INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF FILE TRANSMISSION AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS IN THE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An information processing system capable of transmitting a file on a network, comprising:
- generation means for, in generating mail data, generating an attached file in which an access method for a designated file is described;
communication means for transmitting/receiving, through the network, the mail data to which the attached file generated by said generation means is attached;
extraction means for extracting the attached file from the received mail data; and
acquisition means for acquiring the designated file through the network in accordance with the access method described in the attached file extracted by said extraction means.
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Abstract
In a mail sending apparatus, an attached file generation unit generates an attached file in which an access method for a designated file is described. A mail tool attaches the attached file to a mail message to form mail data, and transmits it to a designated destination through a mail server. In a mail receiving apparatus, a mail reader extracts the attached file from the mail data received through a mail server. An attached file analysis unit analyzes the access method described in the attached file. A file reception unit accesses a file management/transmission tool in accordance with the access method to receive and display the designated file.
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47 Claims
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1. An information processing system capable of transmitting a file on a network, comprising:
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generation means for, in generating mail data, generating an attached file in which an access method for a designated file is described;
communication means for transmitting/receiving, through the network, the mail data to which the attached file generated by said generation means is attached;
extraction means for extracting the attached file from the received mail data; and
acquisition means for acquiring the designated file through the network in accordance with the access method described in the attached file extracted by said extraction means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An information processing apparatus which can be applied to an information processing system capable of transmitting a file by using a mail system on a network, comprising:
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designation means for designating a file to be transmitted;
generation means for generating an attached file in which an access method for the designated file is described;
first transmission means for attaching an attached file generated by said generation means to a mail message to form mail data, and transmitting the mail data to a designated destination through the network;
search means for receiving a file request from the destination and searching for a file in accordance with the file request; and
second transmission means for transmitting the file searched out by said search means to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42)
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40. An information processing apparatus which can be applied to an information processing system capable of transmitting a file by using a mail system on a network, comprising:
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reception means for receiving external mail data;
extraction means for extracting the attached file from the mail data received by said reception means; and
acquisition means for acquiring the designated file in accordance with an access method described in the attached file extracted by said extraction means. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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43. A control method for an information processing system capable of transmitting a file on a network, comprising:
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the generation step of, in generating mail data, generating an attached file in which an access method for a designated file is designated;
the communication step of transmitting/receiving, through the network, mail data to which the attached file generated in the generation step is attached;
the extraction step of extracting the attached file from the received mail data; and
the acquisition step of acquiring the designated file through the network in accordance with the access method described in the attached file extracted in the extraction step.
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44. An information processing method for an information processing system capable of transmitting a file by using a mail system on a network, comprising:
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the designation step of designating a file to be transmitted;
the generation step of generating an attached file in which an access method for the designated file is described;
the first transmission step of attaching an attached file generated in the generation step to a mail message to form mail data, and transmitting the mail data to a designated destination through the network;
the search step of receiving a file request from the destination and searching for a file in accordance with the file request; and
the second transmission step of transmitting the file searched out in the search step to the destination.
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45. An information processing method for an information processing system capable of transmitting a file by using a mail system on a network, comprising:
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the reception step of receiving external mail data;
extraction means for extracting the attached file from the mail data received in the reception step; and
the acquisition step of acquiring the designated file in accordance with an access method described in the attached file extracted in the extraction step.
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46. A computer readable memory storing a control program for transmitting a file by using a mail system on a network, the control program comprising:
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a code for the designation step of designating a file to be transmitted;
a code for the generation step of generating an attached file in which an access method for the designated file is described;
a code for the first transmission step of attaching an attached file generated in the generation step to a mail message to form mail data, and transmitting the mail data to a designated destination through the network;
a code for the search step of receiving a file request from the destination and searching for a file in accordance with the file request; and
a code for the second transmission step of transmitting the file searched out in the search step to the destination.
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47. A computer readable memory storing a control program for transmitting a file by using a mail system on a network, the control program comprising:
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a code for the reception step of receiving external mail data;
a code for extraction means for extracting the attached file from the mail data received in the reception step; and
a code for the acquisition step of acquiring the designated file in accordance with an access method described in the attached file extracted in the extraction step.
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