JP4725584B2 - Fax transmission system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fax transmission system for transmitting application data on an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer (PC) to a facsimile apparatus (FAX). More specifically, the present invention relates to a fax transmission system that transmits fax data suitable for the capability of a destination FAX apparatus.

  Conventionally, there is a fax transmission system that combines a PC and a FAX. In an environment where a fax transmission device is connected to a PC or an environment where a fax transmission function is incorporated in a PC, the PC creates fax data and sends the fax data via the fax transmission device. To do.

  In the above fax transmission system, it is necessary to perform fax transmission according to the capability of the destination FAX. For example, there are various sizes of images created by applications on a PC. That is, the paper size is A3 size, A4 size, or B5 size. Normally, many faxes can be transmitted and received up to A4 size, and those that can send and receive A3 size are not common. Therefore, in the fax transmission system, before sending the fax data, the communication line with the destination FAX is established, the capability of the destination FAX is acquired, and data matching the capability of the destination FAX is recreated. Need to send.

As described above, as a technique for converting data according to the capability of the destination FAX, for example, Patent Document 1 has a function of converting to color data or monochrome data, and a fax so as to match the capability of the destination FAX. A color FAX communication method for converting data and transmitting the converted data is disclosed.
JP 2002-57906 A

  However, the conventional fax transmission system described above has the following problems. That is, in the fax transmission process, a communication line is established in order to confirm the capability of the destination FAX, but it takes time to establish this communication line. The conventional fax transmission system creates fax data after confirming the capability of the destination FAX. During this series of fax transmission processes, the PC does not accept the next process until the fax data has been created. Therefore, the user waits for the next processing for the PC for a long time from when the fax transmission is instructed until the creation of the fax data is completed. The problem of this waiting time becomes more prominent as the number of destination FAXes to be transmitted at a time increases.

  The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the conventional fax transmission system described above. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a fax transmission system in which a waiting time of a user during fax transmission is shortened.

A fax transmission system for solving this problem includes an information processing device and a facsimile device that is communicably connected to the information processing device. Fax data created by the information processing device is transmitted via the facsimile device. A fax transmission system that transmits to a destination fax that can be output if it is at least a specified size within a specified document size, and the information processing device obtains destination information of the destination fax by user operation. If the copy and the image for which fax transmission is instructed are larger than the specific size, the first fax data corresponding to the image and the image are different in size from the first fuck data and are processed to fit within the specific size. To create the second fax data corresponding to the processed image that is the processed image The data creation unit, the transmission data creation unit that creates the fax transmission data having the first fax data, the second fax data, and the destination information, and the fax transmission data created by the transmission data creation unit are transmitted to the facsimile apparatus. Each time a fax transmission data is received, the facsimile machine inquires of the destination fax based on the destination information of the fax transmission data, and has a document size capability capable of outputting the destination fax. If the destination fax can output the size corresponding to the first fax data, the first fax data is selected according to the capability acquired by the capability acquisition unit. output impossible der size corresponding to the data is, the second fashion if Re der can output a specific size Select Sudeta is characterized by having a selection unit does not select the fax data, and a transmission unit for transmitting the fax data selecting unit selects the destination fax if impossible output of a particular size.

In the fax transmission system of the present invention, the information processing apparatus creates fax transmission data at the transmission data creation unit. In addition to the destination information, the fax transmission data includes first fax data corresponding to an image of a document for which fax transmission is instructed, and second fax data corresponding to a processed image of the document. Examples of the second fax data include fax data corresponding to a divided image of a document and fax data corresponding to a reduced image of a document. Thereafter, in the facsimile apparatus, the capability acquisition unit inquires of the destination fax about the capability, and the selection unit selects one of the first fax data and the second fax data based on the result. The transmission unit transmits the fax data selected by the selection unit.

  That is, in the fax transmission system of the present invention, transmission fax data is created before inquiring about the capability of the destination fax. At the end of the creation of the fax data, the user can perform the following operations. Therefore, the waiting time of the user is short. In addition, since the processed fax data is prepared in advance before the connection of the communication line, after acquiring the capability of the destination FAX, it is only necessary to select the already created fax data. Therefore, it is not necessary to create fax data after connecting the communication line, and the connection time for the communication line is short.

In the fax transmission system of the present invention, the fax data creation unit can create at least two types of fax data with different processing processes as the second fax data , and the fax data creation unit creates the information processing apparatus. It is better to have a designation unit that accepts designation by the user of the type of processing of the second fax data to be performed, and the fax data creation unit should create the second fax data according to the type designated by the designation unit .

  That is, the fax transmission system of the present invention can create a plurality of types of fax data as the second fax data. As a result, transmission can be performed in a form suitable for each destination. Furthermore, the fax transmission system of the present invention creates fax data according to the designated type. For this reason, unspecified fax data is not created, and processing is not wasted.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the fax transmission system of the present invention preferably has a storage unit for storing the destination fax destination and the type of the second fax data in association with each other. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of setting the type of the second fax data each time the fax is transmitted, which contributes to improvement of user convenience.

  Further, the fax data creation unit of the fax transmission system of the present invention processes the image data of the image for which fax transmission is instructed, and creates the second fax data by converting the processed image data into fax data. It is better if it is. That is, since the image data is processed and converted into fax data, a high-quality image can be maintained.

  Further, the transmission data creation unit of the fax transmission system according to the present invention is preferably configured to create a plurality of destination information, first fax data, and second fax data as one fax transmission data. In other words, compared with the case where fax data is created for each destination, there is less effort to create fax data. In addition, when the creation of fax data and the transmission of fax data are separate, it is easy to transfer data when the fax data is transferred from the transmission data creation unit to the transmission unit.

  In addition, the fax data creation unit of the fax transmission system of the present invention acquires the paper size of the image for which fax transmission is instructed, and restricts predetermined types of processing when the paper size is equal to or smaller than the predetermined size. It is better if it is. That is, for example, if the document image is A4 or less, it is not necessary to transmit the processed fax data. Therefore, when the paper size is equal to or smaller than the predetermined size, processing relating to size adjustment such as division and reduction is not performed. Thereby, waste of processing can be eliminated and waiting time can be shortened.

  According to the present invention, a fax transmission system is realized in which the waiting time of a user during fax transmission is shortened.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments embodying a fax transmission system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a fax transmission system that transmits data created by a PC via a multifunction machine having a fax function.

[Configuration of fax transmission system]
As shown in FIG. 1, the fax transmission system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a multifunction machine 20 having an image reading function and an image forming function, and a PC 10 in which various applications are incorporated. The multifunction machine 20 has a fax function, and can exchange fax data with the FAX 30 via the telephone line 5. In the fax transmission system 100, the multifunction machine 20 and the PC 10 are connected via a network 4 such as the Internet or a LAN. The number of multifunction peripherals and PCs constituting the fax transmission system 100 is not limited to one, and a plurality of units may be connected.

  The multifunction machine 20 in the fax transmission system 100 receives fax transmission data having both the fax data and the destination information from the PC 10 and transmits the fax data to the FAX 30 designated as the transmission destination. Further, as one of the fax functions, before sending fax data, it communicates with the destination FAX 30 to acquire the capability of the FAX 30. This capability corresponds to, for example, whether output of A3 size or larger is possible, whether color printing is supported, and the like.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the PC 10 includes a CPU 11 (an example of an information acquisition unit, a fax data creation unit, a transmission data creation unit, and a designation unit) that executes various arithmetic processes, and the CPU 11 when the PC 10 is activated. ROM 12 storing a startup process program (BIOS) and the like, RAM 13 used as a temporary storage area when CPU 11 performs various processes, and hard disk drive (HDD) 14 storing various programs and data. (An example of a storage unit).

  The PC 10 includes an operation unit 15 including a keyboard and a mouse, a display unit 16 including a liquid crystal display, a serial port interface 17 for exchanging signals with other information devices, a LAN, the Internet, and the like. And a network interface 18 for exchanging signals via the network.

  The HDD 14 of the PC 10 incorporates an application for creating fax transmission data. The application has a function of acquiring manuscript data (image or document) for fax transmission and creating fax data for fax transmission based on the manuscript data. Furthermore, it has a function of creating fax transmission data in which fax data and destination information are associated with each other. The HDD 14 also stores an address book that records a list of destination telephone numbers.

  The multifunction device 20 includes a CPU 21 (an example of a capability acquisition unit, a selection unit, and a transmission unit) that executes various types of arithmetic processing, and a ROM 22 that stores a startup processing program (BIOS) performed by the CPU 21 when the multifunction device 20 is activated. And a RAM 23 that is used as a temporary storage area when the CPU 21 performs various processes, and a hard disk drive (HDD) 24 that stores various programs and data.

  The multifunction device 20 includes an operation unit 25 including a touch panel and a switch, a display unit 26 including a liquid crystal display, a network interface 28 for exchanging signals via a network such as a LAN and the Internet, and a telephone line. And a telephone line interface 29 for exchanging signals through the network. Furthermore, the multifunction machine 20 includes a scanner unit 201 for realizing an image reading function and an image forming unit 202 for realizing an image forming function.

  The HDD 24 of the multifunction device 20 has a fax transmission application incorporated therein. The application has a function of acquiring fax transmission data from the PC 10, acquiring the capability of the destination FAX, and selecting fax data to be transmitted based on the capability.

[Fax Sending Operation]
Next, the fax transmission operation of the fax transmission system 100 will be described. In the fax transmission system 100, fax data is created by the PC 10, and the fax data is transmitted to the FAX 30 via the multifunction device 20. In the PC 10, it is assumed that the multifunction device 20 has been selected as a relay FAX for the PC 10 to perform fax transmission. In the following description, the operation on the PC 10 side and the operation on the multifunction machine 20 side will be described in this order.

[PC operation]
First, the processing on the PC 10 side will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When fax transmission is instructed by the PC 10, first, a transmission destination selection screen for setting a transmission destination FAX is displayed (S101). FIG. 4 shows an example of the transmission destination selection screen. On the transmission destination selection screen 61, a list of members registered in the address book is displayed on the all member display section 62. Then, a list of members selected as transmission destinations is displayed on the transmission destination member display unit 63.

  On the transmission destination selection screen 61, when it is desired to add to the list of the transmission destination member display section 63, the member to be added is selected from the all member display section 62, and the add button 64 is pressed. On the contrary, when it is desired to delete from the list of the transmission destination member display section 63, the member to be deleted is selected from the transmission destination member display section 63 and the delete button 65 is pressed. When it is desired to delete from the address book of all members, the member to be deleted is selected from the all member display section 62 and the delete button 65 is pressed.

  In addition, when the user wants to change the name or FAX number or to register a new member, the user presses the new button 66 or the edit button 67 to activate the transmission destination edit screen. FIG. 5 shows an example of the transmission destination edit screen. The transmission destination editing screen 71 includes a text box 72 in which a member's name can be input and a text box 73 in which the member's FAX number can be input, and the name and FAX number can be edited.

  Further, as a process that is automatically performed at the time of transmission, a process when the size of the document is larger than the A4 size can be selected. In this embodiment, the radio buttons 74 and 75 are used to select either divided document transmission (divided transmission) or reduced document transmission (reduction transmission). In other words, in this embodiment, one of “divided transmission” and “reduced transmission” is always selected as a transmission option when the document size is larger than the A4 size.

  In addition, when a decision button 76 on the transmission destination edit screen 71 is pressed, if a new member is registered, a new record for the member is added to the address book. If the existing member is edited, the information of the record for the member is updated in the address book. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, at least a member name, a FAX number, and a transmission option (in this embodiment, “processing when the document size is larger than A4 size”) are stored in the address book record. Is done. Thus, by storing the member name, FAX number, and transmission option in association with each other, it is possible to save the trouble of setting the type of transmission option each time a fax is transmitted.

  As described above, the transmission destination is selected using the transmission destination selection screen 61 and the transmission destination editing screen 71. When the transmission destination is selected, the transmission button 68 in the transmission destination selection screen 61 is pressed. As a result, the member displayed on the transmission destination member display unit 63 is determined as the transmission destination (S102). At this time, transmission destination information is created in which the transmission destination member, the FAX number of the member, and the transmission option of the member are associated with each other. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when “Member A” and “Member C” are selected as destination members, as shown in FIG. 7, “Member A” and “Member C” are retrieved from the address book. Records are extracted. This extracted data is created as transmission destination information.

  Next, it is determined whether or not there is a transmission destination (S103). If no transmission destination is registered (S103: NO), the process after S104 is bypassed and the process is terminated. On the other hand, when the transmission destination is registered, that is, when the facsimile transmission is performed (S103: YES), the facsimile transmission data is created (S104). Details of the processing of S104 will be described later. After the fax transmission data is created, the data is transmitted to the multi-function device 20 (S105).

  After the process of S105, the process on the PC 10 side is terminated. By completing this process, the user can perform the following operations on the PC 10. That is, the process waiting for the user is released.

  Next, details of the fax transmission data creation processing in S104 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, original data (image or document) to be transmitted by fax is acquired and image data is created (S201). The document data is created or acquired by various applications. In the process of S201, image data that is full-color or grayscale raster graphic data is created based on the document data. Thereafter, fax data is created based on the image data (S202). Specifically, the fax data is monochrome data in which image data is binarized.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the image size is larger than the A4 size of the paper (S203). If the image size is larger than A4 (S203: YES), the process proceeds to S204, and image processing is performed. If the image size is A4 or less (S203: NO), the image processing (S204 to S209) is bypassed, and the process proceeds to S208. That is, when the document image is A4 or less, there is no need for image processing. Therefore, if the size is A4 or less, the image processing is bypassed, and processing is not wasted.

  As an image processing process, first, it is confirmed whether or not there is data for which the divided transmission setting is valid in the data of the member designated as the transmission destination (S204). For example, if the setting shown in FIG. 7 is set as the transmission destination setting, the divided transmission setting of “member A” is valid, and the process of S204 is “YES”. If no division transmission setting is valid (S204: NO), the image division processing (S205 to S206) is bypassed, and the process proceeds to S207. In other words, the image segmenting process is bypassed, and processing waste is eliminated.

  If there is one in which the divided transmission setting is valid (S204: YES), the image data created in S201 is divided, and image data that each fits in the A4 size is created (S205). For example, if there is image data (P) as shown in FIG. 9 as image data to be divided, two image data (P1), (P1), (2) obtained by dividing the image data of FIG. 9 as shown in FIG. P2) is created. Thereafter, fax data corresponding to each image data is created (S206).

  Next, it is checked whether or not there is data for which the reduced transmission setting is valid in the data of the member designated as the transmission destination (S207). For example, if the transmission destination is set as shown in FIG. 7, the reduced transmission setting for “member C” is valid, and the process of S207 is “YES”. If no reduction transmission setting is valid (S207: NO), the image reduction processing (S208 to S209) is bypassed, and the process proceeds to S210. In other words, the processing of reducing the image is bypassed, and processing waste is eliminated.

  If there is an item for which the reduced transmission setting is valid (S207: YES), the image data created in S201 is reduced, and image data that fits in A4 size is created (S208). For example, if there is image data (P) as shown in FIG. 9 as image data to be reduced, image data (p) obtained by reducing the image data of FIG. 9 as shown in FIG. 11 is created. Thereafter, fax data corresponding to the image data is created (S209).

  In order to create reduced fax data, it is possible to reduce the fax data after creating the fax data. However, after reducing the image data as in this embodiment, the image data is reduced. Is preferably converted into fax data. In other words, when the fax data which is a monochrome binary image is reduced, the shakiness of the image is emphasized. On the other hand, when image data that is a color multi-valued image is reduced, uniform reduction is performed and shakiness of the image is suppressed. For this reason, the order of this embodiment is suitable for maintaining high image quality.

  After the processing, destination information is included in the fax data (hereinafter referred to as “first fax data”) corresponding to the original image and each processed fax data (hereinafter referred to as “second fax data”). Is added, and the data is used as fax transmission data (S210). After the process of S210, the fax transmission data creation process is terminated.

[Operation of MFP]
Next, the processing on the multifunction machine 20 side will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The multi-function device 20 first receives fax transmission data (S301). Thereafter, 1 is assigned to the counter i (S302).

  Next, the counter i is compared with the number of members selected as the transmission destination from the destination information (transmission destination information) included in the fax transmission data (S303). If the counter i is not larger than the number of destinations (S303: NO), it can be determined that there is a member that has not been sent, and the member that has not been sent is extracted, and fax transmission to that member is performed. Perform (S304). Details of fax transmission will be described later. After the process of S304, 1 is added to the counter i (S305), and the process returns to the process of S303, and if there is an unsent member, the fax transmission is repeated.

  On the other hand, when the counter i is larger than the number of transmission destinations (S303: YES), it can be determined that there is no member that has not been transmitted, and this processing is terminated.

  Next, details of the fax transmission process in S304 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the FAX capability (transmission destination FAX) of the selected member is inquired about the capability of the FAX (S401). At this time, a communication line with the destination FAX is established. Then, after establishing the communication line, the transmission destination FAX is inquired about the capability and an answer is obtained. Specifically, in this embodiment, an answer is obtained as to whether or not an output larger than A4 size is possible.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the image size of the document image is larger than the paper size A4 while the communication line is established (S402). If the image size is not larger than A4 (S402: NO), the first fax data corresponding to the original image is faxed (S407). That is, a general FAX corresponds to A4 size paper, and an A4 size or smaller image can be output. Therefore, the first fax data corresponding to the original image is faxed.

  On the other hand, if the image size is larger than A4 (S402: YES), it is determined whether or not the transmission destination FAX can output a size larger than the A4 size (S403). If it is possible to cope with the large size (S403: YES), the first fax data corresponding to the original image is faxed (S407). Whether or not the large size can be supported is determined based on the answer in the process of S401.

  On the other hand, when the large size cannot be supported (S403: NO), the setting contents of the transmission option when the document size is larger than the A4 size are determined. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the transmission option is divided transmission (S404).

  If the transmission option is divided transmission (S404: YES), the facsimile data of the divided images created in the process of S206 is fax-transmitted from the second fax data (S405). If the transmission option is not divided transmission (S404: NO), that is, if the transmission is reduced transmission, the facsimile data of the reduced image created in the process of S209 is fax-transmitted from the second fax data (S406).

  After fax transmission by the processing of S405, S406, or S407, the line with the transmission destination FAX is disconnected, and the fax transmission processing is terminated.

  FIG. 14 shows the waiting time and call time of the fax transmission system 100 of this embodiment. 14A shows this form (fax data creation, destination FAX capability confirmation, fax transmission order), and FIG. 14B shows a conventional example (destination FAX capability confirmation, fax data creation). , Fax transmission order).

  As shown in FIG. 14, in the fax transmission system 100 of this embodiment, the PC 10 is released when the fax data is created by the PC 10 and the fax data is transmitted to the multi-function device 20. On the other hand, in the conventional form, the PC 10 is released after confirming the capability of the destination FAX. The time for confirming the capability of the destination FAX increases as the number of destinations increases. Therefore, in the fax transmission system 100 of this embodiment, the timing at which the PC 10 is released is earlier than in the case of creating fax data after confirming the capability of the destination FAX. Therefore, the waiting time of the user is short.

  In the fax transmission system 100 of this embodiment, connection of the communication line is started after the fax data is created. On the other hand, in the conventional form, the connection of the communication line is started before the creation of the fax data. For this reason, the fax transmission system 100 according to the present embodiment has a shorter talk time compared to a mode in which connection of a communication line is started before creating fax data.

  As described in detail above, the fax transmission system 100 according to the present embodiment finishes creating fax data before inquiring about the capability of the destination FAX. Therefore, the user can perform the next operation on the PC 10 at the end of the creation of the fax data. That is, the user does not need to wait for establishment of a line for inquiring about the capability of the destination FAX. Therefore, the user's waiting time is short. In addition, after acquiring the capability of the destination FAX, it is only necessary to select the fax data that has already been created. Therefore, compared to the conventional form of creating fax data after acquiring the capability, the communication line connection time is also reduced. short.

  Further, the fax transmission system 100 creates at least two types of fax data of first fax data and second fax data as fax data in advance, and transmits the fax data to the multi-function device 20. For this reason, the MFP 20 does not need to request the PC 10 to create fax data again due to the capability of the destination FAX.

  Further, the fax transmission system 100 supports a plurality of types of fax data. As a result, transmission can be performed in a form suitable for each destination. For example, it is possible to perform fax transmission in consideration of the user, such as transmitting fax data obtained by dividing a document into a plurality of users who have insufficient eyesight, and transmitting fax data obtained by reducing the document to other users.

  Note that this embodiment is merely an example, and does not limit the present invention. Therefore, the present invention can naturally be improved and modified in various ways without departing from the gist thereof. For example, in the embodiment, the facsimile transmission is performed using the multifunction machine, but the invention is not limited to the multifunction machine. That is, any device having a fax transmission function may be used, for example, a fax machine. In the embodiment, fax data is created using a PC, but the present invention is not limited to the PC. For example, it may be a workstation or a mobile phone.

  In the embodiment, the function of creating fax data and the function of transmitting fax are provided separately for the PC and the multifunction peripheral, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, the present invention can be applied to a PC with a built-in fax function, even if only the PC.

  In the embodiment, as the transmission option, when the size of the document is larger than the A4 size, the divided transmission or the reduced transmission is performed. However, the transmission option is not limited to this. For example, the reduction scale may be selected to be 1 / N (N is a natural number). Further, when the image size is smaller than the paper size A4 (for example, the paper size B5), fax data of the enlarged image may be created.

  In the embodiment, the fax data to be transmitted is distributed depending on whether or not the transmission destination FAX can output a large size. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the original is a color image, as shown in FIG. 15, whether to send a color image by fax or an image converted to a monochrome image is selected in advance as a transmission option and stored in the address book. Remember. Further, the PC 10 creates first fax data corresponding to a color image and second fax data obtained by converting the color image into a monochrome image. Then, both fax data are included in the fax transmission data and transmitted to the multifunction device 20. The multi-function device 20 may acquire whether or not it supports color printing as the capability of the transmission destination FAX, and may transmit one of the fax data depending on the result.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the fax transmission system which concerns on embodiment. 1 is a block diagram showing details of a PC and a multi-function peripheral that constitute a fax transmission system according to an embodiment. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement (main process) of PC concerning embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a transmission destination selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a transmission destination edit screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the member set to the address book, and the setting of the member. It is a figure which shows an example of the member set to transmission destination information, and the setting of the member. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement (data production processing for fax transmission) of PC concerning embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the original data of image data. It is a figure which shows the image of the image data after dividing the original data of image data. It is a figure which shows the image of the image data after reducing the original data of image data. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation (main process) of the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation (data transmission process) of the multifunction peripheral according to the embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the outline of waiting time and call time of the fax transmission system concerning an embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the member set to the address book of an application example, and the setting of the member.

Explanation of symbols

4 Network 5 Telephone line 10 PC
20 MFP 30 FAX
100 Fax transmission system

Claims (9)

An information processing device and a facsimile device that is communicably connected to the information processing device, and fax data held by the information processing device is not more than a specified document size within a specified document size via the facsimile device. In a fax transmission system that sends to a destination fax that can be output,
The information processing apparatus includes:
An information acquisition unit for acquiring destination information of the destination fax by a user operation;
If the image for which fax transmission is instructed is larger than the specific size, the first fax data corresponding to the image and the image are different in size from the first fuck data and processed so as to be within the specific size. A fax data creation unit that creates second fax data corresponding to the processed image that is the processed image;
A transmission data creation unit for creating fax transmission data having both the first fax data, the second fax data, and the destination information;
A transmission unit for transmitting the facsimile transmission data created by the transmission data creation unit to the facsimile device;
Have
The facsimile machine is
A capability acquisition unit that inquires the destination fax on the basis of the destination information of the fax transmission data each time the fax transmission data is received, and acquires a document size capability that the destination fax can be output;
According to the capability acquired by the capability acquisition unit, if the destination fax can output the size corresponding to the first fax data, the first fax data is selected and the first fax data is supported. output impossible der sized to is, and the if Re output can der of a specific size to select the second fax data, the not selected fax data if impossible the output of a specific size selection unit,
A transmission unit that transmits the fax data selected by the selection unit to a destination fax;
A fax transmission system comprising: In the fax transmission system according to claim 1,
The fax data creation unit is capable of creating at least two types of fax data having different processing processes as the second fax data.
The information processing apparatus includes:
A designation unit for accepting designation by the user of the type of processing of the second fax data created by the fax data creation unit;
The fax transmission system, wherein the fax data creation unit creates second fax data according to the type designated by the designation unit. In the fax transmission system according to claim 2,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A fax transmission system comprising a storage unit for storing a destination fax destination and a type of second fax data in association with each other. In the fax transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The fax data creating unit creates image data of an image for which fax transmission is instructed, and creates the second fax data by converting the processed image data into fax data. . In the fax transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The transmission data creation unit creates destination information of a plurality of destinations, first fax data, and second fax data as one fax transmission data. In the fax transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The fax data creation unit acquires a paper size of an image for which fax transmission is instructed, and restricts a predetermined type of processing when the paper size is equal to or smaller than a predetermined size. . In the fax transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The fax data creation unit stores, as second fax data, an image obtained by dividing an image instructed to send a fax so that the destination fax can be output within the specific size. Fax transmission system. In the fax transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The fax data creating unit stores, as the second fax data, an image in which fax transmission is instructed and reduced so that the destination fax can be output within the specified size. Fax transmission system. In the fax transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The fax data creating section stores, as second fax data, an image obtained by converting a color image instructed to send a fax into a monochrome image.

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