Communication apparatus system, communication apparatus, relay apparatus, and control method of relay

A relay apparatus in a communication apparatus system comprising a communication apparatus and the relay apparatus connected to a network including a service providing apparatus for an electronic-file storing service, the communication apparatus including:

• an address-get-request transmitting unit configured to transmit a request for getting an upload destination address to the relay apparatus, wherein the upload destination address represents an address of an upload destination of an electronic file in the electronic-file storing service;
• a receiving unit configured to receive the upload destination address and a template for an upload message from the relay apparatus after the address-get-request transmitting unit transmits the request for getting the upload destination address, wherein the upload message is a message for requesting upload in the electronic-file storing service;
• an upload-message generating unit configured to generate the upload message including the electronic file and the upload destination address according to the template received by the receiving unit;
• an upload-message transmitting unit configured to transmit the upload message generated by the upload-message generating unit to the service providing apparatus so as to upload the electronic file in the electronic-file storing service;
• and a remaining-file determining unit configured to determine whether any electronic file to be transmitted in the electronic-file storing service remains after receiving a response message including an upload result from the service providing apparatus having received the upload message, wherein in a case in which the remaining-file determining unit determines that any electronic file remains, the address-get-request transmitting unit transmits the request for getting the upload destination address to the relay apparatus, the relay apparatus comprising:
• an upload-destination-address-get-program storage unit that stores an upload-destination-address getting program for getting the upload destination address from the service providing apparatus by using a public API of the electronic-file storing service;
• an upload-destination-address getting unit configured to, every time when receiving the request for getting the upload destination address from the communication apparatus, gets the upload destination address from the service providing apparatus by executing the upload-destination-address getting program;
• a time-information adding unit configured to, every time when receiving the request for getting the upload destination address from the communication apparatus, determine whether the information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address is necessary based on the upload destination address got by the upload-destination-address getting unit, and in a case that it is determined that the information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address is necessary, add information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address to the template for an upload message when necessary;
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• an upload-destination-address transmitting unit configured to transmit the template for an upload message and the upload destination address got by the upload-destination-address getting unit to the communication apparatus, every time after the time-information adding unit adds the information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address to the template for an upload message.

A control method of a relay apparatus in a communication apparatus system comprising a communication apparatus and the relay apparatus connected to a network including a service providing apparatus for an electronic-file storing service, the communication apparatus including:

• an address-get-request transmitting unit configured to transmit a request for getting an upload destination address to the relay apparatus, wherein the upload destination address represents an address of an upload destination of an electronic file in the electronic-file storing service;
• a receiving unit configured to receive the upload destination address and a template for an upload message from the relay apparatus after the address-get-request transmitting unit transmits the request for getting the upload destination address, wherein the upload message is a message for requesting upload in the electronic-file storing service;
• an upload-message generating unit configured to generate the upload message including the electronic file and the upload destination address according to the template received by the receiving unit;
• an upload-message transmitting unit configured to transmit the upload message generated by the upload-message generating unit to the service providing apparatus so as to upload the electronic file in the electronic-file storing service;
• and a remaining-file determining unit configured to determine whether any electronic file to be transmitted in the electronic-file storing service remains after receiving a response message including an upload result from the service providing apparatus having received the upload message, wherein in a case in which the remaining-file determining unit determines that any electronic file remains, the address-get-request transmitting unit transmits the request for getting the upload destination address to the relay apparatus, the control method of the relay apparatus comprising:
• an upload-destination-address-get-program storage step configured to store an upload-destination-address getting program for getting the upload destination address from the service providing apparatus by using a public API of the electronic-file storing service;
• an upload-destination-address getting step configured to, every time when receiving the request for getting the upload destination address from the communication apparatus, get the upload destination address from the service providing apparatus by executing the upload-destination-address getting program;
• a time-information adding step configured to, every time when receiving the request for getting the upload destination address from the communication apparatus, determine whether the information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address is necessary based on the upload destination address got by the upload-destination-address getting step, and in a case that it is determined that the information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address is necessary, add information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address to the template for an upload message when necessary;
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• an upload-destination-address transmitting step configured to transmit the template for an upload message and the upload destination address got by the upload-destination-address getting step to the communication apparatus, every time after the time-information adding step adds the information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address to the template for an upload message.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a control program stored thereon and readable by a computer for controlling a relay apparatus in a communication apparatus system comprising a communication apparatus and the relay apparatus connected to a network including a service providing apparatus for an electronic-file storing service, the communication apparatus including:

• an address-get-request transmitting unit configured to transmit a request for getting an upload destination address to the relay apparatus, wherein the upload destination address represents an address of an upload destination of an electronic file in the electronic-file storing service;
• a receiving unit configured to receive the upload destination address and a template for an upload message from the relay apparatus after the address-get-request transmitting unit transmits the request for getting the upload destination address, wherein the upload message is a message for requesting upload in the electronic-file storing service;
• an upload-message generating unit configured to generate the upload message including the electronic file and the upload destination address according to the template received by the receiving unit an upload-message transmitting unit configured to transmit the upload message generated by the upload-message generating unit to the service providing apparatus so as to upload the electronic file in the electronic-file storing service;
• and a remaining-file determining unit configured to determine whether any electronic file to be transmitted in the electronic-file storing service remains after receiving a response message including an upload result from the service providing apparatus having received the upload message, wherein in a case in which the remaining-file determining unit determines that any electronic file remains, the address-get-request transmitting unit transmits the request for getting the upload destination address to the relay apparatus, and said control program of the relay apparatus, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to function as:
• an upload-destination-address-get-program storage unit that stores an upload-destination-address getting program for getting the upload destination address from the service providing apparatus by using a public API of the electronic-file storing service;
• an upload-destination-address getting unit configured to, every time when receiving the request for getting the upload destination address from the communication apparatus, get the upload destination address from the service providing apparatus by executing the upload-destination-address getting program;
• a time-information adding unit configured to, every time when receiving the request for getting the upload destination address from the communication apparatus, determine whether the information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address is necessary based on the upload destination address got by the upload-destination-address getting unit, and in a case that it is determined that the information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address is necessary, add information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address to the template for an upload message when necessary;
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• an upload-destination-address transmitting unit configured to transmit the template for an upload message and the upload destination address got by the upload-destination-address getting unit to the communication apparatus, every time after the time-information adding unit adds the information on the reception time of the request for getting the upload destination address to the template for an upload message.