 by the input operation unit, the ID number of the operated input operation unit may be identified, and the management information registered in the management table in correspondence with the identified ID number may be checked, and a request may be provided to the device on the network indicated by the management information to transmit the data corresponding to the management information. In this data receiving method, the management table in which the management information representing the information concerning the presence of the data selected by the input operation unit is registered is provided on the network according to the ID number of the input operation unit. According to a further embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a data transferring and receiving 