JP5595455B2 - Image processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for determining a device that performs transmission based on transmission destination information input together with data.

  Conventionally, when using a service providing device on a network, it is necessary to perform a service search in order to find the service providing device to be used on the network. In addition, in order to perform a service search, it is necessary to specify a service type or feature as a service search condition. That is, in order to perform a service search, the user has to input a search condition feature of the service.

  For example, when a user searches for a service that transmits data to a specific destination, the user specifies a destination to which the user transmits and specifies a file transmission method as a service search condition. There are many transmission methods such as “FAX”, “iFAX”, “E-Mail”, “SMB”, “FTP”, “WebDAV”. That is, the user needs to search for a data transmission service by determining a data transmission method for each destination and specifying it as a service search attribute. Furthermore, even in a service that performs file transmission using the same FAX protocol, there is a case where a telephone line is properly used by determining whether the destination is domestic or overseas. Therefore, a very complicated operation is required for the user to specify the service search attribute.

  Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique that enables distribution of service information suitable for a user's field of interest. Specifically, the phrase information of the search condition composed of the free text input by the user at the time of requesting the service search is analyzed, and the field of interest reflecting the user's unique preference is extracted. Based on the extraction result, it is possible to distribute service information suitable for the user's field of interest. Therefore, the user can search for a desired service relatively easily.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-085010 JP-A-6-296212

  However, even when the technique described in Patent Document 1 described above is used, there is an annoyance that an additional sentence needs to be input in order to search for information / services desired by the user. In addition, when transmitting by using a plurality of data transmission methods in broadcast transmission or the like, it is necessary to set a plurality of transmission means as search conditions, and complicated operations are required. Furthermore, when a plurality of destinations such as broadcast transmission are selected and a service search is performed for each destination, there are problems that it takes time for the service search and traffic on the network increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to solve at least one of the above problems.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the image processing apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration. That is, in an image processing apparatus connectable to a network, a reception unit that receives an instruction for broadcasting data from a user to a first transmission destination and a second transmission destination, and corresponds to the first transmission destination When the determination unit for determining the second transmission method corresponding to the first transmission method and the second transmission destination and the image processing apparatus do not have a function corresponding to the first transmission method, The first transmission destination information and the data are transmitted to another image processing apparatus on the network having a function corresponding to the first transmission method by a transmission method different from the first transmission method. , When the data is transmitted to the second transmission destination by the second transmission method, and the image processing apparatus has a function corresponding to the first transmission method, the data And a transmission means for transmitting by said first transmission scheme and the second transmission scheme. Alternatively, in an image processing apparatus connectable to a network, an input means for inputting data, an accepting means for receiving an instruction for broadcasting to a plurality of transmission destinations from a user, and a transmission function of the image processing apparatus are used. Determining means for determining whether the data input by the input means can be broadcast to all of the plurality of transmission destinations; and determining that the data input to all of the plurality of transmission destinations can be broadcast. If it is determined by the above, the input data is transmitted to each of the plurality of transmission destinations using a transmission function provided in the image processing apparatus, and the determination is made that broadcast transmission to all of the plurality of transmission destinations is impossible. If determined by the means, the data is transmitted to a first transmission destination that cannot be transmitted using the transmission function of the image processing apparatus among the plurality of transmission destinations. Therefore, the input data and the information of the first transmission destination are transmitted to another image processing apparatus connected to the network, and can be transmitted using a transmission function included in the image processing apparatus. Transmitting means for transmitting the input data to a transmission destination.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the technique of selecting and using the service provision apparatus connected to the network more appropriately by simple operation can be provided.

1 is a diagram exemplarily showing a configuration of an image processing system including an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment. 2 is a diagram exemplarily showing an internal configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus 100. FIG. It is a figure which shows the general structural example of the image processing system using UDDI. 3 is a diagram exemplarily illustrating an example in which the function of a service management server is held in each image forming apparatus that provides a service. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram exemplarily showing an example in which the function of a service management server is held by only one image forming apparatus that provides a service. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a destination input screen displayed on a liquid crystal display unit of the image forming apparatus. FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. 12 is an operation flowchart of the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the utilization apparatus selection screen displayed on the liquid crystal display part of an image forming apparatus.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

(First embodiment)
<Overview>
As an information processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, an image forming apparatus capable of performing data transmission by E-mail will be described below as an example. In particular, it is assumed that data transmission by E-mail is executed by the own apparatus and data transmission by FAX that cannot be executed by the own apparatus is executed by using another apparatus on the network.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram exemplarily showing a configuration of an image processing system including an image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. In the figure, reference numerals 100 to 103 denote image forming apparatuses. In the first embodiment, the user 99 operates the image forming apparatus 100. On the other hand, 101, 102, and 103 provide services based on a service request (output processing request) from the image forming apparatus 100.

  In other words, the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103 provide various functions of each device to the outside as services. The image forming apparatus 100 uses services provided in the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103 via the LAN 400 based on an instruction input by the user 99.

  Further, the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103 may be configured to present information on what services are provided in advance to provide services. The image forming apparatus 100 searches and discovers the presented information, determines the service used by the user 99, and actually uses the service.

  As such service management technology, for example, UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration) technology in Web service technology is widely known. UDDI is a so-called service repository. The service provider registers information on the service to be disclosed, for example, the service name, service type, interface definition, access point, etc. in this UDDI. Then, the service user can inquire about what service the UDDI has and can obtain the above-mentioned information.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a general configuration example of an image processing system using UDDI. For the service management server 109, the image forming apparatuses 101 to 106 register service information in advance. Then, the image forming apparatus 100 performs a service search with respect to the service management server 109. There may be a plurality of service management servers 109. Further, the service management server 109 may be configured to be incorporated in the image forming apparatus without being arranged as a dedicated apparatus.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram exemplarily showing an example in which the function of the service management server is held in each image forming apparatus that provides a service. In each of the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103, functions that can be executed by the self apparatus are serviced, and service registration is performed with respect to the service management server in the self apparatus. In this case, service lists 501, 502, and 503 are registered in the respective service management servers in the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103. The service list is a list in which registered services are listed and held by the service management server. In this case, the image forming apparatus 100 performs a service search for all of the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram exemplarily showing an example in which the function of the service management server is held by only one image forming apparatus that provides a service. Here, in each of the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103, functions that can be executed by the own apparatus are serviced, and service registration is performed with respect to a service management server deployed in the image forming apparatus 101. In this case, the service management server in the image forming apparatus 101 holds a list exemplified by the service list 504, for example. In this case, the service search is performed only from the image forming apparatus 100 to the service management server deployed in the image forming apparatus 101. In the description of the operation flow described later, the description will be made assuming that the configuration is as shown in FIG.

  In addition to the service information of each image forming apparatus, information such as more detailed configuration and capability may be acquired. The detailed configuration information includes, for example, availability information such as a finisher, a staple or puncher associated therewith, a paper feed stage type, a duplex unit, and a FAX board. The detailed capability information includes, for example, a PDL type for print output, a network transmission type (E-Mail, FTP, SMB, etc.), and a transmission mode (G3, G4, etc.) for FAX transmission. The detailed information may be registered in the above-described service list, or may be configured to be acquired from each image forming apparatus when the image forming apparatus 100 performs a service search.

<Apparatus Configuration of Image Forming Apparatus>
FIG. 2 is a diagram exemplarily showing an internal configuration diagram of the image forming apparatus 100.

  The reader unit 200 is a functional unit that optically reads a document image and converts it into image data. The reader unit 200 includes a scanner unit 210 having a function for reading a document and a document feeding unit 250 having a function for transporting a document sheet. Some apparatus configurations may not have the document feeding unit 250. In this case, the user places an original on the platen glass (original table) and executes reading.

  The printer unit 300 is a functional unit that conveys recording paper, prints image data as a visible image thereon, and discharges the recording paper out of the apparatus. The printer unit 300 includes a paper feed unit 360 having a plurality of types of recording paper cassettes, a marking unit 310 for transferring and fixing image data onto recording paper, and a paper discharge unit that sorts, staples and prints out the printed recording paper. And a unit 370.

  The control device 110 is connected to the reader unit 200 and the printer unit 300 and further connected to the LAN 400. The control device 110 controls the reader unit 200 to read image data of a document, and controls the printer unit 300 to output the image data to a recording sheet to provide a copy function. In addition, a network scanner function is provided that converts image data read from the reader unit 200 into code data and transmits it to the host computer via the LAN 400. Furthermore, a printer function is provided in which code data received from the host computer via the LAN 400 is converted into image data and output to the printer unit 300. The control device 110 also has a function of transmitting image data read from the reader unit 200 to the outside by E-mail.

  The operation unit 150 provides a user I / F for the user to perform various operations. For example, it includes a liquid crystal display unit, a touch panel input device attached on the liquid crystal display unit, and a plurality of hard keys. A signal input from the touch panel or the hard key is transmitted to the control device 110, and the liquid crystal display unit displays image data sent from the control device 110.

  The internal configurations of the image forming apparatuses 101 to 103 are almost the same as those of the image forming apparatus 100, except that a fax transmission unit is provided. That is, it is configured such that image data input from the outside or image data generated by the own apparatus can be faxed via a telephone line.

<Operation Flow of Image Forming Apparatus>
FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. In particular, an operation flowchart for transmitting image data read by the reader unit of the image forming apparatus 100 to a destination designated by the user using E-mail and FAX will be described below. In other words, this is an operation for requesting another image forming apparatus to execute FAX transmission that cannot be performed by the image forming apparatus 100 itself.

  In step S <b> 701, the image forming apparatus 100 receives an input of image data destination from the user via the operation unit 150. The destination may be designated from the address book or may be newly entered, and a plurality of destinations can be designated for one image data.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a destination input screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit of the image forming apparatus.

  In step S702, the control unit 110 determines a transmission method for transmitting to the destination input in step S701. Here, the transmission method is determined based on the format of the input destination information. Of course, the type of transmission method may be received from the user via the operation unit 150. As a transmission method, there are FAX, E-Mail, FTP, SMB, and the like. It is also possible to specify a plurality of destinations for one type of transmission method.

  In step S703, control unit 110 counts up the number of destinations for each transmission method based on the information specified in steps S701 and S702. Here, two destinations are designated by the FAX transmission method and two destinations are designated by the E-Mail transmission method (FIG. 6).

  In step S704, control unit 110 determines whether or not destination designation has been completed. For example, it is determined whether or not the “call” button in FIG. 6 has been pressed. If not completed, the process returns to step S701 to accept additional input. If it is determined that the process has been completed, the process proceeds to step S705.

  In step S705, the control unit 110 determines the maximum number of devices to be selected for each transmission method.

  For example, in FAX transmission, communication is established with a transmission destination for each destination and transmission is performed. On the other hand, in the case of E-mail transmission, even when transmitting to a plurality of destinations, the transmission is performed by designating a plurality of destinations in To, or by connecting to one SMTP server and communicating using Cc, Bcc, etc. Is completed. Therefore, when two destination images are designated by the FAX transmission method and two destination images are designated by the E-Mail transmission method, two devices are designated for the FAX transmission method and one device is designated for the E-Mail transmission method. And decide. By setting in this way, each transmission can be executed in parallel, and the time until the transmission is completed can be expected.

  In step S706, the control unit 110 determines whether the maximum number of devices to be selected for each transmission method determined in step S705 is satisfied only by the own device. Here, as described above, the image forming apparatus 100 has an E-mail transmission function but does not have a FAX transmission function. Therefore, it is determined that two destinations in the FAX transmission method cannot be executed among the destinations input in steps S701 to S703. As described above, when it is determined that there is an unexecutable destination, the process proceeds to step S707. On the other hand, if it can be executed for all destinations, the process advances to step S711.

  Specifically, the transmission capability in the own device (here, E-mail transmission: 1 unit, FAX transmission: 0 unit) and the maximum number determined in step S705 (here, E-mail transmission: 1 unit, FAX) (Transmission: 2 units) is compared. Then, when any of the maximum number for each transmission method determined in step S705 exceeds the transmission capability of the own apparatus, it is determined that the execution is impossible.

  In step S707, the control unit 110 searches for a device having a transmission method service determined to be unexecutable (or insufficient) in step S706. That is, here, the service management server in the image forming apparatus 101 is inquired about the existence of a device having a FAX transmission service. Then, the result is received from the service management server in the image forming apparatus 101. Here, the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103 are received as a result.

  In step S <b> 708, the control unit 110 receives selection of a device to be used from the user via the operation unit 150. Specifically, the list of devices acquired in step S707 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit of the operation unit 150, and a selection operation using the touch panel is received from the user.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a use device selection screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit of the image forming apparatus. As a result of user operation input, selections are received from the devices displayed on the liquid crystal display unit for the number of transmission methods determined to be insufficient in step S706. Reference numerals 901, 902, and 903 denote displays corresponding to the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103, respectively.

  In step S709, control unit 110 determines whether or not selection inputs for the number of transmission methods determined to be insufficient in step S706 have been made. Here, it is determined whether or not two FAX transmission services have been selected. If it is determined that the selection is completed, the process proceeds to step S710, after which additional selection from the user is disabled, the process proceeds to step S711. If the selection has not been completed, the process returns to step S708.

  In step S711, the control unit 110 executes image data output processing. Specifically, the control unit 110 executes an E-mail transmission process on the input E-mail destination. In addition, the image data is transmitted together with destination information (telephone number) to the image forming apparatus (for example, 102 and 103) selected in step S708.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the image forming apparatus executes a search for another apparatus based on the input destination information. Specifically, the maximum number of input transmission methods is compared with the number of transmission methods that can be processed by the own apparatus, and the shortage is derived. Then, the search is executed only for the insufficient transmission method.

  With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the time and effort for the user to manually search for services. In addition, since the service search condition is automatically extracted, the user does not need to perform a difficult service search operation. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce the search time and network traffic even when broadcasting.

(Second Embodiment)
<Overview>
As a second embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, as in the first embodiment, an image forming apparatus capable of performing data transmission by E-mail will be described below as an example. However, it is different from the first embodiment in that selection of another device to be used is automatically executed. Here, an example of selection based on the usage status of the device will be described. Note that the internal configuration of the system and apparatus is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof is omitted.

<Operation Flow of Image Forming Apparatus>
FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment.

  In step S <b> 801, the image forming apparatus 100 receives an input of image data destination from the user via the operation unit 150. The destination may be designated from the address book or may be newly entered, and a plurality of destinations can be designated for one image data.

  In step S802, the control unit 110 determines a transmission method for transmitting to the destination input in step S801. Here, the transmission method is determined based on the format of the input destination information. Of course, the type of transmission method may be received from the user via the operation unit 150. As a transmission method, there are FAX, E-Mail, FTP, SMB, and the like. It is also possible to specify a plurality of destinations for one type of transmission method.

  In step S803, control unit 110 counts up the number of destinations for each transmission method based on the information specified in steps S801 and S802. Here, two destinations are designated by the FAX transmission method and two destinations are designated by the E-Mail transmission method (FIG. 6).

  In step S804, control unit 110 determines whether or not the destination designation has been completed. For example, it is determined whether or not the “call” button in FIG. 6 has been pressed. If not completed, the process returns to step S801 to accept additional input. If it is determined that the process has been completed, the process proceeds to step S805.

  In step S805, the control unit 110 determines the maximum number of devices that can be selected for each transmission method.

  For example, in FAX transmission, communication is established with a transmission destination for each destination and transmission is performed. On the other hand, in the case of E-mail transmission, even when transmitting to a plurality of destinations, the transmission is performed by designating a plurality of destinations in To, or by connecting to one SMTP server and communicating using Cc, Bcc, etc. Is completed. Therefore, when two destination images are designated by the FAX transmission method and two destination images are designated by the E-Mail transmission method, two devices are designated for the FAX transmission method and one device is designated for the E-Mail transmission method. And decide. By setting in this way, each transmission can be executed in parallel, and the time until the transmission is completed can be expected.

  In step S806, the control unit 110 determines whether the maximum number of devices that can be selected for each transmission method determined in step S805 is satisfied only by the own device. Here, as described above, the image forming apparatus 100 has an E-mail transmission function but does not have a FAX transmission function. Therefore, it is determined that two destinations in the FAX transmission method cannot be executed among the destinations input in steps S801 to S803. As described above, when it is determined that there is an unexecutable destination, the process proceeds to step S807. On the other hand, if it can be executed for all destinations, the process advances to step S811.

  Specifically, the transmission capability in the own device (here, E-mail transmission: 1 unit, FAX transmission: 0 unit) and the maximum number determined in step S805 (here, E-mail transmission: 1 unit, FAX) (Transmission: 2 units) is compared. Then, when any of the maximum number for each transmission method determined in step S805 exceeds the transmission capability of the own apparatus, it is determined that the execution is impossible.

  In step S807, the control unit 110 searches for a device having a transmission method service determined to be inexecutable (or insufficient) in step S806. That is, here, the service management server in the image forming apparatus 101 is inquired about the existence of a device having a FAX transmission service. Then, the result is received from the service management server in the image forming apparatus 101. Here, the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103 are received as a result.

  In step S808, the control unit 110 communicates with each of the image forming apparatuses 101, 102, and 103 to check the usage status of each device. For example, it is assumed that SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is used as a communication protocol for confirming the usage status. Assume that the MIB (Management Information Base) in each image forming apparatus 101, 102, 103 stores the usage status of each image forming apparatus.

  In step S809, the control unit 110 sets the selection priority of the image forming apparatuses based on the usage status of each image forming apparatus confirmed in step S808. As a reference for setting the priority order, for example, the number of jobs processed by each image forming apparatus can be considered. Further, the priority may be determined in consideration of the job processing time. In addition, it is possible to consider whether a failure has occurred in the transmission service. Further, the priority of the image forming apparatus at the installation location close to the installation location of the image forming apparatus 100 operated by the user may be increased. A plurality of these may be combined. Note that it is preferable to configure the operation unit 150 so as to accept selection regarding the reference from the user.

  In step S810, control unit 110 performs selection for the number of transmission methods determined to be insufficient in step S806 based on the selection priority set in step S809.

  In step S811, the control unit 110 executes image data output processing. Specifically, the control unit 110 executes an E-mail transmission process on the input E-mail destination. Also, the image data is transmitted together with the destination information (telephone number) to the image forming apparatus (for example, 102 and 103) selected in step S808.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the image forming apparatus executes a search for other apparatuses based on the input destination information. Furthermore, selection of another device to be used is automatically executed based on the priority criterion designated by the user. Therefore, the user can more easily perform data transmission using another device.

(Other embodiments)
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices or may be applied to an apparatus constituted by one device.

  The present invention can also be achieved by supplying a program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments directly or remotely to a system or apparatus, and the system or apparatus reads and executes the supplied program code. The Accordingly, the program code itself installed in the computer in order to realize the functional processing of the present invention by the computer is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  In this case, the program may be in any form as long as it has a program function, such as an object code, a program executed by an interpreter, or script data supplied to the OS.

  Examples of the recording medium for supplying the program include a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, an optical disk (CD, DVD), a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, and a ROM.

  Further, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the computer executing the read program. In addition, based on the instructions of the program, an OS or the like running on the computer performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments can also be realized by the processing.

  Further, the program read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. Thereafter, the CPU of the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

Claims (19)

An image processing apparatus connectable to a network ,
Receiving means for receiving an instruction for broadcasting data from the user to the first transmission destination and the second transmission destination;
Determining means for determining a first transmission scheme corresponding to the first transmission destination and a second transmission scheme corresponding to the second transmission destination;
The image processing apparatus, if not provided with a function corresponding to the first transmission scheme, before Symbol the data with the first transmission destination of the information, said having a function corresponding to the first transmitting scheme It transmits by different transmission scheme than the first transmission scheme to another image processing apparatus on the network, transmitted by the second transmitting scheme before the Kide over data to the second transmission destination, the image When the processing device has a function corresponding to the first transmission method, a transmission means for transmitting the data by the first transmission method and the second transmission method ;
An image processing apparatus comprising: The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the function corresponding to the first transmission method is a FAX transmission function . The second transmission scheme, E-mail, FTP, or the image processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the SMB.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first transmission destination is designated by a telephone number.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second transmission destination is specified by an E-mail address.   The determination means determines the first transmission method and the second transmission method based on a format in which the first transmission destination and the second transmission destination are described. 6. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The said determination means determines the said 1st transmission system and the said 2nd transmission system based on the classification of the transmission system received from the user, The one of Claim 1 thru | or 6 characterized by the above-mentioned. Image processing device. Further comprising a selection means for selecting the other image processing apparatus on the network having a function corresponding to the previous SL first transmission scheme,
The transmission unit, before the Kide over data and the previous SL of the first transmission destination information, according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting to the selected said another image processing apparatus by said selection means The image processing apparatus according to any one of the above. A search means for searching for an image processing apparatus having a function corresponding to the first transmission method;
The image processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the selection unit selects the other image processing apparatus from among apparatuses specified as a search result by the search unit. A control method of an image processing apparatus connectable to a network ,
An accepting step of accepting an instruction for broadcasting data from the user to the first transmission destination and the second transmission destination;
A determination step of determining a first transmission scheme corresponding to the first transmission destination and a second transmission scheme corresponding to the second transmission destination;
The image processing apparatus, if not provided with a function corresponding to the first transmission scheme, before Symbol the data with the first transmission destination of the information, said having a function corresponding to the first transmitting scheme It transmits by different transmission scheme than the first transmission scheme to another image processing apparatus on the network, transmitted by the second transmitting scheme before the Kide over data to the second transmission destination, the image When the processing device has a function corresponding to the first transmission method, a transmission step of transmitting the data by the first transmission method and the second transmission method ;
A control method characterized by comprising: In the image processing device that can be connected to the network ,
An accepting step of accepting an instruction for broadcasting data from the user to the first transmission destination and the second transmission destination;
A determination step of determining a first transmission scheme corresponding to the first transmission destination and a second transmission scheme corresponding to the second transmission destination;
The image processing apparatus, if not provided with a function corresponding to the first transmission scheme, before Symbol the data with the first transmission destination of the information, said having a function corresponding to the first transmitting scheme It transmits by different transmission scheme than the first transmission scheme to another image processing apparatus on the network, transmitted by the second transmitting scheme before the Kide over data to the second transmission destination, the image When the processing device has a function corresponding to the first transmission method, a transmission step of transmitting the data by the first transmission method and the second transmission method ;
A program for running   An image processing apparatus connectable to a network,
  An input means for inputting data;
  Accepting means for accepting an instruction from the user to broadcast to a plurality of destinations;
  A determination unit that determines whether the data input by the input unit can be broadcast to all of the plurality of transmission destinations using a transmission function included in the image processing apparatus;
  When the determination unit determines that broadcast transmission is possible to all of the plurality of transmission destinations, the input data is transmitted to each of the plurality of transmission destinations using a transmission function provided in the image processing apparatus. If the determination unit determines that broadcast transmission cannot be performed to all of the plurality of transmission destinations, the first transmission destination that cannot be transmitted using the transmission function included in the image processing apparatus among the plurality of transmission destinations. In order to transmit the data, the input data and the information of the first transmission destination are transmitted to another image processing apparatus connected to the network, and a transmission function included in the image processing apparatus is used. Transmitting means for transmitting the input data to a second transmission destination capable of transmitting
An image processing apparatus comprising:   The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the first transmission destination is a transmission destination according to a FAX transmission method.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the second transmission destination is a transmission destination according to E-mail, FTP, or SMB.   15. The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the first transmission destination is designated by a telephone number.   16. The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the second transmission destination is designated by an E-mail address.   Further comprising a selection means for selecting another image processing apparatus having the transmission function;
  The transmission unit transmits the data input by the input unit and the information of the first transmission destination among the plurality of transmission destinations received by the reception unit to the other device selected by the selection unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the image processing apparatus is an image processing apparatus.   A control method of an image processing apparatus connectable to a network,
  An input process for inputting data;
  An accepting step of accepting an instruction from the user to broadcast to a plurality of destinations;
  A determination step of determining whether the data input in the input step can be broadcast to all of the plurality of transmission destinations using a transmission function provided in the image processing apparatus;
  If it is determined in the determination step that broadcast transmission is possible to all of the plurality of transmission destinations, the input data is transmitted to each of the plurality of transmission destinations using a transmission function included in the image processing apparatus. When the determination step determines that broadcast transmission cannot be performed to all of the plurality of transmission destinations, the first transmission destination that cannot be transmitted using the transmission function included in the image processing apparatus is selected from the plurality of transmission destinations. In order to transmit the data, the input data and the information of the first transmission destination are transmitted to another image processing apparatus connected to the network, and a transmission function included in the image processing apparatus is used. A transmission step of transmitting the input data to a second transmission destination that can be transmitted by
A control method characterized by comprising:   In the image processing device that can be connected to the network,
  An input process for inputting data;
  An accepting step of accepting an instruction from the user to broadcast to a plurality of destinations;
  A determination step of determining whether the data input in the input step can be broadcast to all of the plurality of transmission destinations using a transmission function provided in the image processing apparatus;
  If it is determined in the determination step that broadcast transmission is possible to all of the plurality of transmission destinations, the input data is transmitted to each of the plurality of transmission destinations using a transmission function included in the image processing apparatus. When the determination step determines that broadcast transmission cannot be performed to all of the plurality of transmission destinations, the first transmission destination that cannot be transmitted using the transmission function included in the image processing apparatus is selected from the plurality of transmission destinations. In order to transmit the data, the input data and the information of the first transmission destination are transmitted to another image processing apparatus connected to the network, and a transmission function included in the image processing apparatus is used. A transmission step of transmitting the input data to a second transmission destination that can be transmitted by
A program for running

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