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Data communication apparatus and method

  • US 6,801,340 B1
  • Filed: 10/26/1998
  • Issued: 10/05/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A document transmission method comprising the steps of:

  • storing correspondence information between a plurality of data formats, data transmission methods and a plurality of document types including a color document type or a monochrome document type;

    inputting document data to be transmitted;

    inputting a designation of transmission methods for transmitting the document data;

    inputting a designation of document types to be transmitted;

    specifying one or more data formats corresponding to the designated data transmission methods and the designated document types by referring to the stored correspondence information;

    converting said input document data into one or more data formats corresponding to said designated document types; and

    transmitting said converted document data by at least one of said designated transmission methods.

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