Electronic mail system
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
- a scanner that scans a document to obtain binary image data;
a converter that converts the binary image data into seven-bit text-encoded image data, the converter adding a header to the seven-bit text-encoded image data to obtain an e-mail format image data, the header including information of a destination, information of a source address, information of a data format and information of a manner of conversion from the binary image data into the seven-bit text-encoded image data;
a transmitter that transmits the e-mail format image data to the destination over a computer network; and
an operational panel that inputs a destination address, wherein said transmitter transmits the e-mail format image data to the input destination address, wherein said scanner, said converter, said transmitter and said operational panel are integrated in the communication apparatus.
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Abstract
An electronic mail system connected to a network includes a section for converting an image of a document surface into corresponding document image data, and a section for compressing the document image data into compression-resultant image data. The electronic mail system also includes a section for converting the compression-resultant image data into corresponding image data of a given electronic-mail format, a section for receiving information of an electronic-mail destination address, and a section for transmitting the image data of the electronic-mail format toward the electronic-mail destination address via the network. The electronic mail system may further include a section for receiving image data in an electronic mail, a section for converting the received image data into corresponding received image data of a given facsimile format, a section for expanding the received image data of the facsimile format into expansion-resultant image data, and a section for printing the expansion-resultant image data.
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11 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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a scanner that scans a document to obtain binary image data;
a converter that converts the binary image data into seven-bit text-encoded image data, the converter adding a header to the seven-bit text-encoded image data to obtain an e-mail format image data, the header including information of a destination, information of a source address, information of a data format and information of a manner of conversion from the binary image data into the seven-bit text-encoded image data;
a transmitter that transmits the e-mail format image data to the destination over a computer network; and
an operational panel that inputs a destination address, wherein said transmitter transmits the e-mail format image data to the input destination address, wherein said scanner, said converter, said transmitter and said operational panel are integrated in the communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication method, comprising:
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scanning a document to obtain binary image data;
converting the binary image data into seven-bit text-encoded image data;
adding a header to the seven-bit text-encoded image data to obtain an e-mail format image data, the header including information of a destination, information of a source address, information of a data format and information of a manner of conversion from the binary image data into the seven-bit text-encoded image data;
inputting a destination address via an operation panel; and
transmitting the e-mail format image data to the destination over a computer network, wherein the scanning of binary image data, the converting of the binary image data into seven-bit text-encoded image data, the adding of a header to the text-encoded image data, the inputting of the destination address, and the transmitting of the e-mail format image data are performed in a communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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