DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20090055470A1
• Filed: 07/16/2008
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: ODAIRA, MASAHIRO
• Granted Patent: US 8,200,750 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00214 details of transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0022 involving facsimile protocols or a combination of facsimile protocols and computer data transmission protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00312 with a digital transmission apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, SMS or ISDN device transmitting or receiving via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network or the internet H04N1/00214; transmission of digital information H04L
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32037 Automation of particular transmitter jobs, e.g. multi-address calling, auto-dialing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32069 simultaneously to a plurality of destinations, e.g. multi-casting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32096 Checking the destination, e.g. correspondence of manual input with stored destination
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0093 Facsimile machine H04N2201/0094 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3207 of an address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3208 of an e-mail or network address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3221 of a job number or identification, e.g. communication number
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping

Abstract

A data communication apparatus that reduces erroneous transmission, together with allowing an operator to confirm destinations registered as data transmission destinations. To accomplish this, the data communication apparatus includes a destination registering unit adapted to register at least one or more destinations, a data acquisition unit adapted to acquire data to transmit to the registered destinations, a destination list print unit adapted to print a destination list showing the registered destinations to allow an operator to confirm the registered destinations, an operation acquisition unit adapted to acquire, via an operation unit, a first operation operated by the operator if the destinations shown on the destination list are confirmed by the operator, and a transmission unit adapted to transmit, if the first operation is acquired, the acquired data to the destinations shown on the destination list.

Claims

1. A data communication apparatus for transmitting data and provided with an operation unit adapted to receive an operation from an operator, comprising:

a destination registering unit adapted to register at least one or more destinations;

a data acquisition unit adapted to acquire data to transmit to the registered destinations;

a destination list print unit adapted to print a destination list showing the registered destinations to allow the operator to confirm the registered destinations;

an operation acquisition unit adapted to acquire, via the operation unit, a first operation operated by the operator if the destinations shown on the destination list are confirmed by the operator; and

a transmission unit adapted to transmit, if the first operation is acquired, the acquired data to the destinations shown on the destination list.

2. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the operation acquisition unit acquires, instead of the first operation, a second operation operated by the operator if the destinations on the destination list are to be corrected,

the data communication apparatus further comprises a destination editing unit adapted to edit, if the second operation is acquired, the destinations on the destination list in accordance with an operation by the operator, and

the destination list print unit prints, if the destinations shown on the destination list are edited, a destination list showing the edited destinations.

3. The data communication apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an execution unit adapted to execute, between the destination list being printed and the first or second operation being acquired, another transmission job that is different from a transmission job for transmitting the acquired data to the destinations shown on the printed destination list.

4. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data acquisition unit acquires the data to transmit, after the first operation is acquired.

5. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit adapted to determine whether printing of the destination list is possible,

wherein the destination registering unit permits data transmission by the transmission unit if determined that printing of the destination list is possible, and prohibits data transmission by the transmission unit if determined that printing of the destination list is not possible.

6. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destination list print unit executes a print job on the destination list in priority to other print jobs.

7. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit adapted to display information,

wherein the destination list is displayed on the display unit to allow the operator to confirm the destinations, without being printed by the destination list print unit, when the number of registered destinations is less than a predetermined number.

8. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destination list print unit prints the data to transmit, together with the destination list.

9. The data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destination list print unit prints information for identifying the data to transmit, together with the destination list.

10. The data communication apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the information for identifying the data to transmit is at least one of a receipt number, a character string, and a two-dimensional barcode.

11. A control method of a data communication apparatus for transmitting data and provided with an operation unit adapted to receive an operation from an operator, comprising the steps of:

registering at least one or more destinations;

acquiring data to transmit to the registered destinations;

printing a destination list showing the registered destinations to allow the operator to confirm the registered destinations;

acquiring, via the operation unit, a first operation operated by the operator if the destinations shown on the destination list are confirmed by the operator; and

transmitting, if the first operation is acquired, the acquired data to the destinations shown on the destination list.

12. A computer program for causing a computer to execute a control method of a data communication apparatus for transmitting data and provided with an operation unit adapted to receive an operation from an operator, the computer program comprising the steps of:

registering at least one or more destinations;

acquiring data to transmit to the registered destinations;

printing a destination list showing the registered destinations to allow the operator to confirm the registered destinations;

acquiring, via the operation unit, a first operation operated by the operator if the destinations shown on the destination list are confirmed by the operator; and

transmitting, if the first operation is acquired, the acquired data to the destinations shown on the destination list.

13. A computer-readable storage medium storing the computer program claimed in claim 12.