Patent ID: 6470341
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A data transferring apparatus comprising:a data storage unit for storing data; a display/input unit for displaying information concerning a presence of the data stored in the data storage unit, the display/input unit being operated by at least one input operation unit, each input operation unit having an ID number; a network connector for transmitting data via a network that is provided with a management table in which management information representing the information concerning the presence of the data is registered; and a controller for identifying, upon selecting by the input operation unit the information concerning the presence of the data displayed on the display/input unit, the ID number of the operated input operation unit and for registering in the management table, the management information representing the information concerning the presence of the selected data in correspondence with the identified ID number, and for transferring, upon obtaining a data transmission request that has been provided by the input operation unit from a device on the network, data corresponding to the information indicating the presence of the data represented by the registered management information from the data storage unit to the device on the network.