Patent ID: 8004703
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image data obtaining system for storing image data optically read from a digital compound machine into a database managed by a server connected to the digital compound machine via a network, the digital compound machine comprising: an input screen generation unit configured to generate an input screen based on input screen configuration information received from the server beforehand; an image data information sending unit configured to send, to the server, the image data, image data information and a DB key value, wherein the image data information is for associating the image data with the input screen configuration information and is input from the input screen generated by the input screen generation unit, and wherein the DB key value is for associating the database with the input screen configuration information; and an authentication unit configured to authenticate identity of a user, the server comprising a DB storing unit configured to store the image data and/or the image data information received from the digital compound machine into the database associating the image data and/or the image data information with the DB key value, wherein the input screen configuration information includes (i) process names, (ii) input items for each of the process names, and (iii) input types for each of the input items, the input types including (a) a setting specifying a method for inputting information of the input item, (b) a selector setting specifying selection information, and (c) a setting specifying whether identity authentication is required of an input item, wherein the input screen generation unit generates and displays an input screen that includes the process names, and, when a process name is selected from among the process names on the input screen, the input screen generation unit generates and displays an input screen including input items corresponding to the selected process name, wherein, if the input screen configuration information includes information, as an input type of an input item, indicating that identity authentication is required for the input item, the authentication unit performs identity authentication by displaying an authentication screen before the input screen that includes the input item is displayed, wherein the input screen configuration information includes a selector information file including the selector information, item names, and the DB key value, and when a selector input is performed by selecting the selector information, the input screen generation unit displays item names corresponding to the selector information by referring to the selector information file, and when an item name is selected, the DB key value corresponding to the selected item name is sent to the server.