Patent ID: 7185356

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a reception section for receiving image data transmitted thereto from a transmission apparatus through a predetermined transmission line; a storage section having a storage capacity for a plurality of screens or more for storing the image data received by said reception section; and a control section for issuing a request for image data of screens within a predetermined range forward and backward with reference to a noticed screen to said transmission apparatus, controlling an operation mode to be one of a normal speed mode, a high speed mode higher than the normal speed mode, or a pause mode, and controlling a display apparatus to display the image data stored in said storage section, the predetermined range being set based on whether the operation mode is the normal speed mode, the high speed mode, or the pause mode, wherein the predetermined range is a first number of screens and image data at intervals within a first time period when the operation mode is the normal speed mode, the predetermined range is a second number of screens and image data at intervals of a second time period greater than the first time period when the operation mode is the high speed mode, and the predetermined range is a third number of screens, greater than the first and second number of screens, and image data at intervals of a third time period when the operation mode is the pause mode.