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Facsimile communication method and facsimile machine

  • US 6,208,426 B1
  • Filed: 10/14/1997
  • Issued: 03/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An internet facsimile for relaying image data received from an originator via a telephone line to a recipient via a communication network comprising:

  • a reception section that receives said image data and addresses of a plurality of recipients, each recipient to receive said image data, from the originator via the communication network;

    a storage that stores said image data received by said reception section;

    a multicast section that multicasts said image data stored in said storage to the addresses of each of the plurality of recipients received by said reception section, via the communication network;

    a notification section that transmits a completion notification to a terminal designated before the multicast, after receiving notifications from all the recipients via the communication network, each notification indicative of reception of said image data;

    a URL generating section that generates URL used to directly request said image data to a WWW server after said image data is stored in said storage, said URL including a protocol type for designating a communication protocol of a point-to-point data transfer, a host name of said WWW server on the communication network, and a file name associated with said image data stored in said storage; and

    a mailing section that mails an e-mail comprising a header including an e-mail address of the recipient as a destination address, and a body including the generated URL and not including said image data;

    wherein said multicast section comprises a WWW server with the URL, and when a request for said image data is received from the recipient, said multicast section fetches said image data from said storage, and transmits said image data to the recipient by the communication protocol of the point-to-point data transfer;

    wherein said WWW server transits a program along with said image data to the recipient, said program comprising;

    displaying an input image on a display of the recipient when the recipient receives said image data; and

    transmitting the notification indicative of the reception of said image data to said WWW server when a part of the displayed image is clicked on.

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