Facsimile apparatus and communication system, in which data that is not suitable for displaying on display of external terminal and portable terminal, of electronic mail data or internet data received by external terminal or portable terminal can be displayed

• US 7,031,006 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2001
• Issued: 04/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Nobuyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): HASKINS, TWYLER LAMB
• Application Number:
  US09/767,731
• Publication Number:
  US 20010012121A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,910 Days
• Field of Search: 358 115- 117, 455/411, 455/462, 455/557, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/344, 379/100.02, 379/100.06, 379/100.09, 379/100.15, 379/88.12, 379/88.17, 715/500, 715/526, 715/527
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00236 using an image reading or reproducing device, e.g. a facsimile reader or printer, as a local input to or local output from a computer image input to or image output from a computer via a network H04N1/00209
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00238 using an image reproducing device as a local output from a computer output via network, e.g. network printing H04N1/00233
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00281 with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00305 with a cordless telephone apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus

Abstract

A facsimile apparatus, includes a radio unit, a display unit and a print unit. The radio unit communicates with a terminal apparatus which can receive one of an electronic mail data and the Internet data. The display unit displays a first portion of one of the electronic mail data and the Internet data received by the radio unit from the terminal apparatus. The print unit prints a second portion other than the first portion of the one of the electronic mail data and the Internet data received by the radio unit from the terminal apparatus. The second portion is not displayed by the display unit.

Claims

1. A facsimile apparatus, comprising:

a radio unit communicating with a terminal apparatus which can receive one of an electronic mail data and Internet data;

an input unit for registering said terminal apparatus;

a browsing and electronic mail function unit which has function of browsing a home page of the Internet and transmitting, receiving an electronic mail and storing data including simple information and detailed information of Internet data and electronic mail data which are received by said terminal apparatus;

a controller, which classifies the Internet and electronic mail data received by the browsing and electronic mail function unit or said terminal apparatus, into simple information and detailed information;

a display unit displaying a first portion or simple information of one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus; and

a print unit responding to a control command edited by the controller by printing a second portion or the detailed information other than said first portion of said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus, wherein said second portion is not displayed by said display unit.

2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a register unit registering said terminal apparatus; and

a storing unit storing said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus, and

wherein said storing unit stores said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus registered in said register unit, and does not store said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus which is not registered in said register unit.

3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said register unit registers a plurality of said terminal apparatuses, and

wherein said storing unit stores said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from one of said plurality of said terminal apparatuses registered in said register unit, and does not store said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from one of said plurality of said terminal apparatuses which are not registered in said register unit.

4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display unit displays a plurality of titles of said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus, and

wherein said print unit prints one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data corresponding to a selected one of said plurality of titles displayed in said display unit.

5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a register unit registering a plurality of said terminal apparatuses; and

a storing unit storing said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said plurality of said terminal apparatuses, and

wherein said display unit shows which one of said plurality of said terminal apparatuses registered in said register unit outputs each of said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data stored by said storing unit.

6. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said print unit prints said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received from one of said plurality of said terminal apparatuses selected with reference to said display unit.

7. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus is divided into said first and second portions based on the data amount of said one.

8. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus is divided into said first and second portions based on the kind of the data of said one.

9. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said radio unit communicates with said terminal apparatus wirelessly with the Bluetooth standard.

10. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said radio unit communicates with said terminal apparatus wirelessly with the PIAFS (PHS Internet Access Forum Standard).

11. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the Internet data is the HTML data.

12. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first portion corresponds to a portion which can be displayed by said terminal apparatus, of said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said terminal apparatus, and said second portion corresponds to a portion which can not be displayed by said terminal apparatus, of said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said terminal apparatus.

13. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first portion corresponds to data of a Web site complied with the Internet connection service for a portable telephone including the i-mode.

14. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first portion corresponds to a portion other than an attachment file data of an electronic mail data.

15. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a value of the data amount of said one is adjusted by a user of said facsimile apparatus.

16. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cordless slave unit for operation of said facsimile apparatus, having a display showing said simple information.

17. A communication system, comprising:

a facsimile apparatus; and

a terminal apparatus, and

wherein said terminal apparatus includes;

a data receive unit receiving one of an electronic mail data and Internet data;

a display unit displaying a first portion of said received one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data; and

a data transfer unit transferring at least a portion of said received one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data, and

wherein said facsimile apparatus includes;

a radio unit receiving said at least a portion transferred by said data transfer unit;

a controller dividing said received at least a portion of electronic mail and Internet data into three portion;

first portion, second portion and third portion;

a display unit displaying a second portion of said at least a portion received by said radio unit; and

a print unit printing a third portion other than said second portion of said at least a portion received by said radio unit, wherein said third portion is not displayed by said display unit.

18. The communication system according to claim 17, wherein said first portion is substantially identical to said second portion.

19. The communication system according to claim 17, wherein said facsimile apparatus further includes:

a register unit registering said terminal apparatus; and

a storing unit storing said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus, and

wherein said storing unit stores said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus registered in said register unit, and does not store said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus which is not registered in said register unit.

20. The communication system according to claim 17, wherein said display unit displays a plurality of titles of said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said terminal apparatus, and

wherein said print unit prints one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data corresponding to a selected one of said plurality of titles displayed in said display unit.

21. The communication system according to claim 17, wherein said facsimile apparatus further includes:

a register unit registering a plurality of said terminal apparatuses; and

a storing unit storing said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data received by said radio unit from said plurality of said terminal apparatuses, and

wherein said display unit shows which one of said plurality of said terminal apparatuses registered in said register unit outputs each of said one of said electronic mail data and the Internet data stored by said storing unit.