Abstract:
An image forming apparatus executes a multicast transmission of image data to a computer and other devices. Concurrently, the image forming apparatus stores history information on the multicast transmission, and the history information includes destinations of the multicast transmission. The computer receives the image data from the image forming apparatus by the multicast transmission. Then, when the computer is to execute a reply multicast transmission in reply to the multicast transmission, the computer, by using a printing driver for the image forming apparatus, sends the data name of the image data and data to be sent by the reply multicast transmission to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus receives the data name and the data to be sent by the reply multicast transmission, and the image forming apparatus designates other computers and/or devices as destinations of the reply multicast transmission, based on the history information and the data name. Then, the image forming apparatus executes the reply multicast transmission to the designated computers and devices.
Abstract:
A push type scanner apparatus according to the present invention can transmit image data read by the push type scanner apparatus through a network to a desired personal computer only by operating the push type scanner apparatus without transmitting any operation command from the personal computer. In the push type scanner apparatus, for transmitting image data, a destination address is specified; a mail to be transmitted to the specified destination address is created; an appended file comprising the image data read by the scanner apparatus and appended to the mail is created; and the created mail and appended file are outputted to the network.
Abstract:
A peripheral device that includes: a search condition transmitting unit that transmits a search condition by using a protocol, in which support for a method of designating to an external device the number of an information piece from which information pieces are returned when the plural information pieces exist as search results is not defined to be indispensable to all compatible devices; a receiving unit that receives information transmitted from the external device; a storage unit that stores a predetermined number of search result information pieces transmitted from the external device; a storage starting number determining unit that determines the number of a search result information piece from which storage of the search result information pieces is started; and a storage control unit that stores the search result information pieces received by the receiving unit into the storage unit from the number determined by the storage start number determining unit.
Abstract:
A data processing apparatus that received destination information showing a data transfer destination through a network provides a destination ID as identification information for the destination information, and stores the destination ID together with the destination information. The user specifies the provided destination ID and instructs execution of processing at the date processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus transfers data obtained by executing the processing to a transfer destination corresponding to the specified destination ID.
Abstract:
A facsimile device, which can switch a transmission method between an electronic-mail transmission method and a real-time transmission method for each transmission, is provided. The facsimile device includes an electronic-mail control unit used for transmitting image information in an electronic-mail format to a destination through a computer network, a real-time network control unit used for transmitting the image information to the destination while the facsimile device and the destination are connected on line through the computer network, and a transmission specifying unit specifying one of the electronic-mail control unit and the real-time network control unit as a communication control unit in accordance with a destination address of the destination. The facsimile device transmits the image information to the destination address by use of the communication control unit specified by a user through the transmission specifying unit.
Abstract:
An address book data download request issued from a data communication apparatus is received. On the basis of authority of a user of the data communication apparatus which has issued the download request and a security level set for each address information in address book data stored in a storage medium, address information is extracted from the address book data. Address book data containing the extracted address information is transmitted to the data communication apparatus.
Abstract:
A data transmission apparatus including a multicasting means for executing multicasting transmission for a mixture of e-mails and facsimiles, a destination setting means for setting destinations of the multicasting transmission, a first adding means for, based on e-mail destinations set by the destination setting means, generating image data representing the e-mail destinations, and adding the image data to an image data to be transmitted as a facsimile by the multicasting transmission, and a second adding means for, based on facsimile destinations set by the destination setting means, generating character string data representing the facsimile destinations and adding the character string data to an e-mail to be transmitted by the multicasting transmission.
Abstract:
An image data transmitting apparatus, which comprises transmitting means for transmitting image data to outside and setting means for setting one or a plurality of destinations of image data to be transmitted by the transmitting means, for transmitting image data to one or a plurality of set destinations, comprising means for determining whether a set destination is a destination which follows a predetermined rule or not and annunciating means for annunciating the fact when it is determined that the set destination is not a destination which follows the rule.
Abstract:
A communication apparatus includes a register for registering a facsimile number of a sending destination for an abbreviation number, a register for registering an electronic mail address of the sending destination for the same abbreviation number, a key corresponding to the abbreviation number, a key representing facsimile sending, and a key representing electronic mail sending, a unit for executing the facsimile sending of a read image to the registered facsimile number when the key representing the facsimile sending is depressed pursuant to depression of the key corresponding to the abbreviation number, and a unit for executing the electronic mail sending of the read image to the registered electronic mail address when the key representing the electronic mail sending is depressed pursuant to depression of the key corresponding to the abbreviation number, so that it is possible to reduce the number of necessary keys.
Abstract:
A method for a computer system includes receiving a fax from a user comprising a digitized document and a billing telephone number associated with the user, wherein the digitized document includes a digitized transmission page including a digitized recipient e-mail address, and wherein a receiving number over which the fax is received is associated with a pay-per-use service, optically recognizing characters of the recipient e-mail address from the digitized e-mail address, determining an attachment in a format suitable for attachment to an e-mail message from the digitized document, sending an e-mail message comprising an e-mail attachment portion including the attachment, an e-mail TO portion including the recipient e-mail address, and an e-mail body portion including a service provider identifier, and submitting a service charge associated with the pay-per-use service against the billing telephone number.