Patent ID: 8656033

Claim:
A data transmitting apparatus for transmitting data, comprising: a first input unit configured to input a scan setting for scanning a document and generating data; a first registering unit configured to register, in association with a button, the scan setting input by the first input unit; a second input unit configured to input an obtaining destination from which the data transmitting apparatus obtains destination address data; a second registering unit configured to register, in association with the button, the obtaining destination input by the second input unit; a display unit configured to display the button; a control unit configured to read, in a case where the button is designated and the button is registered in association with an external apparatus, the scan setting registered in association with the button and display a screen for displaying the destination address data obtained by the data transmitting apparatus from the external apparatus registered in association with the button, and to read, in a case where the button is designated and the button is registered in association with an address book stored in the data transmitting apparatus, the scan setting registered in association with the button and display a screen for displaying the destination address data obtained by the data transmitting apparatus from the address book registered in association with the button; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the data scanned according to the scan setting set by the control unit, to a destination specified based on the destination address data displayed on the screen.