Patent ID: 7532343

Claim:
an image forming apparatus adapted to be connected via a network with at least one computer having a storage section capable of creating at least one folder, the apparatus comprising: a data acquiring section to acquire document data by reading a document image; a location information acquiring section to acquire location information from each of the at least one computer through the network, the location information relating to a location of the at least one folder created in the storage section of each of the at least one computer; an administering section to register the at least one folder of the at least one computer identified by the location information acquired by the location information acquiring section to an administrative memory as at least one folder capable of storing the document data; a display unit to display an image; a folder display controlling section to control the display unit to display an image of one or more folders of the at least one computer registered in the administrative memory; an input operation unit to accept an input operation by a user; a folder designation accepting section to allow the user to designate a desired folder among the one or more folders of the at least one computer displayed on the display unit for acceptance with use of the input operation unit; and a data transmitting section to transmit the document data to the designated folder of the at least one computer in accordance with the user's designation at the input operation unit.