Image forming apparatus, information notifying method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions therefor
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a printer;
a communication device configured to communicate with a mail server;
an image reader;
a storage; and
a controller configured to execute;
receiving an e-mail stored in the mail server by controlling the communication device;
generating identification information corresponding to image data attached to the received e-mail;
storing the identification information, a transmission source address of the received e-mail, and the image data in the storage in an associated manner;
controlling the printer to print a particular image corresponding to the identification information and an image of the image data corresponding to the identification information on a sheet;
identifying the identification information corresponding to the particular image on the sheet read by the image reader,retrieving, from the storage, the transmission source address corresponding to the identification information read by the image reader; and
controlling the communication device to transmit an e-mail to the transmission source address retrieved through the mail server.
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Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, a controller is configured to receive an e-mail stored in a mail server through a network interface, generate identification information corresponding to image data attached to the received e-mail, store, in a storage, the identification information, a transmission source address of the e-mail to which to the image data corresponding to the identification information is attached, and the image data corresponding to the identification information, in an associated manner, cause a printer to print a particular image corresponding to the identification information, identify the identification information in the particular image read by an image reader, retrieve, from the storage, the transmission source address of the e-mail to which the image data corresponding to the identification information identified in the identifying process, and transmit an e-mail addressed to the transmission source address retrieved in the address retrieval step to the mail server.
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18 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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a printer; a communication device configured to communicate with a mail server; an image reader; a storage; and a controller configured to execute; receiving an e-mail stored in the mail server by controlling the communication device; generating identification information corresponding to image data attached to the received e-mail; storing the identification information, a transmission source address of the received e-mail, and the image data in the storage in an associated manner; controlling the printer to print a particular image corresponding to the identification information and an image of the image data corresponding to the identification information on a sheet; identifying the identification information corresponding to the particular image on the sheet read by the image reader, retrieving, from the storage, the transmission source address corresponding to the identification information read by the image reader; and controlling the communication device to transmit an e-mail to the transmission source address retrieved through the mail server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An information notifying method comprising:
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receiving an e-mail stored in a mail server through a network interface, generating identification information corresponding to image data attached to the received e-mail; storing, in a storage, the identification information, a transmission source address of the received e-mail, and the image data, in an associated manner, causing a printer to print a particular image corresponding to the identification information; identifying the identification information in the particular image read by an image reader; retrieving, from the storage, the transmission source address to which the image data corresponding to the identification information identified; and transmitting an e-mail addressed to the transmission source address retrieved to the mail server through the network interface.
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions for an image forming apparatus,
wherein the instructions cause, when executed by a computer, the image forming apparatus to execute: -
receiving an e-mail stored in a mail server through a network interface, generating identification information corresponding to image data attached to the received e-mail; storing, in a storage, the identification information, a transmission source address of the received e-mail, and the image data, in an associated manner, causing a printer to print a particular image corresponding to the identification information; identifying the identification information in the particular image read by an image reader; retrieving, from the storage, the transmission source address to which the image data corresponding to the identification information identified; and transmitting an e-mail addressed to the transmission source address retrieved to the mail server through the network interface.
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