Image processing system, image receiving device, image processing device and image processing method

Abstract

An information terminal device which is an image receiving device receiving image data from a multifunction device which is an image processing device transmits setting information such as resolution, color/monochrome setting and data format for generating image data to be received, and destination information of the information terminal device itself to the multifunction device, as a profile. The multifunction device receives the profile, generates image data of an image read based on the setting information of the received profile when scanning is executed, and automatically transmits the image data to the information terminal device based on the destination information of the profile.

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         7 . An image processing system comprising: one or more image processing devices having a communication unit and an image reading unit that generates image data, and transmitting the generated image data through the communication unit; and an image receiving device having a communication unit, and receiving the generated image data transmitted by the communication unit of the one or more image processing devices, wherein
 the image receiving device includes:   a control unit that executes:
 a step of obtaining destination information of the image receiving device; 
 a step of obtaining setting information settable when image data to be received is generated; 
 a step of transmitting, through the communication unit of the image receiving device, the destination information and the setting information to any one of the image processing devices; and 
 a step of transmitting to the any one of the image processing devices, through the communication unit of the image receiving device, a request for deleting the transmitted destination information, and 
   the one or more image processing devices including a control unit that executes:   a step of receiving, through the communication unit of the one or more image processing devices, the destination information and setting information transmitted from the image receiving device;
 a step of generating, by the image reading unit, image data based on the received setting information; and 
 a step of transmitting, through the communication unit of the one or more image processing devices, the generated image data to a destination indicated by the received destination information, and 
   a storage unit that stores the received destination information, and   
       wherein
 the control unit of the image processing device further executes:
 a step of receiving, through the communication unit, the request transmitted from the image receiving device; and 
 a step of deleting or prohibiting reading of the destination information from the storage unit when receiving the request; and 
 
 wherein the functions performed by the communication unit, image reading unit, control unit, and storage unit are achieved using a CPU. 
 
     
     
         8 . The image processing system according to  claim 7 , comprising a plurality of the image processing devices, wherein
 the control unit of the image receiving device further executes:
 a step of searching for an image processing device of the one or more image processing devices capable of communicating through the communication unit and of generating image data based on the setting information; 
 a step of outputting, by an input/output unit, a result of searching; and 
 a step of accepting a selection of the outputted image processing device from the result of searching. 
   
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The image processing system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the control unit of the one or more image processing devices further executes
 a step of deleting or prohibiting reading of the destination information from the storage unit after a period of time has elapsed since the image data is transmitted to a destination indicated by the destination information. 
   
     
     
         11 . An image receiving device that includes a communication unit and receives image data through the communication unit, comprising:
 a control unit that executes
 a step of obtaining destination information of the image receiving device; 
 a step of obtaining setting information settable when image data to be received by the image receiving device is generated; 
 a step of transmitting, through the communication unit, the destination information and the setting information; and 
 a step of transmitting, through the communication unit, a request for deleting the transmitted destination information; and 
   wherein the functions performed by the communication unit and control unit are achieved using a CPU.   
     
     
         12 . The image receiving device according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the control unit further executes:
 a step of searching for a device capable of communicating through the communication unit and of generating image data based on the obtained setting information; 
 a step of outputting, by an input/output unit, a result of searching; and 
 a step of accepting a selection of a device from the output result of searching. 
   
     
     
         13 . An image processing device that includes a communication unit and an image reading unit that generates image data, and transmits the generated image data through the communication unit, comprising a control unit that executes:
 a step of receiving, through the communication unit, destination information for image data and setting information settable when the image data is generated;   a step of generating, by the image reading unit, image data based on the received setting information; and   a step of transmitting, through the communication unit, the generated image data to a destination indicated by the received destination information, and   a storage unit that stores the received destination information, and   
       wherein
 the control unit further executes:
 a step of receiving, through the communication unit, a request for deleting the received destination information; and 
 a step of deleting or prohibiting reading of the destination information from the storage unit when receiving the request; and 
 
 wherein the functions performed by the communication unit, image reading unit, control unit, and storage unit are achieved using a CPU. 
 
     
     
         14 . An image processing method in which one or more image processing devices having a communication unit and an image reading unit that generates image data transmits the generated image data through the communication unit, and an image receiving device having a communication unit receives the generated image data transmitted from the image processing device through the communication unit, comprising:
 a step of obtaining, by the image receiving device, destination information of the image receiving device;   a step of obtaining, by the image receiving device, setting information settable when image data to be received is generated;   a step of transmitting, through the communication unit of the image receiving device, the destination information and the setting information to any one of the image processing devices;   a step of receiving, through the communication unit of the any one of the image processing devices, the destination information and setting information transmitted from the image receiving device,   a step of generating, by the image reading unit of the any one of the image processing devices, image data based on the received setting information;   a step of transmitting, through the communication unit of the image processing device, the generated image data to a destination indicated by the received destination information;   a step of transmitting to the any one of the image processing devices, through the communication unit of the image receiving device, a request for deleting the destination information transmitted to the image processing device;   a step of storing, by the any one of the image processing devices, the received destination information in a storage unit;   a step of receiving, through the communication unit of the any one of the image processing devices, the request transmitted from the image receiving device; and   a step of deleting or prohibiting reading of the destination information from the storage unit when receiving the request by the any one of the image processing devices.