Abstract: A disclosed communication terminal apparatus includes: a system control unit performing a plurality of device functions and a network communication function capable of communication via a network, wherein usage history information regarding each of the plural device functions is modified and transmitted in a semantic XML document of a predetermined format.

Abstract: A method of transmitting an information transfer request from a client data terminal which is coupled to a local area network to a called data terminal which is coupled to the local area network and a public switched telephone network includes the steps of collecting, storing, generating, creating, sending, and transmitting. The collecting step collects information sets of communication capabilities of different data terminals on the local area network on the client data terminal. The storing step stores the information sets into a memory. On the client data terminal, the generating step generates data of facsimile image information with reference to one of the information sets pertaining to the called data terminal. The creating step creates on the client data terminal an information transfer request for requesting transmission of the facsimile image information to an arbitrary facsimile machine connected to the public switched telephone network.

Abstract: A network terminal apparatus is disclosed, that is connected to other network terminal apparatuses via a network and includes a storing unit, an acquiring unit, a setting unit, and a transmitting unit. The storing unit stores setting information of the network terminal apparatus. When the network terminal apparatus requires the setting information stored by one of the other network terminal apparatuses, the acquiring unit transmits an acquisition request to the one of the other network terminal apparatuses thereby to acquire the setting information. The setting unit sets the received setting information to the network terminal apparatus. When another one of the other network terminal apparatuses requires the setting information of the network terminal apparatus, the transmitting unit can transmit the setting information stored in the storing unit in response to receipt of an acquisition request from the other one of the other network terminal apparatuses.

Abstract: A data terminal which is coupled to a local area network includes a first facsimile communications device and a second communications device. The first communications device performs a standard facsimile communications operation with respect to an information transfer request to a different data terminal through the local area network in order to transfer facsimile image information via the different data terminal to an arbitrary facsimile machine which is connected to a public switched telephone network. The different data terminal is coupled to the local area network and the public switched telephone network. The second facsimile communications device performs the standard facsimile communications operation with the first communications device and receives information, including a telephone number of the arbitrary facsimile machine, image information to be transferred, property information of the image information, and identification information of the data terminal.