Patent ID: 6771382
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A composite communication apparatus comprising:a facsimile transmission unit for transmitting an image data in the form of facsimile data; an electronic mail transmission unit for transmitting said image data in the form of electronic mail data; an operation unit for specifying an addressee to whom said image data is transmitted by use of said facsimile transmission unit or said electronic mail transmission unit; and a controller, wherein: said controller compares the size of said image data to be transmitted with a previously set reference value, and said controller controls said facsimile transmission unit and said electronic mail transmission unit so that; when the size of said image data is determined to be a value exceeding the reference value, said image data is transmitted by use of said facsimile transmission unit, and when the size of said image data is determined to be a value not exceeding the reference value, said image data is transmitted by use of said electronic mail transmission unit.