Data communication method of apparatus connected to LAN

A method of controlling a data processing apparatus that is connectable to a plurality of printers, comprising the steps of:

• connecting the data processing apparatus to a plurality of terminals;
• connecting the data processing apparatus to the plurality of printers;
• receiving a transmission request from a user via one of the plurality of terminals;
• transmitting data to a line in accordance with the received transmission request;
• storing a table of information indicating, respectively, correspondence between a plurality of users and the plurality of printers;
• generating a report including information representative of a result of the transmission;
• determining at least one printer corresponding to the user associated with the transmission request, based on the stored table;
• and
• transferring the generated report to the at least one printer determined in said determining step without using the line.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for implementing a method of controlling a data processing apparatus that is connected to a plurality of terminals and a plurality of printers, the program comprising:

• code for a first connection step of connecting the data processing apparatus to the plurality of terminals;
• code for a second connection step of connecting the data processing apparatus to the plurality of printers;
• code for a reception step of receiving a transmission request from a user via one of the plurality of terminals;
• code for a transmission step of transmitting data to a line in accordance with the received transmission request;
• code for a storage step of storing a table of information indicating, respectively, correspondence between a plurality of user and the plurality of printers;
• code for a generation step of generating a report including information representative of a result of the transmission;
• code for a determination step of determining at least one printer corresponding to the user associated with the transmission request based on the stored table;
• and
• code for a transfer step of transferring the generated report to the at least one printer determined in the determination step without using the line.