Patent ID: 7515309
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus which receives data from an image supply device via a communication interface, comprising: acquisition means for, upon reception of a data transmission request from the image supply device, acquiring information indicating the type of target data corresponding to the transmission request, wherein the data transmission request is issued by the image supply device when the image supply device has the target data to be transmitted to said communication apparatus; decision means for deciding to segment the target data and receive the segmented target data a plurality of number of times from the image supply device in the case that the information indicates that the target data is image data, or to receive the target data at once from the image supply device in the case that the information indicates that the target data is script data; and segmentation process means for, in the case that the target data is image data, requesting partial data of the target data from the image supply device a plurality of number of times, and receiving and processing each partial data.