Patent ID: 7533151

Claim:
An image processing system comprising: a print unit; a storing unit configured to store print data in the print unit; an information processor including a file designating unit configured to designate the print data stored in the storing unit that is to be attached to an electronic mail, a link information preparation unit configured to prepare link information about a predetermined location corresponding to a specified storage area in a remote server that is connected to the image processing system via a network, said specified storage area being allocated for a receiver of the electronic mail, and upload the link information to the remote server, the link information preparation unit configured to prepare the link information prior to a file transmitting unit of the image processing system transmitting the print data to the remote server; the file transmitting unit configured to transmit the print data to the remote server; a mail creating unit configured to create the electronic mail that contains the link information that enables for the receiver of the electronic mail to download the print data from the predetermined location upon the file transmitting unit transmitting the print data to the predetermined location, and a mail sending unit configured to send the electronic mail created to the receiver via a network without attaching the print data; and an image processor that executes predetermined image processing to the print data, which is an image.