Patent ID: 6985242

Claim:
A transmitting Internet facsimile apparatus connected with a receiving Internet facsimile apparatus via a server apparatus on the Internet, the transmitting Internet facsimile apparatus being a same type device as the receiving Internet facsimile apparatus, the transmitting Internet facsimile apparatus comprising: a communicator configured to communicate with a first server apparatus and with a second server apparatus via the Internet; and a controller configured to access the first server apparatus to obtain capabilities regarding facsimile data that the receiving Internet facsimile apparatus can receive, the capabilities including one of a resolution, a paper size, a compression format, and an encryption format that are utilized for a facsimile communication between the transmitting Internet facsimile apparatus and the receiving Internet facsimile apparatus, the controller being further configured, when the first server apparatus is determined not to store the capabilities regarding facsimile data that the receiving Internet facsimile apparatus can receive, to obtain, from the second server apparatus, the capabilities regarding facsimile data that the receiving Internet facsimile apparatus can receive, to transform image data, based on the obtained capabilities regarding facsimile data that the receiving Internet facsimile apparatus can receive, to convert the transformed image data into data for Internet transmission, and to transmit the converted data to the receiving Internet facsimile apparatus, the second server apparatus being a DNS server apparatus that stores the capabilities of the receiving Internet facsimile apparatus in association with an e-mail address of the receiving Internet facsimile apparatus.