SENDING EMAIL FROM A DOCUMENT STORAGE SERVER OPERATING BY MOBILE DEVICE REMOTE FROM THE DOCUMENT STORAGE SERVER
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1. A method of sending an email including a document stored in a document storage server using a mobile device remote from the document storage server, the method comprising:
- sending an email including a request to attach the document stored in the document storage server, to an attachment server;
obtaining, at the attachment server, the requested document from the document storage server;
attaching, at the attachment server, the document obtained by the obtaining to the email received from the mobile device;
transferring the email including the attached document, to an email delivery server from the attachment server;
sending, using the email delivery server, the email including the attached document, to a recipient identified in the email; and
receiving a confirmation at the mobile device of the sending of the email from the email delivery server via the attachment server.
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Abstract
An attachment server including a request reception unit that receives an email and a document request from a mobile terminal, a document obtaining unit that obtains the requested document from a document storage server, an attachment unit that attaches the document obtained by the document obtaining unit to the email received from the mobile terminal and a transferring unit that transfers the email including the attached document, to an email delivery server.
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1. A method of sending an email including a document stored in a document storage server using a mobile device remote from the document storage server, the method comprising:
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sending an email including a request to attach the document stored in the document storage server, to an attachment server; obtaining, at the attachment server, the requested document from the document storage server; attaching, at the attachment server, the document obtained by the obtaining to the email received from the mobile device; transferring the email including the attached document, to an email delivery server from the attachment server; sending, using the email delivery server, the email including the attached document, to a recipient identified in the email; and receiving a confirmation at the mobile device of the sending of the email from the email delivery server via the attachment server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An email transmission system comprising:
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a mobile terminal including a processor, a computer readable storage device, and an email sending unit configured to sending an email including a request to attach a document stored in a document storage server, to an attachment server; the attachment server including a processor, a computer readable storage device, a document obtaining unit configured to obtain the requested document from the document storage server, an attachment unit configured to attach the document obtained by the document obtaining unit to the email received from the mobile terminal, and a transferring unit configured to transfer the email including the attached document, to an email delivery server; the document storage server including a processor, a computer readable storage device, a document transfer unit configured to transfer the requested document to the attachment server in response to a request from the attachment server; the email delivery server including a processor, a computer readable storage device, a sending unit configured to send the email including the attached document to a recipient identified in the email, and a configuration unit configured to send a confirmation, via the attachment server, to the mobile terminal indicating the sending of the email from the email delivery server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a program that when executed performs a method of sending an email including a document stored in a document storage server using a mobile device remote from the document storage server, the method comprising:
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sending an email including a request to attach the document stored in the document storage server, to an attachment server; obtaining, at the attachment server, the requested document from the document storage server; attaching, at the attachment server, the document obtained by the obtaining to the email received from the mobile device; transferring the email including the attached document, to an email delivery server from the attachment server; sending, using the email delivery server, the email including the attached document, to a recipient identified in the email; and receiving a confirmation at the mobile device of the sending of the email from the email delivery server via the attachment server.
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20. An attachment server comprising:
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a processor; a computer readable storage device; a request reception unit configured to receive an email and a document request from a mobile terminal; a document obtaining unit configured to obtain the requested document from a document storage server; an attachment unit configured to attach the document obtained by the document obtaining unit to the email received from the mobile terminal; and a transferring unit configured to transfer the email including the attached document, to an email delivery server.
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