Communication system, communication apparatus, and communication method

A communication apparatus for receiving a file from another apparatus, comprising:

• identification information receiving means for receiving identification information from a transmission end;
• file receiving means for receiving a file and file name transmitted from the transmission end;
• and
• file name determination means for determining a file name to be given upon storing the received file in a self-apparatus on the basis of the identification information and file name received from the transmission end.

A communication system in which a second apparatus which receives a file from a first apparatus transmits the file received from the first apparatus to a third apparatus, wherein

• the first apparatus comprises:
• transmission means for transmitting a file owned by a self-apparatus and inhibition information that inhibits the file from being transmitted to the third apparatus, and
• the second apparatus comprises:
• receiving means for receiving the file owned by the first apparatus and the inhibition information;
• storing means for storing the file owned by the first apparatus, in association with the inhibition information;
• and
• transmitting means for transmitting files owned by the self-apparatus except for the file associated with the inhibition information to the third apparatus.

A communication apparatus for receiving a file from another apparatus, comprising:

• storing means for storing information of an apparatus which completes a communication;
• judging means for judging if an apparatus which can communicate with a self-apparatus and does not complete the communication exists;
• receiving means for receiving a file from the judged apparatus;
• and
• control means for executing reception of files by said receiving means until said judging means judges that no apparatus which does not complete the communication exists, and for, when said judging means judges that no apparatus which does not complete the communication exists, erasing the information of the apparatuses stored in said storing means.

A communication method for transmitting/receiving files between a plurality of apparatuses, wherein

• a transmission end comprises:
• an identification information transmitting step of transmitting identification information of a self-apparatus;
• and
• a file transmitting step of transmitting a file and file name owned by the self-apparatus, and
• a reception end comprises:
• an identification information receiving step of receiving the identification information of the transmission end;
• a file receiving step of receiving the file and file name transmitted from the transmission end;
• and
• a file name determination step of determining a file name to be given upon storing the received file in the self-apparatus on the basis of the identification information and file name received from the transmission end.

A communication method for receiving a file from another apparatus, comprising:

• an identification information receiving step of receiving identification information from a transmission end;
• a file receiving step of receiving a file and file name transmitted from the transmission end;
• and
• a file name determination step of determining a file name to be given upon storing the received file in a self-apparatus on the basis of the identification information and file name received from the transmission end.

A communication method in which a second apparatus which receives a file from a first apparatus transmits the file received from the first apparatus to a third apparatus, wherein

• the first apparatus comprises:
• a transmission step of transmitting a file owned by a self-apparatus and inhibition information that inhibits the file from being transmitted to the third apparatus, and
• the second apparatus comprises:
• a receiving step of receiving the file owned by the first apparatus and the inhibition information;
• a storing step of storing the file owned by the first apparatus in association with the inhibition information;
• and
• a transmitting step of transmitting files owned by the self-apparatus except for the file associated with the inhibition information to the third apparatus.

A communication method for receiving a file from another apparatus, comprising:

• a storing step of storing information of an apparatus which completes a communication;
• a judging step of judging if an apparatus which can communicate with a self-apparatus and does not complete the communication exists;
• a receiving step of receiving a file from the judged apparatus;
• and
• a control step of executing reception of files in the receiving step until it is judged in the judging step that no apparatus which does not complete the communication exists, and erasing, when it is judged in the judging step that no apparatus which does not complete the communication exists, the information of the apparatuses stored in the storing step.