Patent ID: 9648200
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a memory configured to store an address book which registers a name and address in association with each other; at least one processor in communication with the memory, the at least one processor performs storing a rule for setting a folder path which includes a plurality of hierarchical folders, wherein the rule defines that a name registered in the address book is used as a folder name of one folder selected from the plurality of hierarchical folders, and wherein the rule is stored before receiving image data; receiving, from an external apparatus, image data and an address of the external apparatus; acquiring a name, that is registered in the address book, corresponding to the received address of the external apparatus in response to receiving the image data from the external apparatus; setting a folder path based on the stored rule and the acquired name in response to receiving the image data from the external apparatus, wherein the set folder path includes the acquired name as a folder name of the one folder selected from the plurality of hierarchical folders; and storing the received image data in a folder indicated by the set folder path.