Patent ID: 8553247

Claim:
An image processing apparatus which can communicate with at least one data processing apparatus through a network and which executes a job requested by the at least one data processing apparatus, said image processing apparatus comprising: a read unit that reads out information, including a transmission destination on the at least one data processing apparatus on the network, from a tag attached to a separate portable device, wherein the at least one data processing apparatus is different from the portable device; a storing unit that stores setup information regarding a setup of said image processing apparatus on the network, the setup information including network address information of said image processing apparatus; and a transmitting unit that (a) receives (i) the transmission destination on the at least one data processing apparatus read out by said read unit and (ii) the setup information stored in said storing unit, and (b) transmits the setup information through the network to the at least one data processing apparatus based on the transmission destination, wherein the at least one data processing apparatus executes the setup of said image processing apparatus based on the setup information transmitted by said transmitting unit, and causes said image processing apparatus to execute the requested job via the network based on the network address information included in the setup information.