Patent ID: 6466968
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
An information processing system capable of transmitting a file from a sender to a receiver of a network, said system comprising:a selection unit, arranged to select a file for attachment to an item of mail, the selected file being stored in a first memory of the network selectable by the sender; a designation unit, arranged to designate, by the sender, an access method to access the selected file; a transfer unit, arranged to, if the selected file cannot be sent to the receiver from the first memory based on the designation access method, transfer the selected file to a second memory of the network from which the file can be sent to the receiver based on the designated access method, and not to transfer the selected file to the second memory of the network if the selected file can be sent to the receiver from the first memory based on the designated access method; a generator, arranged to generate the item of mail with the designated access method to access the selected file; a communication unit, arranged to transmit/receive the item of mail with the designated access method through the network; an extraction unit, arranged to extract the designated access method from the item of mail; and an acquisition unit, arranged to acquire the file through the network based on the extracted access method.