IMAGE SENDING APPARATUS, IMAGE SENDING SYSTEM AND IMAGE SENDING METHOD
First Claim
1. An image sending system in which a server providing sending methods for image data and a plurality of image sending apparatuses are network-connected, wherein the server includes:
- a recording medium;
a registration update reception unit operable to receive a registration and an update of sending method specification information specified by a receiver and indicating a sending method for image data addressed to the receiver; and
a recording controller operable to, (i) when the registration is received, record on the recording medium the sending method specification information and an identifier of the receiver in association with each other, and (ii) when the update is received, rewrite the recorded sending method specification information with updated sending method specification information; and
each of the plurality of image sending apparatuses includes;
a selection reception unit operable to receive a selection of an identifier of a receiver of image data to be sent;
an obtaining unit operable to obtain from the server the recorded sending method specification information and identifier of the receiver; and
a sending controller operable to, when the identifier of the receiver in the received selection matches the obtained identifier of the receiver, send the image data to be sent by the sending method indicated by the obtained sending method specification information.
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Abstract
An image sending system including a server and a plurality of image sending apparatuses. The server (i) receives sending method specification information specified by a receiver and indicating a sending method for image data addressed to the receiver, (ii) records the sending method specification information and an identifier of the receiver in association with each other, (iii) and receives updated sending method specification information and rewrites the recorded sending method specification information with the updated sending method specification information. Each image sending apparatus (i) receives a selection of an identifier of a receiver of image data to be sent, (ii) obtains from the server the recorded sending method specification information and identification of the receiver, and (iii) when the identifier of receiver in the received selection matches the obtained identifier of receiver, sends the image data 505 by the sending method indicated by the obtained sending method specification information.
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18 Claims
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1. An image sending system in which a server providing sending methods for image data and a plurality of image sending apparatuses are network-connected, wherein the server includes:
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a recording medium; a registration update reception unit operable to receive a registration and an update of sending method specification information specified by a receiver and indicating a sending method for image data addressed to the receiver; and a recording controller operable to, (i) when the registration is received, record on the recording medium the sending method specification information and an identifier of the receiver in association with each other, and (ii) when the update is received, rewrite the recorded sending method specification information with updated sending method specification information; and each of the plurality of image sending apparatuses includes; a selection reception unit operable to receive a selection of an identifier of a receiver of image data to be sent; an obtaining unit operable to obtain from the server the recorded sending method specification information and identifier of the receiver; and a sending controller operable to, when the identifier of the receiver in the received selection matches the obtained identifier of the receiver, send the image data to be sent by the sending method indicated by the obtained sending method specification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image sending apparatus network-connected to a server providing sending methods for image data, wherein
the server (i) includes a recording medium, (ii) receives a registration and an update of sending method specification information specified by a receiver and indicating a sending method for image data addressed to the receiver, (iii) records on the recording medium, when the registration is received, the sending method specification information and an identifier of the receiver in association with each other, and (iv) rewrites, when the update is received, the recorded sending method specification information with updated sending method specification information, and the image sending apparatus comprising: -
a selection reception unit operable to receive a selection of an identifier of a receiver of image data to be sent; an obtaining unit operable to obtain from the server the recorded sending method specification information and identifier of the receiver; and a sending controller operable to, when the identifier of the receiver in the received selection matches the obtained identifier of the receiver, send the image data to be sent by the sending method indicated by the obtained sending method specification information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An image sending method used on an image sending apparatus network-connected to a server providing sending methods for image data, wherein
the server (i) includes a recording medium, (ii) receives a registration and an update of sending method specification information specified by a receiver and indicating a sending method for image data addressed to the receiver, (iii) records on the recording medium, when the registration is received, the sending method specification information and an identifier of the receiver in association with each other, and (iv) rewrites, when the update is received, the recorded sending method specification information with updated sending method specification information, and the image sending method comprising: -
a selection reception step of receiving a selection of an identifier of a receiver of image data to be sent; an obtaining step of obtaining from the server the recorded sending method specification information and identifier of the receiver; and a sending control step of, when the identifier of the receiver in the received selection matches the obtained identifier of the receiver, sending the image data to be sent by the sending method indicated by the obtained sending method specification information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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