Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Masaya Kondo

Soichi Yamamuro

Takeshi Ono

Takehiro Yoshida

Makoto Kobayashi

Tomoyuki Takeda

Yasushi Ishida

Takashi Awai

Minoru Yokoyama

Akihiro Tomoda

Masakatsu Yamada

Takekazu Kumagai

Masaru Saruwatari

Seishi Ejiri

Takeshi Tsukamoto

Masaki Toyama

Takahiro Kato

Kazuomi Oishi

Satoshi Wada

Toshihiro Kadowaki

Koji Kajita

Koichi Matsumoto

Motoaki Yoshino

Fumio Shoji

Kazutaka Matsueda

Yuji Ishikawa

Masao Kiguchi

Atsushi Ohtani

Atsushi Ikeda

Mamoru Osada

Yukio Nohata

Akemi Nishimaki

Itaru Ikegami

Nobuyuki Hirai

Masatomo Takahashi

Shinji Todaka

Naoyuki Matsumoto

Shinnichiro Otsuki

There is disclosed an image processing apparatus provided with a reader for reading an original image, a connection unit for connection with a network to which plural computers are connected, and a transfer units for transferring the image data, read by the reader, to a computer through the connection unit, the apparatus comprises a specifying unit for specifying desired one among the computers connected through the connection unit, and a designation unit for designating image reading by the reader, wherein the transfer unit is adapted to transfer the image data, read by the reader in response to the designation by the designation unit, to a computer specified by the specifying unit.

Image reading device and image processing method utilizing the same

An image processing apparatus provided with a reader for reading an original image, a connection unit for connection with a network to which plural computers are connected, and a transfer unit for transferring the image data, read by the reader, to a computer through the connection unit, the apparatus comprising a specifying unit for specifying a desired one among the computers connected through the connection unit, and a designation unit for designating image reading by the reader, wherein the transfer unit is adapted to transfer the image data, read by the reader in response to the designation by the designation unit, to a computer specified by the specifying unit.

A data processing apparatus, such as a facsimile machine, includes image processing units that process image data in accordance with a processing mode. The data processing apparatus receives data packets from another apparatus on a network. Each data packet includes image data and information for specifying the processing mode, which is detected by the data processing apparatus. The image data is provided to the image processing units in accordance with the processing mode detected by the image processing apparatus.

Data processing apparatus and method of controlling an image processing mode

A data processing apparatus, such as a facsimile apparatus, connected to a LAN, that transmits and/or receives data to or from another apparatus, wherein even if an error or failure such as a printer error or an insufficiency of available space in image memory for storing image data occurs, the required process is continued by transferring the image data from the data processing apparatus to another apparatus also connected to the LAN. The data processing apparatus has the capability of detecting an error in the LAN when the apparatus is connected to the LAN. This allows the data processing apparatus to operate correctly without problems that might otherwise occur due to the error in the LAN. The data processing apparatus also has the capability of operating in an adequate process mode corresponding to a process command contained in a received packet. This allows effective use of the data processing apparatus.

Data processing apparatus and method that notifies a user when data transferred

An image communication apparatus converts image data received through a communication line into bit image data to be reproduced as a visible image by means of using a data converting unit and a reproducing unit. The apparatus converts data from a data processing apparatus into bit image data to be reproduced as a visible image by means of using the data converting unit and the reproducing unit, so as to accomplish an efficient system as a whole.

Image communication apparatus capable of reproducing data from a data processing apparatus

Image reading device and image process method utilizing the same

In the communication between a facsimile apparatus and an information processing terminal, the communication of status information of the facsimile apparatus is efficiently effected and an operation efficiency of the apparatus is improved. In response to a command from the information processing terminal, information indicating a change in the status of the facsimile apparatus is set in a response transmitted from the facsimile apparatus to the information processing terminal, and the information processing terminal conducts a communication request of the status information of the facsimile apparatus in accordance with the information.

Data communication apparatus connected to external information processing terminal through interface

A data communication apparatus having a connection unit for connecting an information processing terminal, a memory for storing predetermined registration data, a detector for detecting a change in the registration data stored in the memory, and a transfer unit for, if the detector detects a change in the registration data, transferring the changed registration data to change registration data in the information processing terminal connected by the connection unit.

Method for transmitting setting information between at least two of apparatuses

A data communication apparatus such as a facsimile is constructed by a communication unit to transmit and receive data, an output unit such as a printer to output the data received by the communication unit, and a connection unit such as an LAN to connect one or more external apparatuses. Data of an output-capable ability of the output unit and data of an output-capable ability of the external apparatus connected through the connection unit are notified to a communication apparatus on the partner side by the communication unit. The ability data indicates an image size and a resolution of image data that can be outputted by the output unit and/or the external apparatus. The data communication apparatus also has a transfer unit to transfer the data received by the communication unit to the external apparatus connected to the LAN. When the image size and resolution of the received image data exceed the output-capable ability of the output unit, the transfer unit transfers the received data. When the data is transferred by the transfer unit, such a fact is notified to the user.

Data communication apparatus, method and system

There is provided a computer readable program, stored in a storage medium, for controlling a server terminal in a communication system which is structured that a data communication apparatus for transmitting and receiving data via a line and the server terminal for managing a network are at least connected to the same network, the program comprises a notifying step of notifying, in a case where the data communication apparatus received the data from a transmission side via the line, a user on the network of a fact that the data reception was performed, and a sending step of sending, in a case where the notification was performed, information representing such the notification, to the data communication apparatus. Therefore, in case of exchanging the data between the data communication apparatuses at least one of which is connected to the network, when the transmission side inquires whether the data transmitted from the transmission side has been successfully reached the user, i.e., the final destination, of the network, even if the server terminal is carrying out other processes, such the terminal can easily respond to such inquiry.

Data processing method for controlling the transfer of data to a network

A communication apparatus analyzes data supplied from an information processing terminal, discriminates a function corresponding to the analyzed data, executes data communication with the information processing terminal with respect to the discriminated function, allows to accept another function requested from the information processing terminal during the data communication, and in response to the request, executes in parallel data communication with respect to a plurality of different functions.

Communication apparatus connectable to information processing terminal such as personal computer

Data processing apparatus connectable to a LAN

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Yokohama, Japan

Masaya Kondo