Communication Apparatus Address Segmentation for Transmission Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication apparatuses face challenges in preventing image data from being erroneously transmitted to the same address associated with a predetermined communication system, especially when resuming transmission processes.
Innovation Solution
The communication apparatus employs an address management system that stores and manages transmission addresses, allowing users to select and manage different communication systems for image data transmission, and includes a mechanism to delete or retain transmission addresses based on the system used, ensuring accurate and secure data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the communication apparatus stores transmission addresses to enable re-transmission to the same address, then transmission efficiency is improved, but the risk of erroneous re-transmission to incorrect addresses increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the address management by creating separate storage areas for different communication systems (facsimile system addresses and electronic mail system addresses). This segmentation prevents cross-contamination between systems, allowing efficient re-transmission within each system while eliminating the risk of erroneous transmission to wrong system addresses.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an address management unit as an intermediary between the transmission control and stored addresses. This intermediary manages the address storage and retrieval process, ensuring that addresses are correctly associated with their respective communication systems before transmission, thereby preventing erroneous re-transmission.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the communication apparatus supports multiple communication systems with shared address storage, then versatility is improved, but the likelihood of transmitting to wrong system addresses increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the address storage into distinct segments for different communication systems (facsimile and electronic mail). Each segment stores only addresses appropriate for its system, enabling the apparatus to support multiple communication systems while preventing the harmful effect of transmitting to wrong system addresses.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by assigning specific storage characteristics to different address types. Facsimile addresses are stored with facsimile-specific attributes while electronic mail addresses have mail-specific attributes, ensuring each address is used only in its appropriate context and preventing cross-system transmission errors.
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AI summary
There is provided a communication apparatus (1001) for preventing re-transmission to the address associated with a predetermined communication system (3006, 3007, 3008). The communication apparatus deletes the stored address information after the transmission instruction is received and a transmission process according to the transmission instruction is ended if the stored address information is associated with a predetermined communication system, and the communication apparatus (1001) keeps storing the stored address information even after the transmission instruction is received and the transmission process according to the transmission instruction is ended if the stored address information is associated with another communication system (3006, 3007, 3008).