JP2007081589A - Image processor and processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology for permitting registration of an image only when the file format of an image registered by a user is a file format permitted previously for that user. <P>SOLUTION: A set of identification information unique to the user of a copy machine 1, and file format information indicative of a file format permitted previously for that user out of file formats of an image which can be transmitted from the copy machine 1 to a PC4 is held in the HD8 for every user. File format information corresponding to identification information received from the copy machine 1 is then acquired from the HD8. When the file format of an image acquired from the copy machine 1 is conforming to that indicated by file format information acquired from the HD8, that image is stored in a PC2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for registering an image received from the outside in a predetermined apparatus.

  In the conventional document registration system, all documents transmitted from the multifunction peripheral are stored in the document management system as long as there is no system operation failure. Also, in this document registration system, registration to the document management system is possible if it is an image format that can be specified at the time of transmission from the multifunction peripheral and can be converted into an image format that can be handled by the document management system. It was possible. Further, the e-mail transmission from the document storage application to the document registration system administrator transmits and notifies an error state at the end of document storage or at the time of document storage.

On the other hand, when operating a multifunction device, it is possible to operate the multifunction device after entering the department code (generally the code of the internal department to which the user using the multifunction device belongs) and the user ID on the operation panel of the device. A function for starting screen processing on a panel is proposed.
JP 2003-085195 A

  However, in the conventional document registration system, if the image format specified on the panel of the multifunction device is mistaken, there is a mistake that registration is performed in the document management system without noticing that fact. When a large amount of documents were stored, the documents stored in the document management system became complicated, and it took time to check each one. For this reason, there is often a case where confirmation work is not performed, and there is a problem that a storage error is noticed several years after the manuscript is discarded.

  In the above conventional example, no countermeasure is taken for security in the document registration process via the document storage application in the document registration system. Therefore, a user who can operate the document registration system can leak confidential information in the processing process of the document storage application. If the user understands the operation process of the document registration system in detail, it is no exaggeration to say that the security measures are completely defenseless.

  Generally, a document registration system operated as one of in-house systems is basically operated so that anyone in the company can operate. Therefore, the department code and the user ID input when operating on the multifunction device are naturally assigned to the in-house user, and the in-house user has the authority to operate the multifunction device. It is possible for someone to operate the MFP for the purpose of misuse of the document registration system for the purpose of leaking confidential information. This department code and user ID are simply functions for counting the frequency of use of the multifunction device for each department and for each user, and have no security effect.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and registration of an image is performed only when the file format of the image to be registered by the user is a file format permitted in advance for the user. The purpose is to provide technology for permitting.

  In order to achieve the object of the present invention, for example, an image processing apparatus of the present invention comprises the following arrangement.

That is, an image processing device that stores an image received from an external device in a predetermined storage device,
A set of identification information unique to the user of the external device and file format information indicating a file format permitted for the user among file formats of images that can be transmitted from the external device to the image processing device. Holding means for holding each user,
Receiving means for receiving an image acquired on the external device side and identification information of a user using the external device from the external device;
Obtaining means for obtaining file format information corresponding to the identification information received by the receiving means from the holding means;
A storage control means for storing the image in the storage device when the file format of the image received by the receiving means is in accordance with the file format indicated by the file format information obtained by the obtaining means; It is characterized by that.

  In order to achieve the object of the present invention, for example, an image processing method of the present invention comprises the following arrangement.

That is, an image processing method performed by an image processing device that stores an image received from an external device in a predetermined storage device,
A set of identification information unique to the user of the external device and file format information indicating a file format permitted for the user among file formats of images that can be transmitted from the external device to the image processing device. A holding step for holding in a memory for each user;
A receiving step of receiving an image acquired on the external device side and identification information of a user using the external device from the external device;
An acquisition step of acquiring, from the memory, file format information corresponding to the identification information received in the reception step;
A storage control step of storing the image in the storage device when the file format of the image received in the reception step is in accordance with the file format indicated by the file format information acquired in the acquisition step; It is characterized by that.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, only an image in a file format permitted in advance for each user is registered, so that the problem of registering an image in an incorrect file format can be solved.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the system according to the present embodiment includes a multifunction device 1, a document management system PC 2, a mail server 3, and a document storage application PC 4. Each of them communicates with each other via a network 12. It has a possible configuration.

  Below, each part shown in the figure is demonstrated.

  First, the multifunction device 1 will be described. As is well known, the multifunction machine 1 has a scan function (copying function) and a FAX function. That is, it has a configuration capable of reading a document and acquiring image data of the document by a scan function or a FAX function. The read image data is transmitted to the document storage application PC 4 via the network 12 so as to be registered in the document management system PC 2. When using the multifunction device 1, the user who uses the multifunction device 1 is prompted to input identification information unique to the user. Therefore, when the image data is transmitted to the document storage application PC 4, the multifunction device 1 further transmits this identification information.

  Next, the document management system PC 2 will be described. The document management system PC 2 is configured by, for example, a general PC (personal computer), and records and holds image data transmitted from the multifunction device 1 to the document storage application PC 4.

  Next, the mail server 3 will be described. As is well known, when the mail server 3 receives e-mail data, the mail server 3 performs processing for transmitting the data to a designated transmission destination. In the present embodiment, when an electronic mail is received from the document storage application PC 4, a process of transmitting the electronic mail to a designated transmission destination is performed. In this embodiment, the transmission destination is a PC (not shown) used by the administrator of the system, but is not limited to this.

  Next, the document storage application PC 4 will be described. The document storage application PC 4 is composed of a general PC, and is composed of a CPU 5, ROM 6, RAM 7, HD 8, input device 9, display 10, and I / F 11 as shown in FIG.

  The CPU 5 controls the entire document storage application PC 4 using programs and data stored in the ROM 6 and RAM 7 and executes each process described later performed by the document storage application PC 4.

  The ROM 6 stores setting data (for example, BIOS shown in FIG. 2) and a boot program of the document storage application PC 4.

  The RAM 7 appropriately provides various areas such as an area for temporarily storing programs and data loaded from the HD 8 and an area for temporarily storing data received from the outside via the I / F 11. be able to. The RAM 7 can also provide a work area used when the CPU 5 executes various processes.

  The HD (hard disk) 8 stores an OS (operating system) and programs, data, and the like for causing the CPU 5 to execute processes to be described later performed by the document storage application PC 4. Loaded. The HD 8 stores various types of data, which will be described later, and these are also loaded into the RAM 7 as appropriate under the control of the CPU 5.

  The input device 107 is configured by a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and can input various instructions and data when operated by an operator of the document storage application PC 4.

  The display 10 is configured by a CRT, a liquid crystal screen, or the like, and can display a processing result by the CPU 5 using an image, text, or the like.

  The I / F 11 is used to connect the document storage application PC 4 to the network 12. The document storage application PC 4 performs data communication with each device connected to the network 12 via the I / F 11. It can be carried out.

  Next, the network 12 will be described. In the present embodiment, the form of the network 12 is not particularly limited, and may be wired or wireless, and may be either the Internet or an intranet.

  In this embodiment, the document storage application PC 4 and the document management system PC 2 are separate devices, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, since the document management system PC 2 is for recording and holding images as described above, the document management system PC 2 may be replaced with HD8. That is, an image transmitted from the multifunction device 1 to the document storage application PC 4 may be stored in the HD 8.

  Next, a configuration of software executed by the CPU 5 of the document storage application PC 4 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of software executed by the CPU 5.

  In the figure, a BIOS 201 and an OS 202 are used to control and manage each hardware constituting the document storage application PC 4 and software to be executed, as is well known. As described above, the BIOS 201 is stored in the ROM 6, and the OS 202 is stored in the HD 8. When the network 12 is a LAN, for example, communication is performed using TCP / IP, for example, and the OS 202 handles the protocol.

  The document storage application 203 is application software for performing processing such as data communication processing with the multifunction device 1 and a series of processing for storing the image data transmitted from the multifunction device 1 in the document management system PC 2. is there. The mail software 204 is application software for performing processing such as notification processing by email.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the document storage application 203 shown in FIG.

  The protocol control unit 301 transmits and receives images between the multifunction device 1 and the document storage application 203 using a protocol such as FTP. When the protocol control unit 301 receives an image from the multifunction device 1, the protocol control unit 301 notifies the general control unit 303 of the image, and the general control unit 303 performs various images on the received image based on the notification. Processing is performed, and further, control processing for the document storage unit 302 described later is performed.

  The document storage unit 302 stores a series of images for storing images received by the protocol control unit 301 in a storage location managed by the document storage application 203 (a storage location managed by the document storage application 203 in the document management system PC 2). Process.

  The overall control unit 303 manages image transfer processing from the protocol control unit 301 to the document storage unit 302 and the operation status (successful reception, storage success, error, etc.) of the protocol control unit 301 or the document storage unit 302. Then, information creation for the mail notification function, delivery of information to the mail software 204, mail transmission request, etc. are performed.

  A setting program 304 is a program for performing operation settings of the document storage application 203. More specifically, the setting program 304 creates setting information that describes items necessary for image registration from the multifunction device 1 to the document management system PC 2 and sets the setting information. Accordingly, the document storage application 203 performs registration processing of the image received by the protocol control unit 301 based on the setting information created by the setting program 304. Further, when the image received by the protocol control unit 301 cannot be registered, the document storage application 203 executes each process to be described later on this image based on the setting information created by the setting program 304.

  The setting storage 305 stores setting information created by the setting program 304. The storage form of the setting information is not particularly limited. For example, the file may be saved in a general text format or security profile, or may be saved in a file format in which the contents cannot be displayed by software that displays the file in text.

  Next, a series of setting processing when the document storage application 203 is executed will be described with reference to FIG. 4 showing a flowchart of the processing. A program and data for causing the CPU 5 to execute processing according to the flowchart of FIG. The program and data are loaded into the RAM 7 under the control of the CPU 5. Then, the CPU 5 executes processing using these loaded ones, so that the document storage application PC 4 executes each processing described below.

  First, in order for the user of the document storage application PC 4 (hereinafter simply referred to as PC 4) to execute the following setting process using the PC 4, the CPU 5 needs to perform user authentication. This user authentication is for security when performing the following setting process. In addition, this user refers to a combination of image file formats that the PC 4 can register in the document management system PC 2 (hereinafter simply referred to as PC 2), such as the administrator of the system according to the present embodiment or the manager of a company. It is a user having authority to set for each user of the machine 1.

  Therefore, in this authentication process, the user of the PC 4 uses the input device 9 to input unique identification information (for example, ID), so the CPU 5 checks whether the input identification information is authentic. (Step S102). Various forms of authentication processing are conceivable, but the scope of the present embodiment is not intended, and further description thereof is omitted.

  Next, since the destination is set using the input device 9, the CPU 5 includes the set destination in the setting information (step S103). This “destination” is set in the multifunction device 1 in step S113 described later. The set destination is a composite destination as a registration destination candidate of this image before the image is transmitted to the PC 4 in order to register the image acquired on the multifunction device 1 side in any storage device (only PC 2 in this embodiment). It is displayed on the display screen (operation panel) of the machine 1. When the user of the multifunction device 1 selects one of the displayed destinations, the multifunction device 1 transmits the image to the PC 4 in order to register the image in the storage device of the selected destination.

  Next, since the communication protocol is set using the input device 9, the CPU 5 includes the set communication protocol in the setting information (step S104). This communication protocol is a communication protocol used when the multifunction device 1 transmits an image to the PC 4.

  Next, since the details of the communication protocol set in step S104 are set using the input device 9, the CPU 5 includes the set details in the setting information (step S105). For example, when the communication protocol set in step S104 is FTP, in step S105, a user name for logging in to the FTP server, a password, a transmission destination (FTP folder) of an image transmitted from the multifunction device 1, and the like are set. To do. In the image registration process, the protocol control unit 301 shown in FIG. 3 reads an image from the FTP server based on this setting, and proceeds to the next process.

  Returning to FIG. 4, when an image is transmitted from the multi-function device 1, settings for image processing performed on the image by the PC 4 are performed using the input device 9, so the CPU 5 sets the set image. The setting related to the process is included in the setting information (step S106). When the document storage application 203 receives an image from the multifunction device 1, the document storage application 203 converts the format of the image into a predetermined format or converts it into a format that can be registered in the PC 2. Accordingly, in step S106, settings relating to image processing including such format conversion are performed.

  Next, since the storage location is set using the input device 9, the CPU 5 includes the set storage location in the setting information (step S107). This “storage destination” is set in the multifunction device 1 in step S113 to be described later, and is a so-called “storage” in which image folder transmitted from the multifunction device 1 to the PC 4 is stored. "Destination directory". Therefore, in step S103, the storage device of the image registration destination is set, and in step S107, the directory of the image storage location in this storage device is set. Therefore, the registration destination of the image is uniquely set by the settings in steps S103 and S107. It will be identified.

  Next, among the image file formats that can be transmitted from the multifunction device 1 to the PC 4 (registered in the PC 2), the file format permitted for each user is set using the input device 9, so the CPU 5 is set. The file format is included in the setting information (step S108). More specifically, identification information (for example, a user name and a password) unique to a user who handles the multifunction device 1 and an image file permitted when the user transmits to the PC 4 (registers with the PC 2) using the multifunction device 1. A set with a format is set using the input device 9. Therefore, the CPU 5 includes this set in the setting information. The password can be changed later as appropriate.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of table data in which a set of user identification information (user ID and password) and a file format of an image permitted for the user is registered for each user. As shown in the figure, for example, for a user whose user ID is “0002”, the password is set as “efgh”. In addition, the file format of an image that can be transmitted to the PC 4 (can be registered in the PC 2) by the user using the multifunction device 1 is “* .pdf, * .doc”. In step S108, such table data is included in the setting information.

  Therefore, the file format of an image that can be transmitted to the PC 4 (that can be registered in the PC 2) can be set for each user of the multifunction machine 1 by the processing in step S108.

  Further, in step S108, when the user transmits an image in a file format that is not permitted to the user of the multifunction device 1 from the multifunction device 1 to the PC 4, it is also possible to set processing to be performed on the PC 4 side.

  Here, as a means for notifying whether a series of processes for transmitting an image from the multi-function device 1 to the PC 4 (registering in the PC 2) has succeeded or failed, an electronic mail is used in this embodiment. Therefore, next, the transmission destination of this e-mail is set using the input device 9, so the CPU 5 includes the contents of this setting in the setting information (step S109). Although this transmission destination is not particularly limited, in this embodiment, it is assumed to be a PC (not shown) used by an administrator of the system. Of course, there may be a plurality of transmission destinations. In step S109, various settings relating to mail transmission can be performed.

  Next, among the various types of information included in the setting information by the above processing, the information set in steps S103 to S105 and S107 is transmitted to the multifunction device 1, so that the transmitted information is set in the multifunction device 1. (Step S113). Note that the table data included in the setting information in step S108 is stored in the HD8.

  By performing the above processing, when the user operating the multifunction device 1 completes the authentication, an operation panel or the like that the multifunction device 1 has as a registration destination of an image acquired in the multifunction device 1 by scanning or FAX is used. Use to set. When the user of the multifunction device 1 places a document on the document table or places it on the FAX table and designates a button for executing a scan or FAX function, the multifunction device 1 performs this function. The original is read by execution, and an image of the original is acquired in the multifunction device 1. Then, the acquired image is transmitted to the PC 4 so as to be registered in the previously set registration destination.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a series of processes for transmitting an image from the multifunction device 1 to the PC 4.

  First, user authentication processing is performed for a user who operates the multifunction machine 1 (step S202). Next, when authentication is completed, the user selects a storage device that is a registration destination of an image using the operation panel or the like of the multifunction device 1, and the multifunction device 1 sets data indicating the selected storage device ( Step S203).

  Next, the original is read and image data of the original is acquired by the scan function or the FAX function (step S204). Then, the acquired image data is transmitted to the PC 4 together with identification information (for example, a user name and a password) unique to the user, which is input by the user using the operation panel of the multi-function device 1 at the time of user authentication in step S202. (Step S205).

  Next, a series of processes for the PC 4 to register the image transmitted from the multifunction machine 1 in the PC 2 will be described below with reference to FIG. 6 showing a flowchart of the process. A program and data for causing the CPU 5 of the PC 4 to execute processing according to the flowchart of FIG. The program and data are loaded into the RAM 7 under the control of the CPU 5. Then, the CPU 5 executes processing using these loaded ones, so that the document storage application PC 4 executes each processing described below.

  First, prior to the following processing, each unit constituting the document storage application 203 shown in FIG.

  When processing according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is started, data transmission from the multifunction device 1 is first waited (step S302).

  Next, the overall control unit 303 is operated to determine whether an image and identification information have been received from the multifunction machine 1 (step S303). More specifically, when the protocol control unit 301 receives an image and identification information, the protocol control unit 301 notifies the overall control unit 303 of the fact. As a result, the overall control unit 303 determines that there has been reception.

  If there is no reception, the process returns to step S302. If there is reception, the process proceeds to step S304, and it is determined whether the reception process is successful (step S304). If the reception process is unsuccessful, the process proceeds to step S312, and an e-mail indicating that the reception has failed is transmitted to the mail server 3 so as to be transmitted to the destination set in step S109 ( Step S312). As described above, the transmission destination set in step S109 is set in the multifunction device 1 in the processing in step S113.

  On the other hand, if the reception process is successful, the process proceeds to step S305, and the file format of the image received in step S303 is specified (step S305). Here, there are various file formats such as Tiff, PDF, Word, and Excel.

  Next, in step S306, with reference to the table data illustrated in FIG. 7, the file format corresponding to the identification information received in step S303 (file format that can be transmitted to the PC 4 by the user specified by this identification information) ) To get. Further, in the same step, it is checked whether any of the acquired file formats matches the file format specified in step S305. That is, it is checked whether or not the file format of the image received in step S303 is permitted for the user specified by the identification information received in the same step.

  If the result of this check indicates that the image is not permitted, the process proceeds to step S311, and this image cannot be handled in the subsequent processes, so it is stored in a predetermined area in the RAM 7 or HD 8. (Step S311). Note that the image stored in the predetermined area can be deleted in a certain time or moved by a certain keyword.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S312, and an e-mail indicating that an image in a file format not permitted by the user has been transmitted is transmitted to the mail server 3 so as to be transmitted to the destination set in step S109. Processing is performed (step S312).

  On the other hand, if the file format of the image received in step S303 is permitted for the user specified by the identification information received in the same step, the process proceeds to step S307. Then, the image processing set in step S106 is performed on the image received in step S303, and for example, the processing of converting the format of the image into a format suitable for the PC 2 is performed (step S307). This is because the PC 2 is normally provided as an application system based on a unique specification and does not necessarily completely correspond to a format that can be transmitted by the multifunction device 1. Accordingly, this image processing needs to be changed as appropriate depending on the system specifications.

  Next, this image is transmitted to the PC 2 in order to register the image that has been subjected to the image processing (the image received in step S303 when the image processing is omitted for use of the system) in the PC 2 (step S308). . After this transmission, it is checked whether or not the transmitted image is registered in the PC 2 (step S309). When an image is registered in the PC 2, the registration may rarely fail depending on various factors such as the state of the PC 2 and the state of the network. Therefore, the check process in step S309 is indispensable and is a general process.

  If registration fails as a result of the check process in step S309, the process proceeds to step S311. Since this image cannot be handled in the subsequent processes, it is stored in a predetermined area in the RAM 7 or HD8. (Step S311). Then, the process proceeds to step S312, and a process of transmitting an e-mail indicating failure of registration to the mail server 3 is performed in order to transmit the e-mail to the destination set in step S109 (step S312).

  On the other hand, if the registration is successful as a result of the check in step S309, the process proceeds to step S310, and an e-mail indicating that the registration was successful is sent to the destination set in step S109. It transmits to the server 3 (step S310). However, in the setting process in step S109, if it is set that mail transmission is not performed when registration is successful, the process in step S310 is omitted.

  Next, when the end of the process is instructed using the input device 9 and the CPU 5 detects this, the process ends. If not, the process returns to step S302, and thereafter Repeat the process.

  When the image acquired on the multifunction device 1 side is transmitted to the PC 4 in order to register in the PC 2 by the processing described above, the PC 4 notifies the user who is operating the multifunction device 1 (logged in to the multifunction device 1). Only the image of the file format permitted for the file can be registered in the PC 2. If registration is not possible, the fact is notified in the form of an e-mail. For example, when the file format of the image transmitted to the PC 4 is not permitted for the user. Can know that.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the flow of the image registration process from the multifunction device 1 to the PC 2 described above. As shown in the drawing and as described above, the multi function device 1 reads a document with a scan function or a FAX function, and acquires it as an image. Then, the acquired image (image) is transmitted to the PC 4 (document storage application 203) together with identification information (user information) of the user who is operating the multifunction device 1. Since the document storage application 203 manages set data of preset user information and allowed file formats, the document storage application 203 acquires a file format corresponding to the identification information received from the multifunction device 1. Can do. If the file format of the image received from the multifunction device 1 matches any of the acquired file formats, the image is stored in a designated folder in the PC 2.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the normal operation of a certain user, when an image file format is erroneously specified on the panel of the multifunction device, an e-mail notification is sent to the system administrator or the person himself / herself. You can notice the mistake. Further, since registration is interrupted once, there is an effect that an incorrect image is not stored in the system.

  On the other hand, by limiting the file format of images that can be registered for each user, the system administrator can grasp and control operations other than the normal work of a certain user, so that the security of the system can be enhanced. is there.

  Needless to say, the object of the present invention can be achieved as follows. That is, a recording medium (or storage medium) that records a program code of software that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus. Then, the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus reads and executes the program code stored in the recording medium. In this case, the program code itself read from the recording medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the recording medium on which the program code is recorded constitutes the present invention.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, an operating system (OS) or the like running on the computer performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instruction of the program code. Needless to say, the process includes the case where the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized.

  Furthermore, it is assumed that the program code read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion card inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. After that, based on the instruction of the program code, the CPU included in the function expansion card or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing. Needless to say.

  When the present invention is applied to the recording medium, program code corresponding to the flowchart described above is stored in the recording medium.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the software which CPU5 performs. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a document storage application 203 illustrated in FIG. 2. 10 is a flowchart of a series of setting processes when a document storage application 203 is executed. 6 is a flowchart of a series of processes for transmitting an image from the multifunction device 1 to the PC 4. 5 is a flowchart of a series of processes for the PC 4 to register the image transmitted from the multifunction device 1 in the PC 2. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table data which registered the set of the identification information (user ID and password) of a user, and the file format of the image permitted with respect to this user for every user. 6 is a diagram illustrating a flow of image registration processing from the multifunction machine 1 to the PC 2. FIG.

Claims (7)

An image processing device for storing an image received from an external device in a predetermined storage device,
A set of identification information unique to the user of the external device and file format information indicating a file format permitted for the user among file formats of images that can be transmitted from the external device to the image processing device. Holding means for holding each user,
Receiving means for receiving an image acquired on the external device side and identification information of a user using the external device from the external device;
Obtaining means for obtaining file format information corresponding to the identification information received by the receiving means from the holding means;
Storage control means for storing the image in the storage device when the file format of the image received by the receiving means is in accordance with the file format indicated by the file format information acquired by the acquiring means; An image processing apparatus. The external device is a multifunction peripheral;
The receiving unit receives image data read and transmitted by a scanning function or a fax function of the multifunction device, and receives identification information of a user who uses the multifunction device. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1. Furthermore,
If the file format of the image received by the receiving unit is in accordance with the file format indicated by the file format information acquired by the acquiring unit, an e-mail indicating that the image is stored in the storage device The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Furthermore,
If the file format of the image received by the receiving means does not conform to the file format indicated by the file format information acquired by the acquiring means, an electronic device indicating that the image is not stored in the storage device The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for transmitting mail. An image processing method performed by an image processing device that stores an image received from an external device in a predetermined storage device,
A set of identification information unique to the user of the external device and file format information indicating a file format permitted for the user among file formats of images that can be transmitted from the external device to the image processing device. A holding step for holding in a memory for each user;
A receiving step of receiving an image acquired on the external device side and identification information of a user using the external device from the external device;
An acquisition step of acquiring, from the memory, file format information corresponding to the identification information received in the reception step;
A storage control step of storing the image in the storage device when the file format of the image received in the reception step is in accordance with the file format indicated by the file format information acquired in the acquisition step; An image processing method.   A program for causing a computer to execute the image processing method according to claim 5.   A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 6.

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