JP2008289191A - Communication apparatus, control method and control program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication apparatus capable of providing a user with a use environment where a destination corresponding to a designated communication function can be utilized among destinations registered in other apparatus on a communication line, without troubling the user. <P>SOLUTION: When a FAX mode of "transmission/FAX" mode is selected at an apparatus A31, the apparatus A31 acquires FAX destination information being registered in other apparatus B32, C33, D34. Then, FAX destination information that is not registered in the apparatus A31 is extracted and a listing of the extracted FAX destination information not registered in the apparatus A31 is displayed on an operating panel 27A so as to be selected as FAX destination information of the apparatus A31. When a user selects desired FAX destination information from the displayed listing of FAX destination information, facsimile transmission is performed toward the destination of a facsimile number indicated by the FAX destination information selected by the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication device, a control method thereof, and a control program.

  Conventionally, the mode setting relating to the function and operation of the apparatus has been performed by an operator input via a user interface provided in the apparatus. Here, as the mode setting, for example, there is a mode for setting a facsimile destination, an electronic mail destination, and the like. Once such mode setting is performed, it is possible to save the trouble of setting the transmission destination by calling the set mode the next time an image is transmitted to the same destination.

  However, in an office environment where a plurality of devices exist in the same local area network (LAN), even if mode setting is performed for one device, this mode setting is not reflected on other devices. Usability varies from device to device. Further, in order to make the usability the same for each device, it is necessary to set the mode for all the devices, and the work becomes enormous.

Therefore, in an apparatus such as a computer terminal connected via a communication line such as a LAN, an operator transmits apparatus setting information relating to user mode settings (an apparatus transmitted from another apparatus connected via a communication line). Information for performing functional and operational settings) is generated, and the generated device setting information is transmitted to a setting target device via a communication line, and the device setting information transmitted in the setting target device Has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). With this technique, an operator can easily perform mode setting by selecting a user mode to be registered on the apparatus side as necessary.
JP 2001-337797 A

  However, in the above conventional example, in order to update the device setting information, it is necessary to transmit new device setting information to each device, and to register new device setting information when operating each device. The work is complicated.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a communication device capable of providing a user with a use environment that can use a destination corresponding to a designated communication function among destinations registered in other devices on a communication line, and a control method and control thereof. To provide a program.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a communication apparatus having a plurality of communication functions and capable of registering a destination when performing communication using the communication functions, wherein the plurality of communication functions Is registered in the other device from at least one other device connected via the communication line in accordance with the designation of the communication function by the designation device An acquisition unit for acquiring a destination; a display unit for displaying a destination corresponding to a communication function specified by the specifying unit among destinations registered in the other device acquired by the acquiring unit; and a display by the display unit Selection means for selecting a desired destination from the destinations corresponding to the communication function designated by the designation means among the destinations registered in the other device, and sending data to the selected destination. Further comprising a transmission unit for providing a communication apparatus characterized by that.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a control method for controlling a communication apparatus having a plurality of communication functions and capable of registering a destination when executing communication using the communication functions. A designation step for designating at least one communication function from among the plurality of communication functions, and at least one other device connected via a communication line in response to designation of the communication function by the designation step, An acquisition step of acquiring a destination registered in another device, and a display step of displaying a destination corresponding to the communication function specified in the specifying step among the destinations registered in the other device acquired in the acquisition step A selection step of selecting a desired destination from destinations corresponding to the communication function specified in the specification step among the destinations registered in the other device displayed in the display step; and the selection Further comprising a transmission step of transmitting the data to the destination to provide a control method for a communication apparatus according to claim.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a control program for controlling a communication device having a plurality of communication functions and capable of registering a destination when performing communication using the communication functions. A designation step for designating at least one communication function from among the plurality of communication functions, and at least one other device connected via a communication line in accordance with designation of the communication function by the designation step, An acquisition step for acquiring a destination registered in another device, and a display step for displaying a destination corresponding to the communication function specified in the specifying step among the destinations registered in the other device acquired in the acquisition step. And among the destinations registered in the other device displayed in the display step, among the destinations corresponding to the communication function designated in the designation step Providing a selection step of selecting a Nozomu destination, a control program, characterized in that to execute a transmission step by a computer that transmits data to the selected destination.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the use environment which can utilize the destination corresponding to the designated communication function among the destinations registered into the other apparatus on a communication line can be given to a user.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image forming apparatus as a communication apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a usage form of the image forming apparatus of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 1 is a digital multi-function peripheral having a plurality of functions, and includes a CPU 11 for controlling the entire apparatus and executing individual processing for executing each function. Here, the plurality of functions include a facsimile function, a printer function, and a copy function. The CPU 11 is connected to the image rotation device 12, the memory control device 13, the external input / output control device 14, the image output device 15, the image input device 16, the operation panel control device 17, the image drawing device 18, and the image via the bus bridge 20. A compression / decompression device 19 is connected.

  The image rotation device 12 rotates a 64-bit × 64-bit image. The memory control device 13 reads out data from the print data reception buffer, the work area of the CPU 11, the RAM 21 used as a drawing data development memory, and the ROM 22 that stores the control program and font data of the digital multi-function peripheral 1. And control writing.

  The external input / output control device 14 has a USB interface, an IEEE1284 interface, a PCI interface, and the like for connecting an external device 28 such as a host computer. In the present embodiment, the external input / output control device 14 includes an external device 28 such as a host computer or HDD (hard disk device) via a USB interface, and a FAX module 23 and a LAN module 24 via a PCI interface. Is connected. The FAX module 23 is a module that is connected to a telephone line and performs facsimile communication. The LAN module 24 is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) and is a module for communicating with devices on the LAN.

  The image output device 15 outputs drawing data stored in the RAM 21 to the printer engine 25. The printer engine 25 prints an image on a sheet based on the drawing data. The image input device 16 stores input image data from the scanner 26 in the RAM 21.

  The operation panel control device 17 controls an operation panel 27 for configuring a user interface. The operation panel 27 is provided with a liquid crystal display device with a touch panel and a plurality of hard keys. By using these, various inputs can be performed and set information can be displayed.

  The image drawing device 18 interprets intermediate data converted by the CPU 11 based on the print data input from the external input / output control device 14 and converts it into drawing data. The image compression / decompression device 19 temporarily compresses or decompresses drawing data for saving memory. The bus bridge 20 has an access arbitration function for each connected block.

  The image forming apparatus 1 requests one or a plurality of other apparatuses connected via the LAN from the LAN module 24 to transmit apparatus setting information corresponding to the currently operated mode, and responds to this request. Control is performed to receive device setting information transmitted from one or more other devices. When the device setting information transmitted from one or more other devices in response to the request is received, the received device setting information is compared with the device setting information registered in the own device, and 1 or From the device setting information received from a plurality of other devices, the device setting information of other devices not present in the own device is extracted. The extracted device setting information of other devices not in the own device is temporarily stored in the RAM 21 in order to regard this device setting information as the device setting information of the own device. Here, the RAM 21 also stores device setting information of the device currently being operated. Further, the extracted device setting information of other devices not included in the own device is displayed on the operation panel 27 together with the device setting information of the own device. The user can select desired device setting information from among the device setting information of the other device and the device setting information of the own device displayed on the operation panel 27, and the user can obtain the device setting information. When selected, the selected device setting information is read from the RAM 21, and settings corresponding to the read device setting information are performed on the image forming apparatus 1.

  Such an image forming apparatus 1 is used, for example, in a form as shown in FIG. Each of the apparatus A31, apparatus B32, apparatus C33, and apparatus D34 shown in FIG. 2 is an image forming apparatus having the same configuration as the image forming apparatus 1, and these apparatuses are connected to the LAN 35, respectively.

  Next, FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 show examples of screens that display the device setting information of other devices and the device setting information of the own device on the operation panel 27A (corresponding to the operation panel 27 of FIG. 1) of the device A31. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a list screen of device setting information of the other device not present in the own device and the device setting information of the own device displayed on the operation panel 27A (corresponding to the operation panel 27 in FIG. 1) of the device A31 in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen on which other device setting information is displayed by scrolling the screen of FIG.

  Assuming that the FAX mode of the “transmission / FAX” mode is currently selected on the operation panel 27A of the apparatus A31, as shown in FIG. 3, FAX destination information (facsimile transmission destination) registered in the apparatus A31. A list of will be displayed. Here, if the FAX destination information of the other device (FAX destination information of the other device not present in the own device) is acquired, a list of the FAX destination information of the other device is displayed together with the FAX destination information of the device A31. The screen example shown in FIG. 3 is an example when only a list of FAX destination information registered in the apparatus A31 is displayed. In this example, it is assumed that trading companies A to C, electronic device manufacturers A to E, and departments A to B are registered in advance in the apparatus A31 as FAX destination information. The device B32 includes a substrate manufacturer A, trading companies A to B, electronic device manufacturers A to C, and divisions A to D. The device C33 includes a substrate manufacturer B, trading companies B to D, and electronic device manufacturers B, D, F, Assume that departments B to D are registered in the apparatus D34 with substrate makers A to C, trading companies A, C, and E, electronic equipment manufacturers A, C, and E, and departments A, C, and E, respectively.

  In the screen example of FIG. 3, since there are seven destinations that can be displayed at one time, other destinations registered in the device A31 can be displayed by operating the up and down scroll keys. When the scroll key is operated in the screen state shown in FIG. 3, other destinations are displayed as shown in FIG.

  While the screen of FIG. 3 is being displayed, the device A31 executes processing for acquiring device setting information of another device in the background according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. This operation will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for acquiring apparatus setting information of another apparatus by the apparatus A31 (image forming apparatus of FIG. 1) in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 shows a FAX destination of the apparatus B32 on the operation panel 27 of the apparatus A31. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen example when information (FAX destination information of device B32 not in device A31) is additionally displayed as an option; FIG. 7 shows FAX destination information (device A31 in device A31) on operation panel 27A of device A31. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen when a list of FAX destination information of apparatus B32 not present is displayed. FIG. 8 shows FAX destination information (apparatus C31 not included in apparatus A31 and apparatus B) on operation panel 27A of apparatus A31. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen example when a list of FAX destination information) is displayed. FIG. 9 is obtained by searching for an apparatus on the LAN 35 on the operation panel 27A of the apparatus A31. It is a diagram showing a screen example when displaying a list of AX destination information. The procedure shown in this flowchart is executed by the CPU of the apparatus A31 (CPU 11 shown in FIG. 1) according to a program stored in the ROM (ROM 22 of FIG. 1).

  When the FAX mode of the “transmission / FAX” mode is selected on the operation panel 27A of the device A31, as shown in FIG. 5, the device A31 first detects an unsearched device among the devices on the LAN 35 in step S1. It is determined whether or not there is any. Here, since no device search has been performed at first, the device A31 determines a device to be searched in step S2. Here, it is assumed that the search for the device B32 is first determined. And apparatus A31 determines the attribute to search in step S3. Here, since the attribute currently being operated on the device A31 is FAX destination information, the attribute to be searched is determined as FAX destination information.

  Next, in step S4, the device A31 makes a request for FAX destination information to the device B32, and receives a list of fax destination information (searched attributes) returned from the device B32 in response to this request. The received list of FAX destination information of the device B32 is temporarily stored in the RAM 21. The FAX destination information of the device A31 is stored in the HDD of the device A31 (HDD 28 in FIG. 1), and is read from the HDD and temporarily stored in the RAM 21 when the FAX mode is selected. The In step S5, the device A31 compares the FAX destination information list (registered attribute) registered in the device A31 with the FAX destination information list (searched attribute) of the device B32. In step S6, the apparatus A31 extracts FAX destination information that is not registered in the apparatus A31 from the list of FAX destination information of the apparatus B32 based on the comparison result, and extracts the apparatus B32 that is not in the extracted apparatus A31. A list of FAX destination information is displayed on the operation panel 27A together with a list of FAX destination information of the apparatus A31. Here, a list of FAX destination information of the device A31 is displayed on the operation panel 27A of the device A31, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, but a list of FAX destination information of the device B32 that is not in the device A31 is an option. It is displayed as additional. Here, when the operation panel 27A is switched to the display screen for the list of FAX destination information of the device B32, a list of FAX destination information of the device B32 not registered in the device A31 is displayed as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

  Next, in step S7, the apparatus A31 temporarily stores the FAX destination information of the apparatus B32 not included in the extracted apparatus A31 together with the FAX destination information of the apparatus A31 in the RAM 21 as registered FAX destination information (registered attribute). Remembered. Then, the device A31 returns to step S1 and searches for the next device, that is, the device C33 and the device D34, similarly to the device B32. When the search for all the devices on the LAN 35 is completed, this processing ends. .

  Here, in the search for the device C33, the FAX destination information of the device A31 and the FAX destination information of the device B32 not in the device A31 are registered as the FAX destination information, and the FAX destination information and the FAX destination information of the device C33 are compared. Then, the FAX destination information that is not in the registered FAX destination information is extracted from the FAX destination information of the apparatus C33. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the extracted FAX destination information is additionally displayed on the operation panel 27A so that it can be selected as FAX destination information of the apparatus A31. Further, the FAX destination information of the device C33 that is not in the extracted registered FAX destination information is incorporated into the registered FAX destination information, and is temporarily stored in the RAM 21 as registered FAX destination information. Similarly, in the search for the device D34, the FAX destination information that is not in the registered FAX destination information (the destinations of the device A31, the device B32, and the device C33) is extracted from the FAX destination information of the device D34, and the registered FAX is used. Temporarily stored in the RAM 21 as destination information.

  When the search for each device on the LAN 35 is completed in this way, finally, as shown in FIG. 9, in the device A31, all the FAX destinations registered in the four devices from the device A31 to the device D34. A list of information (each different FAX destination information) is displayed.

  When the user selects desired FAX destination information from the list of FAX destination information displayed on the operation panel 27A, the FAX destination information (facsimile number) selected by the user is set, and the set FAX destination is set. Facsimile transmission is performed to the destination of the facsimile number indicated by the information. When the FAX mode is ended with the end of facsimile transmission, the registered FAX destination information temporarily stored in the RAM 21 is deleted. Thereafter, when the FAX mode of the transmission / FAX mode is selected again, the above processing is executed in the same manner. In the apparatus A31, all the FAX destination information registered in the four apparatuses from the apparatus A31 to the apparatus D34 are displayed. The desired FAX destination information can be selected from the inside.

  The process described above is not a process executed according to a user instruction, but is a process automatically performed in the apparatus A31 when the FAX mode of the transmission / FAX mode is selected. Each time information is obtained from each of the other devices, the obtained information is added as an option to the operation panel 27A. Therefore, the user's hand is not bothered. Further, since the FAX destination information registered in the other device on the LAN 35 can be used from the device A31, it is not necessary to register the FAX destination information of the other device in the device A31. It is possible to give the user the same use environment as when the FAX destination information registered in the apparatus is registered. That is, the usability of all the devices can be made the same without making the same setting for all the devices.

  In the present embodiment, the case of the FAX destination information as the device setting information has been described. However, for the device setting information such as a destination e-mail address, a destination folder, a destination box, etc. The device setting information registered in the other device from A31 can be used.

  In this embodiment, when the FAX mode of the transmission / FAX mode is selected, a search is performed so as to acquire FAX destination information of another apparatus. For example, the apparatus A31 is turned on. At this point, the search may be performed so as to obtain FAX destination information of another apparatus. However, in this case, if the FAX destination information is updated in another apparatus after searching for another apparatus, the updated FAX destination information of the other apparatus cannot be used until the apparatus power of the apparatus A31 is turned on again. It will be.

  In this embodiment, the case where the apparatus setting information registered in the other apparatus on the LAN 35 from the apparatus A31 is used has been described. However, the apparatus B32, the apparatus C33, and the apparatus D34 are also illustrated in FIG. 1, the device setting information registered in the other devices on the LAN 35 can be used from any of the device B32, the device C33, and the device D34 as in the device A31.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for registering device setting information of another device in the image forming device as a communication device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is an operation of the device A31. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen example when a list of FAX destination information of the device B32 (FAX destination information of the device B32 not in the device A31) is displayed on the panel 27A. FIG. 12 shows the screen of the device B32 displayed on the operation panel 27A. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen state in which FAX destination information to be registered in apparatus A31 is selected on the FAX destination information list. FIG. 13 is a list of FAX destination information of apparatus A31 in which the FAX destination information of selected apparatus B32 is incorporated. FIG. 14 shows an example of a screen. FIG. 14 shows the FAX destination information of the device B32 after the FAX destination information of the selected device B32 is incorporated in the FAX destination information of the device A31. It is a diagram showing a screen example of a list of broadcast.

  The present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals are used in the following description.

  In the first embodiment, every time the FAX mode is selected, the FAX destination information registered in the other apparatus is searched, and the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus is not registered in the own apparatus. . However, if the other apparatus is not activated, for example, when the other apparatus is not turned on when the own apparatus is set to the FAX mode, the own apparatus uses the FAX destination information registered in the apparatus. I can't.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, a function of registering device setting information of another device is provided in the own device. As a premise of this registration function, the processing of the first embodiment has already been performed, and FAX destination information registered in another device (FAX destination information of another device not in the own device) is the own device. Are stored in the RAM 21.

  This registration function will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a case will be described in which the information of the board manufacturer A registered in the device B32 is registered in the device A31.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the device A31 waits for the FAX destination information of another device to be selected on the operation panel 27A in step S11. Here, for example, it is assumed that the FAX destination information of the board manufacturer A of the apparatus B32 is selected by the user on the screen of the operation panel 27A as shown in FIG. By this selection, the device A31 changes the display on the operation panel 27A in step S12. For example, the display screen of the operation panel 27A is switched to a display screen as shown in FIG. In this case, the selected board manufacturer A is highlighted and the selection button on the left side of the display is switched, and the “Send to Destination”, “Register Destination”, and “Return” buttons are displayed. Is displayed.

  Next, in step S13, the apparatus A31 determines whether or not the “Send to destination” button shown in FIG. 12 has been selected. Here, when the “Send to destination” button is selected, the apparatus A31 performs facsimile transmission to the selected FAX destination in step S14, and ends this processing.

  When it is determined in step S13 that the “send to destination” button has not been selected, the device A31 determines whether or not the “register destination” button has been selected in step S15. Here, when the “register destination” button is selected, apparatus A31 registers the selected FAX destination information in its own HDD (corresponding to HDD 28 in FIG. 1) in step S16. Next, in step S17, the device A31 adds the selected FAX destination information to the list of FAX destination information of the own device displayed on the operation panel 27A. In step S18, the apparatus A31 deletes the selected FAX destination information from the list of FAX destination information of other apparatuses currently displayed on the operation panel 27A, and ends this process.

  If it is determined in step S15 that the “register destination” button has not been selected, the device A31 determines whether or not the “return” button has been selected in step S19. Here, when the “return” button is selected, the device A31 returns to the previous display (the display screen in FIG. 11) and ends this processing. On the other hand, when the “return” button is not selected, the device A31 returns to step S13.

  After the FAX destination information of the board manufacturer A registered in the apparatus B32 is registered in the apparatus A31, as shown in FIG. 13, the FAX destination information of the board manufacturer A is registered in the apparatus A31. It is displayed in the list. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the FAX destination information of the board manufacturer A is deleted from the list of FAX destination information of the device B32 displayed on the operation panel 27A.

  When the other device is not started up, such as when the other device is not powered on, the device setting information of the other device cannot be recognized, but according to the present embodiment, the own device does not have it. Since the device setting information of the other device can be registered in the own device, the usability is improved.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the summary, it can change and implement variously.

  In addition, an object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium (or recording medium) in which a program code of software that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is recorded to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU) of the system or apparatus. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium. In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

  Examples of the storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, and a DVD. -RW, DVD + RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, etc. can be used. Alternatively, the program code may be downloaded via a network.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an operating system (OS) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. A case where part or all of the actual processing is performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing is also included.

  Furthermore, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion card inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function is determined based on the instruction of the program code. The case where the CPU of the expansion card or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing is also included.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image forming apparatus as a communication apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a usage pattern of the image forming apparatus of FIG. An example of a list screen of device setting information of another device not present in the device itself and device setting information of the device displayed on the operation panel 27A (corresponding to the operation panel 27 of FIG. 1) of the device A31 in FIG. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen as which the other apparatus setting information was displayed by scrolling the screen of FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing for acquiring apparatus setting information of another apparatus by the apparatus A31 (image forming apparatus of FIG. 1) of FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen when FAX destination information of a device B32 (FAX destination information of a device B32 not included in the device A31) is additionally displayed as an option on the operation panel 27 of the device A31. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen when a list of FAX destination information of the device B32 (FAX destination information of the device B32 not included in the device A31) is displayed on the operation panel 27A of the device A31. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a screen example when a list of FAX destination information of the device C33 (FAX destination information of the device C33 not included in the device A31 and the device B) is displayed on the operation panel 27A of the device A31. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen when a list of FAX destination information obtained by searching for devices on the LAN 35 is displayed on the operation panel 27A of the device A31. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process for registering the apparatus setting information of the other apparatus with an own apparatus by the image forming apparatus as a communication apparatus concerning the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen when a list of FAX destination information of the device B32 (FAX destination information of the device B32 not included in the device A31) is displayed on the operation panel 27A of the device A31. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen state in which FAX destination information to be registered in apparatus A31 is selected on a list of FAX destination information of apparatus B32 displayed on operation panel 27A. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the list of the FAX destination information of apparatus A31 in which the FAX destination information of the selected apparatus B32 was incorporated. 10 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of a list of FAX destination information of the device B32 after the FAX destination information of the selected device B32 is incorporated into the FAX destination information of the device A31. FIG.

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1 Image forming apparatus 11 CPU
21 RAM
22 ROM
23 FAX module 24 LAN module 27, 27A Operation panel 31, 32, 33, 34 Apparatus (image forming apparatus)
35 LAN

Claims (5)

A communication device having a plurality of communication functions and capable of registering a destination when performing communication using the communication function,
Designating means for designating at least one communication function from the plurality of communication functions;
An acquisition means for acquiring a destination registered in the other apparatus from at least one other apparatus connected via a communication line in accordance with the designation of the communication function by the designation means;
Display means for displaying a destination corresponding to the communication function designated by the designation means among the destinations registered in the other device obtained by the obtaining means;
Selecting means for selecting a desired destination from destinations corresponding to the communication function specified by the specifying means among the destinations registered in the other device displayed by the display means;
A communication apparatus comprising: a transmission unit that transmits data to the selected destination.   The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires a destination corresponding to the communication function designated by the designation unit among the destinations registered in the other apparatus.   The display unit is designated by the designation unit among the destinations corresponding to the communication function designated by the designation unit among the destinations of other devices acquired by the acquisition unit, and the destination registered in the communication device. 3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein destinations corresponding to the communication functions are displayed so as to be distinguishable from each other. A control method for controlling a communication device having a plurality of communication functions and capable of registering a destination when performing communication using the communication functions,
A designation step of designating at least one communication function from the plurality of communication functions;
An acquisition step of acquiring a destination registered in the other device from at least one other device connected via a communication line in accordance with the designation of the communication function in the designation step;
A display step for displaying a destination corresponding to the communication function designated by the designation step among the destinations registered in the other device obtained by the obtaining step;
A selection step of selecting a desired destination from destinations corresponding to the communication function designated by the designation step among the destinations registered in the other device displayed by the display step;
And a transmission step of transmitting data to the selected destination. A control program for controlling a communication device having a plurality of communication functions and capable of registering a destination when performing communication using the communication function,
A designation step of designating at least one communication function from the plurality of communication functions;
An acquisition step of acquiring a destination registered in the other device from at least one other device connected via a communication line in accordance with the designation of the communication function in the designation step;
A display step for displaying a destination corresponding to the communication function designated by the designation step among the destinations registered in the other device obtained by the obtaining step;
A selection step of selecting a desired destination from the destinations corresponding to the communication function designated by the designation step among the destinations registered in the other device displayed by the display step;
A control program causing a computer to execute a transmission step of transmitting data to the selected destination.

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