Patent ID: 7656560
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A facsimile machine, comprising: a communication control unit configured to transmit and receive image data via a line; a storage unit configured to store the image data received by the communication control unit; a recording unit configured to record an image corresponding to the image data stored in the storage unit on a recording sheet; a display configured to display a menu screen including a menu item; a command reception unit configured to receive a command inputted by a user based on the menu screen; a display control unit configured to determine whether the facsimile machine has a machine error occurring therein or not in response to a first command received by the command reception unit to display a specific menu item indicating a facsimile transfer operation of the received image data to a different terminal if the facsimile machine has the machine error, and not to display the specific menu item if the facsimile machine does not have the machine error; and a menu item execution controller configured, on a condition that the facsimile machine has the machine error, to execute the facsimile transfer operation of the received image data, corresponding to the specific menu item in response to receiving a second command indicating that the specific menu item is selected by the user.