Electronic-mail apparatus
First Claim
1. An electronic-mail reception apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a facsimile receiver that negotiates with a sender before receiving image data, to receive image data in a facsimile format from the sender via a telephone network;
an electronic-mail receiver that receives data in an electronic mail format including one of image data and character code data via a communication network;
a processor operating in accordance with a program and that determines whether the data received by the electronic-mail receiver is the image data or the character code data based upon data format information of the received data;
a converter that converts the received data in the electronic mail format into a printable image data based upon a determination, by the processor that the received data is image data;
a font section that converts the received data in the electronic mail format into the printable image data based upon the determination by the processor that the received data is character code data; and
an output section that outputs the printable image data converted by one of said converter and said font section, wherein said facsimile receiver, said electronic-mail receiver, said processor, said converter, said font section and said output section are integrated in the apparatus.
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Abstract
An electronic-mail reception apparatus has a body and includes a facsimile receiver that negotiates with a sender before receiving image data, to receive image data in facsimile format from the sender via a telephone network. An electronic-mail receiver receives image data in an electronic mail format and character code data in the electronic mail format from a mail sender via a communication network. A converter converts the image data in the electronic mail format into image data in the facsimile format, a font section converts the character code data received by the electronic-mail receiver into image data, and an output section outputs the image data converted by the converter and the image data converted by the font section. The facsimile receiver, the electronic-mail receiver, the converter, the font section and the output section are integrated in the body of the apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic-mail reception apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a facsimile receiver that negotiates with a sender before receiving image data, to receive image data in a facsimile format from the sender via a telephone network;
an electronic-mail receiver that receives data in an electronic mail format including one of image data and character code data via a communication network;
a processor operating in accordance with a program and that determines whether the data received by the electronic-mail receiver is the image data or the character code data based upon data format information of the received data;
a converter that converts the received data in the electronic mail format into a printable image data based upon a determination, by the processor that the received data is image data;
a font section that converts the received data in the electronic mail format into the printable image data based upon the determination by the processor that the received data is character code data; and
an output section that outputs the printable image data converted by one of said converter and said font section, wherein said facsimile receiver, said electronic-mail receiver, said processor, said converter, said font section and said output section are integrated in the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
an acceptor that converts document data into image data;
a compressor that compresses the image data;
a facsimile transmitter that transmits the compressed image data to the designated facsimile destination via the telephone network; and
an electronic-mail transmitter that transmits the compressed image data converted into an electronic-mail format to the designated electronic mail destination address via the communication network.
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5. The electronic-mail reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said font section comprises a memory which stores a relationship between character code data and printable image data.
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6. An electronic-mail reception apparatus, comprising:
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an electronic-mail receiver that receives data in an electronic mail format including one of image data and character code data via a communication network;
a processor operating in accordance with a program and that determines whether the data received by the electronic-mail receiver includes one of the image data and the character code data based upon data format information of the received data;
a converter that converts the received data into a printable image data when said processor determines that the received data is image data;
a font section that converts the character code data into the printable image data when said processor determines that the received data is character code data;
a printer that prints the printable image data converted by one of said converter and said font section, wherein said electronic-mail receiver, said processor, said converter, said font section and said printer are integrated in the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An electronic-mail reception apparatus, comprising:
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an electronic-mail receiver that receives data in an electronic mail format including one of image data and character code data via a communication network;
a processor operating in accordance with a program and that detects whether the data received by the electronic-mail receiver is one of the image data and the character code data based upon data format information of the received data;
a converter that converts the received data into a printable image data when said processor detects that the received data is image data a font section that converts the character code data into the printable image data when said processor detects that the received data is character code data;
a printer that prints the printable image data obtained by one of said converter and said font section, wherein said electronic-mail receiver, said processor, said converter, said font section and said printer are integrated in the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for receiving data, utilizing an electronic-mail communication apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving image data in a facsimile format via a telephone network;
receiving electronic mail data including one of image data and character code data via a communication network;
detecting whether the received electronic mail data is the image data or the character code data based upon data format information of the received data;
converting the image data into a printable image data by a converter based upon a detection that the received data is the image data;
converting the character code data into the printable image data by a font section based upon the detection that the received data is the character code data;
outputting the printable image data converted by one of the converter and the font section, wherein the receiving image data in the facsimile format, the receiving electronic mail data, the detecting, the converting the image data, the converting the character code data and the outputting are performed in the electronic-mail communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
scanning documents to obtain image data;
compressing the image data;
transmitting the compressed image data to a designated facsimile destination via the telephone network; and
transmitting the compressed image data converted into an electronic-mail format to a designated electronic mail destination address via the communication network.
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15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the converting the character code data utilizes a memory which stores a relationship between character code data and image data.
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16. A method for receiving data, utilizing an electronic-mail communication apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving electronic mail data including one of image data and character code data via a communication network;
determining whether the received electronic mail data is one of the image data or the character code data based upon data format information of the received data;
converting the image data into a printable image data by a converter when the determining determines that the electronic mail data is image data;
converting the character code data into the printable image data by a font section when the determining determines that the electronic mail data is character code data;
printing the printable image data converted by one of the converter and the font section, wherein the receiving, the determining, the converting the image data, the converting the character code data and the printing are performed in the electronic-mail communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for receiving data, utilizing an electronic-mail communication apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving electronic mail data including one of image data and character code data via a communication network;
detecting whether the received electronic mail data is the image data or the character code data based upon data format information of the electronic mail data;
converting the image data into a printable image data by a converter when the detecting detects that the electronic mail data is the image data;
converting the character code data into the printable image data by a font section when the detecting detects that the electronic mail data is the character code data;
printing the printable image data converted by one of the converter and the font section, wherein the receiving, the detecting, the converting the image data, the converting the character code data and the printing are performed in the electronic-mail communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for receiving data, utilizing an electronic-mail communication apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving electronic mail data including one of image data and character code data;
detecting whether the received electronic mail data is the image data or the character code data based upon data format information of the received electronic mail data;
converting the image data into a printable image data by a converter when the detecting detects that the electronic mail data is the image data, and converting the character code data into the printable image data by a font section when the detecting detects that the electronic mail data is the character code data; and
printing the printable image data converted by one of the converter and the font section, wherein the receiving, the detecting, the converting and the printing are performed in the electronic-mail communication apparatus.
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