Patent ID: 7000157

Claim:
A data transmitting apparatus comprising: a storing unit for storing at least one transmission destination; a transmitting unit for transmitting image data via e-mail to a designated transmission destination; an error information storing unit, when receiving an error mail in response to data transmission performed by said transmitting unit, for analyzing error kind information included in said error mail by an information analyzing unit to identify the kind of error occurring during said data transmission among a plurality of types of errors including an error regarding a transmission destination and an error regarding image data, thereby storing error information indicative of said kind of error in association with said designated transmission destination into said storing unit; and a notification control unit, when a predetermined operation is performed by a user on said at least one transmission destination stored in said storing unit, for checking whether said error information exists or not by referring to said storing unit and, if said error information exists, notifying of an error occurrence notification indicative of said kind of error with respect to said at least one transmission destination associated with said error information, wherein said notification control unit also notifies the user of an error treatment notification with respect to said at least one transmission destination associated with said error information so as to stimulate the user to settle said error in accordance with said kind of error, said apparatus for transmitting data further comprises a display unit for displaying said error occurrence notification and said error treatment notification, and said notification control unit changes an information displayed on said display unit in accordance with said kind of error indicated by said error information.