Patent ID: 8237959
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: an image read unit which reads image data from a transmission document; a tag read unit which wirelessly reads tag data stored in a wireless tag corresponding to the transmission document; an image data generation unit that generates composite image data by combining the image data and mark image data based on the mark data, if the tag data includes mark data that indicates that a mark is to be added to the image data, the mark data including color specification data indicating a color of the mark; a transmission unit which transmits the composite image data as transmission document data, to an external apparatus; a first detection unit, which, before transmitting the transmission document data, detects whether the external apparatus has a color output function; and a change unit, which changes the color specification data into monochrome specification data indicating a color saturation of the mark based on the mark data if the external apparatus does not have the color output function.