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Network communication system and network multifunction product

  • US 7,577,662 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2005
  • Issued: 08/18/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network communication system comprising a file server, a source computer, and a destination computer, wherein the source computer is a network multifunction product, comprising:

  • a scanner configured to create a digital image by optically scanning a surface of a document;

    an uploading unit configured to upload a file including the digital image to the file server;

    a URI sending unit configured to send a Universal Resource Identifier (URI) of the file to the destination computer by e-mail;

    a transmitter configured to attach the file to an e-mail and send the e-mail including the attached file to the destination computer; and

    an interface configured to accept a selection of whether to send the e-mail including the attached file or the URI of the file to the destination computer.

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