Client communicating with a server through an image forming apparatus

An image processing system in which a server, an image processing apparatus, and a terminal device are connected, the server receiving an access request only from a request source which is permitted to make the access request, the image processing apparatus being permitted to make the access request to the server, and the terminal device being not permitted to access the server, wherein

• the image processing apparatus comprises:
• a reader operable to read an image to obtain an image file;
• a transmitter operable to access the server and transmit the image file to the server to save the image file in the server;
• a notifier operable to notify the terminal device that a file operation request for the image file saved in the server is to be received by the image processing apparatus;
• and
• a file operating part operable to, when the file operation request based on the notification is received from the terminal device, access the server and perform a requested file operation on one of the image file saved in the server and the image file obtained as a result of accessing the server, and
• the terminal device comprises:
• a displaying part operable to display the notification;
• a receiver operable to receive an instruction of requesting the file operation from a user;
• and
• a request transmitter operable to, when the instruction is received, transmit the file operation request to the image processing apparatus based on the notification.

An image processing method in an image processing apparatus which is connected to a server and permitted to make an access request to the server, the server receiving the access request only from a request source which is permitted to make the access request, the image processing method comprising:

• a reading step of reading an image to obtain an image file;
• a transmitting step of accessing the server and transmitting the image file to the server to save the image file in the server;
• a notifying step of notifying a specified destination that a file operation request for the image file saved in the server is to be received by the image processing apparatus;
• and
• a file operating step of, when the file operation request based on the notification is received from the specified destination, accessing the server and performing a requested file operation on one of the image file saved in the server and the image file obtained as a result of accessing the server.