Patent ID: 7769005

Claim:
A control method of a communication apparatus which performs facsimile communication processing while having (a) a local interface for connecting with a host apparatus, the local interface using USB, IEEE1284, or IEEE1394, and (b) a network interface for connecting with an IP network, wherein said control method comprises the steps of: setting a fixed IP address as an IP address of the communication apparatus for the local interface even when there is no connection with the network interface; generating an IP network communication path on the local interface using a protocol not dependent on an interface hardware so that the communication apparatus can be observed as a source on the IP network from the host apparatus connected to the local interface; and communicating with the host apparatus connected to the local interface via the IP network communication path having been generated on the local interface using a protocol not dependent on an interface hardware, and with another host apparatus via the IP network connected to the network interface, wherein said communicating step comprises the steps of: (a) routing communication performed between the host apparatus and the IP network via the network interface and the local interface; (b) receiving image data to be facsimile-transmitted and setup information of the communication apparatus from the host apparatus or the another host apparatus; and (c) providing a web page which is a user interface for accessing the setup information of the communication apparatus, and wherein said communicating step accesses the setup information by specifying an address consisting of the fixed IP address and additional information from a web browser of the host apparatus, and accesses the setup information by specifying an address consisting of an IP address obtained via the network interface and additional information from a web browser of the another host apparatus.