Patent ID: 7480714

Claim:
A transmitting apparatus for sending an Internet facsimile that communicates with a receiving apparatus for receiving the Internet facsimile, the receiving apparatus exchanging data with a monitoring apparatus that monitors a status of the receiving apparatus, the transmitting apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive, from the monitoring apparatus, status information of the receiving apparatus, the monitoring apparatus being distinct from the receiving apparatus; a memory configured to store the status information of the receiving apparatus; and a controller configured to check the status information of the receiving apparatus stored in the memory of the transmitting apparatus without accessing the monitoring apparatus when destination information of the receiving apparatus is input for a transmission of transmitting data to the receiving apparatus, and to notify, a user of the transmitting apparatus, the status information of the receiving apparatus prior to the transmission of the transmitting data to the receiving apparatus, the controller being further configured to transmit the transmitting data to the receiving apparatus when the receiving apparatus is available, based on the status information of the receiving apparatus stored in the memory of the transmitting apparatus; wherein the status information of the receiving apparatus comprises an indication that the receiving apparatus for receiving the Internet facsimile is unable to print the transmitting data.