Patent ID: 7864355
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image transmission apparatus for transmitting image data through a prescribed communications network, comprising: an input unit that inputs image data; a printing unit that prints an order sheet that has an image designation field for designation of image data for the transmission, from among the input image data, the printing unit printing on the order sheet a comment input field for input of a comment; a scanning unit that scans the order sheet that has been filled in by user; an analyzing unit that analyzes the scanned order sheet and identifies the image data designated by the image designation field on the order sheet, the analyzing unit analyzing the scanned order sheet and acquiring the comment; a transmitting unit that transmits the identified image data to a prescribed recipient; a thumbnail image creating unit that creates a thumbnail image in which the acquired comment is superimposed on a reduced image of prescribed image data, the acquired comment superimposed on the thumbnail image being a comment on a type of printing paper; and a writing unit that writes the created thumbnail image to a portion of the identified image data, wherein the reduced image of prescribed image data having the comment superimposed thereon is a reduced image of the identified image data, and the comment input to the comment field is a comment relating to an output mode which is used when the recipient of the image data outputs the image data.