HTTP server for an image input device

An HTTP server for an image input device, comprising:

• obtaining means for obtaining an identification code for an image file created for an image input by the image input device;
• generation means for automatically generating an HTML page which includes an HTML link to the image file created for the input image upon receipt by said server of a TCP/IP packet which includes a request to retrieve an identified web page, the identified web page having a predetermined relationship to the identification code for the image file;
• and
• sending means for causing a TCP/IP packet which includes the generated HTML page to be sent over a TCP/IP network.

An HTTP server for an image input device, comprising:

• obtaining means for obtaining information pertaining to a file corresponding to an input image when the image has been input and the file has been created for access by the server;
• retrieving means for retrieving an HTML page based on the obtained information;
• generating means for generating an HTML link based on the obtained information;
• modifying means for modifying the HTML page to include the generated HTML link;
• and
• responding means for responding to an HTML page request over a TCP/IP network by sending a requested HTML page.

An HTTP server for an image input device, comprising:

• obtaining means for obtaining information pertaining to a file corresponding to an input image when the image has been input and the file has been created for access by the server;
• modifying means for modifying a database based on the obtained information, the database including user and input document identification information;
• and
• responding means for responding to an HTML page request over a TCP/IP network by generating an HTML page by selectively including HTML links based on the HTML page request and information in the database.