A FAX document image is acquired from an external device having a FAX
receiving function, a telephone number of a transmission source of the
FAX document image is acquired, a folder of a document management system
as a destination of registration is automatically determined based on a
mapping table showing a mapping between the telephone number of the
transmission source and the registration destination folder, and the
acquired telephone number of the transmission source, the FAX document
image is registered in the folder of the document management system as
the destination of registration in a way that attaches an index to the
FAX document image.