JP6227074B2 - Data transmitting apparatus, control method therefor, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a data transmission device, a control method therefor, and a program.

  In recent years, multifunction devices capable of executing a plurality of functions such as a fax function, a network scan function, and a print function as well as a copy function have been widely used. Usually, these multifunction devices are provided with an operation panel having a touch screen function and an operation unit having hard keys, and a user calls a desired function from a function list displayed on the operation panel and operates the device.

  In addition, in order to ensure security and charge, when a user uses a device, user authentication is requested. In this case, the user performs authentication using a touch panel or a card, and the device can be used when the authentication is successful.

  Here, when the user uses the network scan function and the other device as the transmission destination is a file server, the user uses the IP address or host name of the file server, the transmission destination folder, the login as the transmission destination information. Specify the user name and password to be used.

  In the case of the reading resolution, a desired file format such as 300 × 300 dpi, a reading size of A4, and a file format such as PDF is set. Further, a color mode for reading a document, a transmission document name, and the like may be set.

  The multi-function peripheral reads the original according to these settings, and transmits the read image to the designated destination using the designated communication means.

  As described above, since there are various settings that can be specified at the time of transmission, there is a demand for simplifying the user's setting operation.

  In the case of transmission to the file server described above, the authentication information for logging in to the file server is often associated with the user operating the device. For this reason, authentication information used for authentication when the user uses the device is also used as authentication information when logging in to the file server without allowing the user to input again.

  In addition, the transmission processing executed by the user is often routine, and the transmission settings such as the transmission destination and the reading setting once input are stored in the device as frequently used settings. . The user can call the setting by pressing a predetermined button to which the saved content is assigned, and this facilitates the user's transmission setting operation.

  If the user wants to save the transmission setting to the file server described above, after the transmission setting is completed, the user can operate the menu displayed on the operation panel to save the transmission setting as a frequently used setting in the device.

  Settings stored in such devices are not always valid at the time of calling. For example, an expiration date may be set for the password, and the password to the file server may not be valid at the time of calling. In such a case, if the user calls and transmits the settings stored in the device, a transmission error occurs.

  Therefore, in an authentication information setting device having a function of accessing using authentication information including an ID and a password, an information setting device providing a mechanism for resetting the authentication information stored in the device when the expiration date has expired Has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-167051 A

  However, some authentication information such as a password is valid not only when the expiration date expires after a certain period of time, but also valid only while the user using the device is logged in. Such authentication information is not meaningful even if stored in the device, and is not preferable from the viewpoint of security.

  On the other hand, in order to simplify the user's setting operation, it is required that the user does not perform the setting operation again when a frequently used setting stored in the device is called. For example, if the authentication information is not saved in a frequently used setting, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of operability to request the user to input every time when calling.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a data transmission apparatus, a control method therefor, and a program that have improved operability related to input of authentication information used for transmitting data to another apparatus.

In order to achieve the above object, a data transmission apparatus according to the present invention is a data transmission apparatus that transmits data to a server, and includes address information for transmitting data to the server and a protocol for transmitting data to the server. information indicating information indicating a file format of data to be transmitted, and, in accordance with the first at least including setting information authentication information for the server authenticates the user, and transmitting means for transmitting data to the server, the setting Registration instruction receiving means for receiving a registration instruction for registering information from a user, and according to the registration instruction, at least the address information, information indicating the protocol, and information indicating a file format of the transmitted data, Registration means for registering setting information not including the first authentication information, and registration according to the registration instruction; A call instruction accepting means for accepting from the user a call instruction for calling the setting information, and the second authentication information before SL user is input by the user when logging in the data transmission device, registered by said registration means The address information, the information indicating the protocol, and the information indicating the file format of the data to be transmitted are set as setting information for the transmission unit to execute transmission processing, which are included in the set information. And setting means.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the data transmission apparatus which improved the operativity regarding the input of the authentication information used in order to transmit data to another apparatus, its control method, and a program can be provided.

1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the software structure of the image processing apparatus in FIG. It is a figure which shows the image processing system to which this Embodiment is applied. It is a figure which shows an example of the home screen displayed on the operation part in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scan operation screen (part 1) displayed on the operation unit in FIG. 1. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scan operation screen (part 2) displayed on the operation unit in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen used frequently displayed on the operation part in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting information used frequently stored in the log | history on the memory in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the registration process performed by CPU in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen, (A) shows an example of a deletion preservation | save screen, (B) has shown an example of the deletion confirmation screen. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the read-out process performed by CPU in FIG. It is a figure which shows a destination input screen. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the registration process performed by CPU in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the read-out process performed by CPU in FIG.

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

  In the present embodiment, a mode in which the data transmission apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to an image processing apparatus will be described.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the image processing apparatus 100 includes an image forming unit 101 that forms an image on a recording sheet by a method such as an electrophotographic method, and a control unit 102 that controls the image processing device 100. The image processing apparatus 100 also includes a finisher 103 that performs post-processing such as stapling processing, a scanner unit 104 that reads a document image, and an operation unit 105 that inputs various data and commands.

  The image processing apparatus 100 further includes a network interface 106 that transmits and receives image data via a network, a fax interface 107 that transmits and receives fax data, and a card reader 110 that performs user authentication using a device.

  The image forming unit 101, finisher 103, scanner unit 104, operation unit 105, network interface 106, and fax interface 107 are connected to the control unit 102 through dedicated interfaces.

  The control unit 102 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 108 and a memory (storage means) 109, which are the main parts.

  The memory 109 has control programs corresponding to the flowcharts of FIGS. 9, 11, 13, and 14, control programs such as the setting dialog boxes shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, FIG. 10, and FIG. 12, and operation screen information. Is stored.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a software configuration of the image processing apparatus 100 in FIG.

  In FIG. 2, the UI control unit 201 displays an operation screen on the operation unit 105 and controls a user interface (UI) that receives a user operation. A scan control unit 202 controls the scanner unit 104 and controls processing for reading a document image.

  The transmission control unit 203 controls processing for transmitting the image data read by the scan control unit 202 to a destination designated by the user using the network interface 106. The fax control unit 204 uses the fax interface 107 to control fax transmission / reception.

  The job management unit 205 manages a user transmission request received by the UI control unit 201 and its execution state. An image management unit 206 manages management information of images read by the scanner unit 104. The transmission setting management unit 207 manages transmission settings stored in the device or read from the device according to a user instruction.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an image processing system 300 to which this exemplary embodiment is applied.

  In FIG. 3, the above-described image processing apparatus 100, server computer 302, and authentication server 303 are shown.

  The server computer 302 corresponds to another device that transmits image data obtained by scanning a document. A display unit 321 and an input device 322 are connected to the server computer.

  The authentication server 303 performs user authentication when using the image processing apparatus 100 and the server computer 302. These are each connected to the network via a network interface.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a home screen displayed on the operation unit 105 in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, an application selection button 601 for calling an operation screen for performing a desired process is displayed. In this example, a “copy” button 606, a “scan” button 607, a “fax” button 608, and a “box” button 609 are displayed for calling up the operation screens of the copy function, network scan function, fax function, and box function. Yes.

  A numeric keypad 602 and a start key 603 for instructing job start are arranged. Further, a “setting / registration” screen calling button 604 for calling a device setting screen and a “history / status” button 605 for calling a job history / status screen are also arranged.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scan operation screen (part 1) displayed on the operation unit 105 in FIG.

  The scan operation screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the operation unit 105 when the user presses the “scan” button 607 shown in FIG. In this figure, a destination input button 701 capable of specifying a transmission destination is displayed.

  The destination can be input by any method of “address book”, “one-touch”, and “new destination”. A transmission setting button 702 is a button for setting transmission settings such as a reading resolution and a reading color mode. The application setting button 703 is a button for calling various detailed settings at the time of reading and transmission.

  In addition, a “frequently used settings” button 704 for calling saved transmission settings is also displayed.

  In this scan operation screen, e-mail transmission and file transmission are possible. Also, depending on the device settings, fax transmission is also possible.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scan operation screen (part 2) displayed on the operation unit 105 in FIG.

  The scan operation screen in FIG. 6 is a screen when the user performs transmission settings such as a transmission destination.

  In FIG. 6, the transmission destination designated by the user is displayed in the transmission destination list 711. A detailed information button 712 for displaying details of the transmission destination is also displayed. The setting value is reflected on the transmission setting button, and the caption of the file format button is PDF (OCR). Further, the application setting button 703 is highlighted to indicate that application settings such as a transmission file name have been made.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a frequently used setting screen displayed on the operation unit 105 in FIG.

  The frequently used setting screen is displayed on the operation unit 105 when the user presses a “frequently used setting” button 704 in FIG. 4.

  In FIG. 7, a “frequently used setting” button 801 registered by the user, a registration button 802 for newly registering the current transmission setting, and a button 803 for editing an existing button are displayed. In FIG. 7, a “frequently used setting” button 801 indicates buttons of “server 1 shared 1”, “server 1 report”, “Fax head office weekly report”, and “mail simultaneous notification”.

  By pressing a desired “frequently used setting” button 801, the user can call the setting information associated with the button and reflect the setting information in the transmission setting. Further, the transmission setting can be registered by pressing a registration button 802.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of frequently used setting information (transmission setting information) stored in the history on the memory 109 in FIG.

  The frequently used setting information includes destination information 811, reading setting information 812, a file format 813, and others 814.

  The destination information 811 is information corresponding to the protocol to be transmitted. In this example, it is “file”, which is information necessary for file transmission. Further, the destination information 811 includes a password as authentication information used for authentication in another apparatus.

  The reading setting information 812 is information indicating the size and resolution. In FIG. 8, the reading size is “automatic detection” and the reading resolution is 300 × 300 dpi.

  A file format 813 indicates a file format, and FIG. 8 shows a format using a high-compression PDF and OCR. Other 814 is information other than the above information, and is a transmission file name in FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the registration process executed by the CPU 108 in FIG.

  The registration process of FIG. 9 shows a process of registering the currently set transmission setting as a frequently used setting, and this program is stored in the memory 109.

  In FIG. 9, the UI control unit 201 receives a save request from the user (step S401). Specifically, after the user operates the destination input button 701, the transmission setting button 702, and the like from the scan operation screen to perform a desired transmission setting, the user presses a “frequently used setting” button 704 to display a frequently used setting screen. A save request can be made by opening and pressing a registration button 802.

  Next, the setting value of the transmission setting requested to be stored is confirmed (step S402). Then, the UI control unit 201 determines whether or not the transmission destination included in the transmission setting in the confirmed setting value is a new destination for file transmission (step S403).

  If the result of determination in step S403 is that the destination is not a new destination (NO in step S403), the transmission setting does not include a password, so the transmission setting management unit 207 is requested to process the setting value as it is ( Step S409), the process is terminated.

  Specifically, the UI control unit 201 passes the transmission setting storage request received in step S 401 to the transmission setting management unit 207. The transmission setting management unit 207 stores the setting value in a predetermined area of the memory 109.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S403 is a new destination (YES in step S403), the transmission setting includes a password, which may not be permanent. Therefore, the UI control unit 201 acquires attribute information regarding the password included in the transmission setting received in step S401 (step S404), and the password received when the user logs in to the image processing apparatus 100 is requested at the time of file transmission. It is determined whether or not the password is to be flowed (step S405).

  In other words, the login information that is a setting required to use the password used when logging in to the image processing apparatus 100 is the same password used for authentication when logging in to the image processing apparatus 100. It is determined whether or not interlocking is set. That is, the memory 109 stores a password used for authentication when logging into the image processing apparatus 100.

  Alternatively, if the image processing apparatus 100 is set to accept a password from the user when the file is transmitted, NO is determined in S405.

  If “YES” is determined in the step S405, a deletion / save selection screen for entrusting the user to determine whether or not to save the frequently used setting is displayed (step S406). That is, it is permitted to register authentication information required at the time of file transmission together with the file transmission destination. Details of this deletion / save selection screen will be described later.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the user has selected to save a password (step S407). If the password is selected to be saved as a result of the determination in step S407 (YES in step S407), the password is saved and the password deletion flag to be saved in the frequently used setting is set to OFF (step S408). move on.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S407, if password storage is not selected (NO in step S407), the UI control unit 201 deletes the password included in the transmission setting received in step S401 (step S411).

  Then, the password deletion flag stored in the frequently used setting is set to ON (step S412), and the process proceeds to step S409.

  If NO is determined in step S405, the password is valid information only while the user is logged in to the image processing apparatus 100, and is not permanent. Therefore, it is not preferable to save the password in a frequently used setting. .

  Therefore, the UI control unit 201 displays a deletion confirmation screen in order to prohibit registration of authentication information together with the file transmission destination (step S410), and proceeds to step S411. Details of this deletion confirmation screen will be described later.

  In this way, when the password is included in the frequently used transmission settings, the password can be stored appropriately depending on whether the password accepted at login is used as the password for file transmission. It becomes possible.

  10A and 10B are diagrams showing examples of screens. FIG. 10A shows an example of a deletion save screen, and FIG. 10B shows an example of a deletion confirmation screen.

  In FIG. 10, the deletion save screen shows “Password information is included. Do you want to register excluding password information?” And asks the user whether to save frequently used settings. It has become.

  In addition, the deletion confirmation screen displays “Password information is included. Registration is performed excluding password information.” This is a screen for notifying the user to delete the password. The deletion storage screen and the deletion confirmation screen may be displayed as pop-up screens.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the reading process executed by the CPU 108 in FIG.

  The reading process in FIG. 11 shows a process of reading a setting value registered in a frequently used setting, and this program is stored in the memory 109.

  In FIG. 11, the UI control unit 201 accepts a read request from the user (step S401). Specifically, the user can make a read request by pressing a desired button from a “frequently used setting” button 801 displayed on the frequently used setting screen.

  Next, the UI control unit 201 passes the received read request to the transmission setting management unit 207. The transmission setting management unit 207 reads the transmission setting associated with the accepted frequently used setting from the predetermined storage area of the memory 109 (step S502).

  Then, the UI control unit 201 determines whether or not the transmission destination included in the read transmission setting is a new file transmission destination (step S503).

  As a result of the determination in step S503, when the transmission destination is not a new destination (NO in step S503), the transmission setting does not include a password and may be read as it is. Therefore, the UI control unit 201 sets the transmission setting read in step S502 as the current transmission setting (step S510), and ends this process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S503 that the transmission destination is a new destination (YES in step S503), the UI control unit 201 confirms the password deletion flag included in the setting value read in step S502, and the flag is ON. Whether or not (step S504).

  If it is determined in step S504 that the flag is not ON (NO in step S504), the password has not been deleted.

  Therefore, the UI control unit 201 sets the user name and password included in the setting value read in step S502 as the user name and password of the transmission destination (step S509), and proceeds to step S510.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S504 that the flag is ON (YES in step S504), the password has been deleted. Therefore, the UI control unit 201 refers to the setting of the device and determines whether or not the authentication interlocking setting has been made (step S505).

  As a result of the determination in step S505, when authentication interlocking is set (YES in step S505), authentication information associated with the user specified using the user authentication function can be used as authentication information at the time of transmission. .

  Therefore, the UI control unit 201 determines whether or not the authentication interlocking setting is login information interlocking (step S506). As a result of the determination in step S506, when the authentication interlocking setting is login information interlocking (YES in step S506), the authentication information used when the user uses the device can also be used at the time of transmission.

  Accordingly, login information, which is authentication information used when the user uses the device with the card reader 110, is referred to (step S507), a user name and a password are acquired (step S508), and the process proceeds to step S509.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S506, when the authentication interlocking setting is not login information interlocking (NO in step S506), the authentication information associated with the user uses information registered in the key ring by the user.

  Therefore, the UI control unit 201 refers to the key ring (step S511), refers to the authentication information associated with the user specified using the user authentication function, and acquires the user name and password (step S512). Then, the process proceeds to step S509. That is, when the authentication information is not stored when data is transmitted again to another apparatus, the authentication information registered in the key ring associated with the user operating the image processing apparatus 100 is reflected in the transmission setting information. .

  As a result of the determination in step S505, if the authentication interlocking setting is not made (NO in step S505), the authentication interlocking setting is not made in the device.

  Therefore, the UI control unit 201 displays a destination input screen and prompts the user to input (step S513). This destination input screen will be described later.

  Next, the UI control unit 201 obtains the password input by the user in the password input field 1004 (step S514), and proceeds to step S509.

  Although the password included in the file destination has been described with reference to FIG. 11, the present invention can be applied not only to the password of the file destination but also to other passwords included in the transmission setting. For example, it is possible to specify the file operation authority acquired from the file operation authority management server as the transmission file format to be added to the file. At this time, the transmission setting to be stored or read may include a password for accessing the file operation authority management server.

  In this case, step S403 determines whether or not the transmission setting includes a password for accessing the file operation authority management server. In step S503, it is determined whether or not the file format included in the read transmission setting has a file operation authority.

  According to the processing of FIG. 11 and FIG. 9 described above, the authentication information requested by another device at the time of file transmission is permanent information that can be used when data is transmitted again to another device. It is determined whether or not the information is information (step S405). When it is determined that the authentication information is permanent information, the authentication information is stored (step S408). Next, as will be described with reference to FIG. 11, when authentication information is stored when data is transmitted again to another apparatus, the authentication information is reflected in the transmission setting information (step S509). As a result, it is possible to improve the operability related to the input of authentication information used for transmitting data to other devices.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a destination input screen.

  The destination input screen illustrated in FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a file destination input screen displayed on the operation unit 105 by the UI control unit 201. In this screen, a host name input field 1001, a folder name input field 1002, a user name input field 1003, and a password input field 1004 are displayed. The user inputs these fields.

[Second Embodiment]
Since the configuration of the image processing apparatus in the second embodiment is the same as that of the image processing apparatus 100 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  In the first embodiment described above, whether or not the password is permanent is determined by referring to the attribute information of the password of the new destination file transmission. On the other hand, since the password is always changed, when registering a file transmission destination in the address book, the password may be registered every time it is specified.

  When the user designates a file transmission destination that is designated for input every time as a transmission destination, the user is required to input a password every time transmission is performed.

  If the destination to be registered in the frequently used settings needs to be entered each time, the password is not permanent.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the registration process executed by the CPU 108 in FIG.

  The registration process of FIG. 13 shows a process of registering the currently set transmission setting as a frequently used setting, and this program is stored in the memory 109.

  In FIG. 13, the UI control unit 201 accepts a save request for frequently used settings for transmission settings specified by the user (step S1101), and confirms the set values of the transmission settings for which the accepted save request is made (step S1102). ).

  Next, the UI control unit 201 determines whether or not the transmission destination included in the transmission setting in the confirmed setting value is an address book destination for file transmission (step S1103).

  As a result of the determination in step S1103, if the address book is not the address book destination (NO in step S1103), the UI control unit 201 passes the transmission setting in the received storage request to the transmission setting management unit 207 because it may be stored as it is. .

  Then, the transmission setting management unit 207 stores the setting value in a predetermined area on the memory 109 (step S1109), and ends this process.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S1103, when it is an address book destination (YES in step S1103), there is a possibility that an input setting is made for each password, and there is a possibility that the password is not permanent.

  Therefore, the UI control unit 201 acquires the attribute of the address book destination of the transmission destination included in the transmission setting in the received storage request (step S1104), and determines whether or not the input is specified for each password (step S1105). ).

  As a result of the determination in step S1105, when the password is not specified every time (NO in step S1105), this password is permanent, and the process proceeds to step S1109.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S1105, when an input is specified for each password (YES in step S1105), this password is not permanent, and it is not preferable to save it in a setting that frequently uses it.

  Therefore, the UI control unit 201 displays the deletion confirmation screen illustrated in FIG. 10B described above, and notifies the user that the password is to be deleted (step S1106). Next, the input password is deleted each time included in the transmission setting in the received storage request (step S1107), the password deletion flag to be stored in the frequently used setting is set to ON (step S1108), and the process proceeds to step S1109.

  The reading process in the second embodiment is the same as that in FIG. 11 except that it is determined in step S503 in the flowchart of FIG. 11 whether or not the transmission destination included in the read transmission setting is an address book destination for file transmission. The same.

[Third Embodiment]
Since the configuration of the image processing apparatus in the third embodiment is the same as that of the image processing apparatus 100 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  In the first and second embodiments, when calling frequently including a file transmission destination, the user name and password are set at the time of calling, not at the time of registration, according to the setting of the device.

  For this, not only the user name and password but also the destination host name and folder name can be set at the time of calling.

  For example, from the viewpoint of security, there may be a setting in which the device can be set to send a file only to a specific folder associated with each user. In this case, the destination host name and folder name associated with the user are also valid only when the user is logged in, and are not considered permanent.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the reading process executed by the CPU 108 in FIG.

  The reading process in FIG. 14 shows a process of registering the currently set transmission setting as a frequently used setting, and this program is stored in the memory 109.

  In FIG. 14, the UI control unit 201 accepts a read request from the user (step S1201). Specifically, the user can make a read request by pressing a desired button from a “frequently used setting” button 801 displayed on the frequently used setting screen.

  Next, the UI control unit 201 passes the received read request to the transmission setting management unit 207. The transmission setting management unit 207 reads the transmission setting associated with the accepted frequently used setting from the predetermined storage area of the memory 109 (step S1202).

  Next, the UI control unit 201 refers to the setting of the device in the UI control unit 201, and determines whether or not the file transmission destination is set to be limited to the My Folder (MyFolder) associated with the user (step) S1203).

  As a result of the determination in step S1203, when the setting limited to the My folder is not made (NO in step S1203), the UI control unit 201 refers to the setting of the device. Then, the authentication linkage setting is confirmed (step S1211), and the user name and password are acquired (step S1212).

  Next, the acquired user name and password are set as the transmission destination (S1213), and are set as the current transmission setting together with the other transmission settings read out in step S1202 (step S1208), and this process is terminated.

  Details of the processing of S1211 to S1213 described above are the processing of steps S505 to S509 and steps S511 to S514 in the flowchart of FIG.

  As a result of the determination in step S1203, when the setting limited to the My folder is made (YES in step S1203), the UI control unit 201 refers to the setting of the device. Then, it is determined whether or not my folder information associated with the user is managed by the authentication server (step S1204).

  As a result of the determination in step S1204, if the setting is limited to My Folder (YES in step S1204), the UI control unit 201 refers to the login information obtained at the time of authentication when the user operates the device ( Step S1205).

  Then, the host name, folder name, user name, and password associated with the user managed by the authentication server are acquired (step S1206).

  Next, the host name, folder name, user name, and password acquired in step S1206 are set in the transmission destination (step S1207), and the process proceeds to step S1208.

  As a result of the determination in step S1204, when the setting for limiting to my folder is not made (NO in step S1204), the UI control unit 201 refers to the key ring (step S1209). Then, the host name, folder name, user name, and password associated with the registered user are acquired (step S1210), and the process proceeds to step S1207.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is also realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads the program code. It is a process to be executed. In this case, the program and the storage medium storing the program constitute the present invention.

100 Image Processing Device 105 Operation Unit 106 Network I / F
108 CPU
109 Memory 110 Card Reader 201 UI Control Unit 202 Scan Control Unit 203 Transmission Control Unit 204 Fax Control Unit 205 Job Management Unit 206 Image Management Unit 207 Transmission Setting Management Unit

Claims (14)

A data transmission device for transmitting data to a server,
Address information for transmitting data to the server, information indicating a protocol for transmitting data to the server, information indicating a file format of data to be transmitted, and first authentication for the server to authenticate a user Transmission means for transmitting data to the server according to setting information including at least information;
Registration instruction receiving means for receiving a registration instruction for registering the setting information from a user;
In accordance with the registration instruction, registration means for registering setting information including at least the address information, the information indicating the protocol, and the information indicating the file format of the transmitted data and not including the first authentication information;
Call instruction receiving means for receiving a call instruction for calling the setting information registered in accordance with the registration instruction from a user;
A second authentication information input by the user when the previous SL user logs in to the data transmission device, included in the setting information registered by said registering means, said address information, information indicating the protocol, and Setting means for setting information indicating a file format of the transmitted data as setting information for the transmission means to execute transmission processing;
A data transmission device comprising:   The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the address information includes a host name of the server and a folder name of the server. 3. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the address information registered by the registration unit is a new destination.   The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting information includes information indicating a file name of data to be transmitted.   The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the server is a file server.   The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first authentication information and the second authentication information are passwords. A reading unit for reading an image of the document;
The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits data generated from an image read by the reading unit to the server.   The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying that the first authentication information is not registered.   9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising inquiry means for inquiring the user whether to register setting information that does not include the first authentication information or to register setting information that includes the first authentication information. The data transmission device according to any one of the above.   When the data transmission device is configured to accept authentication information from the user every time data is transmitted by the transmission unit, the registration unit performs the first authentication information from the setting information according to the registration instruction. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data transmission apparatus is deleted and registered. Even when the data transmitting apparatus is configured to store user login information as the first authentication information when registering the setting information by the registration means, the registration means 11. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first authentication information is deleted and registered from the data transmission apparatus. 2. The setting unit sets the second authentication information as setting information for the transmission unit to execute transmission processing in accordance with the call instruction reception unit receiving the call instruction. 12. The data transmission device according to any one of 11 to 11. A method for controlling a data transmission device for transmitting data to a server,
Address information for transmitting data to the server, information indicating a protocol for transmitting data to the server, information indicating a file format of data to be transmitted, and first authentication for the server to authenticate a user A transmission step of transmitting data to the server according to setting information including at least information;
A registration instruction receiving step for receiving a registration instruction for registering the setting information from a user;
A registration step of registering setting information not including the first authentication information, including at least the address information, information indicating the protocol, and information indicating a file format of the transmitted data in accordance with the registration instruction;
A call instruction reception step for receiving a call instruction for calling the setting information registered in accordance with the registration instruction;
The address information before SL user is included in the data and the second authentication information input by the user when logging into the transmission apparatus, the setting information registered in the registration step, the information indicating the protocol and, A setting step for setting information indicating a file format of the transmitted data, and setting information for executing transmission processing in the transmission step;
A method for controlling a data transmitting apparatus, comprising: A program for causing a computer to execute a control method of a data transmission device that transmits data to a server,
The control method of the data transmission device is:
Address information for transmitting data to the server, information indicating a protocol for transmitting data to the server, information indicating a file format of data to be transmitted, and first authentication for the server to authenticate a user A transmission step of transmitting data to the server according to setting information including at least information;
A registration instruction receiving step for receiving a registration instruction for registering the setting information from a user;
A registration step of registering setting information not including the first authentication information, including at least the address information, information indicating the protocol, and information indicating a file format of the transmitted data in accordance with the registration instruction;
A call instruction reception step for receiving a call instruction for calling the setting information registered in accordance with the registration instruction;
A second authentication information input by the user when the previous SL user logs in to the data transmission device, included in the setting information registered in said registering step, the address information, information indicating the protocol, and A setting step for setting information indicating a file format of the data to be transmitted as setting information for executing transmission processing in the transmission step;
The program characterized by having.

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