Patent ID: 8670532
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a notification reception unit configured to receive a FAX reception notification which is a notification indicating the reception of FAX data from an image forming apparatus for storing the received FAX data as a document in a storage unit and includes at least a telephone number of a transmission source of the FAX data; a new arrival determination unit configured to determine whether or not a new arrival document is present in the storage unit when the notification reception unit receives the FAX reception notification; and a setting unit configured to display the FAX reception notification when the new arrival determination unit determines that the new arrival document is absent in the storage unit or to set the telephone number included in the FAX reception notification as a property of the new arrival document when the new arrival determination unit determines that the new arrival document is present in the storage unit, wherein the setting unit queries a user of the information processing apparatus as to whether or not the telephone number included in the FAX reception notification is set as a property of the new arrival document when the new arrival determination unit determines that a new arrival document is present in the storage unit, and sets the telephone number as a property of the new arrival document depending on the results of the query.