File transmission apparatus, method and file version management system

A file transmission method using a file transmission apparatus which communicates with a server that manages versions of a file stored in a database, the method comprising the steps of:

• accepting a file transmission instruction for a transmission destination selected by a user from a transmission destination list stored in a storage unit;
• and
• when the file transmission instruction is accepted in the step of accepting, transmitting a check-out request for a file specified by information of the selected transmission destination to the server without the intervention of the user and transmitting a check-in request for a file subjected to the check-out request to the server using an image file input from an image input unit without the intervention of the user, thereby updating the file stored in the database using the image file.

A computer-readable storage medium which stores a computer program, wherein the computer program causes a computer to execute the steps of:

• accepting a file transmission instruction for a transmission destination selected by a user from a transmission destination list stored in a storage unit;
• and
• when the file transmission instruction is accepted in the step of accepting, transmitting a check-out request for a file specified by information of the selected transmission destination to the server without the intervention of the user and transmitting a check-in request for a file subjected to the check-out request to said server using an image file input from an image input unit without the intervention of the user, thereby updating the file stored in the database using the image file.