Image communication system, image communication apparatus, and storage medium having image communication program stored therein
First Claim
1. An image communication system which comprises a plurality of image communication apparatuses each having image storage means for storing predetermined images, and which allows the plurality of image communication apparatuses to transmit and receive the predetermined images thereamong, the image communication system further comprisingwherein an image communication apparatus, among the plurality of image communication apparatuses, acting to transmit an image further includes transmitter information transmission control means for transmitting its own identification information, as transmitter information indicating a transmitter, to an unspecified image communication apparatus other than the image communication apparatus acting to transmit an image, the unspecified image communication apparatus being among the plurality of image communication apparatuses,wherein an image communication apparatus, among the plurality of image communication apparatuses, acting to receive an image further includes:
- transmitter information reception means for receiving the transmitter information;
selection means for performing display so as to indicate the transmitter on display means in accordance with the transmitter information having been received, and allowing a user to select whether or not an image is to be received from the image communication apparatus having transmitted the transmitter information; and
destination information transmission control means for transmitting its own identification information, as destination information indicating a destination, to the image communication apparatus which is selected by the selection means as the transmitter from which an image is to be received,wherein the image communication apparatus acting to transmit an image further includes;
destination information reception control means for receiving the destination information;
destination determination means for determining the image communication apparatus acting as the destination to receive an image, in accordance with the destination information having been received; and
image transmission means for transmitting at least one of the predetermined images stored in the image storage means, to the destination determined by the destination determination means, andwherein the image communication apparatus acting to receive an image further includes;
image reception means for receiving an image transmitted by the image transmission means; and
image storage control means for storing, in the image storage means, the image received by the image reception means.
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Abstract
Identification information of another image communication apparatus is received, as transmitter information indicating a transmitter, from the another image communication apparatus, and display is performed so as to indicate the transmitter on display means in accordance with the transmitter information having been received, and a user is allowed to select whether or not an image is to be received from the another image communication apparatus having transmitted the transmitter information. Next, its own identification information is transmitted, as destination information indicating a destination, to the another image communication apparatus which is selected as the transmitter from which an image is to be received. An image is received from the another image communication apparatus to which the destination information is transmitted, and the received image is stored in storage means.
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20 Claims
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1. An image communication system which comprises a plurality of image communication apparatuses each having image storage means for storing predetermined images, and which allows the plurality of image communication apparatuses to transmit and receive the predetermined images thereamong, the image communication system further comprising
wherein an image communication apparatus, among the plurality of image communication apparatuses, acting to transmit an image further includes transmitter information transmission control means for transmitting its own identification information, as transmitter information indicating a transmitter, to an unspecified image communication apparatus other than the image communication apparatus acting to transmit an image, the unspecified image communication apparatus being among the plurality of image communication apparatuses, wherein an image communication apparatus, among the plurality of image communication apparatuses, acting to receive an image further includes: -
transmitter information reception means for receiving the transmitter information; selection means for performing display so as to indicate the transmitter on display means in accordance with the transmitter information having been received, and allowing a user to select whether or not an image is to be received from the image communication apparatus having transmitted the transmitter information; and destination information transmission control means for transmitting its own identification information, as destination information indicating a destination, to the image communication apparatus which is selected by the selection means as the transmitter from which an image is to be received, wherein the image communication apparatus acting to transmit an image further includes; destination information reception control means for receiving the destination information; destination determination means for determining the image communication apparatus acting as the destination to receive an image, in accordance with the destination information having been received; and image transmission means for transmitting at least one of the predetermined images stored in the image storage means, to the destination determined by the destination determination means, and wherein the image communication apparatus acting to receive an image further includes; image reception means for receiving an image transmitted by the image transmission means; and image storage control means for storing, in the image storage means, the image received by the image reception means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An image communication apparatus for receiving an image from another image communication apparatus, the image communication apparatus comprising:
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storage means; transmitter information reception means for receiving, from the another image communication apparatus, identification information of the another image communication apparatus as transmitter information indicating a transmitter; selection means for performing display so as to indicate the transmitter on display means in accordance with the transmitter information having been received, and allowing a user to select whether or not an image is to be received from the another image communication apparatus having transmitted the transmitter information; destination information transmission control means for transmitting its own identification information, as destination information indicating a destination, to the image communication apparatus which is selected by the selection means as the transmitter from which an image is to be received; image reception means for receiving an image transmitted by the another image communication apparatus to which the destination information is transmitted; and image storage control means for storing, in the storage means, the image received by the image reception means.
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17. An image communication apparatus for transmitting an image to another image communication apparatus, the image communication apparatus comprising:
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image storage means for storing a predetermined image; transmitter information transmission control means for transmitting its own identification information, as transmitter information indicating a transmitter, to another unspecified image communication apparatus; destination information reception control means for receiving, from the another image communication apparatus, identification information of the another image communication apparatus, as destination information indicating a destination; destination determination means for determining, in accordance with the destination information having been received, the another image communication apparatus acting, as the destination, to receive an image; and image transmission means for transmitting at least one of a plurality of the predetermined image stored in the image storage means, to the destination determined by the destination determination means.
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18. An image communication apparatus for receiving an image from another image communication apparatus or transmitting an image to another image communication apparatus, the image communication apparatus comprising:
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image storage means for storing a predetermined image; and transmission/reception determination means for determining whether an image is to be received from another image communication apparatus or an image is to be transmitted to another image communication apparatus; wherein when the transmission/reception determination means determines that an image is to be received from another image communication apparatus, the image communication apparatus further comprises; transmitter information reception means for receiving, from the another image communication apparatus, identification information of the another image communication apparatus, as transmitter information indicating a transmitter; selection means for performing display so as to indicate the transmitter on display means in accordance with the transmitter information having been received, and allowing a user to select whether or not an image is to be received from the another image communication apparatus having transmitted the transmitter information; destination information transmission control means for transmitting its own identification information, as destination information indicating a destination, to the another image communication apparatus which is selected by the selection means as the transmitter from which an image is to be received; image reception means for receiving an image transmitted from the another image communication apparatus to which the destination information is transmitted; and image storage control means for storing, in the image storage means, the image received by the image reception means, and wherein when the transmission/reception determination means determines that an image is to be transmitted to another image communication apparatus, the image communication apparatus further comprises; transmitter information transmission control means for transmitting, to another unspecified image communication apparatus, its own identification information as transmitter information indicating a transmitter; destination information reception control means for receiving, from the another image communication apparatus, identification information of the another image communication apparatus, as the destination information indicating the destination; destination determination means for determining, in accordance with the destination information having been received, the another image communication apparatus acting as the destination to receive an image; and image transmission means for transmitting, to the destination determined by the destination determination means, at least one of a plurality of the predetermined image stored in the image storage means.
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19. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an image communication program executed by a computer of an apparatus for receiving an image from an image communication apparatus other than the apparatus, the computer being caused to function as:
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transmitter information reception means for receiving, from the image communication apparatus other than the apparatus, identification information of the image communication apparatus other than the apparatus as transmitter information indicating a transmitter; selection means for performing display so as to indicate the transmitter on display means in accordance with the transmitter information having been received, and allowing a user to select whether or not an image is to be received from the image communication apparatus having transmitted the transmitter information; destination information transmission control means for transmitting its own identification information, as destination information indicating a destination, to the image communication apparatus which is selected by the selection means as the transmitter from which an image is to be received; image reception means for receiving an image transmitted by the image communication apparatus to which the destination information is transmitted; and image storage control means for storing, in a storage device, the image received by the image reception means.
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20. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an image communication program executed by a computer of an apparatus for receiving an image from an image communication apparatus other than the apparatus or transmitting an image to an image communication apparatus other than the apparatus,
wherein a predetermined image is stored in a storage device of the apparatus, wherein the computer is caused to function as transmission/reception determination means for determining whether an image is to be received from an image communication apparatus other than the apparatus or an image is to be transmitted to an image communication apparatus other than the apparatus, wherein when the transmission/reception determination means determines that an image is to be received from an image communication apparatus other than the apparatus, the computer is caused to further function as: -
transmitter information reception means for receiving, from the image communication apparatus other than the apparatus, identification information of the image communication apparatus other than the apparatus, as transmitter information indicating a transmitter; selection means for performing display so as to indicate the transmitter on display means in accordance with the transmitter information having been received, and allowing a user to select whether or not an image is to be received from the image communication apparatus having transmitted the transmitter information; destination information transmission control means for transmitting its own identification information, as destination information indicating a destination, to the image communication apparatus which is selected by the selection means as the transmitter from which an image is to be received; image reception means for receiving an image transmitted from the image communication apparatus to which the destination information is transmitted; and image storage control means for storing, in the storage device, the image received by the image reception means, and wherein when the transmission/reception determination means determines that an image is to be transmitted to an image communication apparatus other than the apparatus, the computer is caused to further function as; transmitter information transmission control means for transmitting, to an unspecified image communication apparatus other than the apparatus, its own identification information as the transmitter information indicating the transmitter; destination information reception control means for receiving, from the image communication apparatus other than the apparatus, identification information of the image communication apparatus other than the apparatus, as the destination information indicating the destination; destination determination means for determining, in accordance with the destination information having been received, the image communication apparatus acting as the destination to receive an image; and image transmission means for transmitting, to the destination determined by the destination determination means, at least one of a plurality of the predetermined image stored in the storage device.
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