Browser, method, and computer program product for managing documents

Abstract

A browser, method and computer program product for managing documents. The browser can receive and process a request from an input device of a image processing device. Based on this processing, the browser can transmit information over a network to a document manager connected to the scanning device via the network. The document manager can be connected, for example, to application service providers that store documents or to servers that deliver documents, such as e-mail servers and fax servers. The browser can receive information from the document manager. The information exchanged between the browser and the document manger can include, but is not limited to, documents, requests to retrieve documents, requests to store documents, requests to retrieve destination information (e.g., e-mail addresses and fax numbers), and search criteria.

1 . A method for managing image processing apparatus, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a request for an image processing apparatus;    processing said request so as to generate a command information;    transmitting said command information to a computer using a network;    receiving a response information from said computer, wherein said response information is generated by processing in said computer; and    controlling said image processing apparatus based on said response information.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , where said controlling comprises generating an image for an LCD panel of said image processing apparatus.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said providing step comprises providing text information by a user, and further comprising transmitting said text information to said computer.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein said text information is a user password.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 processing image information with said image processing apparatus; and    transmitting said image information to said computer.    
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein said image information comprises a scanned document.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , said response information comprises a control information for said image processing apparatus.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said control information comprises a user authentication.  
   
   
       9 . An image processing system, comprising: 
 an image processing apparatus configured to receive a request for an image processing operation;    a processor, of the image processing apparatus, configured to process said request so as to generate a command information;    a first network interface, of the image processing apparatus, configured to transmit said command information to a computer using a network;    the computer configured to generate response information based on the command information received from the image processing apparatus;    a second network interface, at the computer, configured to exchange the response information with the information processing apparatus; and    a controller, of the image processing device, configured to control said image processing apparatus based on said response information.    
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein 
 said controller is configured to generate an image for an LCD panel of said image processing apparatus.    
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said request is text information provided by a user, which is transmitted via the first network interface to said computer.  
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein said text information is a user password.  
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein 
 the image processing device is configured to process image information; and    the first user interface is configured to transmit said image information to said computer.    
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein said image information comprises a scanned document.  
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said response information comprises a control information for said image processing apparatus.  
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein said control information comprises a user authentication.