APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING IMAGE, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING IMAGE, COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20170034367A1
• Filed: 10/17/2016
• Published: 02/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Oomori, Akira, Tonegawa, Nobuyuki
• Granted Patent: US 10,911,612 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00212 Attaching image data to computer messages, e.g. to e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00217 only involving computer data transmission protocols, e.g. SMTP, WAP or HTTP communication protocol aspects and techniques in packet data networks H04L69/00; network-specific arrangements or communication protocols supporting networked applications H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00225 details of image data generation, e.g. scan-to-email or network scanners using an image reading device as a local input to a computer H04N1/00241
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32037 Automation of particular transmitter jobs, e.g. multi-address calling, auto-dialing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32048 Auto-dialling or Auto-calling H04N1/32053 - H04N1/32074 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32069 simultaneously to a plurality of destinations, e.g. multi-casting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

An image transmitting apparatus which transmits an image to a predetermined transmission destination. The apparatus includes an input unit which inputs an image to be transmitted, an authentication unit which authenticates a user by user authentication, a user information acquisition unit which obtains transmission destination information associated with the user if the authentication by the authentication unit is successful, a transmission destination designation unit which designates a transmission destination to which the image should be transmitted, a determination unit which determines, according to details of the transmission destination designated by the transmission destination designation unit, whether or not the image should be transmitted to the transmission designation associated with the user, and a transmission unit which transmits the image based on the result of determination made by the determination unit.

Claims

1-32. -32. (canceled)

33. An image transmitting apparatus comprising:

a reading unit configured to generate image data by reading an original;

an identifying unit configured to identify destination information of user who logs in the image transmitting apparatus;

a displaying unit configured to display a setting screen for setting a destination; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data using the destination information identified by the identifying unit in a case where the user does not designate a destination in the setting screen.

34. The image transmitting apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the transmission unit transmits the image data to a destination designated by the user without using the destination information identified by the identifying unit in a case where the user designates the destination in the setting screen.

35. The image transmitting apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the destination information of user is a mail address of user.

36. An image transmitting apparatus comprising:

a reading unit configured to generate image data by reading an original;

an identifying unit configured to identify destination information of user who logs in the image transmitting apparatus;

a displaying unit configured to display a setting screen for setting a destination; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data using the destination information identified by the identifying unit in a case where the user does not input a destination designation operation in the setting screen.

37. The image transmitting apparatus according to claim 36, wherein the transmission unit transmits the image data to a destination indicated by the destination designation operation without using the destination information identified by the identifying unit in a case where the user input the destination designation operation in the setting screen.

38. The image transmitting apparatus according to claim 36, wherein the destination information of user is a mail address of user.

39. An image transmitting apparatus comprising:

a reading unit configured to generate image data by reading an original;

an identifying unit configured to identify destination information of user who logs in the image transmitting apparatus; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data using the destination information identified by the identifying unit in a case where the user does not designate a destination.

40. The image transmitting apparatus according to claim 39, wherein the transmission unit transmits the image data to a destination designated by the user without using the destination information identified by the identifying unit in a case where the user designates the destination.

41. The image transmitting apparatus according to claim 39, wherein the destination information of user is a mail address of user.

42. An image transmitting apparatus comprising:

a reading unit configured to generate image data by reading an original;

an identifying unit configured to identify destination information of user who logs in the image transmitting apparatus; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data using the destination information identified by the identifying unit in a case where the user does not input a destination designation operation to the image transmitting apparatus.

43. The image transmitting apparatus according to claim 42, wherein the transmission unit transmits the image data to a destination indicated by the destination designation operation without using the destination information identified by the identifying unit in a case where the user input the destination designation operation to the image transmitting apparatus.

44. The image transmitting apparatus according to claim 42, wherein the destination information of user is a mail address of user.

45. A method for controlling an image transmitting apparatus, the method comprising:

generating image data by reading an original;

identifying destination information of user who logs in the image transmitting apparatus;

displaying a setting screen for setting a destination; and

transmitting the image data using the identified destination information in a case where the user does not designate a destination in the setting screen.

46. A method for controlling an image transmitting apparatus, the method comprising:

generating image data by reading an original;

identifying destination information of user who logs in the image transmitting apparatus;

displaying a setting screen for setting a destination; and

transmitting the image data using the identified destination information in a case where the user does not input a destination designation operation in the setting screen.

47. A method for controlling an image transmitting apparatus, the method comprising:

generating image data by reading an original;

identifying destination information of user who logs in the image transmitting apparatus; and

transmitting the image data using the identified destination information in a case where the user does not designate a destination.

48. A method for controlling an image transmitting apparatus, the method comprising:

generating image data by reading an original;

identifying destination information of user who logs in the image transmitting apparatus; and

transmitting the image data using the identified destination information in a case where the user does not input a destination designation operation to the image transmitting apparatus.