Patent ID: 6288799
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
An image communicating apparatus comprising:an image reading means for reading an original document to obtain data;a receiving means for receiving data from a facsimile apparatus over a telephone line;a data type recognizing means for recognizing whether data is the data obtained by said image reading means or the data received from the facsimile over the telephone line;an adding means for adding a data description form which can be used in Internet communications if said data type recognizing means determines that the data is obtained by said image reading means, and adds a data description form which can be used in Internet communications while maintaining a received form of the data if said data type recognizing means determines that the data is received over the telephone line; andan outputting means for outputting the data to which the data description form has been added by said adding means to an Internet connection.