Method and apparatus for facsimile capable of communicating with data processing and facsimile machines
First Claim
1. A data processing apparatus, operatively connected to a local area network, Internet, and a public telephone network and having at least functions of transmitting and receiving electronic mail on the local area network and the Internet and transmitting and receiving image information in accordance with a predetermined facsimile transmission procedure through the public telephone network, said data processing apparatus comprising:
- a transmitter unique information input mechanism which allows a user transmitting an electronic mail to input transmitter unique information uniquely associated with said user transmitter;
a transmission controller, operative when specified destination information is a mail address upon transmitting image information, to transmit said image information using electronic mail; and
an information controller, operative when the contents of transmitter unique information input through said transmitter unique information input mechanism is a mail address, to place the contents of the input transmitter unique information in a first specific field of said electronic mail, and operative, when the contents of the transmitter unique information input through said transmitter unique information input mechanism is other than a mail address, to place the contents of the transmitter unique information in a second specific field of said electronic mail.
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Abstract
An Internet facsimile apparatus is provided for eliminating inconveniences possibly experienced by the user when receiving a plurality of electronic mail from the same Internet facsimile apparatus. Since the contents of transmitter unique information is placed in a From field or a Subject field of an electronic mail received from an originating Internet facsimile apparatus, the user can estimate the contents of the electronic mail by referring to the contents of a list of electronic mail information to readily find a desired electronic mail.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A data processing apparatus, operatively connected to a local area network, Internet, and a public telephone network and having at least functions of transmitting and receiving electronic mail on the local area network and the Internet and transmitting and receiving image information in accordance with a predetermined facsimile transmission procedure through the public telephone network, said data processing apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter unique information input mechanism which allows a user transmitting an electronic mail to input transmitter unique information uniquely associated with said user transmitter;
a transmission controller, operative when specified destination information is a mail address upon transmitting image information, to transmit said image information using electronic mail; and
an information controller, operative when the contents of transmitter unique information input through said transmitter unique information input mechanism is a mail address, to place the contents of the input transmitter unique information in a first specific field of said electronic mail, and operative, when the contents of the transmitter unique information input through said transmitter unique information input mechanism is other than a mail address, to place the contents of the transmitter unique information in a second specific field of said electronic mail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A data processing apparatus, operatively connected to a local area network, Internet, and a public telephone network and having at least functions of transmitting and receiving electronic mail on the local area network and the Internet and transmitting and receiving image information in accordance with a predetermined facsimile transmission procedure through the public telephone network, said data processing apparatus comprising:
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transmission control means, operative when specified destination information is a mail address upon transmitting image information, to transmit said image information using electronic mail; and
information control means, operative when the contents of transmitter unique information input through said transmitter unique information input means is a mail address, to place the contents of the input transmitter unique information in a first specific field of said electronic mail, and operatively, when the contents of the transmitter unique information input through said transmitter unique information input means is other than a mail address, to place the contents of the transmitter unique information in a second specific field of said electronic mail. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A data processing apparatus, operatively connected to a local area network, Internet, and a public telephone network and having at least functions of transmitting and receiving electronic mail on the local area network and the Internet and transmitting and receiving image information in accordance with a predetermined facsimile transmission procedure through the public telephone network, said data processing apparatus comprising:
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transmitter unique information input means for inputting transmitter unique information unique to a transmitter;
transmission control means, operative when specified destination information is a mail address upon transmitting image information, to transmit said image information using electronic mail; and
information control means, operative when the contents of transmitter unique information input through said transmitter unique information input means is a mail address, to place the contents of the input transmitter unique information in a first specific field of said electronic mail, and operative, when the contents of the transmitter unique information input through said transmitter unique information input means is other than a mail address, to place the contents of the transmitter unique information in a second specific field of said electronic mail. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A data processing apparatus, operatively connected to a local area network, Internet, and a public telephone network and having at least functions of transmitting and receiving electronic mail on the local area network and the Internet and transmitting and receiving image information in accordance with a predetermined facsimile transmission procedure through the public telephone network, said data processing apparatus comprising:
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dial shortening means for specifying destination information with less key manipulations, said dial shortening means being additionally registered with transmitter unique information uniquely associated with a user transmitter and associated with destination information when the destination information is a mail address;
transmission control means, operative when destination information specified by said dial shortening means is a mail address upon transmitting image information, to transmit the image information using electronic mail; and
information control means, which reads transmitter unique information associated with destination information registered in said dial shortening means, said information control means being operative when the contents of the read transmitter unique information is a mail address to place the contents of the read transmitter unique information in a first specific field of said electronic mail, and operative when the contents of the read transmitter unique information is other than a mail address to place the contents of the read transmitter unique information in a second specific field of said electronic mail. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for facsimile, comprising:
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operatively connecting a data processing apparatus to a local area network, Internet, and a public telephone network;
providing said data processing apparatus with at least functions of transmitting and receiving electronic mail on the local area network and the Internet and transmitting and receiving image information in accordance with a predetermined facsimile transmission procedure through said public telephone network;
allowing a user transmitting an electronic mail to input transmitter unique information uniquely associated with said user transmitter;
a first step of placing the contents of transmitter unique information in a first specific field of said electronic mail when the contents of transmitter unique information input in said transmitter unique information inputting step is a mail address;
a second step of placing the contents of transmitter unique information in a second specific field of said electronic mail when the contents of transmitter unique information input in said transmitter unique information inputting step is other than a mail address; and
transmitting said image information using electronic mail when specified destination information defines a mail address. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A data processing apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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operatively connecting a data processing apparatus to a local area network, Internet, and a public telephone network;
providing said data processing apparatus with at least functions of transmitting and receiving electronic mail on the local area network and the Internet and transmitting and receiving image information in accordance with a predetermined facsimile transmission procedure through the public telephone network;
providing said data processing apparatus with a dial shortening mechanism for specifying destination information with less key manipulations, said dial shortening means being additionally registered with transmitter unique information uniquely associated with a user transmitter and associated with destination information when the destination information is a mail address;
specifying destination information through said dial shortening mechanism;
reading transmitter unique information associated with said destination information and registered in said dial shortening means;
placing the contents of transmitter unique information in a first specific field of said electronic mail when the contents of the transmitter unique information read in said reading step is a mail address;
placing the contents of transmitter unique information in a second specific field of said electronic mail when the contents of the transmitter unique information read in said reading step is other than a mail address; and
transmitting the image information using electronic mail when destination information specified in said specifying step is a mail address. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A communications system, comprising:
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a plurality of data processing apparatuses, each operatively connected to a local area network, Internet, and a public telephone network and having at least functions of transmitting and receiving electronic mail on the local area network and the Internet and transmitting and receiving image information in accordance with a predetermined facsimile transmission procedure through the public telephone network, wherein each of said data processing apparatuses comprising;
a transmitter unique information input mechanism which allows a user transmitting an electronic mail to input transmitter unique information uniquely associated with said user transmitter;
a transmission controller operative when specified destination information is a mail address upon transmitting image information to transmit said image information using electronic mail; and
an information controller operative when the contents of transmitter unique information the contents of the input transmitter unique information in a first specific field of said electronic mail, and operative, when the contents of the transmitter unique information input through said transmitter unique information input mechanism is other than a mail address, to place the contents of the transmitter unique information in a second specific field of said electronic mail.
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