Data communication system

• US 20050231763A1
• Filed: 06/14/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Ejiri, Seishi
• Granted Patent: US 7,903,293 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax

Abstract

In a system in which a facsimile apparatus is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) to which a plurality of computer terminals are connected, image data obtained by reading an original image by the scanner of the facsimile apparatus under the control of the operation unit of the facsimile apparatus is transmitted to a destination designated by the operation unit. In this operation, if a user ID is designated, transmitted image data and information (destination, transmission time/date, or the like) related to transmission is transferred to the LAN to notify the information to a user corresponding to the user ID. In this manner, data communication performed by a local operation of the facsimile apparatus and data communication performed by a remote designation from the computer terminal can be managed together.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A data communication apparatus comprising:

an input unit, adapted to input data;

a designating unit, adapted to designate a destination;

an obtaining unit, adapted to obtain a user ID for specifying a user who manipulates said data communication apparatus; and

a transmitting unit, adapted to transmit the data input by said input unit to the destination designated by said designating unit and a destination in accordance with the user ID obtained by said obtaining unit.

22. The apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising a reader adapted to read an image on a document and to generate the image data representing the image, wherein said input unit inputs the image data as the data to be transmitted by said transmitting unit.

23. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said obtaining unit obtains the user ID based on a manipulation of a console equipped with said data communication apparatus.

24. The apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising a first network interface and a second network interface, wherein said transmitting unit transmits the data input by said input unit to the destination designated by said designating unit via said first network interface and to the destination in accordance with the user ID obtained by said obtaining unit via said second network.

25. The apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said transmitting unit transmits the data input by said input unit to the destination designated by said designating unit via said first network interface, and then transmits, to the destination in accordance with the user ID obtained by said obtaining unit via said second network interface, the data input by said input unit and the transmission log for transmitting via said first network interface.

26. The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said first network interface is a telephone network, and said transmitting unit transmits the data input by said input unit by a facsimile communication to the destination designated by said designating unit via the telephone network.

27. The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the transmission log contains the destination and a transmission date.

28. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a reader, adapted to read an image on a document and to generate the image data representing the image;

a processor, adapted to perform a job regarding the image data from said reader;

a network interface, adapted to connect said image processing apparatus to a network, and

a transfer unit, adapted to transfer both the image data regarding the job performed by said processor and log information of the job to a server on the network via said network interface.

29. The apparatus according to claim 28, wherein the log information includes a date when the job is performed by said processor.

30. The apparatus according to claim 28, wherein the log information includes an indication for specifying an operator who instructs said image processing apparatus to perform the job.

31. The apparatus according to claim 28, wherein said processor transmits the image data from said reader to a destination and the log information includes the destination and a transmission date.

32. A data communication method comprising:

an input step, of inputting data;

a designating step, of designating a destination;

an obtaining step, of obtaining a user ID for specifying a user who manipulates a data communication apparatus; and

a transmitting step, of transmitting the data input in said input step to the destination designated in said designating step and a destination in accordance with the user ID obtained in said obtaining step.

33. A computer program stored on a computer readable medium, the program comprising computer program code for a data communication method, said method comprising the steps of:

an input step, of inputting data;

a designating step, of designating a destination;

an obtaining step, of obtaining a user ID for specifying a user who manipulates a data communication apparatus; and

a transmitting step, of transmitting the data input in said input step to the destination designated in said designating step and a destination in accordance with the user ID obtained in said obtaining step.

34. An image processing method comprising:

a reading step, of reading an image on a document and generating the image data representing the image;

a processing step, of performing a job regarding the image data generated in said reading step;

a network interfacing step, of connecting an image processing apparatus to a network via a network interface, and

a transfer step, of transferring both the image data regarding the job performed in said processing step and log information of the job to a server on the network via the network interface.

35. A computer program stored on a computer readable medium, the program comprising computer program code for an image processing method, said method comprising the steps of:

a reading step, of reading an image on a document and generating the image data representing the image;

a processing step, of performing a job regarding the image data generated in said reading step;

a network interfacing step, of connecting an image processing apparatus to a network via a network interface, and

a transfer step, of transferring both the image data regarding the job performed in said processing step and log information of the job to a server on the network via the network interface.