Image communication apparatus capable of reproducing data from a data processing apparatus

An image communication apparatus capable of being connected to a data processing terminal, comprising:

• data communication means for communicating data via a communication link,
• data converting means for converting received data from said data communication means and data received from the data processing terminal into bit map image data;
• and
• data reproducing means for reproducing the bit map image data.

An image communication apparatus to which a data processing terminal is connectable, comprising:

• data communication means for communicating data;
• data converting means for converting data from said data communication means and data from the data processing terminal into bit map image data;
• interface means for relaying data between said data communication means and said data converting means;
• and
• key input means for inputting operation information,
• wherein said key input means is controlled by one of said data communication means and said data converting means, and
• wherein one of said data communication means and said data converting means sends the operation information input by said key input means to the other. one of said data communication means and said data converting means through said interface means.

An image communication apparatus to which a data processing terminal is connectable, comprising:

• data communication means for communicating data;
• data converting means for converting data from said data communication means and data from the data processing terminal into bit map image data;
• and
• reproducing means for reproducing the bit map image data,
• wherein while said data converting means is performing a data process with said data processing terminal, said data communication means performs a receiving operation in response to a request from a destination, and stores received data into a storage memory.

An image communication apparatus to which a data processing terminal is connectable, comprising:

• data communication means for communicating data;
• data converting means for selectively converting data from said data communication means and data from the data processing terminal into bit map image data;
• reproducing means for reproducing the bit map image data;
• and
• control means for switching between a first data transferring operation between said data communication means and said data converting means, and a second data transferring operation between the data processing terminal and said data converting means.

An image communication apparatus to which a data processing terminal is connectable, comprising:

• data communication means for communicating data;
• data converting means for converting data from said data communication means and data from the data processing terminal into bit map image data;
• and
• reproducing means for reproducing the bit map image data,
• wherein said data converting means receives command information according to a page description language from the data processing terminal, and converts the command information into command data for said data communication means, and wherein said data communication means performs data communication in accordance with the command data from said data converting means.

An image communication apparatus to which a data processing terminal is connectable, comprising:

• data communication means for communicating data, wherein said data communication means includes means for generating communication managing information in character data form;
• data converting means for converting data from said data communication means and data from said data processing terminal into bit map image data;
• and
• reproducing means for reproducing the bit map image data,
• wherein said data converting means sends data received from said data communication means to the data processing terminal.

A data converting method in a data communication apparatus to which a data processing terminal is connectable, comprising the steps of:

• converting image data received in data communication from a destination into bit map image data using a data converting unit;
• converting data from the data processing terminal into bit map image data using the data converting unit;
• and
• reproducing the bit map image data using a data reproducing unit.

An image communication apparatus to which a data processing terminal is connectable, comprising:

• data communication means for communicating data;
• data converting means for converting data from said data communication means and data from the data processing terminal into bit map image data;
• and reproducing means for reproducing the bit map iamge data,
• wherein said data converting means has a first mode in which said reproducing means reproduce the data from said data communication means, and a second mode in which it sends the data from said data communication means to the data processing terminal, and wherein said data converting means receives command information according to a page description language from the data processing terminal, and selects one of the first mode and the second mode in accordance with the command information.