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System for providing electronic mail and device as well as the method, program and storage medium for same

  • US 7,136,464 B2
  • Filed: 08/03/2001
  • Issued: 11/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic mail providing system comprising a mail server, a WWW server and an output apparatus,wherein said mail server comprises:

  • first receiving means for receiving an electronic mail;

    determining means for determining whether or not the received electronic mail can be displayed on a destination device of the received electronic mail;

    transferring means for transferring the received electronic mail to said WWW server, if said determining means determines that the destination device can not display the received electronic mail;

    identification code receiving means for receiving, from said WWW server, an identification code for identifying the transferred electronic mail; and

    notifying means notifying the received identification code to the destination device,wherein said WWW server comprises;

    storing means for storing an address of the destination device in correspondence with the identification code;

    address receiving means for receiving, from said mail server, the address of the destination device, included in header information of the electronic mail; and

    saving means for saving the identification code corresponding to the received address, in correspondence with the transferred electronic mail, andwherein said output apparatus comprises;

    identification code inputting means for inputting an identification code in response to user'"'"'s operation;

    identification code transmitting means for transmitting the input identification code to said WWW server;

    second electronic mail receiving means for receiving, from said WWW server, the electronic mail corresponding to the transmitted identification code; and

    display means for displaying the electronic mail.

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