Data communication apparatus and transmission reservation managing method

A method of managing transmission reservations, comprising the steps of;

• inputting data;
• designating a plurality of destinations for same data input by the input step, the plurality of destinations being destinations to which data are to be transmitted by respective different transmission protocols;
• transmitting the same data to the plurality of destinations designated by the designating step by the respective different transmission protocols;
• managing information relating to the transmission made by the transmitting step by associating a same predetermined identifier to all of the plurality of transmissions of the same data;
• displaying that the same identifier is assigned to each of the plurality of transmissions to the plurality of destinations designated for the same data and displaying a list based on information relating to the plurality of transmissions;
• receiving instructions from a user;
• and
• performing a processing corresponding to an instruction for the plurality of transmissions associated with the identifier in response to receiving the instruction together with the identifier, and a processing corresponding to an instruction for a specific one of the plurality of transmissions in response to receiving the instruction together with the specific one of the plurality of transmissions.

A storage device storing a computer program executable by a computer for controlling a data communication apparatus, the computer program containing codes for:

• inputting data:
• designating a plurality of destinations for same data input resulting from the input code, the plurality of destinations being destinations to which data are to be transmitted by respective different transmission protocols;
• transmitting the same data to the plurality of destinations designated by the designating code by the respective different transmission protocols;
• managing information relating to the transmission made by the transmitting code by associating a same predetermined identifier to all of the plurality of transmissions of the same data,
• displaying that the same identifier is assigned to each of the plurality of transmissions to the plurality of destinations designated for the same data and displaying a list based on information relating to the plurality of transmissions;
• receiving instructions from a user;
• and
• performing a processing corresponding to an instruction for the plurality of transmissions associated with the identifier in response to receiving the instruction together with the identifier and a processing corresponding to an instruction for a specific one of the plurality of transmissions in response to receiving the instruction together with the specific one of the plurality of transmissions.

A data communication apparatus comprising:

• an input device that inputs data to be transmitted to at least one of a plurality of destinations;
• a transmitter that transmits data to the plurality of destinations by respective different transmission protocols;
• a controller connected to the input device and the transmitter, the controller designating the plurality of destinations for the same data to be transmitted to the destinations by the respective different transmission methods and managing information relating to the transmission made by said transmitter by associating a same predetermined identifier to all of the plurality of transmissions of the same data;
• a display connected to the controller that displays that the same identifier is assigned to each of the plurality of transmissions to the plurality of destinations for the same data and that displays a list based on information relating to the plurality of transmissions;
• and
• a receiver connected to the control means for receiving instructions from a user,
• wherein the controller performs a processing corresponding to an instruction for the plurality of transmissions associated with the identifier in response to the receiver receiving the instruction together with the identifier and performs a processing corresponding to an instruction for a specific one of the plurality of transmissions in response to the receiver receiving the instruction together with the specific one of the plurality of transmissions, and
• wherein the transmitter transmits the same data to the plurality of destinations designated by the controller by the respective different transmission protocols.