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Electronic mail system

  • US 6,778,287 B1
  • Filed: 10/26/1999
  • Issued: 08/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A communication apparatus, comprising:

  • a receiver that receives e-mail data from a transmission terminal in an e-mail format;

    a converter that converts the e-mail data in the e-mail format into image data in a facsimile format;

    a transformer that transforms the image data in the facsimile format into image data in a printable format;

    a printer that prints the image data in the printable format; and

    an electronic-mail transmitter that transmits a confirmation e-mail, representing successful reception of the image data, to a detected address of the transmission terminal when the image data in the printable format was successfully printed out by said printer.

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