Image communication system capable of visually outputting image data of image input apparatus and transmitting image data to communication line, and method of controlling the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMichihiro Izumi
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Abstract
An image communication system includes a communication apparatus with a communication system for performing communication via a communication line and a visual output device for visually outputting an image, and an image input apparatus for inputting an image. Different control signals are transmitted from the image input apparatus to the communication apparatus depending on a case in which image data is visually output and a case in which the image data is transmitted via the communication line.
Claims113
An image communication system comprising a communication apparatus having communication means for performing communication via a communication line, and visual output means for visually outputting an image, and an image input apparatus for inputting an image, wherein said image input apparatus comprises:
- instructing means for instructing said communication apparatus either to transmit by said communication means in said communication apparatus via the communication line an image data transmitted from said image input apparatus, or to visually output by said visual output means in said communication apparatus the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus;
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- transmitting means for transmitting to said communication apparatus, the image data which causes said communication apparatus to perform processes in accordance with said instructing means;
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- said communication apparatus comprises:
- receiving means for receiving the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus;
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- control means for performing control either to transmit the received image data by said communication means via said communication line, or to visually output the received image data by said visual output means, in accordance with the instructions by said instructing means.
A method of controlling an image communication system comprising a communication apparatus having a communication function of performing communication via a communication line, and a visual output function of visually outputting an image, and an image input apparatus for inputting an image, wherein said image input apparatus performs the steps of:
- an instructing step of instructing said communication apparatus either to transmit by said communication function comprised in said communication apparatus via the communication line an image data transmitted from said image input apparatus, or to visually output by said visual output function comprised in said communication apparatus the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus;
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- a transmitting step of transmitting to said communication apparatus, the image data which causes said communication apparatus to perform processes in accordance with said instructing means;
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- said communication apparatus performs the steps of:
- a receiving step of receiving the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus;
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- a control step of performing control either to transmit said received image data by said communication function via the communication line, or to visually output said received image data by said visual output function, in accordance with the instructions in said instructing step.
An image input apparatus connectable to a communication apparatus having communication means for performing communication via a communication line, and visual output means for visually outputting an image, comprising:
- instruction means for instructing said communication apparatus either to transmit by said communication means in said communication apparatus via the communication line an image data transmitted from the image input apparatus, or to visually output by said visual output means in said communication apparatus the image data transmitted from the image input apparatus;
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- transmitting means for transmitting to, said communication apparatus, the image data which causes said communication apparatus to perform processes in accordance with the instructions by said instructing means.
A communication apparatus connectable to an image input apparatus and having communication means for performing communication via a communication line, and visual output means for visually outputting an image, comprising:
- receiving means for receiving from said image input apparatus an instructions information for instructing to transmit by said communication means via said communication line an image data transmitted from said image input apparatus and an instructions information for instructing to visually output by said visual output means the visual image data transmitted from said image input apparatus, and for receiving the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus;
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- control means for performing control either to transmit by said communication means via the communication line the image data received from said image input apparatus, or to visually output by said visual output means the image data received from said image input apparatus, in accordance with the instructions information received by said receiving means.
A method of controlling an image input apparatus connectable to a communication apparatus having a communication function of performing communication via a communication line, and a visual output function of visually outputting an image, comprising:
- an instructing step of instructing said communication apparatus either to transmit by said communication function comprised in said communication apparatus via said communication line an image data transmitted from said image input apparatus, or to visually output by said visual output function comprised in said communication apparatus the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus;
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- a transmitting step of transmitting to said communication apparatus, the image data which causes said communication apparatus to perform a process in accordance with the instructions by said instructing step.
A method of controlling a communication apparatus connectable to an image input apparatus and having communication means for performing communication via a communication line and output means for visually outputting an image, comprising:
- a receiving step of receiving an instructions information for instructing to transmit by said communication means via said communication line an image data transmitted from said image input apparatus and an instructions information for instructing to visually output by said visual output means the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus, and of receiving the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus;
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- a control step of performing control either to transmit by said communication means via the communication line the image data received from said image input apparatus, or to visually output by said visual output means the image data receiving said image input apparatus, in accordance with the instructions information received in said receiving step.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for controlling an image input apparatus connectable to a communication apparatus having a communication function of performing communication via a communication line, and a visual output function of visually outputting an image, said method steps comprising:
- an instructing step of instructing said communication apparatus either to transmit by said communication function comprised in said communication apparatus via the communication line an image data transmitted from said image input apparatus, or to visually output by said visual output function comprised in said communication apparatus the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus;
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- a transmitting step of transmitting to said communication apparatus, the image data which causes said communication apparatus to perform a process in accordance with the instructions by said instructing step.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for controlling a communication apparatus connectable to an image input apparatus and having communication means for performing communication via a communication line and a visual output means for visually outputting an image, said method steps comprising:
- a receiving step of receiving an instructions information for instructing to transmit by said communication means via said communication line an image data transmitted from said image input apparatus and an instructions information for instructing to visually output by said visual output means the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus, and of receiving the image data transmitted from said image input apparatus;
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- a control step of performing control either to transmit by said communication means via the communication line the image data received from said image input apparatus, or to visually output by said visual output means the image data receiving said image input apparatus, in accordance with the instructions information received in said receiving step.
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