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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1995
Itaru Ikegami, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaya Kondo, Yokohama, JP;
Akemi Nishimaki, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Ikeda, Tokorozawa, JP;
Shinji Todaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.