Patent ID: 7245391

Claim:
A facsimile device that transmits image information to a destination, comprising: an electronic-mail control unit used for transmitting the image information in an electronic-mail format to said destination through a computer network; a real-time network control unit used for transmitting the image information to said destination while said facsimile device and said destination are connected on line through the computer network; and a destination table, to which a destination address and a transmission method are registered, said transmission method being registered respectively for each destination address, said destination address being used for transmitting the image information through the computer network, said transmission method indicating one of said electronic-mail control unit and said real-time network control unit, wherein said facsimile device transmits the image information to said destination address by use of either said electronic-mail control unit or said real-time network control unit indicated by said transmission method if said destination address is specified as the destination.