Patent ID: 7245390

Claim:
A communication apparatus adapted to perform ring-type multiple-address transmission, said apparatus comprising: a memory, arranged to store image data; a reception unit, arranged to receive image data and store the received image data to said memory; a transmission unit, arranged to transmit the received image data stored in said memory; an identification unit, arranged to identify whether or not the received image data is data assigned to be subjected to ring-type multiple-address transfer; and a processor arranged to add transmitter information to the received image data and to cause the transmission of the received image data with the transmitter information added thereto when said apparatus is being used as a transmitter when a start of ring-type multiple-address transfer is selected, or to cause the transmission of the received image data without the transmitter information added thereto when said apparatus is being used as a repeater station when a transfer of ring-type multiple-address transfer is selected, wherein the transmitter information provides information identifying the received image data.