Patent ID: 7512877

Claim:
A communication system with an information processing apparatus that has a plurality of templates for Web page creation and supports Web page creation and a facsimile machine that exchanges various data with the information processing apparatus, the facsimile machine comprising: an input unit that inputs scanned image data and voice data; a Web page creation requesting unit that sends a request for Web page creation to display a Web page intended for public viewing on an internet to the information processing apparatus; an output unit that displays a list of templates using template names representing types of templates from the information processing apparatus, wherein a user is allowed to select a desired template from the list of templates using the input unit; and an input information sending unit that sends the information processing apparatus the scanned image data and voice data inputted, via the input unit, in response to messages from the information processing apparatus; and the information processing apparatus comprising: a Web page creation receiving unit that receives the request for Web page creation and creates the list of templates using template names representing types of templates from the plurality of templates and forwards the list of templates to the facsimile machine; an input information guiding unit that sends the messages to the facsimile machine indicating input information items to be embedded in the desired template selected by the user; and a Web page creating unit that embeds the scanned image data and voice data in the desired template, wherein: the facsimile machine and the information processing apparatus are two separate devices, and the Web page created by the information processing apparatus can be viewed from apparatuses that are accessible to the internet other than the facsimile machine and the information processing apparatus.