Patent ID: 8200750

Claim:
A data communication apparatus that transmits data, the apparatus comprising: an operation unit configured to receive an operation from an operator; a destination registering unit configured to register one or more destinations, wherein the one or more destination addresses include one or more fax numbers or email addresses; a data acquisition unit configured to acquire data to be transmitted to the one or more registered destinations; a destination list print unit configured to print a destination list including the one or more registered destinations to enable the operator to confirm the one or more registered destinations; a display unit configured to display the destination list; an operation acquisition unit configured to acquire, via the operation unit, a first operation indicating that the one or more registered destinations included in the destination list are confirmed by the operator; a transmission unit configured to transmit, when the first operation is acquired, the acquired data to the one or more registered destinations included in the destination list; and a determination unit configured to determine whether printing of the destination list is possible, wherein the destination registering unit enables data transmission by the transmission unit when the determination unit determines that printing of the destination list is possible, and disables data transmission by the transmission unit when the determination unit determines that printing of the destination list is not possible, wherein the display unit displays the destination list to enable the operator to confirm the one or more registered destinations when a number of the one or more registered destinations is less than a predetermined number, and wherein the destination list print unit prints the destination list to enable the operator to confirm the one or more registered destinations when the number of the one or more registered destinations is greater than or equal to the predetermined number and the determination unit determines that printing of the destination list is possible.