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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2016
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shohei Tsujimoto, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus operates to perform: transmitting account information to the directory server through the communication interface for authentication by the directory server; receiving attribute information from the directory server when the account information is authenticated by the directory server, the attribute information being associated with the account information by the directory server and indicating a location in the network; transmitting image data, when the attribute information includes type-1 information, to the location indicated by the attribute information as a first destination using a first communication protocol indicated by the type-1 information; and transmitting image data, when the attribute information includes type-2 information, to the location indicated by the attribute information as a second destination that is different from the first destination using a second communication protocol indicated by the type-2 information, the second communication protocol being different from the first communication protocol.