Internet Facsimile terminal apparatus and communication method using the same
First Claim
1. An Internet facsimile terminal apparatus, which receives an e-mail message from a mail server in accordance with an e-mail transfer protocol over a computer network, the Internet facsimile terminal apparatus comprising:
- a user ID storage memory for storing mail user IDs and passwords of a plurality of users sharing the Internet facsimile terminal apparatus;
an acquiring processor for reading the mail user IDs and the passwords from the user ID storage memory sequentially to acquire message information from the mail server using the read mail user IDs and the passwords;
an output device for outputting the message information acquired by the acquiring processor automatically;
an e-mail manual receiver for receiving an e-mail message directing to the corresponding user from the mail server in accordance with the user'"'"'s instruction based on the message information outputted by the output device; and
printing means for printing the received e-mail message.
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Abstract
A POP access section accesses a POP3 server using a first user ID/password registered in a user ID registration table, fetches message information from a mailbox of the user ID, and stores it to RAM. A message information extracting section extracts necessary information from the message information, and stores it to be associated with the user ID. Thereafter, a reception list generating section reads message information of all user IDs from RAM, and generates a reception list. Sequentially, the reception list generating section outputs the generated reception list. A user, who has seen the reception list, instructs the POP access section to fetch an e-mail message from a panel control section. This improves communication concealment.
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10 Claims
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1. An Internet facsimile terminal apparatus, which receives an e-mail message from a mail server in accordance with an e-mail transfer protocol over a computer network, the Internet facsimile terminal apparatus comprising:
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a user ID storage memory for storing mail user IDs and passwords of a plurality of users sharing the Internet facsimile terminal apparatus;
an acquiring processor for reading the mail user IDs and the passwords from the user ID storage memory sequentially to acquire message information from the mail server using the read mail user IDs and the passwords;
an output device for outputting the message information acquired by the acquiring processor automatically;
an e-mail manual receiver for receiving an e-mail message directing to the corresponding user from the mail server in accordance with the user'"'"'s instruction based on the message information outputted by the output device; and
printing means for printing the received e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication method by an Internet facsimile terminal apparatus, which receives an e-mail message from a mail server in accordance with an e-mail transfer protocol over a computer network, the communication method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring message information from the mail server using mail user IDs and passwords of a plurality of users sharing the Internet facsimile terminal apparatus;
outputting the acquired message information;
receiving an e-mail message directing to the corresponding user in accordance with the user'"'"'s instruction based on the outputted message information; and
printing the received e-mail message.
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