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Data communication apparatus, method and system and programs for data communication process stored in computer readable storage medium

  • US 6,453,071 B2
  • Filed: 04/02/1998
  • Issued: 09/17/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A transmission apparatus for transmitting compressed still image data that is compressed and encoded by an encoding method or non-compressed still image data that is not compressed and encoded by the encoding method to a printer, said transmission apparatus comprising:

  • a detection unit adapted to detect whether or not the printer has a function for decoding the compressed still image data; and

    a communication unit adapted to transmit the compressed still image data to the printer, if the printer has the function, and to transmit the non-compressed still image data to the printer, if the printer does not have the function.

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