Network facsimile apparatus
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus connected to a terminal apparatus via a network, the communication apparatus comprising:
- a control panel configured to at least enter a destination address;
a memory that stores an address book including a plurality of destination addresses, the address book being stored as a HTML file;
a transmitter that transmits image data to a designated destination address which is stored in the address book, the image data being transmitted via at least one of the network or a telephone network in response to an input from the control panel;
a communicator that transmits the address book to the terminal apparatus when a request for the address book is received from the terminal apparatus, the address book being displayable at the terminal apparatus; and
a controller that, in response to an instruction from the terminal apparatus, transmits at least one input screen, associated with the address book, to the terminal apparatus, said input screen having an input field enabling modification of a destination address, said screen configured so that the address book can be modified from the terminal apparatus;
said communicator transmitting the address book and menu items to the terminal apparatus, wherein the address book and the menu items are displayed as single image at the terminal apparatus, the menu items being utilized to request the communication apparatus to transmit an input screen for changing a content of the address book;
wherein said control panel, said memory, said transmitter, said communicator, and said controller are included within a self-contained unit.
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Abstract
The network facsimile apparatus is able to communicate using both a public switched telephone network and a computer network, and has a facsimile section which transmits and receives an image via the public switched telephone network, a mail section which transmits and receives an e-mail via the computer network, a web server which transmits a reply to a client in response to a request from the client that is connected to said network apparatus via said computer network, a storage which is to store received, and a list generating section which generates a structured document of reception list. When the web server receives an operation request concerning a reception list from a client, the web server provides the received operation request to the list generating section.
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34 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus connected to a terminal apparatus via a network, the communication apparatus comprising:
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a control panel configured to at least enter a destination address; a memory that stores an address book including a plurality of destination addresses, the address book being stored as a HTML file; a transmitter that transmits image data to a designated destination address which is stored in the address book, the image data being transmitted via at least one of the network or a telephone network in response to an input from the control panel; a communicator that transmits the address book to the terminal apparatus when a request for the address book is received from the terminal apparatus, the address book being displayable at the terminal apparatus; and a controller that, in response to an instruction from the terminal apparatus, transmits at least one input screen, associated with the address book, to the terminal apparatus, said input screen having an input field enabling modification of a destination address, said screen configured so that the address book can be modified from the terminal apparatus; said communicator transmitting the address book and menu items to the terminal apparatus, wherein the address book and the menu items are displayed as single image at the terminal apparatus, the menu items being utilized to request the communication apparatus to transmit an input screen for changing a content of the address book; wherein said control panel, said memory, said transmitter, said communicator, and said controller are included within a self-contained unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication method using a communication apparatus connected to a terminal apparatus via a network, the communication apparatus including a control panel, the communication method comprising:
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entering at least a destination address through the control panel; storing an address book including a plurality of destination addresses into a memory, the address book being stored as an HTML file; transmitting image data to a designated destination address stored in the address book, the image data being transmitted via at least one of the network and a telephone network in response to an input from the control panel; transmitting the address book to the terminal apparatus when a request for the address book is received from the terminal apparatus, the address book being displayable at the terminal apparatus; and controlling, in response to an instruction from the terminal apparatus, transmission of at least one input screen associated with the address book, to the terminal apparatus, the input screen having an input field enabling modification of the destination address, the input screen enabling modification of the address book from the terminal apparatus, the transmitting comprising transmitting the address book and menu items, wherein the address book and the menu items are displayed as single image at the terminal apparatus, the menu items being utilized to request the communication apparatus to transmit an input screen for changing a content of the address book, wherein the entering, the storing, the transmitting of image data, the transmitting of the address book and the controlling are performed within a self-contained unit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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