Control method of image communication apparatus for preventing the disclosure of address book data to an apparatus to which the address book data is to be exported
US10216953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2149
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image communication apparatus includes a storage unit including a shared address book area and an individual address book area, a communication unit configured to receive an import file including shared address book data shared among a plurality of users or private address book data limiting users who can utilize the data, and a CPU, and if the import file includes the private address book data and the shared address book area is designated as an import destination, the CPU warns the user that the private address book data may be shared and prevents the user from importing the import file.
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