Patent ID: 8797576

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: an image data storing unit for storing image data in a prescribed file format; an image data information producing unit for producing image data information of the image data stored in the image data storing unit upon receipt of an information requesting email from an external apparatus, wherein the image data information includes selection information for selecting any of a plurality of file formats; an email producing unit for producing an information providing email added with the image data information; a transmitting unit for transmitting the information providing email to the external apparatus; a receiving unit for obtaining a responding email to the information providing email from the external apparatus, wherein the responding email includes selection reply information having a file format selected among the plurality of file formats based on the selection information; and an image data converting unit for converting the image data into the selected file format based on the selection reply information included in the responding email, wherein the transmitting unit transmits an email to which a file of the image data converted at the image data converting unit is attached to the external apparatus.