Patent ID: 8259325
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A data communication apparatus comprising: a receiver adapted to receive electronic mail data from other data communication apparatus; a printer adapted to print an image based on the electronic mail data received by the receiver; a notification unit adapted to transmit, as electronic mail data, a print completion notification indicating a completion of a printing of the image by said printer, to the other data communication apparatus; a determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the received electronic mail data includes print completion notification information, wherein the print completion notification information indicates a completion of a printing which is executed at the other data communication apparatus; and a control unit adapted to control the notification unit to transmit the print completion notification to the other data communication apparatus in a case where the determination unit determines that the received electronic mail data does not include the print completion notification information, and to prevent the notification unit from transmitting the print completion notification to the other data communication apparatus in a case where said determination unit determines that the received electronic mail data includes the print completion notification information, wherein the control unit performs control to store the received electronic mail data in a storage unit in a case where the determination unit determines that the received electronic mail data includes the print completion notification information.