Patent ID: 7535590
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A facsimile apparatus with a function for performing facsimile communication via the Internet, comprising: a selecting unit configured to select either a first facsimile communication based on e-mail via the Internet or a second facsimile communication not based on e-mail via the Internet; a communication unit configured to transmit data through the first or second facsimile communication selected by said selecting unit; a converting unit configured to convert the data to be transmitted into a predetermined size if size of the data is not the predetermined size; and a control unit configured to cause said communication unit to transmit the data converted into the predetermined size by said converting unit in a case where the first facsimile communication is selected, and cause said communication unit to transmit the data that is not converted into the predetermined size, even if the size of the data is not the predetermined size, in a case where the second facsimile communication is selected.