Apparatus for transmitting image, method of transmitting image, computer-readable program and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

An image transmitting apparatus which transmits an image to a predetermined transmission destination. The apparatus includes an input unit which inputs an image to be transmitted, an authentication unit which authenticates a user by user authentication, a user information acquisition unit which obtains transmission destination information associated with the user if the authentication by the authentication unit is successful, a transmission destination designation unit which designates a transmission destination to which the image should be transmitted, a determination unit which determines, according to details of the transmission destination designated by the transmission destination designation unit, whether or not the image should be transmitted to the transmission designation associated with the user, and a transmission unit which transmits the image based on the result of determination made by the determination unit.

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         33 . An image transmitting apparatus comprising:
 a scanner that reads an original in response to a reception of a start operation corresponding to an instruction to start reading the original;   a memory that stores programs; and   a processor that executes the programs to:
 (1) identify a user; 
 (2) automatically acquire a mail address having been registered in advance for the identified user; 
 (3) in a case where the start operation for the instruction to start reading the original by the scanner is received without any of user's operations including a designation of a mail address and a setting related to the reading by the scanner, control transmitting image data corresponding to the read original using the acquired mail address, and 
 (4) in a case where the start operation for the instruction to start reading the original by the scanner is received after a user's designation operation of destination information including a mail address input by the identified user and not including the acquired mail address is performed, control transmitting the image data using the destination information. 
   
     
     
         34 . The image transmitting apparatus according to  claim 33 , wherein the user is identified by authentication of the user. 
     
     
         35 . The image transmitting apparatus according to  claim 33 , wherein the mail address input by the identified user is selected from an address book. 
     
     
         36 . The image transmitting apparatus according to  claim 33 , wherein the setting related to the reading by the scanner includes a setting of a resolution. 
     
     
         37 . The image transmitting apparatus according to  claim 33 , wherein the acquired mail address is registered in advance at an external server and is acquired by using LDAP communication protocol. 
     
     
         38 . The image transmitting apparatus according to  claim 33 , wherein the acquired mail address is registered in advance at another image transmitting apparatus and is acquired from the another image transmitting apparatus. 
     
     
         39 . The image transmitting apparatus according to  claim 33 , wherein, in a case where the start operation for the instruction to start reading the original by the scanner is received without any of user's operations including a designation of a mail address and a setting related to the reading by the scanner, image data which is data generated by reading the original using default values by the scanner is transmitted using the acquired mail address. 
     
     
         40 . A method for controlling an image transmitting apparatus having a scanner that reads an original in response to a reception of a start operation corresponding to an instruction to start reading the original, the method comprising:
 identifying a user;   automatically acquiring a mail address having been registered in advance for the identified user;   transmitting, in a case where the start operation for the instruction to start reading the original by the scanner is received without any of user's operations including a designation of a mail address and a setting related to the reading by the scanner, image data corresponding to the read original using the acquired mail address, and   transmitting, in a case where the start operation for the instruction to start reading the original by the scanner is received after a user's designation operation of destination information including a mail address input by the identified user and not including the acquired mail address is performed, the image data using the destination information.   
     
     
         41 . The method according to  claim 40 , wherein the user is identified by authentication of the user. 
     
     
         42 . The method according to  claim 40 , wherein the mail address input by the identified user is selected from an address book. 
     
     
         43 . The method according to  claim 40 , wherein the setting related to the reading by the scanner includes a setting of a resolution. 
     
     
         44 . The method according to  claim 40 , wherein the acquired mail address is registered in advance at an external server and is acquired by using LDAP communication protocol. 
     
     
         45 . The method according to  claim 40 , wherein the acquired mail address is registered in advance at another image transmitting apparatus and is acquired from the another image transmitting apparatus. 
     
     
         46 . The method according to  claim 40 , wherein, in a case where the start operation for the instruction to start reading the original by the scanner is received without any of user's operations including a designation of a mail address and a setting related to the reading by the scanner, image data which is data generated by reading the original using default values by the scanner is transmitted using the acquired mail address.