21. A method as claimed in claim 20 , further comprising the step of: j) adjusting the display of the document data via a user's operation of a control element defined by the HTML document displayed by the web browser within the user interface.
21. A method as claimed in claim 20 , further comprising the step of: j) adjusting the display of the document data via a user's operation of a control element defined by the HTML document displayed by the web browser within the user interface. 28. A method as claimed in claim 21 , further comprising the steps of: k) user inputting predetermined index data into an index field defined by the HTML document separately from a document display portion in which the document data from the scanner is displayed by the web browser of the user interface of the client device; l) generating a send data signal using the control element operated by a user with the input device and defined by the HTML document displayed by the web browser of the user interface of the client device; m) transmitting the document data and index data from the client device to the server over an internetwork in response to the send data signal generated in said step (l); n) receiving the document data and index data at the server; and a) storing the document data in association with the index data in a database of a data storage unit separate from the server.