Processor for data transmitted in accordance with a plurality of transmission methods, which generates output data applicable to the output device

Claim 1

A processor for receiving transmitted data from an apparatus and which generates output data applicable to an output device from the transmitted data in accordance with a plurality of transmission methods each for use by the apparatus during transmission of the data to said processor, comprising: a memory for storing, in correspondence with each of the transmission methods, a plurality of programs, each for analyzing the transmitted data in accordance with a corresponding transmission method, and a second program to generate output data applicable to the output device; means for specifying one of the plurality of transmission methods, wherein the specifying means operates independently of information transmitted from the apparatus to the processor, and wherein the specifying means does not receive an input signal from the apparatus or from the output device; and a CPU which analyzes the transmitted data in accordance with one of the plurality of programs which correspond to the specified transmission method thereby to generate output data applicable to the output device.