Patent ID: 9305175
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A data communication device for storing, in an external storage device, image data input by scanning an original document, the data communication device comprising: a scanner configured to scan an original document to input image data; an inputting unit configured to input identification information; a log-in processing unit configured to cause a user, who is authenticated based on the input identification information, to log into the data communication device; a user interface configured to input an instruction, from the user who logs into the data communication device, to store image data input by the scanner in the external storage device; an accessing unit configured to access the external storage device using the input identification information which has been used to authenticate the user; and a processing unit configured to perform data processing to store, according to the instruction input by the user interface, the image data input by the scanner in the external storage device which is accessed by the accessing unit.