Data transmission apparatus, control method therefor, and image input/output apparatus
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1. A data transmission apparatus using two or more types of transmission media, which transmits data using at least one of the types of transmission media, comprising:
- an authority storage unit that stores authority information representing each of plural users'"'"' use authority to use each respective one of the types of transmission media; and
a destination storage unit that is configured to store an individual destination including information representing one of the plurality types of transmission media and a group destination including a plurality of individual destinations;
a transmission control unit that identifies a restricted type of transmission medium, for which a current user does not have use authority, by referring to said authority storage unit and restricts transmission of data to a destination of the restricted type of transmission medium and a group destination including a destination of the restricted type of transmission medium,wherein the types of transmission media include at least one type of transmission medium from a group consisting of email, facsimile (FAX), file transfer protocol (FTP), and server message block (SMB).
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Abstract
According to the present invention, a data transmission apparatus capable of transmitting data by using a plurality of transmission media, comprises an authority storage unit, adapted to store authority information representing use authority to use each transmission medium by each user; and a transmission control unit, adapted to, in transmitting data, restrict data transmission to a destination corresponding to a transmission medium for which a current user does not have the use authority.
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1. A data transmission apparatus using two or more types of transmission media, which transmits data using at least one of the types of transmission media, comprising:
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an authority storage unit that stores authority information representing each of plural users'"'"' use authority to use each respective one of the types of transmission media; and a destination storage unit that is configured to store an individual destination including information representing one of the plurality types of transmission media and a group destination including a plurality of individual destinations; a transmission control unit that identifies a restricted type of transmission medium, for which a current user does not have use authority, by referring to said authority storage unit and restricts transmission of data to a destination of the restricted type of transmission medium and a group destination including a destination of the restricted type of transmission medium, wherein the types of transmission media include at least one type of transmission medium from a group consisting of email, facsimile (FAX), file transfer protocol (FTP), and server message block (SMB). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a data transmission apparatus using two or more types of transmission media, which transmits data using at least one of the types of transmission media, comprising:
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a storage step of storing, in authority storage means, authority information representing use authority to use each type of transmission medium by each of plural users; a destination storage step of storing, in a destination storage means, an individual destination including information representing one of the plurality types of transmission media and a group destination including a plurality of individual destinations; and a transmission control step of identifying a restricted type of transmission medium, for which a current user does not have use authority, by referring to the authority storage means and restricting transmission of data to a destination of the restricted type of transmission medium and a group destination including a destination of the restricted type of transmission medium, wherein the types of transmission media include at least one type of transmission medium from a group consisting of email, facsimile (FAX), file transfer protocol (FTP), and server message block (SMB). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a method of controlling a data transmission apparatus using two or more types of transmission media, which transmits data using at least one of the types of transmission media, the program comprising:
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a code for a storage step of storing, in authority storage means, authority information representing use authority to use each type of transmission medium by each of plural users; a code for a destination storage step of storing, in a destination storage means, an individual destination including information representing one of the plurality types of transmission media and a group destination including a plurality of individual destinations; and a code for a transmission control step of identifying a restricted type of transmission medium, for which a current user does not have use authority, by referring to the authority storage means and restricting transmission of data to a destination of the restricted type of transmission medium and a group destination including a destination of the restricted type of transmission medium, wherein the types of transmission media include at least one type of transmission medium from a group consisting of email, facsimile (FAX), file transfer protocol (FTP), and server message block (SMB).
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