Internet facsimile apparatus and E-mail communication method
First Claim
1. An Internet facsimile apparatus connected to an administrator via a network, the administrator being distinct from the Internet facsimile apparatus, the Internet facsimile apparatus comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive an e-mail from a sender via the network;
a printer configured to print the received e-mail, the printer comprising an operational section of the Internet facsimile apparatus; and
a controller configured to determine whether the received e-mail can be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus, to print the received e-mail when the received e-mail can be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus, and to transmit a predetermined notice to the administrator via the network when the received e-mail can not be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus, the predetermined notice indicating that the received e-mail could not be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus.
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Abstract
An e-mail communication apparatus connected an administrator via a network includes a receiver that receives e-mail from a sender over the network and a detector that detects whether or not the received e-mail can be handled, based upon whether the e-mail can be opened in the e-mail communication apparatus. A printer prints the received e-mail when the detector detects that the e-mail can be handled in e-mail communication apparatus and a transmitter transmits a notice e-mail to the administrator when the detector detects that the e-mail cannot be handled in e-mail communication apparatus. The receiver, the detector and the printer are integrated in the e-mail communication apparatus.
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10 Claims
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1. An Internet facsimile apparatus connected to an administrator via a network, the administrator being distinct from the Internet facsimile apparatus, the Internet facsimile apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an e-mail from a sender via the network; a printer configured to print the received e-mail, the printer comprising an operational section of the Internet facsimile apparatus; and a controller configured to determine whether the received e-mail can be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus, to print the received e-mail when the received e-mail can be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus, and to transmit a predetermined notice to the administrator via the network when the received e-mail can not be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus, the predetermined notice indicating that the received e-mail could not be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An Internet facsimile apparatus connected to an administrator via a network, the administrator being distinct from the Internet facsimile apparatus, the Internet facsimile apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an e-mail from a sender via the network; a printer configured to print the received e-mail, the printer comprising an operational section of the Internet facsimile apparatus; and a controller configured to determine whether the received e-mail can be printed in the Internet facsimile apparatus based on a format of the received e-mail, to print the received e-mail when the received e-mail can be printed in the Internet facsimile apparatus, and to transmit a predetermined notice to the administrator via the network when the received e-mail can not be printed in the Internet facsimile apparatus, the predetermined notice indicating that the received e-mail could not be printed in the Internet facsimile apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating an e-mail by an Internet facsimile apparatus connected to an administrator, the administrator being distinct from the Internet facsimile apparatus, the Internet facsimile apparatus comprising a printer, the printer comprising an operational section of the Internet facsimile apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving an e-mail from a sender via the network; determining whether the received e-mail can be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus; printing the received e-mail when the received e-mail can be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus; and transmitting a predetermined notice to the administrator via the network when the received e-mail can not be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus, the predetermined notice indicating that the received e-mail could not be opened in the Internet facsimile apparatus.
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10. A method for communicating an e-mail by an Internet facsimile apparatus connected to an administrator, the administrator being distinct from the Internet facsimile apparatus, the Internet facsimile apparatus comprising a printer, the printer comprising an operational section of the Internet facsimile apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving an e-mail from a sender via the network; determining whether the received e-mail can be printed in the Internet facsimile apparatus based on a format of the received e-mail; printing the received e-mail when the received e-mail can be printed in the Internet facsimile apparatus; and transmitting a predetermined notice to the administrator via the network when the received e-mail can not be printed in the Internet facsimile apparatus, the predetermined notice indicating that the received e-mail could not be printed in the Internet facsimile apparatus.
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