Abstract:
A method of informing destination node of the processed result from a facsimile equipment or a printing device comprising the steps of extracting the electronic mail address of the node from facsimile data or prints received from an originating node through a LAN, detecting the processed results of the facsimile equipment or printing device, and transmitting the detected processed results to the electronic mail address of the destination node.
Abstract:
In a facsimile communication method in which facsimile data are transmitted to a reception-side terminal from a facsimile through a communication network, the facsimile transmits facsmile data through the following steps: (a) a step of storing the image data of an original to be transmitted as the facsimile data in a storage device; (b) a step of generating access information used for making an access to the image data stored in the storage device from the reception-side terminal through the communication network; (c) a step of sending the access information to the reception-side terminal by electronic mail; and (d) a step of transmitting the image data stored in the storage device to the reception-side terminal from the facsimile according to the communication protocol of point-to-point data transferring method when the facsimile receives a request to access the image data from the reception-side terminal.
Abstract:
An electronic mail converter for facsimile is provided with a facsimile, a public network, and a connecting section to be connected to a LAN. The converter switches the connecting section in accordance with the kind of data or an instruction, converts facsimile data into electronic mail data, or electronic mail data into facsimile data as necessary, and transmits the converted data to a specified address.