E-mail transmission apparatus, e-mail transmission method and e-mail transmission program

• US 20070109595A1
• Filed: 01/03/2007
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Minolta Corporation Limited (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Minolta Corporation Limited (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Takayama, Norihisa
• Granted Patent: US 8,149,467 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4555 Directories for electronic mail or instant messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32037 Automation of particular transmitter jobs, e.g. multi-address calling, auto-dialing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32112 in a separate computer file, document page or paper sheet, e.g. a fax cover sheet H04N1/32122 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0086 Image transceiver H04N2201/0093 and H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3208 of an e-mail or network address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information

Abstract

A technology for use in an e-mail transmission apparatus capable of preventing or discovering ‘impersonation’ in e-mail transmission efficiently, in which an e-mail is sent not only to a receiving address, but also to a sending address set by a sender.

Claims

1. An e-mail transmission apparatus comprising:

(a) sending address input means for receiving user input of a sending address;

(b) receiving address input means for receiving user input of a receiving address;

(c) list creation means for creating a receiving address list that includes at least the receiving address input via the receiving address input means;

(d) address adding means for, when a sending address input via the sending address input means, adding the sending address to the receiving address list; and

(e) display means for displaying the receiving address and sending address contained in the receiving address list,

Wherein the address adding means adds the sending address to the receiving address list in a format such that it cannot e deleted from the receiving address list.

2. A method for use with an e-mail transmission apparatus, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving user input of a sending address;

(b) receiving user input of a receiving address;

(c) creating a receiving address list that includes at least the receiving address input at the step (b);

(d) adding the sending address to the receiving address list when it is input at step (a); and

(e) displaying the receiving address and sending address contained in the receiving address list, wherein at the step (d) the ending address is added to the receiving address list in a format such that it cannot be deleted from the receiving address list.