JP3841026B2 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus. Specifically, the image processing apparatus can output image data relating to a processed job stored in the image processing apparatus to a printer or the like at a remote location and reuse it.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, multi-function peripherals (MFPs) equipped with functions of devices such as scanners, printers, and copiers have become widespread. Some MFPs can transmit image data obtained by reading a document image by attaching it to an e-mail.
[0003]
In such an MFP, job data such as processing conditions relating to processed jobs such as scanned, printed, and copied, and image data generated by the job are stored in the MFP, and read and reused as necessary. It is known that processing steps such as input of processing conditions for the same document, reading of a document image, and processing can be omitted, and job processing can be performed at high speed and efficiency. However, even in such an MFP, the image data and the like related to the processed job can be reused only within the same apparatus, and the processed job stored in the MFP used on a daily basis can be used. It was impossible to search for and retrieve a desired object from such a remote location and output it to the nearest MFP or printer.
[0004]
On the other hand, there is known a method for storing and reusing an electronic document printed on a client PC in a document server (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-3352). When this method is used for an MFP, a server- It is necessary to construct a client system, and the maintenance of the system is complicated, and there are restrictions such as being unable to output to devices that are not on the system, and a huge amount of jobs processed by all MFPs are dedicated It is not practical to store the data in the server and perform transfer processing in terms of the storage capacity and processing capacity of the server computer.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printer or the like at a remote location for image data relating to a processed job stored in the image processing apparatus. An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus that can be output and reused.
[0006]
Another object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus capable of retrieving and retrieving a target object from a remote location from among image data relating to processed jobs stored in the image processing apparatus. .
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following means.
[0008]
(A) job database storage means for storing a job database recording job data and image data relating to a processed job;
A job search command receiving means for receiving a job search command by e-mail;
Job search means for searching for a job from the job database according to the job search command;
Search result replying means for sending job data relating to the job searched by the job search means as a search result by e-mail;
A job transfer command receiving means for receiving a job transfer command by e-mail;
Image data transfer means for transferring image data relating to a specified job in accordance with the job transfer instruction to a specified device;
An image processing apparatus comprising:
[0009]
(B) The image processing apparatus according to (a), wherein the image data transfer unit transfers image data relating to the designated job to the designated device by attaching the image data to an e-mail.
[0010]
(C) image reading means for reading an image and acquiring image data;
Image forming means for forming image data; and
The image processing apparatus according to (a) or (b).
[0011]
(D) recording job data and image data relating to a processed job in a job database (1);
Receiving a job search command by e-mail (2);
Searching for a job from the job database according to the job search instruction (3);
(4) returning job data relating to the job searched by the job search means as a search result by e-mail;
Receiving a job transfer instruction by e-mail (5);
A step (6) of transferring image data relating to a specified job in accordance with the job transfer command to a specified device;
An image processing method comprising:
[0012]
(E) The image processing method according to (d), wherein in step (6), the image data relating to the specified job is attached to an e-mail and transferred to the specified device.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an image processing system including an image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The image processing system includes an MFP 1 as an image processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, a printer 2a as an image data output destination apparatus, a mail server 3a, and a mobile phone 4, and the MFP 1, printer 2a, and mail The server 3a is connected to be communicable with each other via the network 5a. The mail server 3a is connected to the network 5b, and the mobile phone 4 is also connected to the network 5b via a mobile telephone network (not shown). Note that the types and the number of devices connected to the networks 5a and 5b are not limited to the example shown in FIG.
[0015]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the MFP 1 according to the present embodiment. 2, the MFP 1 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a hard disk 14, an operation panel unit 15, an image reading unit 16, a printing unit 17, and a network interface 18, which have a bus 19 for exchanging signals. Are connected to each other.
[0016]
The CPU 11 performs control of the above parts, various arithmetic processes, and the like according to a program. The ROM 12 stores various programs and parameters. The RAM 13 temporarily stores programs and data as a work area. The hard disk 14 is used for storing various programs and parameters, or for saving image data obtained by image processing. In the present embodiment, the MFP 1 performs a predetermined operation to be described later. A program for controlling the operation of the MFP 1 is stored in the ROM 12 or the hard disk 14, read to the RAM 13 at the start of the operation, and executed by the CPU 11. Is done.
[0017]
The operation panel unit 15 includes a touch panel for displaying various information, a numeric keypad for setting the number of copies, a start key for instructing start of operation, a stop key for instructing stop of operation, a reset key for initializing various setting conditions, etc. It has.
[0018]
The image reading unit 16 irradiates a document set at a predetermined reading position with a light source such as a fluorescent lamp, photoelectrically converts the reflected light with a light receiving element such as a CCD or CIS, and converts the electric signal into image data ( Bitmap data) is generated. The image reading unit 16 includes an automatic document feeder (ADF), which allows a plurality of documents to be conveyed one by one to a predetermined reading position by the ADF and sequentially read.
[0019]
The printing unit 17 prints the image data after image processing according to the setting conditions.
[0020]
The network interface 18 is an interface for connecting to a network and communicating with other devices on the network.
[0021]
With the above configuration, the MFP 1 functions as a scanner that reads a document image and transmits image data to other devices on the network, a function as a printer that prints image data received from other devices on the network, and It has a function as a copying machine that reads a document image and prints out image data.
[0022]
Further, the MFP 1 has an electronic mail transmission / reception function, and can transmit / receive electronic mails to / from other communication devices having an electronic mail transmission / reception function on the network 5b via the network 5a, the mail server 3a, and the network 5b. In addition, it has an e-mail print function for printing out an attached file of the received e-mail.
[0023]
The printer 2a prints out image data received from other devices on the network. If the received image data is described in the control language, it is interpreted and rasterized to create a print image (bitmap data) and print it out.
[0024]
The mail server 3a is a computer that provides e-mail transmission and reception services using protocols such as SMTP, IMAP4, and POP3.
[0025]
The mobile phone 4 has a function of performing mobile communication using radio waves in a predetermined frequency band, and has a mobile communication network and a mail server (not shown) and an electronic mail transmission / reception function on the network 5b via the network 5b. E-mail can be sent and received with other communication devices.
[0026]
The network 5a includes a LAN in which computers and network devices are connected according to standards such as Ethernet (registered trademark), token ring, and FDDI, a WAN in which LANs are connected by a dedicated line, and the network 5b is a LAN, WAN, or the like. It consists of the Internet and public network that are connected to each other.
[0027]
Next, an outline of the operation of the image processing system in the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the user A uses the e-mail of the mobile phone 4 from a remote location, and selects the desired image data from his / her processed jobs stored in the MFP 1 used everyday. A case will be described in which a search is performed and printing is performed from the nearest printer 2a.
[0028]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of image data transfer processing of the MFP 1. In FIG. 3, the MFP 1 waits until an e-mail is received (NO in S301).
[0029]
The user A searches for a job relating to image data to be printed out from processed jobs stored in the MFP 1, so that the user A has a mail address “mfp1@xxx.com” of the MFP 1 from his / her mobile phone 4. Send a remote mail describing the job search command to the destination. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of remote mail describing a job search command that user A transmits from the mobile phone 4 to the mail address of the MFP 1. 4, in the sender field (From), the destination field (To), and the subject field (Subject) of the remote mail 61, the registered mail address “userA@yyy.com” and the mail address “mfp1@xxx.com” of the MFP 1 are respectively shown. "And a registered subject name" remote-mail "are described, and a job search command"! SD20020401 * NuserA "is described in the text. Here, the registered e-mail address is the user's own e-mail address (herein, the e-mail address of the mobile phone 4) that has been registered in the MFP 1 in advance, and is used for user identification as will be described later. Similarly, the registered subject is a keyword previously registered in the MFP 1 by the user A and is used for remote mail identification as will be described later. Further, the job search command is a command for causing the MFP 1 to search for a job registered in a job database to be described later, and includes a command character string starting with “! S” as shown in the command list 71 of FIG. . For example, if the job search command is “! SJCD2002010101 ?? NsatoK cost *”, the job is a copy job, processed at 01:01 on 2002-01-01, user name is “sato”, keyword Are searched from the job database for which “cost” is included (match forward). In this embodiment, the remote mail 61 describes a job search command for searching for a job whose user name is “userA” processed on April 01, 2002.
[0030]
In FIG. 3, the MFP 1 receives an incoming e-mail notification addressed to the MFP 1 from the monitoring program on the mail server 3a and connects to the mail server 3a or periodically connects to the mail server 3a at a predetermined timing. When an e-mail addressed to the e-mail address is received (YES in S301), it is determined whether or not the e-mail is a remote mail with reference to the sender column and subject column of the received e-mail (S302). That is, the registered user table 8 as shown in FIG. 6 stored in the hard disk 14 is read out on the RAM 13, and the mail address in the sender field and the character string in the subject field are compared with the registered mail address and registered subject in the registered user table 8. If both the mail address and subject match the registered content, the remote mail is determined, and if either or both do not match the registered content, it is determined as a normal electronic mail print. This prevents malfunctions and unauthorized access due to e-mails from unregistered persons, or can determine whether a mail is a remote mail or an e-mail print even if it is an e-mail from a registered user. is there. The registered e-mail address and registered subject name in the registered user table 8 are set in advance by each user operating the operation panel unit 15 of the MFP 1 and inputting it. In the present embodiment, the mail address “userA@yyy.com” of the mobile phone 4 is registered as the registered mail address of the user A, and “remote-mail” is registered in the registered user table 8 as the registration subject.
[0031]
If the e-mail received in step S302 is not a remote mail (NO in S302), it is determined that the print is an e-mail print, and the attached file is developed into bitmap data and printed out by the printing unit 17 (S303). On the other hand, if the received electronic mail is a remote mail (YES in S302), a command is extracted from the body of the electronic mail (S304). If the command extracted in step S304 is a job search command (YES in S305), the job database stored in the hard disk 14 is read onto the RAM 13 and a job is searched from the job database according to the extracted job search command ( S306).
[0032]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job database stored in the hard disk 14. In FIG. 7, in the job database 9, job data such as job type, processing date and time, number of pages, number of copies, user name, keyword and the like related to the processed job, and image data related to the job are registered. Here, the job type indicates the type of job processed by the MFP 1, and there are three types of jobs: a scan job, a copy job, and a print job, each of which is processed by the MFP 1 as a scanner, a copier, and a printer. It represents something. The processing date and time is the date and time when the MFP 1 processed the job, and the number of pages is the number of pages of the document applied to the job (the number of originals read for a scan job or a copy job, and the print data for a print job). The number of processing copies is the number of output copies such as printing when the MFP 1 processes a job. Further, the user name is the name of the owner of the job, that is, the name of the user who has caused the MFP 1 to execute the job, and the keyword is a term given by the user for the convenience of job search. The job is input by the user from the operation panel unit 15 before or after the job processing, and the print job is recorded in the job data when the job is created in the device that has transmitted the job.
[0033]
Also, image data generated by a job, that is, image data finally obtained by performing necessary image processing on the acquired image data is registered in the job database 9. However, image data before image processing may be registered. Particularly in the case of a print job, image data before rasterization, that is, a control language such as a page description language (PDL) included in the job at the time of reception. The print data (RAW data) described in (1) may be registered. In this case, the configuration may be such that the user or administrator can set in advance which image data before and after the image processing is registered, or any of the image data before and after the image processing is registered, and job transfer to be described later It can also be configured to be able to specify which image data is transferred by a command.
[0034]
Various job data and image data related to these jobs are automatically recorded in the job database 9 by the MFP 1 after job processing. However, the configuration may be such that the job to be processed can be set in advance so that it is not registered in the job database. If such a setting is made, the job data and image data related to the job are processed even after the job is processed. Is deleted without being registered in the job database 9 and cannot be called later.
[0035]
In FIG. 3, when the job search is completed, the MFP 1 returns an e-mail describing the search result to the e-mail address in the sender column (S307). That is, when there is a job corresponding to the search condition specified by the job search command in the job database 9, a search result notification mail in which the job data relating to the job is described as the search result in the body of the e-mail is sent to the sender. To the mail address “userA@yyy.com” of the mobile phone 4 of the user A. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a search result notification mail returned from the MFP 1 to the mail address of the mobile phone 4 of the user A. In FIG. 8, the text of the search result notification mail 62 includes job data related to a job whose user name is “userA” processed on April 01, 2002, among the jobs recorded in the job database 9. It is described as a job search result. If there is no job corresponding to the search condition specified by the job search command in the job database 9, a search result notification mail describing the search result indicating that there is no corresponding job is returned to the sender.
[0036]
When the user A receives the search result notification mail returned from the MFP 1 on the mobile phone 4, the user A checks the search result described in the mail and prints out the target job on the printer 2 a. Sends a remote mail describing the job transfer command to MFP 1. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of remote mail describing a job transfer command that user A transmits from the mobile phone 4 to the mail address of the MFP 1. In FIG. 9, a job transfer command “! T2IP111.222.333.444TD200206141505” is described in the body of the remote mail 63. Here, the job transfer command is a command for causing the MFP 1 to transfer image data related to the specified job from among the jobs registered in the job database to the specified device, as shown in the command list 72 of FIG. It consists of a command character string starting with “! T”. In this embodiment, in the remote mail 63, the image data related to the job of the search result 2 described in the search result notification mail 62 is stored in the IP address “111.222.333.444” of the printer 2a in 2002/06. A job transfer command for instructing output at 15:05 on the 14th of the month is described.
[0037]
Next, in FIG. 3, the MFP 1 stands by until it receives an e-mail (NO in S301). When the e-mail is received (YES in S301), it is determined whether the e-mail is a remote mail (S302). If the received e-mail is a remote mail (YES in S302), a command is extracted from the body of the e-mail (S304). If the extracted command is a job transfer command (NO in S305 and YES in S308), the image data relating to the job specified by the job transfer command is read from the hard disk 14 to the RAM 13 and specified by the job transfer command. According to the conditions, the data is transferred to the designated device via the network interface 18 and the network 5a (S309). Here, based on the job transfer command of the remote mail 63, the MFP 1 reads the image data “file # 2” relating to the job of the search result notification mail 62 with reference to the job database 9, and reads the image data of the printer 2a. Transfer to IP address "111.222.333.444".
[0038]
Next, when the transfer of the image data to the designated device is completed, a transfer completion notification mail 64 describing a transfer completion notification indicating the completion of the transfer of the image data as shown in FIG. A reply is made to the mail address of the mobile phone 4 which is the mail sender (S310), and the image data transfer process is terminated. It should be noted that instead of the transfer completion notification mail 64 or in addition to the transfer completion notification mail 64, an output completion mail in which the output completion notification indicating that the output of the image data is completed is received from the printer 2a and the output completion notification is described. May be configured to reply to the sender.
[0039]
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an image processing system including an image processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The image processing system includes an MFP 1 as an image processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, a printer 2b as an image data output destination apparatus, mail servers 3a and 3b, and a mobile phone 4. The MFP 1 and the mail server 3a is connected to the printer 5b via the network 5a, and the printer 2b and the mail server 3b are connected to each other via the network 5c. The mail servers 3a and 3b are connected to the network 5b, and the mobile phone 4 is also connected to the network 5b via a mobile telephone network (not shown). Note that the types and number of devices connected to the networks 5a, 5b, and 5c are not limited to the example shown in FIG.
[0040]
Here, the configurations and functions of the MFP 1, the mail server 3a, the mobile phone 4, and the networks 5a and 5b are as described in the first embodiment. The mail server 3b and the network 5c have the same configuration and function as the mail server 3a and the network 5a, respectively. Further, the printer 2b has the same configuration and functions as the printer 2a, and also has an e-mail transmission / reception function, and has an e-mail transmission / reception function on the network 5b via the network 5c, the mail server 3b, and the network 5b. E-mail can be transmitted / received to / from other communication devices, and has an e-mail print function for printing out an attached file of the received e-mail.
[0041]
The operation of the MFP 1 in the present embodiment is different from that in the first embodiment in that in step S309 in FIG. 3, the MFP 1 attaches image data related to the designated job to an electronic mail and attaches the network 5a, the mail server 3a, and The data is transmitted to the mail address “printer2b@zzz.com” of the printer 2b on the mail server 3b via the network 5b, and the printer 2b is connected to the mail server 3b via the network 5c and receives it. The image data attached to the mail is printed out. That is, the user A who has received the search result notification mail in step S307 transmits the remote mail 63 describing the job transfer command as shown in FIG. The text of the remote mail 63 is “!T2MAprinter2b@zzz.comTD200206141505”. As can be seen from the command list 72 of FIG. Is transmitted to the mail address “printer2b@zzz.com” of June 14, 2002 at 15:05. As described above, if the output destination apparatus has an e-mail transmission / reception function and can receive an e-mail via an external network such as the network 5b, the image data related to the designated job is attached to the e-mail. By transmitting to the mail address of the output destination device, the image data relating to the processed job can be transmitted to the output destination device in an environment where the MFP 1 cannot directly communicate with the output destination device. It can be done. In particular, when the output destination device is a printer or MFP that supports electronic mail printing such as the printer 2b, image data can be automatically printed out from the device.
[0042]
The command lists 71 and 72 used as job search commands and job transfer commands in the above embodiments are merely examples. In the present invention, various types of commands are used as job search commands and job transfer commands to be transmitted to the image processing apparatus by e-mail. Groups can be used.
[0043]
In each of the above embodiments, the image processing apparatus of the present invention has been described as an MFP having a scan function, a print function, a copy function, and an e-mail print function. However, the image processing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to such an aspect. Absent. As another aspect of the image processing apparatus of the present invention, a single unit such as a scanner, a printer, a digital copying machine, a facsimile machine, an electronic mail printer, or an MFP having two or more functions of these can be cited.
[0044]
In each of the above embodiments, the printer is described as an example of the image data output destination device. However, the image data output destination device in the present invention is not limited to this. Digital copiers, various MFPs, mobile phones, PHS (registered trademark), PDAs, notebook PCs, electronic notebooks and other portable terminals, personal computers, workstations, servers and other computers, CRT displays connected to a single or personal computer, liquid crystal Various image processing devices such as a display device such as a display or a projector may be used.
[0045]
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which remote mail is transmitted / received using a mobile phone has been described. However, a device used for transmitting / receiving remote mail in the present invention is particularly limited as long as it has an electronic mail transmission / reception function. Is not to be done.
[0046]
The image processing apparatus and the image processing method according to the present invention can be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit for executing each procedure described above, or by a CPU executing a predetermined program describing each procedure described above. Can do. When the present invention is realized by the latter, the predetermined program for operating the image processing apparatus may be provided by a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM. It may be provided online via a network such as the Internet. In this case, the program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium is usually transferred and stored in a ROM, a hard disk or the like. Further, this program may be provided as, for example, a single application software, or may be incorporated in the software of the apparatus as one function of the image processing apparatus.
[0047]
In addition to the inventions described in claims 1 to 5 of the claims, the embodiments of the present invention described above include the inventions shown in the following supplementary notes 1 to 3.
[0048]
[Appendix 1] Procedure (1) for recording job data and image data relating to a processed job in the job database;
Procedure (2) for receiving a job search command by e-mail;
Searching for a job from the job database according to the job search instruction (3);
A procedure (4) of returning job data related to the job searched by the job search means as a search result by e-mail;
Receiving a job transfer instruction by e-mail (5);
A procedure (6) of transferring image data relating to a specified job in accordance with the job transfer command to a specified device;
An image processing program for causing an image processing apparatus to execute.
[0049]
[Supplementary Note 2] The image processing program according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the step (6) is to attach the image data relating to the designated job to an electronic mail and attach it to the designated device.
[0050]
[Supplementary Note 3] A computer-readable recording medium on which the image processing program according to Supplementary Note 1 or 2 is recorded.
[0051]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the image processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to retrieve and retrieve a target object from a remote location from among image data related to processed jobs stored in the image processing apparatus. In addition, it can be quickly output to the nearest printer and reused.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an image processing system including an image processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of MFP 1 in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of image data transfer processing of MFP1.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of remote mail describing a job search command that user A sends from the mobile phone 4 to the mail address of MFP 1;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a list of commands related to a job search command used for remote mail.
6 is a view showing an example of a registered user table stored in the hard disk 14 of the MFP 1. FIG.
7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job database stored in the hard disk 14 of the MFP 1. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a search result notification mail returned from the MFP 1 to the mail address of the mobile phone 4 of the user A.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of remote mail describing a job transfer command transmitted from the mobile phone 4 to the mail address of the MFP 1 from the mobile phone 4;
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a command list according to a job transfer command used for remote mail.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a transfer completion notification mail transmitted from the MFP 1 to the mail address of the mobile phone 4 of the user A.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an image processing system including an image processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a view showing another example of remote mail describing a job transfer command transmitted from the mobile phone 4 to the mail address of the MFP 1 from the mobile phone 4;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... MFP 1
2a, 2b ... printer,
3a, 3b ... mail server,
4 ... Mobile phone,
5a, 5b, 5c ... network,
11 ... CPU,
12 ... ROM,
13 ... RAM,
14 ... Hard disk,
15 ... operation panel section,
16: Image reading unit,
17 ... printing section,
18 ... Network interface,
19 ... Bus.

Claims (8)

Job database storage means for storing a job database storing job data and image data relating to a processed job;
A job search command receiving means for receiving a job search command by e-mail;
Job search means for searching for a job from the job database according to the job search command;
Search result replying means for sending job data relating to the job searched by the job search means as a search result by e-mail;
A job transfer command receiving means for receiving a job transfer command by e-mail;
Image data transfer means for transferring image data relating to a specified job in accordance with the job transfer instruction to a specified device;
An image processing apparatus comprising:   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data transfer unit transfers image data relating to the designated job to the designated device by attaching the image data to an e-mail. Image reading means for acquiring image data by reading an image;
Image forming means for forming image data; and
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: A step (1) of recording job data and image data relating to a processed job in a job database;
Receiving a job search command by e-mail (2);
Searching for a job from the job database according to the job search instruction (3);
(4) returning job data relating to the job searched by the job search means as a search result by e-mail;
Receiving a job transfer instruction by e-mail (5);
A step (6) of transferring image data relating to a specified job in accordance with the job transfer command to a specified device;
An image processing method comprising:   5. The image processing method according to claim 4, wherein in step (6), image data relating to the designated job is attached to an e-mail and transferred to the designated device. Procedure (1) for recording job data and image data relating to a processed job in the job database;
Procedure (2) for receiving a job search command by e-mail;
Searching for a job from the job database according to the job search instruction (3);
A procedure (4) of returning job data related to the job searched by the job search means as a search result by e-mail;
Receiving a job transfer instruction by e-mail (5);
A procedure (6) of transferring image data relating to a specified job in accordance with the job transfer command to a specified device;
An image processing program for causing an image processing apparatus to execute.   7. The image processing program according to claim 6, wherein the step (6) is to attach the image data relating to the designated job to an electronic mail as an attachment to the designated device.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the image processing program according to claim 6 is recorded.

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