Patent ID: 6067171
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A communication apparatus, comprising:a battery;a detection device that detects a residual amount of power in said battery;a communication device that communicates with other communication devices;a control device that controls said communication device to communicate only when an operable transmission time, determined based on the residual amount of power in said battery detected by said detection device, exceeds a required transmission time determined based on an amount of data to be communicated;an image memory for storing image data to be transmitted; anda transmission enabling device that enables a transmission of the image data stored in the image memory to a mating apparatus based on the determined amount of power and the residual amount of power in the battery detected by said detection device, the determined amount of power being a power that is required to transmit the amount of data corresponding to the image data stored in said image memory,wherein said control device controlling said communication device to transmit the image data stored in the image memory only when said transmission enabling device enables the transmission.