Image forming apparatus, image data transmission method, and computer program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016360047-A1
Application number	US-201615172808-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 3, 2016
Priority date	Jun 4, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive identifiers for communication of respective destinations from a first server; a display unit configured to display a screen to make an user select any one of the identifiers as an address of image data; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data to the selected identifier when any one of the identifiers has been selected and to transmit the image data to a transmission device for storing the identifier or a second server from which the transmission device downloads the data when the identifier is not received.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image forming apparatus comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive identifiers for communication of respective destinations from a first server; a display unit configured to display a screen to make an user select any one of the identifiers as an address of image data; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data to the selected identifier when any one of the identifiers has been selected and to transmit the image data to a transmission device for storing the identifier or a second server from which the transmission device downloads the data when the identifier is not received.

2 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the display unit displays a second screen indicating the transmission device and the second server as an alternative instead of the screen when the identifier is not received, and the transmission unit transmits the image data to one of the transmission device and the second server which has been selected by the user.

3 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the second screen indicates a second identifier which has been specified by the user as the address as the alternative instead of the transmission device and the second server or together with the transmission device and the second server, and when the second identifier has been selected, the transmission unit transmits the image data to the selected second identifier instead of the transmission device and the second server.

4 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the second identifier is an identifier which has been specified by the user as the address when the identifier has not been received before.

5 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the second screen indicates a device to which the image data is transmitted from among the transmission device, the second server, and the second identifier according to a function available for the user.

6 . An image data transmission method of an image forming apparatus for transmitting image data, the method comprising:
a step of receiving identifiers for communication of respective destinations from a first server; a step of displaying a screen to make an user select any one of the identifiers as an address of the image data; and a step of transmitting the image data to the selected identifier when any one of the identifiers has been selected and transmitting the image data to a transmission device for storing the identifier or a second server from which the transmission device downloads data when the identifier is not received.

7 . The image data transmission method according to claim 6 , wherein
the step of displaying displays a second screen indicating the transmission device and the second server as an alternative instead of the screen when the identifier is not received, and the step of transmitting transmits the image data to one of the transmission device or the second server which has been selected by the user.

8 . The image data transmission method according to claim 7 , wherein
the second screen indicates a second identifier which has been specified by the user before as the address as the alternative instead of the transmission device and the second server or together with the transmission device and the second server, and the step of transmitting transmits the image data to the selected second identifier instead of the transmission device and the second server when the second identifier has been selected.

9 . The image data transmission method according to claim 8 , wherein
the second identifier is an identifier which has been specified by the user as the address when the identifier has not been received before.

10 . The image data transmission method according to claim 8 , wherein
the second screen indicates a device to which the image data is transmitted from among the transmission device, the second server, and the second identifier according to a function available for the user.

11 . A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program executed by an computer of an image forming apparatus having a function to transmit image data, the program causing the computer to execute:
a step of receiving identifiers for communication of respective destinations from a first server; a step of displaying a screen to make an user select any one of identifiers as an address of the image data; and a step of transmitting the image data to the selected identifier when any one of the identifiers has been selected and transmitting the image data to a transmission device for storing the identifier and a second server from which the transmission device downloads data when the identifier is not received.

12 . The non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program according to claim 11 , wherein
the step of displaying displays a second screen indicating the transmission device and the second server as an alternative instead of the screen when the identifier is not received, and the step of transmitting transmits the image data to one of the transmission device or the second server which has been selected by the user.

13 . The non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program according to claim 12 , wherein
the second screen indicates a second identifier which has been specified by the user before as the address as the alternative instead of the transmission device and the second server or together with the transmission device and the second server, and the step of transmitting transmits the image data to the selected second identifier instead of the transmission device and the second server when the second identifier has been selected.

14 . The non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program according to claim 13 , wherein
the second identifier is an identifier which has been specified by the user as the address when the identifier has not been received before.

15 . The non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program according to claim 13 , wherein
the second screen indicates a device to which the image data is transmitted from among the transmission device, the second server, and the second identifier according to a function available for the user.

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Sugiyama Takanobu
• Oikawa Takashi
• Kitaguchi Tatsuya
• Iwaoka Shumpei

Classifications

• H04L51/22

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N1/00244

  with a server, e.g. an internet server (fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324) · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• H04N1/00095 Primary

  Systems or arrangements for the transmission of the picture signal · CPC title

• H04N1/00411

  the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen · CPC title