JP5677708B2 - Image transmission device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image transmission apparatus that transmits an image read from a document by a reading device using a communication device.

  Conventionally, as an image transmission apparatus that transmits an image read from a document by a reading device by a communication device, when a destination of an image transmission operation in which an image read from the document by the reading device is transmitted by the communication device is not designated, A device that automatically sets a default transmission destination as a destination of an image transmission operation when an instruction to start the image transmission operation is given (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-273028 A

  However, the conventional image transmission apparatus does not intend to set a default transmission destination as the destination of the image transmission operation, but simply forgets to specify the destination of the image transmission operation and instructs the start of the image transmission operation. There is a problem that an image is transmitted to a predetermined transmission destination, that is, a destination that is not assumed by the user.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides an image transmission apparatus that can prevent an image from being transmitted to a destination that is not assumed by a user.

  An image transmission apparatus according to the present invention includes an input device through which an operation by a user is input, a display device that displays information, a reading device that reads an image from a document, a communication device that performs communication, and the reading device. Transmission control means for controlling an image transmission operation for transmitting the image read from the document by the communication device, and the transmission control means is configured to designate an image transmission destination as a destination of the image transmission operation. When the instruction to start the image transmission operation is input to the input device, the image transmission operation is started, and the transmission control means transmits the image transmission when the image transmission destination is not designated. When an instruction to start operation is input to the input device, an address designation screen for designating the image transmission destination is displayed on the display device. Wherein the display.

  With this configuration, the image transmission apparatus of the present invention starts the image transmission operation when the image transmission destination that is the destination of the image transmission operation for transmitting the image read from the document by the reading device is not specified. When the instruction is input to the input device, the destination designation screen for designating the image transmission destination is displayed on the display device, so that the user can be surely designated the image transmission destination. Therefore, the image transmission apparatus of the present invention can prevent an image from being transmitted to a destination that is not assumed by the user.

  The image transmission apparatus of the present invention further includes a storage unit that stores an address book in which the destination is registered, and the transmission control unit transmits the image from the destinations registered in the address book. An address book screen for selecting a destination may be displayed on the display device as the destination designation screen.

  With this configuration, the image transmission apparatus of the present invention allows the user to select an image transmission destination from among the destinations registered in the address book, so that the user can easily specify the image transmission destination.

  In the image transmission apparatus of the present invention, the address book screen includes a destination input screen display GUI which is a GUI for causing the display device to display a destination input screen for directly inputting the image transmission destination. You can leave.

  With this configuration, the image transmission apparatus according to the present invention allows the user to directly input the image transmission destination when there is no destination that the user desires as the image transmission destination among the destinations registered in the address book. Can do.

  In the image transmission apparatus of the present invention, the transmission control unit may display the address book screen when the destination is registered in the address book when the destination designation screen is displayed on the display device. When the destination control screen is displayed on the display device, when the destination is not registered in the address book, the transmission control unit displays the designation screen as the designation screen. A destination input screen for directly inputting the image transmission destination may be displayed on the display device as the destination designation screen.

  With this configuration, when the destination is not registered in the address book, the image transmission apparatus of the present invention displays not the address book screen but the destination input screen for allowing the user to directly input the image transmission destination on the display device. The convenience of designating the image transmission destination by the user can be improved.

  In the image transmission apparatus of the present invention, when the image transmission destination is designated on the destination designation screen, the transmission control unit notifies on the display device that the image transmission destination is designated. Also good.

  With this configuration, the image transmission apparatus of the present invention can make the user surely recognize that the image transmission destination has been designated.

  Further, in the image transmission apparatus of the present invention, the transmission control means may be the case where the designated destination display screen for displaying the currently designated image transmission destination is not displayed on the display device. When a transmission destination is not specified and an instruction to start the image transmission operation is input to the input device, the destination designation screen is displayed on the display device, and the transmission control unit displays the designated destination display. When the screen is displayed on the display device and the image transmission destination is not specified, and the instruction to start the image transmission operation is input to the input device, the destination designation screen is displayed. You may notify on the said display device that the said image transmission destination is not yet designated, without displaying on a device.

  With this configuration, the image transmission apparatus according to the present invention instructs the input device to start the image transmission operation when the designated destination display screen is displayed on the display device and the image transmission destination is not specified. When it is entered, the destination designation screen is not displayed on the display device, and it is notified on the display device that the image transmission destination has not yet been designated. Therefore, the image transmission destination is designated to the user by the designated destination display screen. Can be made. Therefore, the image transmission apparatus of the present invention can improve the convenience of specifying the image transmission destination by the user.

  In the image transmission apparatus of the present invention, the transmission control unit displays the designated destination display screen on the display device when the display device displays an image setting screen for executing the setting related to the image. You don't have to.

  With this configuration, the image transmission apparatus according to the present invention starts the image transmission operation when the image transmission destination is not designated and the image setting screen is displayed on the display device instead of the designated destination display screen. When the instruction is input to the input device, the destination designation screen for designating the image transmission destination is displayed on the display device, so that the user can be surely designated the image transmission destination.

  The image transmission apparatus of the present invention can prevent an image from being transmitted to a destination that is not assumed by the user.

1 is a block diagram of an MFP according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of an operation panel of the MFP shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the designated destination display screen displayed on the display part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the address book screen displayed on the display part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the destination input screen displayed on the display part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the image setting screen displayed on the display part shown in FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the operation of the MFP shown in FIG. 1 when a start button is pressed in the mail transmission mode. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image that is displayed on the display unit illustrated in FIG. 2 and notifies that an image transmission destination has not yet been designated. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image that is displayed on the display unit illustrated in FIG. 2 and notifies that an image transmission destination has been designated. It is a figure explaining the mechanism of the notification in the operation | movement shown in FIG. 8 is a flowchart in an example different from the example shown in FIG. 7 of the operation of the MFP shown in FIG. 1 when a start button is pressed in the mail transmission mode. 12 is a flowchart in an example different from the examples shown in FIGS. 7 and 11 of the operation of the MFP shown in FIG. 1 when the start button is pressed in the mail transmission mode. It is a figure which shows an example different from the example shown in FIG. 3 of the designated destination display screen displayed on the display part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example different from the example shown in FIG. 6 of the image setting screen displayed on the display part shown in FIG.

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

  First, the configuration of an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) as an image transmission apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of MFP 10 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the MFP 10 is a display device such as an operation unit 11 that is an input device such as buttons for inputting various operations by a user and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays various information. A display unit 12, a speaker 13 for outputting sound, a printer 14 that is a printing device that executes printing of an image on a recording medium such as paper, a scanner 15 that is a reading device that reads an image from a document, and a LAN (Local Area Network), a network communication unit 16 that is a network communication device that performs communication via a network such as the Internet, and an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable) that stores various data such as programs. A Read Only Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) storage unit 20 is a storage device such as, and a control unit 30 which controls the entire MFP 10.

  The network communication unit 16 is an apparatus for performing communication, and constitutes a communication device of the present invention.

  The storage unit 20 can store an address book 21 in which destinations are registered.

  The control unit 30 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores programs and various data in advance, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) used as a work area of the CPU. ing. The CPU executes a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 20.

  The control unit 30 functions as a transmission control unit 31 that controls an image transmission operation in which an image read from a document by the scanner 15 is transmitted by the network communication unit 16 by executing a program stored in the storage unit 20. .

  FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operation panel 18 of the MFP 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the MFP 10 includes an operation panel 18 on which an operation unit 11 and a display unit 12 are arranged.

  The operation unit 11 includes a position input device 11a that constitutes a touch panel together with the display unit 12, and a copy button 11b for switching to a mode for executing a copy, which is an operation of printing an image read from a document by the scanner 15 by the printer 14. A mail transmission button 11c for switching to a mail transmission mode which is a mode for executing a mail transmission operation as an image transmission operation, and a stop button for stopping execution of various operations such as copying and image transmission operations. 11d and a start button 11e for inputting instructions for starting various operations such as copying and image transmission operations.

  Next, the operation of the MFP 10 will be described.

  When the mail transmission button 11c is pressed, the transmission control unit 31 designates the designated destination for displaying the currently designated image transmission destination so that the user can designate the image transmission destination that is the destination of the image transmission operation. A display screen 40 (see FIG. 3) is displayed on the display unit 12.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the designated destination display screen 40 displayed on the display unit 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the designated destination display screen 40 displays an image transmission destination from the image transmission destination display area 41 for displaying the currently designated image transmission destination and the destinations registered in the address book 21. An address book button 42 which is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for popping up the address book screen 50 to be selected (see FIG. 4) on the display unit 12, and an image transmission destination for e-mail are directly input. A direct input button 43, which is a GUI for popping up a destination input screen 60 (see FIG. 5) on the display unit 12, and an image setting screen 70 (see FIG. 6) for executing settings related to an image are displayed on the display unit. 12 and a setting tab 44 which is a GUI for displaying on the screen 12.

  The image transmission destination display area 41 has a table format in which the currently specified image transmission destination is displayed for each row, and includes a destination column 41a that is a column in which the display name of the image transmission destination is displayed, and an image transmission A detail column 41 b that is a column in which an e-mail address that is the actual content of the destination is displayed and a number of image transmission destinations that cannot be displayed simultaneously in the image transmission destination display area 41 are displayed in the image transmission destination display area 41 And a scroll arrow 41c.

  When the address book button 42 is pressed on the designated destination display screen 40, the transmission control unit 31 pops up the address book screen 50 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the address book screen 50 displayed on the display unit 12.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the address book screen 50 has a destination display area 51 for displaying a destination currently registered in the address book 21 and a user's request from among the destinations currently registered in the address book 21. A text box 52 for inputting a search word for searching for a destination, and a search for searching for a destination including the search word input in the text box 52 among the destinations currently registered in the address book 21 The button 53, a new registration button 54 for executing registration of a new destination in the address book 21, a cancel button 55 for canceling selection of an image transmission destination, and the destination display area 51 are selected. And an OK button 56 for determining the destination as an image transmission destination.

  The destination display area 51 has a tabular format in which destinations currently registered in the address book 21 are displayed for each row. The destination column 51a is a column in which the display name of the destination is displayed, and the actual address of the destination. It includes a detail column 51b, which is a column in which the e-mail address as the content is displayed, and a scroll arrow 51c for displaying in the destination display area 51 a number of destinations that cannot be displayed simultaneously in the destination display area 51. . In the destination display area 51, the selected destination is displayed in reverse video.

  When the new registration button 54 is pressed, the transmission control unit 31 pops up the destination input screen 60 (see FIG. 5) on the display unit 12. That is, the new registration button 54 is a GUI for popping up the destination input screen 60 on the display unit 12, and constitutes the destination input screen display GUI of the present invention.

  When the address book button 42 is pressed on the designated destination display screen 40 shown in FIG. 3 and the address book screen 50 shown in FIG. 4 is popped up on the display unit 12, the transmission control means 31 cancels on the address book screen 50. When the button 55 or the OK button 56 is pressed, the designated destination display screen 40 shown in FIG. At this time, when the OK button 56 is pressed on the address book screen 50, the transmission control means 31 uses the destination selected in the destination display area 51 of the address book screen 50 as the image transmission destination, and the designated destination display screen 40 To the image transmission destination display area 41.

  The transmission control unit 31 prevents the OK button 56 from being pressed by graying out the OK button 56 or the like when no destination is selected in the destination display area 51.

  When the direct input button 43 is pressed on the designated destination display screen 40 shown in FIG. 3, the transmission control unit 31 pops up the destination input screen 60 shown in FIG. 5 on the designated destination display screen 40.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the destination input screen 60 displayed on the display unit 12.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the destination input screen 60 displays a display name button 61 for displaying a software keyboard for inputting a display name of an e-mail address on the display unit 12, and a display name input by the software keyboard. A text box 62 for displaying, a mail address button 63 for displaying a software keyboard for inputting an e-mail address on the display unit 12, and a text box for displaying an e-mail address input by the software keyboard 64, an address book registration button 65 for registering the e-mail address displayed in the text box 64 in the address book 21, an address addition button 66 for further adding an image transmission destination for e-mail, Direct entry of image destination for mail A cancel button 67 for canceling a and a OK button 68 for determining the email address entered directly in the address input screen 60 as an image transmission destination of electronic mail.

  When the address book registration button 65 is pressed, the transmission control means 31 registers a combination of the display name displayed in the text box 62 and the e-mail address displayed in the text box 64 in the address book 21.

  When the destination addition button 66 is pressed, the transmission control unit 31 pops up a new destination input screen 60 on the display unit 12.

  When the direct input button 43 is pressed on the designated destination display screen 40 shown in FIG. 3 and the destination input screen 60 shown in FIG. When the cancel button 67 or the OK button 68 is pressed on the input screen 60, the display of the destination input screen 60 is terminated, and the designated destination display screen 40 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed. At this time, when the OK button 68 is pressed on the destination input screen 60, the transmission control means 31 displays the destination input screen 60 (when the destination addition button 66 is pressed and a plurality of destination input screens 60 are popped up). The e-mail address directly input on each destination input screen 60) is added to the image transmission destination display area 41 of the designated destination display screen 40 as an image transmission destination for e-mail.

  Note that the transmission control unit 31 prevents the OK button 68 from being pressed, for example, by graying out the OK button 68 when the e-mail address is not directly input on the destination input screen 60.

  When the new registration button 54 is pressed on the address book screen 50 shown in FIG. 4, the transmission control unit 31 pops up the destination input screen shown in FIG. 5 on the address book screen 50.

  When the address book registration button 65 is pressed, the transmission control means 31 registers the combination of the display name displayed in the text box 62 and the e-mail address displayed in the text box 64 in the address book 21. Then, the display of the destination input screen 60 is terminated, and the address book screen 50 shown in FIG.

  When the cancel button 67 is pressed, the transmission control unit 31 terminates the display of the destination input screen 60 and causes the display unit 12 to display the address book screen 50 shown in FIG. .

  When the new registration button 54 is pressed on the address book screen 50 shown in FIG. 4 and the destination input screen 60 shown in FIG. In 60, the add destination button 66 and the OK button 68 are grayed out and cannot be pressed.

  When the setting tab 44 is pressed on the designated destination display screen 40 shown in FIG. 3, the transmission control unit 31 displays the image setting screen 70 shown in FIG. 6 on the display unit 12.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the image setting screen 70 displayed on the display unit 12.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the image setting screen 70 executes a color button 71 for setting whether the scanner 15 reads an original in color or black and white, and sets a resolution for reading the original by the scanner 15. A resolution button 72, a density button 73 for executing a density setting for reading a document by the scanner 15, and a single side for setting whether a document to be read by the scanner 15 is a single-sided document or a double-sided document. / A double-sided button 74 and a destination tab 75 which is a GUI for displaying the designated destination display screen 40 (see FIG. 3) on the display unit 12 are included. Note that the image setting screen 70 may include buttons for executing settings relating to images in addition to the color button 71, the resolution button 72, the density button 73, and the single-side / double-side button 74.

  When the mail transmission button 11c is pressed to switch to the mail transmission mode, the transmission control means 31 starts the operation shown in FIG. 7 when the start button 11e is pressed.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the operation of the MFP 10 when the start button 11e is pressed in the mail transmission mode.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the transmission control means 31 determines whether an image transmission destination is designated (S101).

  When the transmission control means 31 determines in S101 that the image transmission destination is designated, the scanner 15 reads the image from the document (S102).

  Next, the transmission control means 31 transmits the image read from the document by the scanner 15 to the currently designated image transmission destination by electronic mail via the network communication unit 16 (S103), and the operation shown in FIG. Exit.

  If it is determined in S101 that the image transmission destination is not designated, the transmission control means 31 determines whether or not the designated destination display screen 40 is being displayed on the display unit 12 (S104).

  If the transmission control means 31 determines in S104 that the designated destination display screen 40 is being displayed on the display unit 12, the image shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the designated destination display screen 40 in a pop-up manner, for example. It is notified that the transmission destination has not been designated yet (S105), and the operation shown in FIG.

  When displaying the image 80 shown in FIG. 8, the transmission control unit 31 may output a predetermined sound to the speaker 13 so that the user can easily recognize the display of the image 80. . Further, when the OK button 81 is pressed in the image 80 shown in FIG. 8, the transmission control means 31 ends the display of the image 80 and displays the designated destination display screen 40 that was under the image 80 again. .

  If the transmission control unit 31 determines in S104 that the designated destination display screen 40 is not being displayed on the display unit 12, the transmission control unit 31 determines whether or not an e-mail address is registered in the address book 21 (S106).

  When the transmission control unit 31 determines in S106 that the e-mail address is registered in the address book 21, the address book screen 50 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 12 as a destination designation screen for designating an image transmission destination. Pop-up display is performed (S107). When the new registration button 54 is pressed on the address book screen 50, the transmission control means 31 pops up the destination input screen 60 shown in FIG.

  If the transmission control unit 31 determines in S106 that the e-mail address is not registered in the address book 21, the destination input screen 60 shown in FIG. 5 is popped up on the display unit 12 as a destination designation screen (S108).

  The transmission control means 31 determines whether or not an image transmission destination has been designated after the processing of S107 or S108 (S109). Here, when the cancel button 55 is pressed on the address book screen 50 or when the cancel button 67 is pressed on the destination input screen 60, the transmission control unit 31 determines that the image transmission destination is not specified in S109. To do. In addition, when the OK button 56 is pressed on the address book screen 50 or when the OK button 68 is pressed on the destination input screen 60, the transmission control unit 31 determines that the image transmission destination is designated in S109.

  If the transmission control means 31 determines in S109 that the image transmission destination has not been designated, the operation shown in FIG. 7 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the transmission control unit 31 determines in S109 that the image transmission destination has been designated, the image transmission destination is designated by, for example, popping up an image 90 shown in FIG. 9 on the screen displayed on the display unit 12. This is notified (S110), and the process of S102 is executed.

  When displaying the image 90 shown in FIG. 9, the transmission control unit 31 may output a predetermined sound to the speaker 13 so that the user can easily recognize the display of the image 90. . Further, for example, when the operation shown in FIG. 7 is ended, the transmission control unit 31 ends the display of the image 90 and displays the screen below the image 90 again.

  The notification mechanism in S110 will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a notification mechanism in S110.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the transmission control unit 31 registers an image transmission destination in the Entity 22 on the storage unit 20 (S121).

  Next, the transmission control unit 31 activates the job 32 for executing the image transmission operation in S102 and S103 (S122).

  Next, the job 32 of the control unit 30 sets the image transmission destination referenced from the Entity 22 (S123).

  Next, the job 32 notifies the system manager 33 of the control unit 30 of the image transmission destination referred from the Entity 22 (S124).

  Next, the system manager 33 notifies the transmission control unit 31 of the image transmission destination notified from the job 32 (S125).

  Then, based on the image transmission destination notified from the system manager 33, the transmission control unit 31 pops up an image 90 shown in FIG. 9 on the screen displayed on the display unit 12, for example, so that the image transmission destination is displayed. Notify that is specified.

  As described above, the MFP 10 determines that the image transmission destination that is the destination of the image transmission operation in which the image read from the document by the scanner 15 is transmitted by the network communication unit 16 is not designated (NO in S101). When an instruction to start the image transmission operation is input to the start button 11e, the address book screen 50 or the destination input screen 60 is popped up on the display unit 12 as a destination designation screen for designating an image transmission destination (S107, S108). Therefore, the user can be surely designated the image transmission destination. Therefore, the MFP 10 can prevent an image from being transmitted to a destination that is not assumed by the user.

  The MFP 10 causes the user to select an image transmission destination from the destinations registered in the address book 21 by popping up the address book screen 50 on the display unit 12 as a destination designation screen (S107). The destination can be easily specified by the user.

  The MFP 10 includes a new registration button 54 for popping up the destination input screen 60 on the display unit 12 in the address book screen 50, so that the user can select an image transmission destination among the destinations registered in the address book 21. When the desired destination does not exist, the user can directly input the image transmission destination.

  When the destination is not registered in the address book 21 (NO in S106), the MFP 10 causes the display unit 12 to pop up a destination input screen 60 that allows the user to directly input the image transmission destination instead of the address book screen 50. Since (S108), the convenience of designating the image transmission destination by the user can be improved.

  When the transmission control unit 31 of the MFP 10 determines in S104 that the designated destination display screen 40 is not being displayed on the display unit 12 as shown in FIG. 11, the transmission control unit 31 serves as a destination designation screen for designating the image transmission destination. Only the address book screen 50 shown in FIG. 4 may be displayed in a pop-up on the display unit 12 (S107). Also in this case, when the new registration button 54 is pressed on the address book screen 50, the transmission control means 31 can pop up the destination input screen 60 shown in FIG.

  When the image transmission destination is designated on the address book screen 50 or the destination input screen 60 (YES in S109), the MFP 10 notifies the display unit 12 that the image transmission destination has been designated (S110). The user can be surely recognized that the transmission destination is designated. Note that the MFP 10 may omit the processing of S110.

  When the designated destination display screen 40 is displayed on the display unit 12 (YES in S104) and the image transmission destination is not designated (NO in S101), the MFP 10 instructs the start of the image transmission operation. When input to the start button 11e, the address book screen 50 or the destination input screen 60 is not displayed on the display unit 12 as a pop-up, and the display unit 12 is notified by a pop-up display that the image transmission destination has not yet been specified. Since (S105), the user can specify the image transmission destination on the designated destination display screen 40. Therefore, the MFP 10 can improve the convenience of specifying the image transmission destination by the user.

  When the image transmission destination is not specified (NO in S101), the MFP 10 displays the image setting screen 70 instead of the specified destination display screen 40 on the display unit 12 (NO in S104). When an instruction to start a transmission operation is input to the start button 11e, an address book screen 50 or a destination input screen 60 for designating an image transmission destination is displayed in a pop-up on the display unit 12 (S107, S108). The user can be surely designated the destination.

  In the operation shown in FIG. 7, when an image transmission destination is designated on the address book screen 50 or the destination input screen 60 (YES in S109), the image is transmitted to the designated image transmission destination (S103). However, as shown in FIG. 12, the designated destination display screen 40 may be displayed on the display unit 12 (S141), and the process may be temporarily terminated.

  In the present embodiment, an instruction to start the image transmission operation is input to the start button 11e that is hardware. However, the instruction to start the image transmission operation may be a button 161 displayed on the display unit 12, as shown in FIGS.

  In the present embodiment, the image transmission apparatus according to the present invention executes an image transmission operation by e-mail via the network communication unit 16 as an image transmission operation in which an image read from a document by the scanner 15 is transmitted by a communication device. . However, the image transmission apparatus of the present invention may execute an image transmission operation via the network communication unit 16 other than the image transmission operation by e-mail.

  In the present embodiment, the image transmission apparatus according to the present invention performs an image transmission operation via the network communication unit 16 as an image transmission operation for transmitting an image read from a document by the scanner 15 using a communication device. However, the image transmission apparatus of the present invention may execute an image transmission operation other than the image transmission operation via the network communication unit 16. For example, the image transmission apparatus according to the present invention is capable of faxing via a communication line such as a public telephone line in place of the image transmission operation via the network communication unit 16 or in addition to the image transmission operation via the network communication unit 16. An image transmission operation by fax via a fax device, which is a communication device that performs communication, may be executed.

  The image transmission apparatus of the present invention is an MFP in the present embodiment, but may be an image transmission apparatus other than the MFP, such as a fax machine.

10 MFP (image transmission device)
11 Operation unit (input device)
12 Display (display device)
15 Scanner (reading device)
16 Network communication unit (communication device)
20 Storage Unit 21 Address Book 31 Transmission Control Means 40 Designated Address Display Screen 50 Address Book Screen (Address Designation Screen)
54 New registration button (Destination input screen display GUI)
60 Address entry screen (address designation screen)
70 Image setting screen 161 Button (input device)

Claims (6)

An input device through which an operation by a user is input, a display device that displays information, a reading device that reads an image from a document, a communication device that performs communication, and the image that is read from the document by the reading device Transmission control means for controlling an image transmission operation for transmitting the image by the communication device,
The transmission control means starts the image transmission operation when an instruction to start the image transmission operation is input to the input device when an image transmission destination that is a destination of the image transmission operation is designated,
The transmission control means is when the designated destination display screen for displaying the currently designated image transmission destination is not displayed on the display device and the image transmission destination is not designated. When an instruction to start an image transmission operation is input to the input device, an address designation screen for designating the image transmission destination is displayed on the display device ,
The transmission control means inputs an instruction to start the image transmission operation to the input device when the designated destination display screen is displayed on the display device and the image transmission destination is not specified. When this is done, the display device is notified on the display device that the image transmission destination has not yet been designated without displaying the destination designation screen on the display device .   The transmission control means does not display the designated destination display screen on the display device when displaying an image setting screen for executing the setting related to the image on the display device. The image transmission device described.   A storage unit for storing an address book in which the destination is registered;
  The transmission control means causes the display device to display an address book screen for selecting the image transmission destination from the destinations registered in the address book as the destination designation screen. The image transmission apparatus according to claim 2.   4. The address book screen includes a destination input screen display GUI which is a GUI for causing the display device to display a destination input screen for directly inputting the image transmission destination. The image transmission device described in 1.   The transmission control means, when displaying the destination designation screen on the display device, when the destination is registered in the address book, causes the display device to display the address book screen as the destination designation screen,
  When the destination designation screen is displayed on the display device, the transmission control unit directly inputs the image transmission destination instead of the address book screen when the destination is not registered in the address book. 5. The image transmission apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the destination input screen is displayed on the display device as the destination designation screen.   The transmission control means, when the image transmission destination is designated on the destination designation screen, notifies on the display device that the image transmission destination is designated. 5. The image transmission device according to any one of 5 to 5.

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