Patent ID: 7286145

Claim:
An image processing apparatus for outputting, via a network, an image to a communication device having ten-keys and a display, comprising: a processor that executes a computer program; and a computer-readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program that, when executed by the processor, performs the steps of: a dividing step of dividing an image into partial images; a first generating step of generating first display information for displaying the partial images on the display of the communication device, wherein each one of the partial images is associated with one of the respective ten-keys of the communication device; a first providing step of providing the first display information to the communication device, wherein the communication device displays the partial images of the first display information on the display of the communication device; a receiving step of receiving, from the communication device, information concerning which one of the ten-keys of the communication device has been selected corresponding to one of the partial images displayed on the display of the communication device; a second generating step of generating second display information for displaying a resized version of the partial image associated with the selected one of the ten-keys, in which the selected one of the ten-keys is associated with the first display information; and a second providing step of providing, in response to the reception of the information concerning the selected one of the ten-keys by said receiving step, the second display information of the partial image associated with the selected one of the ten-keys to the communication device, wherein the partial image of the second display information is displayed by the communication device on the display, wherein, in a case where the receiving step receives second information concerning a selection of the same one of the ten-keys while the second display information is displayed on the display of the communication device, the first providing step repeats the provision of the first display information associated with the selected key to the communication device.