Information processing method and apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakehiro Yoshida
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Abstract
In a color facsimile apparatus, a plurality of image data are grouped for each destination, and the groups are further sub-grouped on the basis of data types such as color and monochrome images. In addition, these groups may be sub-grouped on the basis of encoding types such as MR encoding and JBIG encoding. Each sub-group created in this manner includes a plurality of image data having the same destination and data type. Image data are transmitted on a sub-group basis. That is, a plurality of image data can be transmitted by originating a single call. Since only image data of the same type are transmitted with a single call, confusion on the receiving side can be prevented.
Claims46
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- an accepting unit that accepts designation of a destination to be associated with encoded information;
- an extracting unit that extracts information having an identical destination and type from the information stored in said storage unit;
- and
- a transmitter which batch-transmits the pieces of information extracted by said extracting unit,
- wherein said transmitter disconnects a line between batch-transmitting one of a monochrome image and a color image and batch-transmitting the other of the monochrome image and the color image to the identical destination so that said transmitter respectively batch-transmits the monochrome image and the color image via different calls.
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- an input unit that inputs a destination for encoded information;
- a storage unit that stores pieces of information to be transmitted to the input destination;
- an extracting unit that extracts information identical destination and encoding method from the information stored in said storage;
- and
- a transmitter that transmits the information extracted by said extracting unit,
- wherein said transmitter disconnects a line between transmitting one of a monochrome image and a color image and batch-transmitting the other of the monochrome image and the color image to the identical destination so that said transmitter respectively transmits the monochrome image and the color image via different calls.
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- an input unit that inputs a destination to be associated with encoded information;
- a storage unit that stores pieces of information to be transmitted to the input destination;
- an extracting unit that extracts pieces of information which are common in terms of destination from the pieces of information stored in said storage unit;
- a classifying unit that classifies the information extracted by said extracting unit according to information type;
- a generator unit that generates an information group constituted by information of the same type;
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- a transmitter that transmits the information for each of generated information groups,
- wherein said transmitter disconnects a line between transmitting one of a monochrome image and a color image and batch-transmitting the other of the monochrome image and the color image to the identical destination so that said transmitter respectively transmits the monochrome image and the color image via different calls.
An information processing method comprising the steps of:
- accepting designation of a destination associated with encoded information;
- storing information to be transmitted to the accepted destination;
- extracting pieces of information of identical destination and type from information stored in the information storing step;
- batch-transmitting the pieces of extracted;
- and
- disconnecting a line between batch-transmitting one of a monochrome image and a color image and batch-transmitting the other of the monochrome image and the color image to the identical destination so that the monochrome image and the color image are respectively batch-transmitted via different calls.
An information processing method comprising the steps of:
- inputting a destination for encoded information;
- storing pieces of information to be transmitted to the input destination;
- extracting pieces of information of identical destination and encoding method from stored information;
- transmitting the extracted information;
- and
- disconnecting a line between transmitting one of a monochrome image and a color image and batch-transmitting the other of the monochrome image and the color image to the identical destination so that the monochrome image and the color image are respectively transmitted via different calls.
An information processing method comprising the steps of:
- inputting a destination for encoded information;
- storing the information to be transmitted to the input destination;
- extracting pieces of information of identical destination from stored information;
- classifying the pieces of extracted information according to an information type so as to generate an information group constituted by pieces of information of the same type;
- transmitting the pieces of information for each generated information group;
- and
- disconnecting a line between transmitting one of a monochrome image and a color image and batch-transmitting the other of the monochrome image and the color image to the identical destination so that the monochrome image and the color image are respectively transmitted via different calls.
A computer program product having a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which can be executed on a computer, the computer program product having a computer-readable storage medium including:
- inputting a destination of encoded information;
- storing information to be transmitted to the input destination;
- extracting pieces of information of identical destination and type from the information stored in the storage step;
- batch-transmitting the extracted information;
- and
- disconnecting a line between batch transmitting one of a monochrome image and a color image and batch-transmitting the other of the monochrome image and the color image to the identical destination so that the monochrome image and the color image are respectively batch-transmitted via different calls.
A computer program product having a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which can be executed on a computer, the computer program product having a computer-readable storage medium including:
- inputting a destination for encoded information;
- storing the information to be transmitted to the input destination;
- extracting information of identical destination from stored information;
- classifying the extracted information according to an information type so as to generate an information group constituted by information of the same type;
- transmitting the information for each of generated information groups;
- and
- disconnecting a line between transmitting one of a monochrome image and a color image and batch-transmitting the other of the monochrome image and the color image to the identical destination so that the monochrome image and the color image are respectively transmitted via different calls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.