Patent ID: 8850529

Claim:
An image processing apparatus configured to send an email or facsimile and to be connected with a service providing apparatus via a network, the service providing apparatus comprising an album and being configured to provide an electronic file storing service for storing an electronic file in the album, the album having a disclosure condition stored therein, the image processing apparatus comprising: a processor; and a storage device that stores a directory and computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the image processing apparatus to implement processes, comprising: registering, in the directory in the storage device, disclosure information and contact information associated with a user of the electronic file storing service; wherein, when the album is newly created: transmitting a new album request to the service providing apparatus for creating a new album, the new album request comprising service identifying information, user identifying information, an album name, and a security setting comprising a disclosure condition for the album; transmitting an upload message to the service providing apparatus; transmitting an album Uniform Resource Locator (URL) obtaining request for obtaining an album URL; obtaining the album URL, corresponding to the transmitted album URL obtaining request, and obtaining the security setting of the album; and transmitting the album URL via email or facsimile to a user selected in the security setting comprising the disclosure condition for the album, based on user identifying information stored in the directory; wherein, when the security setting of an album is changed: transmitting an album list request album for obtaining a list of albums; transmitting a security change request for changing the security setting of an album in response to a security change being selected from the list of albums; transmitting an upload message to the selected album of the service providing apparatus; transmitting an album URL request for obtaining an album URL; obtaining the album URL, corresponding to the transmitted album URL obtaining request, and obtaining the security setting of the album; and transmitting the album URL via email or facsimile to a user selected in the security setting comprising the disclosure condition for the album, based on user identifying information stored in the directory; wherein the computer readable instructions cause the image processing apparatus to implement further processes, comprising: reading an image; and creating the electronic file from read image data.