An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: as a first job, perform connection to an external server that is enable to be connected from the information processing apparatus, instruct the external server to execute processing by designating shared information held in a storage device that is enable to be shared by plural jobs, hold the designated shared information in a primary storage section, and release a resource used in the first job, as a second job different from the first job, acquire a result of the processing by the external server, and execute processing using the shared information designated in the first job and held in the primary storage section, and change the shared information held in the storage device and not changing the shared information held in the primary storage section in a case where an operation of changing the shared information is performed between execution of the first job and start of the second job.

An information processing apparatus that positively notifies a notification destination of information to be notified even if a communication protocol is changed before notifying storage of stored data. A notification setting processing section of a document storage notification application sets a protocol for accessing the stored document data from a computer via a network. When document data is stored in a HDD, a mail transmission processing section notifies the computer of storage location information on the document data for accessing the data according to the set protocol. If the set protocol is changed before the storage location information is notified to the computer, a control section causes the mail transmission processing section to notify the computer of storage location information for causing the document data to be accessed using the changed protocol.

A communication apparatus includes: a transmitting unit that is capable of transmitting data to a designated destination through any of plural communication interfaces; a storage unit in which plural pieces of destination information are stored; and a registration unit that registers a communication interface used for data transmission in advance for each of the plural pieces of destination information stored in the storage unit.

An image scanning apparatus includes an image scanning unit, an image acquiring unit, a condition determining unit, and a communication processing unit. The image scanning unit scans a document image from a document and generates image data of the document image. The image acquiring unit acquires the image data generated on a single job, generates image files including the image data, and stores the image files into a specific folder. The condition determining unit selects (a) network identifiers of the image files or (b) a network identifier of the specific folder, on the basis of the number of the image files generated and stored on the single job. The communication processing unit transmits to a specific destination a message that includes the selected network identifiers of the image files or the selected network identifier of the specific folder.

A communication apparatus includes: a transmitting unit that is capable of transmitting data to a designated destination through any of plural communication interfaces; a storage unit in which plural pieces of destination information are stored; and a registration unit that registers a communication interface used for data transmission in advance for each of the plural pieces of destination information stored in the storage unit.

An image forming apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus includes a storage unit having a folder, a setting unit configured to set a printing condition corresponding to the folder, and a printing unit configured to print a printing target file transmitted from the external apparatus and stored in the folder based on the printing condition set by the setting unit.

A communication apparatus includes: a transmitting unit that is capable of transmitting data to a designated destination through any of plural communication interfaces; a storage unit in which plural pieces of destination information are stored; and a registration unit that registers a communication interface used for data transmission in advance for each of the plural pieces of destination information stored in the storage unit.

An information processing apparatus that positively notifies a notification destination of information to be notified even if a communication protocol is changed before notifying storage of stored data. A notification setting processing section of a document storage notification application sets a protocol for accessing the stored document data from a computer via a network. When document data is stored in a HDD, a mail transmission processing section notifies the computer of storage location information on the document data for accessing the data according to the set protocol. If the set protocol is changed before the storage location information is notified to the computer, a control section causes the mail transmission processing section to notify the computer of storage location information for causing the document data to be accessed using the changed protocol.

An image scanning apparatus includes an image scanning unit, an image acquiring unit, a condition determining unit, and a communication processing unit. The image scanning unit scans a document image from a document and generates image data of the document image. The image acquiring unit acquires the image data generated on a single job, generates image files including the image data, and stores the image files into a specific folder. The condition determining unit selects (a) network identifiers of the image files or (b) a network identifier of the specific folder, on the basis of the number of the image files generated and stored on the single job. The communication processing unit transmits to a specific destination a message that includes the selected network identifiers of the image files or the selected network identifier of the specific folder.

An information processing apparatus that positively notifies a notification destination of information to be notified even if a communication protocol is changed before notifying storage of stored data. A notification setting processing section of a document storage notification application sets a protocol for accessing the stored document data from a computer via a network. When document data is stored in a HDD, a mail transmission processing section notifies the computer of storage location information on the document data for accessing the data according to the set protocol. If the set protocol is changed before the storage location information is notified to the computer, a control section causes the mail transmission processing section to notify the computer of storage location information for causing the document data to be accessed using the changed protocol.