frame F1, and a list of names of storage destinations currently registered in the display frame F1 is displayed.

  The display of the name of the storage destination in the display frame F1 is performed based on the storage destination specifying information included in the storage related information stored in the RAM 103 of the Internet facsimile apparatus 1. That is, in the example of FIG. 10, the storage destinations in the RAM 103 are “\\ server 1 \ archive”, “\\ tarou \ archive”, “archive@mail.xxx.co.jp”, “\\ server 2 \ This indicates that storage related information including storage destination specifying information specified as “archive” is stored. Here, the display “\\ server 1 \ archive” indicates that the storage destination is the folder “archive” in the storage device (HDD) of the storage server PC3 whose name is “server 1”. The display “\\ tarou \ archive” indicates that the storage destination is a folder “archive” in the storage device (HDD) of the client PC 2 named “tarou”. Furthermore, the display “archive@mail.xxx.co.jp” is the storage server PC3 or client PC2 that receives the e-mail addressed to the mail address “archive@mail.xxx.co.jp”. Is shown.

  Conditions for determining to save the image data file in these storage destinations are determined (specified) by the condition specifying information. One save relation information includes one condition specifying information and one save destination specifying information. Therefore, although the conditions specified by the condition specifying information are different, there can be storage related information having the same storage destination specified by the storage destination specifying information. Thus, even when there are a plurality of storage-related information including storage destination specifying information indicating the same storage destination, only one storage destination name is displayed in the display frame F1.

  The save destination list screen D1 further includes an add button part BT1, an edit button part BT2, and a delete button part BT3. Adding (generating), editing, and editing storage-related information by touching the add button part BT1, the edit button part BT2, and the delete button part BT3 of the panel of the liquid crystal display device on which the save destination list screen D1 is displayed. Can be deleted.

  When the user touches the add button part BT1, the CPU 101 determines that an instruction to add (generate) storage-related information has been given (S103: YES), and displays a storage destination selection input acceptance screen D2 as shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the display device (S104). The storage destination selection input reception screen D2 is provided with a storage destination display field C1 for displaying a storage destination input by the user. When the user operates the character input key of the operation unit 104 to input a storage destination, the contents are displayed in the storage destination display column C1. As the storage destination, a path indicating a folder in the storage device (HDD) of the client PC 2 or the storage server PC 3 or a mail address of an e-mail set to be received by the client PC 2 or the storage server PC 3 is input. . A reference button portion BT6 is provided on the storage destination selection input acceptance screen D2. When the reference button portion BT6 is touched, a list (not shown) of shared folders in a storage device (HDD) such as the client PC 2 or the storage server PC 3 existing on the LAN 4 is displayed, and the path of the folder to save based on this list Can also be selected.

The save destination selection input acceptance screen D2 is provided with an add button part BT7, an edit button part BT8, and a delete button part BT9. An operation for touching the add button part BT1 on the previous save destination list screen D1 is performed. Since the addition (generation) of the storage related information is instructed, the add button part BT7 is valid here, and the edit button part BT8 and the delete button part BT9 are grayed out so that the operation is impossible. .

  When the save destination (for example, “\\ server 1 \ archive”) input by the user is displayed in the save destination display field C1, when the add button portion BT7 is touched, the CPU 101 displays image data in the save destination. It is determined that an instruction to add (generate) a condition to be determined to save the file, that is, an instruction to generate storage relation information including new condition specifying information and storage destination specifying information (S105: YES) The “saving relation information generation process” is executed (S106).

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the “saving relation information generation process”, first, a condition setting input acceptance screen D3 as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device (S201). On the condition setting input acceptance screen D3, for example, a message M1 indicating the storage destination input by the user is displayed at the top, and a condition name display field C2 for displaying a name for identifying a condition set immediately below the message M1. Is provided. In the condition name display column C2, “Condition 1”, “Condition 2”, etc. are automatically displayed according to the number of existing storage related information (condition specifying information) with the storage destination as the storage destination. It is also possible for the user to enter and set a unique name.

  This condition setting input acceptance screen D3 is used to designate a condition for deciding to save an image data file in the storage destination displayed as the message M1, and is designated using the condition setting input acceptance screen D3. Condition specifying information is generated based on the condition. Then, storage relation information including the condition specifying information and the storage destination specifying information generated based on the storage destination displayed as the message M1 is generated.

  Below the condition name display field C2, check box portions CB1 to CB5 for specifying each condition are provided. When the user touches any of the check box portions CB1 to CB5 corresponding to each condition, “Le” is displayed on any of the touched check box portions CB1 to CB5, and the condition is designated. Indicated. In the example of FIG. 12, the check box portion CB1 is touched and the condition “default” is designated. If the check boxes CB1 to CB5 on which “re” is displayed are touched again, the display of “re” disappears and the designation of the condition is cancelled.

  The check box portion CB1 is for designating the condition “default” as a condition. Here, the condition “default” means a so-called default. When the condition “default” is specified, the condition corresponding to the condition specifying information of the condition “default” is set when the condition regarding the handling of image data does not correspond to the condition specified by the condition specifying information included in other storage related information. The image data file is stored in the storage destination specified by the destination specifying information.

  The check box portion CB2 is for designating the condition “function type” as a condition. When the check box part CB2 is checked by touching the check box part CB2, the pull-down button part P1 becomes valid. When the pull-down button portion P1 is touched, a pull-down menu (not shown) for selecting “function type” is displayed. The function type selected by the pull-down menu is displayed in the function type display column C3. Here, the “function type” is a type of function for handling image data provided in the Internet facsimile machine 1, for example, “FAX transmission”, “FAX reception”, “I-FAX transmission”, “ "I-FAX reception", "copy (copy)", "scan", "print (print)".

  The check box portion CB3 is for specifying the condition “user (ID)” as a condition. When executing each function that handles image data, the Internet facsimile machine 1 can authenticate the execution right of each function by inputting a user ID and a password. The user ID input for this authentication can be used as a condition. That is, it is possible to distinguish the storage destination of the image data file handled by the function depending on which user executed the function. When the check box part CB3 is checked by touching the check box part CB3, the pull-down button part P2 becomes valid. When the pull-down button portion P2 is touched, a pull-down menu (not shown) for selecting a user ID registered in the Internet facsimile machine 1 is displayed. The user ID selected by the pull-down menu is displayed in the user display field C4. In addition, by touching the user display field C4 and operating the character input key of the operation unit 104 with the user display field C4 selected, the user ID can be directly input and displayed on the user display field C4. it can.

  The check box portion CB4 is for designating the condition “partner” as a condition. Here, “the other party” is a transmission destination when “FAX transmission” or “I-FAX transmission” is performed, and “FAX reception” or “I-FAX reception” is performed. The sender. The check box portion CB4 can be checked only when the “function type” is “FAX transmission”, “FAX reception”, “I-FAX transmission”, and “I-FAX reception”. When the check box portion CB4 is touched and the check box portion CB4 is checked, the partner display column C5 is touched to select the partner display column C5, so that the partner's FAX number or e-mail address can be input. When the user operates the character input key of the operation unit 104 to input a FAX number or an e-mail address, the contents are displayed in the partner display column C5.

  The check box portion CB5 is for specifying the condition “result” as a condition. Here, “result” means a transmission result when “FAX transmission” or “I-FAX transmission” is performed. When the check box portion CB5 is touched to check the check box portion CB5, the pull-down button portion P3 becomes valid. When the pull-down button portion P3 is touched, a pull-down menu (not shown) for selecting “success”, “failure”, or “all” is displayed. “Success”, “failure”, or “all” selected by the pull-down menu is displayed in the result display column C6.

  Further, a user ID display column C7 and a password display column C8 are provided below the check box portions CB1 to CB5. By touching the user ID display field C7 and selecting the user ID display field C7, the user can input the user ID by operating the character input key of the operation unit 104. The input user ID is displayed in the user ID display field C7. Further, it is possible to input a password by touching the password display field C8 and operating the character input key of the operation unit 104 while the password display field C8 is selected. An abbreviated character (for example, “*”) corresponding to the number of characters of the input password is displayed in the password display field C8. This user ID and password are used to perform access authentication to the folder when access restrictions are set for the folder designated as the storage destination. Therefore, the user ID displayed in the user ID display column C7 and the user ID displayed in the user display column C4 may be different user IDs.

  In step S201 of FIG. 6, when the condition setting input acceptance screen D3 as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the storage related information already exists in the RAM 103 (S202). . If it is determined that the storage-related information does not exist (S202: NO), as shown in FIG. 12, the check box portion CB1 that designates the condition “default” is forcibly set to the check state, and the check boxes CB2 to CB5 are grayed out. Check (selection) is impossible (S203). At this time, “(default)” is added to the end of the name of the condition displayed in the condition name display field C2 to indicate that the condition is “default”. In this state, when the user touches the OK button part BT12, the CPU 101 determines that the condition confirmation operation has been performed (S204: YES), and specifies the storage destination for the storage destination received on the storage destination selection input reception screen D2. The storage relation information including the information and the condition specifying information for the condition received on the condition setting input acceptance screen D3 (that is, the condition “default”) is generated and stored in the RAM 103 (S205). At this time, instead of the condition setting input reception screen D3, a storage destination selection input reception screen (condition list screen) D2 as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. As shown in FIG. 13, the name of the condition specified by the condition specifying information included in the generated storage relation information is displayed in the display frame F2 provided on the storage destination selection input acceptance screen D2. When the OK button part BT10 is touched on the storage destination selection input reception screen D2, the display of the storage destination selection input reception screen D2 is terminated, and the storage destination list screen D1 shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. Further, when the OK button portion BT4 is touched on the storage destination list screen D1, the display of the storage destination list screen D1 is ended, and the processing for setting the conditions regarding the handling of image data and the storage destination is ended. In each processing stage, touching the cancel button portions BT5, BT11, and BT13 of the storage destination list screen D1, the storage destination selection input reception screen D2, and the condition setting input reception screen D3 cancels the processing based on the screens D1 to D3. can do.

  As described above, when the storage relationship information does not exist in the RAM 103, the storage relationship information having the condition “default” is forcibly generated, so that the image data is handled when the Internet facsimile apparatus 1 handles the image data. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which there is no file storage destination.

  If it is determined in step S202 that the storage relationship information exists in the RAM 103 (S202: YES), since the storage relationship information with the condition “default” already exists, processing for accepting the setting of an arbitrary condition by the user is performed. At this time, a condition setting input acceptance screen D3 as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. FIG. 14 shows an example in which “\\ tarou \ archive” is selected as the storage destination (see message M1). As shown in FIG. 14, at this stage, none of the check box portions CB1 to CB5 is checked, and nothing is displayed in the display columns C3 to C8. However, “condition 1” is displayed as a default in the condition name display field C2. The condition name displayed by default in the condition name display field C2 is “condition 1”, which means that the storage-related information whose storage destination specified by the storage destination specifying information is “\\ tarou \ archive” is This indicates that it does not exist in the RAM 103. For example, if there are two storage-related information whose storage destination specified by the storage destination specifying information is “\\ tarou \ archive” in the RAM 103, “condition 3” is displayed in the condition name display column C2. Displayed by default.

  The user touches the check box portions CB1 to CB5 and the display columns C2 to C8, and operates the character input keys of the operation unit 104 to input designation of conditions. The designation of the condition is confirmed by touching the OK button part BT12. The CPU 101 constantly monitors the input operation on the condition setting input reception screen D3 by the user until the OK button portion BT12 is touched, and the input operation can display and accept the condition setting input reception screen D3 according to the user input. Control such as limiting For example, it is determined whether or not the condition “default” is selected by touching the check box portion CB1 (S206). If it is determined that the condition “default” is selected (S206: YES), the check box portion is checked. The CB2 to CB5 and the display columns C3 to C6 are grayed out to make it impossible to select a condition other than the condition “default” (S207). When the condition “default” is selected and it is impossible to select another condition, the selection of the condition “default” can be canceled by touching the check box portion CB1 again. When the selection of the condition “default” is canceled, the CPU 101 determines that the condition “default” is not selected (S206: NO), cancels the gray-out display, and can select a condition other than the condition “default”. (S208). In addition to control based on whether or not the condition “default” is selected, the CPU 101 controls display and input operation according to the function selected as the condition “function type”. For example, when “copy (copy)” is selected as the condition “function type”, the check boxes CB4 and CB5 and the display columns C5 and C6 are grayed out to display the condition “partner” and the condition “result”. Is impossible to select.

  Under such control of display and input operation restriction by the CPU 101, the user performs setting input such as conditions as shown in FIG. In the setting example shown in FIG. 15, a user named Tarou executes a FAX transmission function and transmits a file of image data transmitted to a partner having a FAX number “075-XXXX-XXXX” on the LAN 4 regardless of whether transmission is successful or not. It shows the condition of saving in a folder “archive” in the storage device (HDD) of the existing client PC 2 named “Tarou”. Further, when the image data is stored in the folder, the access authentication is performed using the user ID displayed in the user ID display field C7 and the password displayed in the lowercase in the password display field C8. Yes. Note that the default name “condition 1” displayed in the condition name display field C2 has been changed by the user to “FAX transmission by Tarou to company A”.

  When the user sets an arbitrary condition on the condition setting input acceptance screen D3 and touches the OK button portion BT12, the CPU 101 determines that an operation for confirming the input of the condition setting has been performed (S209: YES) and confirmed. In the set condition, it is determined whether or not the condition “default” is selected (S210). If it is determined that the condition “default” is selected (S210: YES), the storage relationship information with the condition “default” is searched in the RAM 103, and if the corresponding storage relationship information exists, the storage relationship information is deleted. (S211). The condition “default” is a so-called default condition. If the storage relationship information having the condition “default” is duplicated, a contradiction occurs. Therefore, the existing storage relationship information is deleted so as not to overlap. Then, a storage relationship including storage destination specifying information about the storage destination received on the storage destination selection input receiving screen D2 and condition specifying information about the condition received on the condition setting input receiving screen D3 (that is, the condition “default”). Information is generated and stored in the RAM 103 (S212). On the other hand, if it is determined that the condition “default” is not selected in the established condition setting (S210: NO), step S211 is skipped, and storage relation information is generated (S212). At this time, instead of the condition setting input reception screen D3 of FIG. 15, a storage destination selection input reception screen (condition list screen) D2 as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. As shown in FIG. 16, the name of the condition specified by the condition specifying information included in the generated save relation information is displayed in the display frame F2 provided on the save destination selection input acceptance screen D2. In this way, the storage relationship information is generated (added) by the “storage relationship information generation process” (S106).

  Returning to the storage destination list screen D1 of FIG. 10 displayed on the liquid crystal display device in step S102 of FIG. 4, editing of storage-related information performed by specifying the storage destination will be described. The user touches the display part of the storage destination name in the display frame F1 of the storage destination list screen D1 (for example, “\\ server 1 \ archive” part) and selects the storage destination, and then the edit button part. When BT2 is touched, the CPU 101 determines that an instruction to edit the storage related information has been issued (S107: YES (FIG. 5)), and a condition list screen (storage destination selection input acceptance screen) D2 as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the liquid crystal display device (S108). In the display frame F2 of the condition list screen D2, a list of names of conditions for determining to save the image data in the selected save destination is displayed. This display is performed based on the storage related information. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 17, the RAM 103 indicates that there are four storage-related information including storage destination specifying information that specifies the storage destination as “\\ server 1 \ archive”.

  The user can newly add (generate) storage-related information including storage destination specifying information for specifying the storage destination displayed in the storage destination display field C1 by touching the add button portion BT7. Further, the user touches the display portion (for example, “copy original”) of the name of the condition in the display frame F2, and touches the edit button portion BT8 or the delete button portion BT9 while the condition is selected. Thus, the selected condition (condition specifying information) can be edited or deleted.

  When the user touches the add button part BT7, the CPU 101 determines that the addition of storage relation information has been instructed (S109: YES), and executes “storage relation information generation processing” to generate (add) storage relation information. (S110). The contents of the “saving relation information generation process” are as described above with reference to FIG.

  When the user touches the edit button part BT8 in a state where the name of the condition (for example, “copy original”) is selected, the CPU 101 determines that an instruction to edit the storage related information (condition specifying information) has been given (S111). : YES), “save relationship information update processing” is executed (S112).

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the “saving relation information update process”, first, a condition setting input acceptance screen D3 as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device (S301). The condition setting input acceptance screen D3 is displayed based on the condition specifying information corresponding to the name of the selected condition (here, “original copy”). That is, the condition setting input reception screen D3 in a state where the condition specified by the condition specifying information corresponding to the selected condition name is selected is displayed. In the example of FIG. 18, a condition setting input acceptance screen D3 in a state where “copy” is selected as the condition “function type” is shown. This condition indicates that all image data handled by the copying function is stored in a folder “archive” of the storage server PC 3 named “server 1”.

  The user touches the check box portions CB1 to CB5 and the display columns C2 to C8, and operates the character input keys of the operation unit 104 to input to change the condition setting. The setting of the condition is confirmed by touching the OK button part BT12. As described above, the CPU 101 constantly monitors the input operation on the condition setting input reception screen D3 by the user, and controls the input of the condition setting input reception screen D3 that can be displayed and accepted according to the user input. I do. That is, it is determined whether or not the condition “default” is selected by touching the check box portion CB1 (S302). If it is determined that the condition “default” is selected (S302: YES), the check box portion is checked. CB2 to CB5 and the display columns C3 to C6 are grayed out, and selection other than the condition “default” is made impossible (S303). When the condition “default” is selected and it is impossible to select another condition, the check box portion CB1 is touched to cancel the selection of the condition “default”. "Is not selected (S302: NO), the gray-out display is canceled and a condition other than the condition" default "can be selected (S304).

  When the user sets an arbitrary condition on the condition setting input acceptance screen D3 and touches the OK button part BT12, the CPU 101 determines that an operation for confirming the input of setting the condition has been performed (S305: YES), and confirms. In the set condition, it is determined whether or not the condition “default” is selected (S306). If it is determined that the condition “default” has been selected (S306: YES), the storage relationship information with the condition “default” is searched in the RAM 103, and if there is corresponding storage relationship information other than the storage relationship information being edited. The storage related information is deleted (S307). The existing storage relationship information is deleted so that the storage relationship information whose condition is “default” does not overlap. Then, storage relation information including storage destination specifying information about the storage destination received on the storage destination selection input receiving screen D2 and condition specifying information about the condition received on the condition setting input receiving screen D3 is generated, and the generated storage relation The information is overwritten in the RAM 103 to update the storage related information (S308).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the condition “default” is not selected in the established condition setting (S306: NO), it is determined whether or not the storage relation information having the condition “default” exists in the RAM 103 (S309). ). If it is determined that there is storage relationship information other than the storage relationship information being edited and the condition is “default” in the RAM 103 (S309: YES), the storage relationship information being edited has the condition “pre- Therefore, the process does not proceed to steps S310 to S313, but proceeds to step S308, and the storage destination specifying information and condition setting input reception screen for the storage destination received on the storage destination selection input reception screen D2 The storage relation information including the condition specifying information for the condition received in D3 is generated and stored in the RAM 103 to update the storage relation information (S308).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no storage relationship information whose condition is “default” other than the storage relationship information being edited in the RAM 103 (S309: NO), it is determined by the condition specifying information included in the storage relationship information to be edited. This indicates that the specified condition has been changed from “default” to a condition other than “default” by editing. In this case, since there is no storage relationship information whose condition is “default”, the process proceeds to steps S310 to S313 in order to forcibly generate storage relationship information whose condition is “default”.

  First, in step S310, storage relation information including storage destination specifying information about the storage destination received on the storage destination selection input receiving screen D2 and condition specifying information about the condition received on the condition setting input receiving screen D3 is generated. The generated storage relation information is overwritten in the RAM 103 to update the storage relation information (S310). Then, the storage destination selection input acceptance screen D2 as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device (S311). At this time, a message such as “Select a default save destination and touch the“ Add ”button” may be displayed at the top of the save destination selection input acceptance screen D2.

  The user touches the reference button part BT6 to display a list of shared folders in the client PC 2 and the storage server PC 3, and selects a storage destination of the image data by selecting a folder from the list. When the add button portion BT7 is touched, the CPU 101 generates an instruction to add (generate) a condition for determining that the image data file is stored in the storage destination, that is, new condition specifying information (storage related information). It is determined that an instruction has been issued (S312: YES), and “storage relation information generation processing” is executed (S313).

  The content of the “saving relation information generation process” is as described above with reference to FIG. 6 and the like. However, since there is no saving relation information whose condition is “default” in the RAM 103, it is shown in FIG. In the process, the process proceeds to steps S201, S202, S203, S204, and S205 to forcibly generate storage relationship information whose condition is “default”. In this way, the storage related information is edited.

  Touch the condition name portion (for example, “copy original”) in the display frame F2 of the condition list screen (storage destination selection input acceptance screen) D2 of FIG. 17 displayed on the liquid crystal display device in step S108 of FIG. When the delete button portion BT9 is touched with the condition selected, the CPU 102 determines that the deletion of the storage relationship information has been instructed (S113: YES (FIG. 5)), and executes “storage relationship information deletion processing 1”. Execute (S114).

  As shown in FIG. 8, in “save relationship information deletion process 1”, first, the storage relationship information corresponding to the condition selected by touching the name portion of the condition in the display frame F 2 of the condition list screen D 2 is stored in the RAM 103. (S401). Then, it is determined whether or not the condition specified by the condition specifying information included in the deleted storage relation information is “default” (S402). If it is determined that the condition specified by the condition specifying information included in the deleted storage relation information is not “default” (S402: NO), “storage relation information deletion processing 1” is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the condition specified by the condition specifying information included in the deleted storage relationship information is “default” (S402: YES), the processing of steps S403 to S408 is executed, and the condition is “default”. Forcibly generate some storage-related information.

  First, in step S403, a storage destination selection input acceptance screen D2 as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. At this time, a message such as “Select a default save destination and touch the“ Add ”button” may be displayed at the top of the save destination selection input acceptance screen D2.

  The user touches the reference button part BT6 to display a list of shared folders in the client PC 2 and the storage server PC 3, and selects a storage destination of the image data by selecting a folder from the list. When the add button portion BT7 is touched, the CPU 101 generates an instruction to add (generate) a condition for determining that the image data file is stored in the storage destination, that is, new condition specifying information (storage related information). It is determined that an instruction has been made (S404: YES), and a condition setting input acceptance screen D3 as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device (S405). Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the check box portion CB1 is forcibly set to the check state, and the check boxes CB2 to CB5 are grayed out and cannot be checked (selected) (S406). At this time, “(default)” is added to the end of the name of the condition displayed in the condition name display field C2 to indicate that the condition is “default”. In this state, when the user touches the OK button portion BT12, the CPU 101 determines that the condition confirmation operation has been performed (S407: YES), and specifies the storage destination for the storage destination received on the storage destination selection input reception screen D2. The storage relation information including the information and the condition specifying information for the condition received on the condition setting input acceptance screen D3 (that is, the condition “default”) is generated and stored in the RAM 103 (S408). In this way, in the “saving relation information deletion process 1”, a process of deleting one designated saving relation information is performed.

  Further, the process of returning to the storage destination list screen D1 of FIG. 10 displayed on the liquid crystal display device in step S102 of FIG. 4 and deleting the storage related information in units of storage destinations will be described. When the user touches the display part of the storage destination name in the display frame F1 of the storage destination list screen D1 (for example, “\\ server 1 \ archive” part) and selects the storage destination, the delete button part When BT3 is touched, the CPU 101 determines that an instruction to delete the storage relationship information in units of storage destinations has been issued (S115: YES (FIG. 5)), and executes “storage relationship information deletion processing 2” (S116).

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the “saving relation information deletion process 2”, first, the storage destination selected by touching the display portion of the storage destination name in the display frame F1 of the storage destination list screen D1 is specified. All the storage related information including the storage destination specifying information is deleted from the RAM 103 (S501). Then, it is determined whether or not there is storage relationship information including condition specifying information whose specified condition is “default” in the deleted storage relationship information (S502). If it is determined that there is no storage relationship information including condition specifying information whose specified condition is “default” in the deleted storage relationship information (S502: NO), “storage relationship information deletion processing 2” is terminated. . On the other hand, if it is determined that there is storage relationship information including condition specifying information whose specified condition is “default” in the deleted storage relationship information (S502: YES), the processing of steps S503 to S508 is executed. , The storage relation information whose condition is “default” is forcibly generated. The contents of the processes in steps S503 to S508 are the same as the processes in steps S403 to S408 in the “saving relation information deletion process 1” described with reference to FIG.

  As described above, the image data handled by each function of the Internet facsimile machine 1 can be saved by directly operating the Internet facsimile machine 1 to generate, edit, and delete the storage-related information. The user can arbitrarily set the destination and the conditions for deciding to save the destination. Furthermore, the generation, editing, and deletion of storage-related information can be performed by the client PC 2 using a Web page that the Internet facsimile machine 1 publishes to the LAN 4.

  An example of processing executed by the CPU 101 of the Internet facsimile machine 1 and the CPU 201 of the client PC 2 when the storage-related information is generated, edited, and deleted by the client PC 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The CPU 101 of the Internet facsimile machine 1 executes processing according to the control program stored in the ROM 102, and the CPU 201 of the client PC 2 executes processing according to the control program stored in the HDD 204. Note that the order of the processes illustrated in FIG. 19 is not limited to that illustrated, and may be changed as appropriate when the present invention can be realized even if the order of the processes is changed. In addition, a Web page that is open to the LAN 4 in the RAM 103 of the Internet facsimile machine 1 and that can generate, delete, and change storage-related information by performing a predetermined operation with reference to the client PC 2. Assume that data is stored. The Web page data is data described in a markup language such as HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and a script language such as Java (registered trademark) Script. The markup language may be XHTML (Extensible HyperText Markup Language) or the like, and the script language may be Perl or VBScript.

  When the user performs an operation on the operation unit 205 of the client PC 2 and gives an instruction to start setting of a storage destination of a file of image data handled by the Internet facsimile machine 1 and a condition for determining to save to the storage destination, The CPU 201 determines that a storage destination setting start instruction has been issued (S601: YES), and transmits a request for transmission of Web page data to the Internet facsimile machine 1 via the LAN 4 (S602).

  When the Internet facsimile apparatus 1 receives a request for transmission of Web page data (S701), it transmits the Web page data stored in the RAM 103 to the client PC 2 (S702).

  When the client PC 2 receives the Web page data (S603), the client PC 2 displays a Web page based on the Web page data on the display unit 206 (S604). The user performs a predetermined operation on the Web page displayed on the display unit 206 via the operation unit 205 to edit or delete the storage relationship information included in the Web page data and generate new storage relationship information. (S605). The CPU 201 performs processing similar to that shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 according to an arbitrary operation through the operation unit 205 by the user based on the Web page data, and appropriately displays FIGS. 10 to 18. Is displayed on the display unit 206. Then, when generation, editing, and deletion processing of storage relationship information is performed, all these storage relationship information is transmitted to the Internet facsimile machine 1 (S606).

  The Internet facsimile machine 1 updates the storage relation information database by replacing the storage relation information received from the client PC 2 with the storage relation information stored in the RAM 103 (S704).

  In this way, the storage-related information is generated, edited, and deleted from the client PC 2 as well, and the storage destination of the image data handled by the Internet facsimile machine 1 and the conditions for determining the storage destination are arbitrarily set. can do.

  Next, an example of processing executed by the CPU 101 of the Internet facsimile machine 1 when image data is handled by each function of the Internet facsimile machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The CPU 101 of the Internet facsimile machine 1 executes processing according to a control program stored in the ROM 102. In addition, the order of each process shown in FIG. 20 is not limited to what is illustrated, and may be changed as appropriate when the present invention can be realized even if the order of the processes is changed. Although not shown in FIG. 20, when the facsimile function, the internet facsimile communication function, the copying function, the scanning function, and the printing function are executed in the Internet facsimile apparatus 1, the type and function of the executed function are executed. It is assumed that information (conditions) regarding handling of image data such as the user ID of the user, transmission / reception, and communication partner is stored in the RAM 103.

  In the Internet facsimile apparatus 1, any one of a facsimile (FAX) communication function, an Internet facsimile (I-FAX) communication function, a copying (copying) function, a scanning function, and a printing (printing) function according to a user operation In step 801, step 802, step 803, step 804, and step 805, the CPU 101 determines which function handled the image data.

  If it is determined that the image data is handled by the facsimile communication function, the copy function, or the print function (S801: YES, S802: YES, S803: YES), an image data file is generated (S806). That is, the image data handled by the facsimile communication function and the copy function is not in a file format, and is stored and managed as a file in the client PC 2 and the storage server PC 3 as with the image data handled by other functions. Therefore, the image data is converted into a file format. The file format to be converted may be any format that can be referred to by the Internet facsimile machine 1, the client PC 2, the storage server PC 3, etc., such as the TIFF format or the PDF format. The image data handled by the printing function is in a file format, but is not a file format that can be directly referred to by the Internet facsimile machine 1 or the client PC 2, and is converted into a file such as a TIFF format or a PDF format. If it is determined that the image data has been handled by the scan function or the Internet facsimile communication function (S804: YES, S805: YES), step 806 is skipped because the image data handled by these functions is already in the file format.

  Then, the storage destination of the image data file is determined based on the storage relation information stored in the RAM 103 as well as the information (conditions) regarding the handling of the image data stored in the RAM 103 when each function is executed (S807). ). At this time, the condition indicated by the information relating to the handling of the image data stored in the RAM 103 is compared with the condition specified by the condition specifying information other than the “default” condition included in the storage relation information, and the conditions match. If there is storage relation information to be stored, the storage destination specified by the storage destination specifying information included in the storage relation information is determined as the storage destination of the image data file. If there is no storage relationship information that matches the conditions, the storage location specified by the storage location specification information that is associated with the condition setting information whose condition is “default” (together included in the storage relationship information) Determine the storage location of the image data file.

  When the storage destination is determined, it is determined whether or not the image data file is stored by sending an e-mail (S808). That is, it is determined whether the determined storage destination is specified as an e-mail address or a folder path by the storage destination setting information. If it is determined that the image data file is not saved by sending an e-mail (S808: NO), the storage device (HDD) such as the client PC 2 or the storage server PC 3 specified by the path via the LAN 4 according to the SMB protocol. The folder is accessed, and the image data file is written in the folder (S809). It is detected whether or not the client PC 2 or storage server PC 3 that is the storage destination is connected to the LAN 4 (including whether it is activated), and if it is not connected, the connection is periodically confirmed. However, it is better to write when the connection is confirmed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the image data file is to be stored by e-mail (S808: YES), an e-mail is generated that transmits the image data file as an attached file to the e-mail address specified by the storage destination specifying information ( In step S811, the generated e-mail is transmitted via the LAN 4 (S812).

  As described above, the image data file handled by each function of the Internet facsimile machine 1 is stored in a desired storage location of the user based on the storage related information.

  As described above, according to the Internet facsimile apparatus 1 of the present invention, the image data file handled by each function of the own apparatus 1 is stored in an external apparatus such as the client PC 2 or the storage server PC 3, and The user can arbitrarily set a storage destination such as the client PC 2 or the storage server PC 3 that stores the image data file, and a condition for determining to store the image data in the storage destination.

  In addition, embodiment of this invention is not restricted to the above-mentioned form, You may change variously. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the storage relation information includes one condition specifying information and one storage destination specifying information, but the storage relation information includes one storage destination specifying information, A plurality of condition specifying information corresponding to the storage destination specifying information may be included.

  The present invention is applicable to, for example, an apparatus that stores image data handled by its own apparatus in a storage destination determined based on conditions relating to the handling of the image data.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a network to which an Internet facsimile machine 1 as an example of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention is connected. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an Internet facsimile machine 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of client PC2 and storage server PC3. When an operation is directly performed on the Internet facsimile machine 1 to generate, delete, and edit storage destination specifying information, and a condition relating to handling of image data and a storage destination are set, the Internet facsimile machine 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing executed by one CPU 101. It is a flowchart following the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining an example of a preservation | save relationship information generation process. It is a flowchart explaining an example of a preservation | save relationship information update process. It is a flowchart explaining an example of the preservation | save relationship information deletion process 1. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an example of storage relation information deletion processing 2; It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the save destination list screen D1. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the save destination selection input reception screen (condition list screen) D2. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of condition setting input reception screen D3. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the save destination selection input reception screen (condition list screen) D2. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of condition setting input reception screen D3. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of condition setting input reception screen D3. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the save destination selection input reception screen (condition list screen) D2. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the save destination selection input reception screen (condition list screen) D2. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of condition setting input reception screen D3. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of processing executed by the CPU 101 of the Internet facsimile machine 1 and the CPU 201 of the client PC 2 when generating, editing, and deleting storage-related information in the client PC 2. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing executed by the CPU 101 of the Internet facsimile machine 1 when image data is handled by each function of the Internet facsimile machine 1.

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1 Internet facsimile machine (image processing device)
101 CPU
102 ROM
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Claims (6)

An image processing apparatus that stores image data handled by its own apparatus in a storage destination determined based on the conditions relating to the handling,
Generation of storage relation information including condition specifying information for specifying the conditions related to the handling based on an input from the outside and storage destination specifying information for specifying any of a plurality of external devices connected to the device by the network; Editing means for deleting and changing;
Storage means for storing the storage-related information;
An image processing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data to be stored in any of the plurality of external devices based on the storage relation information stored in the storage unit.   The editing unit generates the storage relationship information including condition specifying information on condition that the condition specified by other condition specifying information is not met when the storage relationship information is not stored in the storage unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:   When the storage unit deletes the storage relation information including the condition specifying information that does not match the condition specified by the other condition specifying information, the editing unit matches the condition specified by the other condition specifying information. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage relation information including condition specifying information on condition that the storage is not performed is generated.   The editing means is specified by the other condition specifying information when the condition specified by the condition specifying information is changed from the condition not matching the condition specified by the other condition specifying information to another condition. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage relation information including condition specifying information on condition that the condition is not met is generated.   The editing unit refers to configuration data configured to be able to generate, delete, and change the storage relationship information by performing a predetermined operation with reference to a client device connected to the network. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is disclosed on a network.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the configuration data is data described in a markup language for describing a Web page and a script language (script).

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