Device, method, and program for data transmission as well as computer readable recording medium stored with program

• US 20020133543A1
• Filed: 03/12/2002
• Published: 09/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd. (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd. (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Fujiwara, Yoko
• Granted Patent: US 7,296,059 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0017 Notifying a communication result
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0081 Image reader H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0087 Image storage device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 : of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3215 : of a time or duration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3218 : of a confirmation, acknowledgement or receipt
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/325 : Modified version of the image, e.g. part of the image, image reduced in size or resolution, thumbnail or screennail
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 : Printing or stamping

Abstract

The scanner 10 having a function as a data transmission device generates a reduced image 202 from the original image data obtained by scanning a document, prepares an e-mail 200 that contains the reduced image 202, which is linked to the original image data file stored in a specified storage area, and transmits the e-mail 200 to a specified destination.

Claims

1. A data transmission device for transmitting image data via a network, comprising:

a scanning device for scanning a document to obtain image data;

a reduced image generating portion for generating, from the image data obtained by said scanning device, a reduced image that is smaller in size and has smaller volume than said image data when displayed as output image;

a link forming portion for linking said reduced image to said image data by providing information indicating a location of said image data;

a mail preparing portion for preparing an e-mail that contains said reduced image linked to said image data; and

a mail transmitting portion for transmitting the e-mail containing said reduced image to a specified destination.

3. A data transmission device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a volume setting portion for setting volume of reduced image contained in said e-mail according to equipment types of said destination.

2. A data transmission device as claimed inclaim l further comprising:

a memory device for storing the image data obtained by said scanning device, wherein

said reduced image is linked to said image data stored in said memory device.

4. A data transmission device as claimed in claim l further comprising:

a character recognition portion for recognizing character codes from the image data obtained by said scanning device, wherein

said e-mail contains a character code data corresponding to character codes recognized from said image data.

5. A data transmission device as claimed in claim 4 further comprising:

a character number setting portion for setting a number of characters for character code data contained in said e-mail in accordance with the type of equipment at said destination.

6. A data transmission method for transmitting image data via a network, comprising the steps of:

scanning a document to obtain image data;

generating, from the obtained image data, a reduced image that is smaller in size and has smaller volume than said image data when displayed as output image;

linking said reduced image to said image data by providing information indicating a location of said image data;

preparing an e-mail that contains said reduced image linked to said image data; and

transmitting the e-mail containing said reduced image to a specified destination.

7. A data transmission program for transmitting image data via a network, said data transmission program causing a computer to execute a process comprising the steps of:

scanning a document to obtain image data;

generating, from the obtained image data, a reduced image that is smaller in size and has smaller volume than said image data when displayed as output image;

linking said reduced image to said image data by providing information indicating a location of said image data;

preparing an e-mail that contains said reduced image linked to said image data; and

transmitting the e-mail containing said reduced image to a specified destination.

8. A computer readable recording medium storing a data transmission program for transmitting image data via a network, said data transmission program causing a computer to execute a process comprising the steps of:

scanning a document to obtain image data;

generating, from the obtained image data, a reduced image that is smaller in size and has smaller volume than said image data when displayed as output image;

linking said reduced image to said image data by providing information indicating a location of said image data;

preparing an e-mail that contains said reduced image linked to said image data; and

transmitting the e-mail containing said reduced image to a specified destination.

9. A data transmission method for transmitting image data via a network, comprising the steps of:

scanning a document to obtain image data;

storing the obtained image data into a specified recording medium as a first image data and converting the image data to a second image data with a number of pixels smaller than that of the obtained image data;

preparing an e-mail that contains information indicating the first image data'"'"'s storage location and the second image data; and

transmitting the prepared e-mail to a specified destination.

10. A data transmission method as claimed in claim 9, wherein

the information indicating the first image data'"'"'s storage location is specified by a URL.

11. A data transmission method as claimed in claim 10, wherein

the second image date is linked to the URL.