Information processing apparatus that interprets a code inidicating a telephone function as another code indicating a fax transmission function, image forming apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

An information processing method executed by an image forming apparatus, which is capable of communicating with an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• receiving destination information indicating a destination to which a fax is transmitted from the information processing apparatus;
• determining whether the destination information includes a first character string indicating an instruction of a pause function in a telephone function;
• converting the first character string into a second character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in a fax transmission function of the image forming apparatus when it is determined that the destination information includes the first character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the telephone function;
• determining whether the destination information in which the first character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the telephone function is converted into the second character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the fax transmission function of the image forming apparatus includes an uninterpretable character for the image forming apparatus,
• performing, when it is determined the destination information includes the uninterpretable character for the image forming apparatus, the fax transmission function based on the destination information in which the first character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the telephone function is converted into the second character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the fax transmission function of the image forming apparatus after automatically deleting the uninterpretable character from the destination information without user interaction, and
• performing, when it is determined that the destination information does not include the uninterpretable character for the image forming apparatus, the fax transmission function based on the destination information in which the first character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the telephone function is converted into the second character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the fax transmission function of the image forming apparatus without automatically deleting the uninterpretable character from the destination information without user interaction,
• wherein a manual input of the destination information of the fax transmission function can be received on a display unit of the image forming apparatus, and a manual input of the second character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the fax transmission function of the image forming apparatus can be received on the display unit of the image forming apparatus.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program which, when executed an image forming apparatus, which is capable of communicating with an information processing apparatus, causes the image forming apparatus to:

• receive destination information indicating a destination to which a fax is transmitted from the information processing apparatus;
• determine whether the destination information includes a first character string indicating an instruction of a pause function in a telephone function;
• convert the first character string into a second character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in a fax transmission function of the image forming apparatus when it is determined that the destination information includes the first character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the telephone function;
• determine whether the destination information in which the first character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the telephone function is converted into the second character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the fax transmission function of the image forming apparatus includes an uninterpretable character for the image forming apparatus,
• perform, when it is determined the destination information includes the uninterpretable character for the image forming apparatus, the fax transmission function based on the destination information in which the first character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the telephone function is converted into the second character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the fax transmission function of the image forming apparatus after automatically deleting the uninterpretable character from the destination information without user interaction, and
• perform, when it is determined that the destination information does not include the uninterpretable character for the image forming apparatus, the fax transmission function based on the destination information in which the first character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the telephone function is converted into the second character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the fax transmission function of the image forming apparatus without automatically deleting the uninterpretable character from the destination information without user interaction,
• wherein a manual input of the destination information of the fax transmission function can be received on a display unit of the image forming apparatus, and a manual input of the second character string indicating the instruction of the pause function in the fax transmission function of the image forming apparatus can be received on the display unit of the image forming apparatus.