Data processing system, data processing apparatus, and data processing program product suited for transmitting and receiving data among a plurality of image processing apparatuses

An image data processing system comprising a plurality of image processing apparatuses connected to a network, and a computer connected to the network, wherein:

• said computer includes a user data storage portion to store user data associating user identification information for identifying each user with apparatus identification information for identifying each apparatus;
• an input apparatus among said plurality of image processing apparatuses, wherein a job is inputted, includes
• a destination designation portion to display a user identified by the user identification information stored in the user data storage portion of said computer so as to designate the user as a destination,
• a data designation portion to designate image data for the destination designated in the destination designation portion,
• a relation data generating portion to generate relation data associating location information of said designated data in said network with the user identification information of said designated user as the destination,
• a storing portion to store said relation data, and
• a controlling portion to cause another image processing apparatus among said plurality of image processing apparatuses, which is identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, to store said relation data if the input apparatus is not identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, and cause said storing portion to store said relation data if the input apparatus is the home terminal of the user designated as the destination;
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• an output apparatus among said plurality of image processing apparatuses, to output the job, includes,
• a data processing method designation portion to designate a data processing method for the image data, wherein the data processing method is designated by the user designated as the destination;
• a user identification information input portion to accept an input of user identification information,
• a determination portion to determine whether or not the output apparatus is identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• an acquiring portion to acquire said relation data from a terminal identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information when said determination portion determines that the output apparatus is not the home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• a data extracting portion to extract image data based on said relation data acquired from said home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information, and
• a data processing portion to process the image data extracted by the data extracting portion based on the data processing method designated in the data processing method designation portion.

An image data processing system including a plurality of image processing apparatuses each connected to a network, wherein:

• said plurality of image processing apparatuses each includes a user data storage portion to store user data including user identification information for identifying each user;
• an input apparatus among said plurality of image processing apparatuses, wherein a job is inputted, includes
• a data input portion into which image data is inputted,
• a relation portion to associate the image data with the user identification information stored in the user data storage portion,
• a destination designation portion to designate a user identified by the user identification information associated by said relation portion as a destination,
• a relation data generating portion to generate relation data associating location information of said inputted data in said network with the user identification information of said designated user as the destination,
• a storing portion to store said relation data, and
• a controlling portion to cause another image processing apparatus, which is identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, among said plurality of image processing apparatuses to store said relation data if the input apparatus is not identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, and cause said storing portion to store said relation data if the input apparatus is the home terminal of the user designated as the destination;
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• an output apparatus among said plurality of image processing apparatuses, to output the job, includes,
• a data processing method designation portion to designate a data processing method for the image data, wherein the data processing method is designated by the user designated as the destination,
• a user identification information input portion to accept an input of user identification information,
• a determination portion to determine whether or not the output apparatus is identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• an acquiring portion to acquire said relation data from a terminal identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information when said determination portion determines that the output apparatus is not the home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• a data extracting portion to extract image data based on said relation data acquired from said home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information, and
• a data processing portion to process the image data extracted by the data extracting portion based on the data processing method designated in the data processing method designation portion.

An image data processing system comprising a plurality of image processing apparatuses connected to a network, and a computer connected to the network, wherein:

• said computer includes a user data storage portion to store user data associating user identification information for identifying each user with apparatus identification information for identifying a home terminal of the user;
• an input apparatus among said plurality of image processing apparatuses, wherein a job is inputted, includes
• a data input portion into which image data is inputted,
• a relation portion to associate said inputted data with the user identification information stored in the user data storage portion,
• a destination designation portion to designate a user identified by the user identification information associated by said relation portion as a destination,
• a relation data generating portion to generate relation data associating location information of said inputted data in said network with the user identification information of said designated user as the destination,
• a storing portion to store said relation data, and
• a controlling portion to cause another image processing apparatus, which is identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, among said plurality of image processing apparatuses to store said relation data if the input apparatus is not identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, and cause said storing portion to store said relation data if the input apparatus is the home terminal of the user designated as the destination;
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• an output apparatus among said plurality of image processing apparatuses, to output the job, includes,
• a data processing method designation portion to designate a data processing method for the image data, wherein the data processing method is designated by the user designated as the destination,
• a user identification information input portion to accept an input of user identification information,
• a determination portion to determine whether or not the output apparatus is identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• an acquiring portion to acquire said relation data from a terminal identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information when said determination portion determines that the output apparatus is not the home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• a data extracting portion to extract image data based on said relation data acquired from said home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information, and
• a data processing portion to process the image data extracted by the data extracting portion based on the data processing method designated in the data processing method designation portion.

An image data processing apparatus connected to a network, comprising:

• a user data storage portion to store user data including user identification information for identifying each user;
• in a case of functioning as an input apparatus wherein a job is inputted,
• a destination designation portion to display a user identified by the user identification information stored in the user data storage portion so as to designate the user as a destination;
• a data designation portion to designate image data for the destination designated in the destination designation portion;
• a relation data generating portion to generate relation data associating location information of said designated data in said network with the user identification information of said designated user as the destination;
• a storing portion to store said relation data;
• a controlling portion to cause another image processing apparatus, which is identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, connected to said network to store said relation data if the input apparatus is not identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, and cause said storing portion to store said relation data if the input apparatus is the home terminal of the user designated as the destination;
• in a case of functioning as an output apparatus to output a job,
• a data processing method designation portion to designate a data processing method for the image data, wherein the data processing method is designated by the user designated as the destination;
• a user identification information input portion to accept an input of user identification information,
• a determination portion to determine whether or not the output apparatus is identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• an acquiring portion to acquire said relation data from a terminal identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information when said determination portion determines that the output apparatus is not the home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• a data extracting portion to extract image data based on said relation data acquired from said home terminal of the user;
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• a data processing portion to process the image data extracted by the data extracting portion based on the data processing method designated in the data processing method designation portion.

An image data processing apparatus connected to a network, comprising:

• a user data storage portion to store user data including user identification information for identifying each user;
• in a case of functioning as an input apparatus wherein a job is inputted,
• a data input portion into which image data is inputted;
• a relation portion to associate the image data with the user identification information stored in the user data storage portion;
• a destination designation portion to designate a user identified by the user identification information as a destination;
• a relation data generating portion to generate relation data
• associating location information of said inputted data in said network with the
• user identification information of said designated user as the destination;
• a storing portion to store said relation data;
• a controlling portion to cause another image processing apparatus, which is identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, connected to said network to store said relation data if the input apparatus is not identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, and cause said storing portion to store said relation data if the input apparatus is the home terminal of the user designated as the destination;
• in a case of functioning as an output apparatus to output a job,
• a data processing method designation portion to designate a data processing method for the image data, wherein the data processing method is designated by the user designated as the destination;
• a user identification information input portion to accept an input of user identification information,
• a determination portion to determine whether or not the output apparatus is identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• an acquiring portion to acquire said relation data from a terminal identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information when said determination portion determines that the output apparatus is not the home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• a data extracting portion to extract image data based on said relation data acquired from said home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information;
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• a data processing portion to process the image data extracted by the data extracting portion based on the data processing method designated in the data processing method designation portion.

A nontransitory computer readable medium encoded with an image data processing program for an image data processing apparatus, the program comprising the steps of:

• storing user data including user identification information for identifying each user;
• in setting for image data output, displaying a user identified by the user identification information stored in the storing step and allowing to designate the user as a destination;
• designating image data for the designated destination;
• generating relation data associating location information of said designated data in said network with the user identification information of said designated user as the destination;
• storing said relation data in the image data processing apparatus;
• causing another image data processing apparatus, which is identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, connected to said network to store said relation data if the image data processing apparatus is not identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, and to store said relation data in the image data processing apparatus if the image data processing apparatus is the home terminal of the user designated as the destination;
• in outputting image data, designating a data processing method for the image data, wherein the data processing method is designated by the user designated as the destination;
• accepting an input of user identification information;
• determining whether or not the image data processing apparatus is identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• acquiring said relation data from a terminal identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information when said determination portion determines that the image data processing apparatus is not the home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• extracting image data based on said relation data acquired from said home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information;
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• processing the image data extracted in the extracting step based on the data processing method designated in the step of designating the data processing method.

A nontransitory computer readable medium encoded with an image data processing program for an image data processing apparatus, the program comprising the steps of:

• storing user data including user identification information for identifying each user;
• in inputting image data, accepting an input of image data;
• associating the image data with the user identification information stored in the storing step;
• designating a user identified by the user identification information as a destination;
• generating relation data associating location information of said inputted data in said network with the user identification information of said designated user as the destination;
• storing said relation data in the image data processing apparatus;
• causing another image data processing apparatus, which is identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, connected to said network to store said relation data if the image data processing apparatus is not identified as a home terminal of the user designated as the destination, and to store said relation data in the image data processing apparatus if the image data processing apparatus is the home terminal of the user designated as the destination;
• in outputting image data, designating a data processing method for the image data, wherein the data processing method is designated by the user designated as the destination;
• accepting an input of user identification information;
• determining whether or not the image data processing apparatus is identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• acquiring said relation data from a terminal identified as a home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information when said determination portion determines that the image data processing apparatus is not the home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information,
• extracting image data based on said relation data acquired from said home terminal of the user corresponding to the accepted user identification information;
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• processing the image data extracted in the extracting step based on the data processing method designated in the step of designating the data processing method.