Image communication apparatus

Abstract

There is described an image communication apparatus in which the transmission efficiency is as high as possible for the network conditions at the time of transmission, and transmission can be performed using method of coding in which there is little image deterioration. The communication apparatus includes: a checking section that checks a quality of the network; a selector that determines one of methods of coding in accordance with the quality of the network; a coding section that codes an image data based on the coding method determined by the selector; a transmit section that transmits the coded image data to a desired destination via the network; and a storage section that stores a coding capability information of the desired destination. The selector determines the coding method in accordance with the quality of the network and the coding capability information.

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