Image management server and image management method

An image management server comprising:

• an image receiving unit configured to receive an image;
• a sorting condition setting unit configured to set a sorting condition for the image;
• a transfer unit configured to transfer the image to an external transfer destination folder associated with the sorting condition;
• a retransmission accepting unit configured to accept a retransmission request for the image in a case where transfer by the transfer unit fails;
• and
• a screen presentation unit configured to present, in response to either of:
• a change of the sorting condition or a name of the sorting condition and deletion of the sorting condition during a period from the failed transfer to acceptance of the retransmission request, a screen that prompts a user to confirm the change or the deletion.

An image management method comprising:

• receiving an image;
• setting a sorting condition for the image;
• transferring the image to an external transfer destination folder associated with the sorting condition;
• and
• accepting a retransmission request for the image in a case where the transferring fails,
• wherein the transferring includes transferring, in response to either of:
• a change of the sorting condition or a name of the sorting condition and deletion of the sorting condition during a period from the failed transferring to acceptance of the retransmission request, the image based on the retransmission request to the external transfer destination folder associated with the sorting condition used in the failed transferring.

An image management method comprising:

• receiving an image;
• setting a sorting condition for the image;
• transferring the image to an external transfer destination folder associated with the sorting condition;
• accepting a retransmission request for the image in a case where the transferring fails;
• and
• presenting, in response to either of:
• a change of the sorting condition or a name of the sorting condition and deletion of the sorting condition during a period from the failed transferring to acceptance of the retransmission request, a screen that prompts a user to confirm the change or the deletion.