Nippon Paint Compnay, Ltd.

Kyocera Mita Corporation

Kiyoshi Hori

Wataru Sasaki

Tatsuo Noda

Tokimune Nagayama

Tetsuya Yoshioka

Hiroyuki Takaishi

Nobuyoshi Nagata

A push type scanner apparatus according to the present invention can transmit image data read by the push type scanner apparatus through a network to a desired personal computer only by operating the push type scanner apparatus without transmitting any operation command from the personal computer. In the push type scanner apparatus, for transmitting image data, a destination address is specified; a mail to be transmitted to the specified destination address is created; an appended file comprising the image data read by the scanner apparatus and appended to the mail is created; and the created mail and appended file are outputted to the network.

Push type scanner apparatus for transmitting over a network

A scanner system having an image scanner and a control device for controlling the image scanner. The control device has a scanner driver installed thereinto. The operator can carry out entering for setting a reading size and a direction of an original on the operation screen of the scanner driver. The control device designates a reading area of the original based on the inputs of the reading size and the direction of the original and outputs a scanning execution instruction to the image scanner.

Scanner system and scanner driver

Push type scanner apparatus and image data transmitting and receiving system

In a communication device such as network scanner and image forming apparatus, function setting is made by using any one of a plurality of function apparatus, function setting is made by using any one of a plurality of function setting programs such as Web browser and dedicated utility software. The communication device is connected with personal computers via a network and is adapted to used a common protocol, e.g. HTTP, for the plurality of function setting programs. The function setting may be made directly on the communication device or by means of any one of the personal computers.

Communication device, function settable terminal device, function setting method and program for setting the function

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Kiyoshi Hori