Information processing system, information processing apparatus,and method

An information processing apparatus which is connected to different information processing apparatus through a network, characterized in that it comprises:

• holding means for holding a predetermined number of folders of names determined in advance in a corresponding relationship to each user to hold user information of the users of said different information processing apparatus;
• reception means for receiving the user information and designation information, which designates one of the folders into which the user information should be stored, transmitted from any of said different information processing apparatus through said network;
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• storage means for storing the user information received by said reception means into the folder of the name designated by the designation information.

An information processing method for an information processing apparatus which is connected to different information processing apparatus through a network, characterized in that it comprises:

• a holding step of holding a predetermined number of folders of names determined in advance in a corresponding relationship to each user to hold user information of the users of said different information processing apparatus;
• a reception step of receiving the user information and designation information, which designates one of the folders into which the user information should be stored, transmitted from any of said different information processing apparatus through said network;
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• a storage step of storing the user information received by the process of the reception step into the folder of the name designated by the designation information.

A recording medium on which a computer-readable program for an information processing apparatus which is connected to different information processing apparatus through a network is recorded, characterized in that the program comprises:

• a holding step of holding a predetermined number of folders of names determined in advance in a corresponding relationship to each user to hold user information of the users of said different information processing apparatus;
• a reception step of receiving the user information and designation information, which designates one of the folders into which the user information should be stored, transmitted from any of said different information processing apparatus through said network;
• and
• a storage step of storing the user information received by the process of the reception step into the folder of the name designated by the designation information.

A program for causing a computer for controlling an information processing apparatus, which is connected to different information processing apparatus through a network, to execute:

• a holding step of holding a predetermined number of folders of names determined in advance in a corresponding relationship to each user to hold user information of the users of said different information processing apparatus;
• a reception step of receiving the user information and designation information, which designates one of the folders into which the user information should be stored, transmitted from any of said different information processing apparatus through said network;
• and
• a storage step of storing the user information received by the process of the reception step into the folder of the name designated by the designation information.

An information processing apparatus which is connected to a different information processing apparatus through a network, characterized in that it comprises:

• holding means for holding a list of a predetermined number of folders of predetermined names in a corresponding relationship to a user in order that the different information processing apparatus may hold user information;
• designation means for designating a predetermined folder from within the list held by said holding means;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting designation information which designates the folder designated by said designation means and the user information to be stored into the folder designated by said designation means to the different information processing apparatus through said network.

An information processing method for an information processing apparatus which is connected to a different information processing apparatus through a network, characterized in that it comprises:

• a holding step of holding a list of a predetermined number of folders of predetermined names in a corresponding relationship to a user in order that the different information processing apparatus may hold user information;
• a designation step of designating a predetermined folder from within the list held by the process of the holding step;
• and
• a transmission step of transmitting designation information which designates the folder designated by the process of the designation step and the user information to be stored into the folder designated by the process of the designation step to the different information processing apparatus through said network.

A recording medium on which a computer-readable program for an information processing apparatus which is connected to a different information processing apparatus through a network is recorded, characterized in that the program comprises:

• a holding step of holding a list of a predetermined number of folders of predetermined names in a corresponding relationship to a user in order that the different information processing apparatus may hold user information;
• a designation step of designating a predetermined folder from within the list held by the process of the holding step;
• and
• a transmission step of transmitting designation information which designates the folder designated by the process of the designation step and the user information to be stored into the folder designated by the process of the designation step to the different information processing apparatus through said network.

A program for causing a computer for controlling an information processing apparatus, which is, connected to different information processing apparatus through a network, to execute:

• a holding step of holding a list of a predetermined number of folders of predetermined names in a corresponding relationship to a user in order that the different information processing apparatus may hold user information;
• a designation step of designating a predetermined folder from within the list held by the process of the holding step;
• and
• a transmission step of transmitting designation information which designates the folder designated by the process of the designation step and the user information to be stored into the folder designated by the process of the designation step to the different information processing apparatus through said network.