# US 2014/0195623 A1 · System, information processing apparatus, method for controlling the same, and non-transitory computer-readable medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195623 A1 - Document ID: US20140195623A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/147,641 - Filed: 2014-01-06 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Tetsuya Sato - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195623A1 ## CPC - H04L 51/42: Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes - H04L 51/08: Annexed information, e.g. attachments - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract An information processing apparatus that manages a processing flow including a plurality of tasks and is connected to an image processing apparatus and a user terminal, the information processing apparatus comprises: an issuing unit which, if the processing flow requested from the image processing apparatus includes a mail-transmission task of transmitting an e-mail with an attached document from the image processing apparatus to the user terminal, issues a mail address in association with the requested processing flow, wherein the attached document is document data to be processed in the processing flow; a setting unit which sets, as a “Reply-To” setting of the e-mail, the issued mail address into the mail-transmission task included in the requested processing flow; and a first transmission unit which transmits the processing flow set by the setting unit to the image processing apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system including an information processing apparatus that manages a processing flow including a plurality of tasks, an image processing apparatus that executes at least one of the tasks included in the processing flow, and a user terminal, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises: an issuing unit configured to, if the processing flow requested from the image processing apparatus includes a mail-transmission task of transmitting an e-mail with an attached document from the image processing apparatus to the user terminal, issue a mail address in association with the requested processing flow, wherein the attached document is document data to be processed in the processing flow; a setting unit configured to set, as a “Reply-To” setting of the e-mail, the issued mail address into the mail-transmission task included in the requested processing flow; and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the processing flow set by the setting unit to the image processing apparatus, and wherein the image processing apparatus comprises: a first receiving unit configured to receive the processing flow transmitted by the first transmission unit; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit an e-mail with an attached document to the user terminal, wherein the transmitted e-mail includes, as “Reply-To” setting, the mail address which is set in the mail-transmission task included in the processing flow received by the first receiving unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the mail-transmission task further includes a mail address of the user terminal which is used when the second transmission unit transmits the e-mail with the attached document to the user terminal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus further comprises: a second receiving unit configured to receive an e-mail; and an execution unit configured to, if the second receiving unit receives the e-mail with an attached document operated by the user terminal, the e-mail being transmitted as a reply to the mail address issued by the issuing unit, continue execution of the processing flow corresponding to the mail address for the attached document included in the received e-mail. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system according to claim 3, wherein if the mail address of the user terminal that was used when the second transmitting unit transmits the e-mail to the user terminal does not match a transmission source mail address in the e-mail received by the second receiving unit, the execution unit cancels execution of the processing flow for the attached document. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The system according to claim 3, wherein the execution unit authenticates the transmission source of the received e-mail using an electronic signature. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The system according to claim 3, wherein if execution of the processing flow is complete, the result of executing the processing flow is transmitted to the transmission source mail address of the received e-mail. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the image processing unit further comprises: a reception unit for receiving a processing flow setting, wherein the reception unit receives a setting as to whether or not to perform the mail-transmission task in the processing flow and a mail address of the user terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits, to the image processing apparatus, a task that is to be executed by the image processing apparatus among tasks included in the processing flow. ### Claim 9 A system including an information processing apparatus that manages a processing flow including a plurality of tasks, an image processing apparatus that executes at least one of the tasks included in the processing flow, and a user terminal, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises: an issuing unit configured to, if the processing flow requested from the image processing apparatus includes a mail-transmission task of transmitting an e-mail with an attached document from the image processing apparatus to the user terminal, issue an e-mail subject in association with the requested processing flow, wherein the attached document is document data to be processed in the processing flow; a setting unit configured to set the subject issued by the issuing unit in the mail-transmission task of the processing flow such that the issued subject is set as a subject of the e-mail; and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the processing flow set by the setting unit to the image processing apparatus, and wherein the image processing apparatus comprises: a first receiving unit configured to receive the processing flow transmitted by the first transmission unit; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit an e-mail with an attached document to the user terminal, wherein the transmitted e-mail includes, as a subject of the e-mail, the issued subject which is set in the mail-transmission task included in the processing flow received by the first receiving unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, wherein the mail-transmission task further includes a mail address of the user terminal which is used when the second transmission unit transmits the e-mail with the attached document to the user terminal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, wherein the information processing apparatus further comprises: a second receiving unit configured to receive an e-mail; and an execution unit configured to, if the second receiving unit receives the e-mail with an attached document operated by the user terminal, continue execution of the processing flow corresponding to the subject of the e-mail for the attached document included in the received e-mail. ### Claim 12 An information processing apparatus that manages a processing flow including a plurality of tasks and is connected to an image processing apparatus and a user terminal, the information processing apparatus comprising: an issuing unit configured to, if the processing flow requested from the image processing apparatus includes a mail-transmission task of transmitting an e-mail with an attached document from the image processing apparatus to the user terminal, issue a mail address in association with the requested processing flow, wherein the attached document is document data to be processed in the processing flow; a setting unit configured to set, as a “Reply-To” setting of the e-mail, the issued mail address into the mail-transmission task included in the requested processing flow; and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the processing flow set by the setting unit to the image processing apparatus, and wherein the image processing apparatus comprises: a first receiving unit configured to receive the processing flow transmitted by the first transmission unit; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit an e-mail with an attached document to the user terminal, wherein the transmitted e-mail includes, as “Reply-To” setting, the mail address which is set in the mail-transmission task included in the processing flow received by the first receiving unit. ### Claim 13 An information processing apparatus that manages a processing flow including a plurality of tasks and is connected to an image processing apparatus and a user terminal, the information processing apparatus comprising: an issuing unit configured to, if the processing flow requested from the image processing apparatus includes a mail-transmission task of transmitting an e-mail with an attached document from the image processing apparatus to the user terminal, issue an e-mail subject in association with the requested processing flow, wherein the attached document is document data to be processed in the processing flow; a setting unit configured to set the subject issued by the issuing unit in the mail-transmission task of the processing flow such that the issued subject is set as a subject of the e-mail; and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the processing flow set by the setting unit to the image processing apparatus, and wherein the image processing apparatus comprises: a first receiving unit configured to receive the processing flow transmitted by the first transmission unit; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit an e-mail with an attached document to the user terminal, wherein the transmitted e-mail includes, as a subject of the e-mail, the issued subject which is set in the mail-transmission task included in the processing flow received by the first receiving unit. ### Claim 14 A method for controlling an information processing apparatus that manages a processing flow including a plurality of tasks and is connected to an image processing apparatus and a user terminal, the method comprising: an issuing step of, if the processing flow requested from the image processing apparatus includes a mail-transmission task of transmitting an e-mail with an attached document from the image processing apparatus to the user terminal, issuing a mail address in association with the requested processing flow, wherein the attached document is document data to be processed in the processing flow; a setting step of setting, as a “Reply-To” setting of the e-mail, the issued mail address into the mail-transmission task included in the requested processing flow; and a first transmission step of transmitting the processing flow set in the setting step to the image processing apparatus. ### Claim 15 A method for controlling an information processing apparatus that manages a processing flow including a plurality of tasks and is connected to an image processing apparatus and a user terminal, the method comprising: an issuing step of, if the processing flow requested from the image processing apparatus includes a mail-transmission task of transmitting an e-mail with an attached document from the image processing apparatus to the user terminal, issuing an e-mail subject in association with the requested processing flow, wherein the attached document is document data to be processed in the processing flow; a setting step of setting the subject issued in the issuing step in the mail-transmission task of the processing flow such that the issued subject is set as a subject of the e-mail; and a transmission step of transmitting the processing flow set in the setting step to the image processing apparatus. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as: an issuing unit configured to, if a processing flow requested from an image processing apparatus includes a mail-transmission task of transmitting an e-mail with an attached document from the image processing apparatus to a user terminal, issue a mail address in association with the requested processing flow, wherein the attached document is document data to be processed in the processing flow; a setting unit configured to set, as a “Reply-To” setting of the e-mail, the issued mail address into the mail-transmission task included in the requested processing flow; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the processing flow set by the setting unit to the image processing apparatus. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as: an issuing unit configured to, if the processing flow requested from an image processing apparatus includes a mail-transmission task of transmitting an e-mail with an attached document from the image processing apparatus to a user terminal, issue an e-mail subject in association with the requested processing flow, wherein the attached document is document data to be processed in the processing flow; a setting unit configured to set the subject issued by the issuing unit in the mail-transmission task of the processing flow such that the issued subject is set as a subject of the e-mail; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the processing flow set by the setting unit to the image processing apparatus.