# US 11,445,085 B2 · Information processing system, data transfer method, and recording medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,445,085 B2 - Document ID: US11445085B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/111,936 - Filed: 2020-12-04 - Published: 2021-07-08 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-07 - Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Applicants: Dongzhe Zhang - Inventors: Dongzhe Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445085B2 ## CPC - H04N 1/32523: {a plurality of output devices} - H04L 67/02: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] - H04L 67/1097: for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS] - H04N 1/00214: {details of transmission} - H04N 1/2183: {the stored images being distributed among a plurality of different locations, e.g. among a plurality of users} - H04L 63/0807: {using tickets, e.g. Kerberos (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213)} - H04L 63/10: {for controlling access to devices or network resources} - H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract An information processing system, a data transfer method, and a recording medium. The information processing system transfers data to storage that is a transfer destination and in response to a data transfer request from a device, the information processing system transfers the data with reference to distribution settings information that designates a storage location of the data in the storage. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing system comprising: circuitry configured to determine whether a data transfer function of a device is active, and transfer data to storage that is a transfer destination, wherein the data transfer function of the device is determined as active in a case where flag information stored in a device memory of the device indicates that the data transfer function is active, and determined as inactive in a case where in a case where the flag information indicates that the data transfer function is not active, the circuitry performs an authentication process to authenticate the device in a case where the data transfer function of the device is determined as inactive, the authentication process including transmitting a request for a list of licenses for the data transfer function, the request for the list of licenses including a device identification number, receiving a list of licenses transmitted in response to the request for the list of licenses, and determining whether the device has a license for the data transfer function, the device transmits a data transfer request in a case where the device has the license for the data transfer function, and the circuitry is configured to transfer the data with reference to distribution settings information that designates a storage location of the data in the storage in response to the data transfer request. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: receive registration of transfer settings information that is related to the distribution settings information; acquire storage destination information that indicates the storage location of the distribution settings information in the storage as the transfer settings information; and acquire the distribution settings information from the storage based on the storage destination information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information processing system of claim 2, further comprising: one or more memories, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: store the distribution settings information in the memories; and acquire the distribution settings information from the memories. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The information processing system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: acquire the distribution settings information from a device that transmits the data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The information processing system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: acquire storage account information indicating a storage account; and transmit the storage account information to the storage. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the data includes information that identifies a transmission source; and the distribution settings information includes information on a distribution destination for each transmission source. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the device is an image forming apparatus, and the data includes an image transmitted from a facsimile to the image forming apparatus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing system is implemented by one or more information processing apparatuses. ### Claim 9 A data transfer method comprising: determining whether a data transfer function of a device is active, wherein the data transfer function of the device is determined as active in a case where flag information stored in a device memory of the device indicates that the data transfer function is active, and determined as inactive in a case where the flag information indicates that the data transfer function is not active, the circuitry performs an authentication process to authenticate the device in a case where the data transfer function of the device is determined as inactive, the authentication process including transmitting a request for a list of licenses for the data transfer function, the request for the list of licenses including a device identification number, receiving a list of licenses transmitted in response to the request for the list of licenses, and determining whether the device has a license for the data transfer function, transmitting a data transfer request from the device in a case where the device has the license for the data transfer function, and transferring data to storage that is a transfer destination of the data with reference to distribution settings information that designates a storage location of the data in response to the data transfer request. ### Claim 10 A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable code for controlling a computer system to carry out a data transfer method comprising: determining whether a data transfer function of a device is active, wherein the data transfer function of the device is determined as active in a case where flag information stored in a device memory of the device indicates that the data transfer function is active, and determined as inactive in a case where the flag information indicates that the data transfer function is not active, the circuitry performs an authentication process to authenticate the device in a case where the data transfer function of the device is determined as inactive, the authentication process including transmitting a request for a list of licenses for the data transfer function, the request for the list of licenses including a device identification number, receiving a list of licenses transmitted in response to the request for the list of licenses, and determining whether the device has a license for the data transfer function, and transmitting a data transfer request from the device in a case where the device has the license for the data transfer function, and transferring data to storage that is a transfer destination of the data with reference to distribution settings information that designates a storage location of the data in response to the data transfer request.