Image processing apparatus program product and management server executing prescribed process to a transmitted image

1. A multi-function peripheral capable of at least copying, scanning, or printing image data and communicating with a management server, the multi-function peripheral comprising:

a scanner configured to read a document or a printer configured to print image data;

an image data input unit inputting image data;

an authentication information input unit inputting authentication information necessary for authenticating a user;

an authentication information transmitter transmitting said input authentication information to said management server;

an additional function list receiver receiving from said management server, in response to the transmission of said authentication information, additional function information for specifying an additional function that is registered in association with said user in an additional function list, the additional function list including at least one additional function executable by said management server;

an additional function selector for selecting a desired additional function from the additional function list; and

an instruction transmitter transmitting said additional function information and said input image data to said management server.

2. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 1 , further comprising

a display unit displaying said received additional function information.

3. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 2 , wherein

said display unit includes

a title display unit displaying a title of the additional function, and

a detail information display unit displaying, in response to specification of said displayed title, detail information about the additional function.

4. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 1 , wherein

said multi-function peripheral is capable of communicating with a plurality of management servers through a network, and further comprises

a management server selector selecting one of said plurality of management servers.

5. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 4 , further comprising

a detector detecting each of said plurality of management servers.

6. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 5 , wherein

said detector includes

a send unit sending a search request to said network for detecting said plurality of management servers, and

a response receiver receiving a response to said search request.

7. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 1 , wherein

said additional function list includes at least one of: a transmission process for transmitting said image data to another computer; a recording process for recording said image data in a recording medium; and an image process.

8. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 7 , wherein

said transmission process includes a transmission through an e-mail.

9. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 7 , wherein

said transmission process includes a file transfer process.

10. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 7 , wherein

said recording process stores said image data in a database.

11. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 7 , wherein

said image process is at least one process selected from: a tilt correction process; a noise elimination process; a color matching process; and a direction correction process in which direction of an image is determined and the image is rotated for correction.

12. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 1 , wherein

said additional function list includes an image process to said image data, said multi-function peripheral further comprising:

a processed image data receiver receiving a processed image data that has been executed the image process from said management server; and

an output unit outputting said received processed image data.

13. The multi-function peripheral according to claim 12 , wherein

said output unit is an image forming apparatus forming an image in a recording medium.

14. A management server capable of communicating with a multi-function peripheral capable of at least copying, scanning or printing image data, comprising:

an additional function storage unit storing an additional function list associating identification information for identifying a user with an additional function executable by the management server;

an authentication information receiver receiving authentication information necessary for authenticating the user from said multi-function peripheral;

an authentication unit determining if said received authentication information is true or not;

an additional function transmitter extracting, when said received authentication information is determined to be true by said authentication unit, information of an additional function stored in the additional function list in association with identification information included in said authentication information, and transmitting the additional function information to said multi-function peripheral; and

a processing execute unit executing, when receiving image data and said additional function information from said multi-function peripheral in response to the transmission of said additional function information, a process to said received image data in accordance with the additional function specified by said received additional function information, and wherein said multi-function peripheral comprises a scanner configured to read a document or a printer configured to print image data.

15. The management server according to claim 14 , wherein

said management server is capable of communicating with a plurality of multi-function peripherals through a network, and further comprises

a response transmitter transmitting, in response to receipt of a search request transmitted from each of said plurality of multi-function peripherals, a response to said search request to the multi-function peripheral that has transmitted said search request.

16. The management server according to claim 14 , wherein

said additional function list includes a transmission process transmitting said image data to another computer.

17. The management server according to claim 16 , wherein

said transmission process includes a transmission through an e-mail.

18. The management server according to claim 16 , wherein

said transmission process includes a file transfer process.

19. The management server according to claim 14 , wherein

said additional function list includes a recording process recording said image data in a recording medium.

20. The management server according to claim 14 , wherein

said additional function list includes an image process.

21. The management server according to claim 20 , wherein

said image process is at least one process selected from: a tilt correction process; a noise elimination process; a color matching process; and a direction correction process in which direction of an image is determined and the image is rotated for correction.

22. An image processing program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executed by a multi-function peripheral capable of at least copying, scanning or printing image data and communicating with a management server, the program product causing said multi-function peripheral to execute the steps of:

inputting image data;

inputting authentication information necessary for authenticating a user; transmitting said input authentication information to said management server;

in response to the transmission of said authentication information, receiving from said management server additional function information for specifying an additional function registered in association with said user, the additional function being executable by said management server;

accepting specification of said additional function; and

transmitting said additional function information and said input image data to said management server,

wherein said multi-function peripheral comprises a scanner configured to read a document or a printer configured to print image data.

23. An information processing program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the information processing program product executed by a management server which is capable of communicating with a multi-function peripheral capable of at least copying, scanning or printing image data, the management server and including an additional function list store unit storing an additional function list associating identification information for identifying a user with an additional function executable by the management server,

the program product causing said management server to execute the steps of:

receiving authentication information necessary for authenticating the user; determining if said received authentication information is true or not;

when said received authentication information is determined to be true, extracting an additional function stored in said additional function list in association with identification information included in said authentication information and transmitting additional function information for specifying said extracted additional function to said multi-function peripheral; and

when image data and said additional function information are received from said multi-function peripheral in response to the transmission of said additional function information,

executing a function to said received image data in accordance with an additional function specified by said additional function information, wherein said multi-function peripheral comprises a scanner configured to read a document or a printer configured to print image data.