Data transmission apparatus, data transmission method and data transmission program
First Claim
1. A data transmission apparatus for transmitting image data over a network, the data transmission apparatus comprising:
- an image reader for obtaining image data by reading an original document;
a storage device in which the image data obtained is stored;
request means for requesting that a recipient to which the image data stored in the storage device is to be sent designates contents of conversion processes to be performed to the image data;
first receiving means for receiving recipient'"'"'s designation of the contents of the conversion processes;
second receiving means for receiving the recipient'"'"'s designation of the contents of the conversion processes via a transmission medium different from that used by the first receiving means;
switching means for switching receiving means that receives the recipient'"'"'s designation of the contents of the conversion processes to the first or second receiving means depending on the recipient;
conversion means for, based on the contents of the conversion processes designated, performing the conversion processes to the image data stored in the storage device; and
transmission means for sending to the recipient the image data that has undergone the conversion processes.
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Abstract
A data transmission apparatus capable of transmitting image data to a recipient using recipient'"'"'s desired transmission parameters regardless of whether the recipient resides inside or outside an intranet to which the apparatus is connected, wherein the recipient is requested via an e-mail to designate the desired transmission parameters through the most appropriate transmission medium that is set in consideration of the recipient'"'"'s location. Specifically, the transmission medium is set to a Web browser if the recipient resides inside the intranet to which the apparatus is connected, while it is set to an e-mail if the recipient resides outside the intranet.
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13 Claims
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1. A data transmission apparatus for transmitting image data over a network, the data transmission apparatus comprising:
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an image reader for obtaining image data by reading an original document;
a storage device in which the image data obtained is stored;
request means for requesting that a recipient to which the image data stored in the storage device is to be sent designates contents of conversion processes to be performed to the image data;
first receiving means for receiving recipient'"'"'s designation of the contents of the conversion processes;
second receiving means for receiving the recipient'"'"'s designation of the contents of the conversion processes via a transmission medium different from that used by the first receiving means;
switching means for switching receiving means that receives the recipient'"'"'s designation of the contents of the conversion processes to the first or second receiving means depending on the recipient;
conversion means for, based on the contents of the conversion processes designated, performing the conversion processes to the image data stored in the storage device; and
transmission means for sending to the recipient the image data that has undergone the conversion processes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data transmission method for transmitting image data over a network, the data transmission method comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining image data by reading an original document;
b) storing the image data obtained in a storage device;
c) requesting that a recipient to which the image data stored in the storage device is to be sent designates contents of conversion processes to be performed to the image data;
d) receiving designation of the contents of the conversion processes via one of multiple different transmission media specified depending on the recipient;
e) performing the conversion processes to the image data stored in the storage device based on the contents of the conversion processes designated; and
f) sending to the recipient the image data that has undergone the conversion processes.
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8. A data transmission program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising the steps of:
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a) requesting that a recipient to which image data is to be sent designates contents of conversion processes to be performed to the image data;
b) setting a transmission medium, by which recipient'"'"'s designation of the contents of the conversion processes is received, to a first transmission medium or to a second transmission medium depending on the recipient;
c) receiving the recipient'"'"'s designation of the contents of the conversion processes via the transmission medium set at step (b);
d) performing the conversion processes to the image data to be sent based on the contents of the conversion processes designated; and
e) sending the image data that has undergone the conversion processes to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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