Patent ID: 6330080
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A data communication apparatus comprising:operation means used by an operator to operate said apparatus;display means for indicating a state of said apparatus to the operator;address setting means for setting not less than one transmission address through operation of said operation means by the user;transmission means for transmitting data to not less than one address set by said address setting means; andcontrol means (1) for determining a number of addresses set by said address setting means, (2) when a determination result indicating that not less than two addresses are set, causing said display means to display information indicating a presence of not less than two addresses before causing said transmission means to transmit the data, and (3) causing said transmission means to perform a multi-address call of the data to not less than two addresses set by said address setting means in response to a predetermined operation conducted by the operator on said operation means after causing said display means to display the information indicating the presence of not less than two addresses.