Patent ID: 7505158

Claim:
An image processing system, comprising: a plurality of copying machines configured to process image data and directly connected to each other via a local area network, each of the plurality of copying machines having a document scanner; and at least one data processing device configured to be directly connected to the plurality of copying machines via the local area network, one of the plurality of copying machines configured to be connected to a public telephone network and having a fax server configured to facsimile transmit image data over the public telephone network directly acquired from a remainder of the plurality of copying machines and/or the at least one data processing device via the local area network, and a transmission storage unit configured to record user ID after facsimile transmission and to associate two or more data items selected from data relating to the user ID that are facsimile transmitting image data, the date and time that indicating the image data were facsimile transmitted, and the copying machine or data processing device that generated a request to facsimile transmit the image data.