Abstract: A data communication apparatus is disclosed. In the data communication apparatus, when plural documents including destination information are transmitted to an external apparatus by using a facsimile function, reference destination information in image data of a reference document is compared with destination information in image data of documents other than the reference document. When the destination information in the image data of the documents other than the reference document is the same as the reference destination information in the image data of the reference document, the image data of the plural documents are transmitted to the external apparatus.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a specifying unit that specifies address information, which indicates a data storage location in a first server that is connected via a network; an image data delivering unit that delivers image data, which is obtained by reading an original image, to the data storage location indicated by the address information specified by the specifying unit; a generating unit that generates log data containing file path information, the file path information containing a file name of the image data and the address information that indicates the data storage location to which the image data is sent; and a log editing unit that adds the log data to a delivery log maintained in a second server connected via the network.

Abstract: A data communication apparatus is disclosed. In the data communication apparatus, when plural documents including destination information are transmitted to an external apparatus by using a facsimile function, reference destination information in image data of a reference document is compared with destination information in image data of documents other than the reference document. When the destination information in the image data of the documents other than the reference document is the same as the reference destination information in the image data of the reference document, the image data of the plural documents are transmitted to the external apparatus.

Abstract: A position detecting device for detecting the position of an object from any angle comprising a contacting member having a ball center portion held within a spherical bearing to enable multiple angle movement and an inner end contacting a switch, whereby any movement of the contacting member at any angle operates the switch. In a second embodiment, the ball and bearing arrangement is replaced with an arc portion and inner surface of the support body with the length dimension in the width diameter being maintained the same for any movement of the contacting member. The device is advantageous in enabling detection at any angle with a small, light-weight device.