Patent ID: 7611050
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing system comprising a plurality of image processing apparatuses connected to a network, wherein each of said image processing apparatuses comprises: a registered user information storage portion to store registered user information including user identification information for identifying each user; a user identification information input portion to accept an input of user identification information; a registration portion to register the inputted user identification information by storing registered user information including the inputted user identification information in the registered user information storage portion; a user data storage portion to store user data which includes the registered user identification information and apparatus identification information for identifying the image processing apparatus storing the registered user information including the registered user identification information, in association with each other; a registered user information requesting portion to request transmission of the registered user information including the inputted user identification information from one of the image processing apparatus identified by apparatus identification information associated with the inputted user identification information of user data to another of the image processing apparatus, when user data including the inputted user identification information is stored in the user data storage portion of the another of the image processing apparatus; and an additional registration portion to additionally store the registered user information sent from the one image processing apparatus to the registered user information storage portion in the another of the image processing apparatus in response to reception of the registered user information.