Image communication apparatus, control method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9264574-B2
Application number	US-87015210-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2010
Priority date	Sep 1, 2009
Publication date	Feb 16, 2016
Grant date	Feb 16, 2016

Abstract

An apparatus supplies power to a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus, and manages history information for each communication sequence in the communication unit in a mode where power supplied to a control unit is stopped. At that time, the apparatus assigns identification information unique to the communication unit to the history information when the apparatus is in a mode where power supplied to the control unit is stopped, and makes control when power supplied to the control unit is stopped or when the apparatus returns to the mode in which power is supplied to the control unit so that continuity of the history information managed by the control unit is ensured.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A facsimile apparatus comprising:
a first unit including a first storage unit;
a second unit including a second storage unit; and
a control unit configured to perform a facsimile communication with an external apparatus in a first mode in which the facsimile communication is controlled by the first unit, and to perform a facsimile communication with the external apparatus in a second mode in which the facsimile communication is controlled by the second unit,
wherein the second unit includes:
a generation unit configured to generate history information for each facsimile communication performed in the second mode;
an assignment unit configured to assign identification information unique to the second unit to the history information in the second mode; and
a first storing unit configured to store the history information in the second storage unit in the second mode, and
wherein the first unit includes:
an acquisition unit configured to acquire the history information stored in the second storage unit if the second mode is to be shifted to the first mode;
a change unit configured to change the assigned identification information of the acquired history information to identification information which is sequential from identification information of history information stored in the first storage unit in the first mode; and
a second storing unit configured to store the history information to which the changed identification information is assigned in the first storage unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the assignment unit assigns the identification information according to a predetermined rule.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first unit includes an identification information issue unit configured to issue the identification information according to a predetermined rule.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the identification information is a serial number.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a second notifying unit configured to notify a user of information indicating that the facsimile communication in the second mode has been performed.

6. A facsimile apparatus comprising:
a first unit including a first storage unit;
a second unit including a second storage unit; and
a control unit configured to perform a facsimile communication with an external apparatus in a first mode in which the facsimile communication is controlled by the first unit, and to perform the facsimile communication with the external apparatus in a second mode in which the facsimile communication is controlled by the second unit,
wherein the second unit includes:
a generation unit configured to generate history information for each communication performed in the second mode;
an assignment unit configured to assign identification information to the history information based on identification information notified by the first unit in the second mode; and
a first storing unit configured to store the history information in the second storage unit in the second mode, and
wherein the first unit includes:
a first notification unit configured to notify the second unit of latest identification information if the first mode is to be shifted to the second mode;
an acquisition unit configured to acquire the history information stored in the second storage unit; and
a second storing unit configured to store the acquired history information in the first storage unit.

7. A control method of a facsimile apparatus including a first unit including a first storage unit, a second unit including a second storage unit, and a control unit configured to perform a facsimile communication with an external apparatus in a first mode in which the facsimile communication is controlled by the first unit, and to perform a facsimile communication with the external apparatus in a second mode in which the facsimile communication is controlled by the second unit, the method comprising:
generating history information for each facsimile communication performed in the second mode;
assigning identification information unique to the second unit to the history information in the second mode;
storing the history information in the second storage unit in the second mode;
acquiring the history information stored in the second storage unit if the second mode is to be shifted to the first mode;
changing the assigned identification information of the acquired history information to identification information which is sequential from the identification information of history information stored in the first storage unit in the first mode; and
storing the history information to which the changed identification information is assigned in the first storage unit.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the control method of the apparatus according to claim 7 .

9. A control method of a facsimile apparatus including a first unit including a first storage unit, a second unit including a second storage unit, and a control unit configured to perform a facsimile communication with an external apparatus in a first mode in which the facsimile communication is controlled by the first unit, and to perform a facsimile communication with the external apparatus in a second mode in which the facsimile communication is controlled by the second unit, the method comprising:
generating history information for each facsimile communication performed in the second mode;
assigning identification information to the history information based on identification information notified by the first unit in the second mode;
storing the history information in the second storage unit in the second mode;
notifying the second unit of latest identification information if the first mode is to be shifted to the second mode;
acquiring the history information stored in the second storage unit; and
storing the acquired history information in the first storage unit.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the control method of the facsimile apparatus according to claim 9 .

Assignees

• Suga Daisuke
• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Suga Daisuke

Classifications

• H04N1/00885

  Power supply means, e.g. arrangements for the control of power supply to the apparatus or components thereof · CPC title

• H04N1/32122 Primary

  in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data · CPC title

• H04N1/00832

  Recording use, e.g. counting number of pages copied · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

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

• H04N2201/3202

  of communication or activity log or report · CPC title