Internet facsimile terminal apparatus and communication method using the same
First Claim
1. An Internet facsimile terminal apparatus connectable to a server via an Internet, the Internet facsimile terminal apparatus comprising:
- a mode setting device that selectively sets said Internet facsimile terminal apparatus to a reception list generation mode, in which said Internet facsimile terminal apparatus generates a reception list without receiving an e-mail stored on the server, said reception list containing message information regarding the stored e-mail;
a storage configured to store a user ID of a user; and
a controller configured to access the server using the user ID to extract message information of the e-mail associated with the user ID, the controller being further configured to generate the reception list on a user-by-user basis, based on the extracted message information when said reception list generation mode is set by said mode setting device.
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Abstract
A POP access section accesses a POP3 server using a first user ID/password registered in a user ID registration table, fetches message information from a mailbox of the user ID, and stores it to RAM. A message information extracting section extracts necessary information from the message information, and stores it to be associated with the user ID. Thereafter, a reception list generating section reads message information of all user IDs from RAM, and generates a reception list. Sequentially, the reception list generating section outputs the generated reception list. A user, who has seen the reception list, instructs the POP access section to fetch an e-mail message from a panel control section. This improves communication concealment.
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19 Claims
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1. An Internet facsimile terminal apparatus connectable to a server via an Internet, the Internet facsimile terminal apparatus comprising:
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a mode setting device that selectively sets said Internet facsimile terminal apparatus to a reception list generation mode, in which said Internet facsimile terminal apparatus generates a reception list without receiving an e-mail stored on the server, said reception list containing message information regarding the stored e-mail;
a storage configured to store a user ID of a user; and
a controller configured to access the server using the user ID to extract message information of the e-mail associated with the user ID, the controller being further configured to generate the reception list on a user-by-user basis, based on the extracted message information when said reception list generation mode is set by said mode setting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for an Internet facsimile terminal apparatus to communicate with a server via an Internet, the method comprising:
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storing a user ID of a user;
accessing a server using the stored user ID;
extracting message information from an e-mail stored on the server associated with the user ID; and
generating a reception list based on the extracted message information, without receiving the stored e-mail from the server associated with user ID, the reception list representing message information regarding the e-mail stored on the server on a user-by-user basis. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for an Internet facsimile terminal apparatus to communicate with a server via an Internet, the method comprising:
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storing at least one user ID associated with a password in a storage device;
accessing a server at predetermined time intervals to acquire image data contained in a mail box of the server that is associated with the stored at least one user ID and associated password; and
producing a reception list for each of the at least one user ID. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
examining message information from the server;
extracting necessary information from the examined message information; and
storing message information to a predetermined storage area associated with each of the at least one user ID and associated password.
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15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising producing the reception list after the message information is stored.
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16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the image data represents e-mail received by the server.
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17. The method according to claim 16, wherein accessing a server comprises:
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examining the e-mail on the server;
extracting necessary information from the examined e-mail; and
storing the e-mail to a predetermined storage area on the server associated with each of the at least one user ID and associated password.
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18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising producing the reception list from the extracted necessary information without receiving the e-mail from the server.
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19. The method according to claim 13, wherein the reception list is produced from the extracted necessary information.
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