An information processing apparatus is disclosed, which is communicatively connected to a communication terminal, and which is accessible to an image data storage unit and a document data storage unit. The information processing apparatus further includes a receiving unit; and a transmitting unit which, when a transmission request is received by the receiving unit, transmits, to the communication terminal, screen data in which are associated identification information of image data when owner identification information linked to document data stored in the document data storage unit is linked to the image data stored in the image data storage unit or information indicating non-registration when owner identification information linked to the document data stored in the document data storage unit is not linked to the image data stored in the image data storage unit, and identification information of the document data stored in the document data storage unit.