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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
May. 20, 1998
Masatomo Matsubara, Toyohashi, JP;
Koichi Nagata, Toyokawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image transmitting apparatus for transmitting image data to an external image receiving apparatus through a network, includes: an image reading unit which reads an image of a document and generates image data of the document; a transmitting unit which is connectable with a first network and a second network to transmit the image data of the document to the external image receiving apparatus, the first network being different from the second network; and a controller which controls the transmitting unit such that the image data of the document is transmitted to the external image receiving apparatus through one of the first and second networks, and such that the image data of the document is retransmitted to the external image receiving apparatus through the remaining one of the first and second networks.