Patent ID: 9516191
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. An image processing apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus via a network, the image processing apparatus comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive image data; a registering unit configured to register a transfer setting containing an identification (ID) for identifying destination information stored in the external apparatus to transfer the image data received by the receiving unit; an acquisition unit configured to acquire, via the network from the external apparatus, the destination information corresponding to the ID contained in the transfer setting registered by the registering unit; a transfer unit configured to transfer the image data received by the receiving unit using the destination information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a control unit configured to invalidate the transfer setting registered by the registering unit in a case where the acquisition unit cannot acquire the destination information due to a fact that the destination information corresponding to the ID is not stored in the external apparatus, wherein the control unit does not invalidate the transfer setting registered by the registering unit in a case where the acquisition unit cannot acquire the destination information due to a communication error with the external apparatus, wherein at least one of the receiving unit, the registering unit, the acquisition unit, the transfer unit, and the control unit is implemented by a processor and a memory.