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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Masafumi Nagao, Kanagawa, JP;
Ayako Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masafumi Nagao, Kanagawa, JP;
Ayako Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00002 (2013.01); H04N 1/00204 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit and a selecting unit. The first acquiring unit acquires information on respective communication capacities of a plurality of transmitters with a facsimile communication function and communication capacity of a partner device to be in facsimile communication with the transmitter. The selecting unit selects a transmitter having communication capacity that is the same as or closest to the communication capacity of the partner device from the plurality of transmitters.