Patent ID: 9660979
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a storage unit at the information processing apparatus configured to store a pre-set plurality of folders, each folder being associated with a respective one of a plurality of users and each folder configured to store a plurality of pre-set albums registered in advance in a respective folder stored in the storage unit, the pre-set albums being listed in a pre-registered list of albums in an information processing device used by the respective user, the storage unit being configured to store user information including image data from the information processing devices used by the respective user; a reception unit configured to be connected through a network to the user's information processing device to receive through the network the user information and designation information transmitted from the information processing device used by the respective user, the designation information being generated prior to the connection to the user's information processing device and designating one of the pre-set albums stored in the folder associated with the respective user and being selected by the user from the pre-registered list in the information processing device used by the user; a recording unit configured to record in the designated album the user information including the image data received by the reception unit; and a registering unit configured to register in the designated album selected image data selectively accessible by other users, wherein the information processing apparatus is a central storage station and the information processing devices used by the user are portable terminal apparatuses, wherein an ID and a password are required for the portable terminal apparatus to access the network, the ID and the password being used for accessing the central storage station, wherein a list of the albums stored in the folder associated with the user is pre-registered in the portable terminal apparatus used by the user and the list of albums also is stored in the central storage station, wherein the reception unit receives an instruction to invite other users to access the registered selected data, wherein the instruction includes text information and addresses of the other users, and wherein the image data registered in the designated album is accessible by the other users whose addresses are included in the received instruction.