Patent ID: 7110791

Claim:
A communication apparatus having a connecting unit adapted to connect to a communication line and adapted for radio communication with a radio terminal not via said communication line, said apparatus comprising: a main body having said connecting unit and a first radio communication unit adapted to perform radio communication using a first radio communication method; a scanner, which is removable from said main body, having an image-reading function and a second radio communication unit adapted to perform radio communication using a second radio communication method different from said first radio communication method; a selecting unit adapted to select the first radio communication method, performed by said first radio communication unit, or the second radio communication method, performed by said second radio communication unit, based on a destination address of data received from said communication line; and a transfer unit adapted to transfer said data received from said communication line to said scanner in case that said second radio communication method is selected by said selecting unit in order to send said data received from said communication line to the destination address thereof.