Patent ID: 8804143

Claim:
An image processing device connectable to an external storage device on a network, comprising: a connection unit configured to connect an imaging device to the image processing device; a first receiving unit configured to receive identification of the connected imaging device; a request transmitting unit configured to transmit, when the imaging device is connected to the image processing device, a retrieving request to the external storage device for retrieving first image data related to the received identification of the connected imaging device stored in the external storage device; a second receiving unit configured to receive, from the external storage device, attribute information of the first image data stored in the external storage device, as a response to the retrieving request; an acquisition unit configured to acquire, using the attribute information received by the second receiving unit, the first image data designated by the instruction from the external storage device; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the first image data acquired by the acquisition unit in accordance with an instruction to display both the first image data stored in the external storage device and second image data stored in the imaging device.